President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked governors to prudently utilize resources allocated to the devolved units to ensure Kenyans receive efficient and effective services.
Speaking on Tuesday from State House in Nairobi during the opening of the 5th Devolution Conference happening at Kakamega High School, Uhuru emphasized that all the revenue collected at the national and county government levels through taxation must be put into proper use, saying the move will bolster achievement of the Big Four Agenda.
President Kenyatta said corruption, lethargy and sloth in the two tiers of government will not be tolerated and those engaging in the vices will have to carry their own cross.
“We must, therefore, be prudent: every cent of revenue collected must return maximum impact on the welfare of taxpayers,” he said.
Kenyatta, through live televised address, expressed the need to streamline inter-governmental relations so that both the national and county tiers of governance can exist and thrive beyond merely debating matters of resource allocation.
The President called on the two levels of governance to focus more on the strategic issues of development that matter most to the people.