It’s all systems go as Uhuru set to open devolution fete

Road works being undertaken along Kagio-Kutus-Kerugoya Road, in preparation for the devolution conference that starts tomorrow at the Kirinyaga University grounds. [Munene Kamau, Standard]

Kirinyaga County is set to play host to over 6,000 delegates this week for the 6th Annual Devolution Conference. It is all systems go for the event that kicks off tomorrow at Kirinyaga University. The conference will be officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday, at a time devolution is facing a myriad of challenges, including the proposed reduction in revenue allocation by Sh9 billion.

The event, whose theme is “Deliver. Transform. Measure. Remaining Accountable,” comes at a time governors are seek to assert their authority as heads of county units, even as they support the government’s Big Four Agenda.