State still runs devolved functions worth Sh272b

IGRCT chairperson Kithinji Kiragu. [File, Standard]

Several key elements of devolved functions worth Sh272.2 billion are still being run by the national government ten years later, the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRCT) has said.

IGRCT delegation led by chairperson Kithinji Kiragu, appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, said considerable resources needed to fund devolved functions still remain in the hands of the national government.