The Ministry of Devolution and Planning has set up a team to look into the transfer of assets and liabilities to the county governments.
Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri said transfer of assets and liabilities has been a thorny issue since some functions were devolved.
Kiunjuri said his ministry has been grappling with the matter but with little success thus the formation of the team.
“We must get this matter resolved once and for all. Most counties shy away from taking liabilities. For example, Nairobi has water, how was that water made possible, may be some funds were sourced from somewhere,” he quipped.
He said that most counties are angling for the assets but are declining to take liabilities.
Speaking to the press when he toured the newly built Lake Basin Development Authority mall in Kisumu on Thursday, the CS said counties must accept both assets and liabilities.
Kiunjuri said the team will come up with an inventory of assets that fall under devolved functions.
He said the inventory will help to locate all the assets and point out those missing.
Kiunjuri said the national government is not ready to continue fighting over the custodian of assets, some of which are in sorry state.
“Some of these assets are aging, very old, dilapidated. We must find a way of solving this assets and liabilities issue,” he said.
Kiunjuri was flanked by LBDA chairman Raphael Tuju and the Authority's acting CEO Dr Evans Atera.
The Sh3.86 billion mall is currently at above 90 percent complete according to the contractors.