DP William Ruto has told governors that the national government has done what is required to enable county government's work.
In a speech read on his behalf by Devolution Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri at the close of the Fourth Annual Devolution Conference 2017 in Naivasha on Thursday he said, the government has transferred resources and functions to counties on time, and it would continue to do so.
"Four years later, I am ready to stand here today and say that the national government and its institutions have done what was required to enable county government's work. And this is just the beginning," said Ruto.
The government's effort would now turn to unleashing resources and capacity of devolved functions, to the maximum so that Kenyans reap full benefits of devolution, he said.
"I want to reiterate, if it is not self-evident, the tangible commitment of the Jubilee government not only in resources we allocate to counties but also in our endeavors to strengthen intergovernmental institutions to improve cooperation between the two levels of government," said Ruto.
Ruto acknowledged that counties have become real vehicles of development.
Kiunjuri promised the national government would implement the resolutions made at the conference.
Caption: DP William Ruto, he has told governors that the national government has done what is required to enable county government's work.