Council of Governors (COG) chair Peter Munya at a past event. [Photo/ the-star.co.ke]
Council of Governors (COG) chair Peter Munya has allayed fears that governors will mismanage county resources during the electioneering and changeover periods.
Speaking in Tigania, Munya clarified that county assets are guarded by government administrators who are employed on a permanent basis and not governors.
“The issue of whether the governor will be elected or not, running away with the assets is neither here nor there,” said Munya, as quoted by Citizen Digital.
Munya clarified that county bosses who will be voted out will remain in office after August 8 until they hand over power to the newly elected governors.
The Meru governor lauded Senators for petitioning Parliament to allocate an additional Sh28 billion to the devolved units, as well as ensuring the interests of counties remain protected.
“We want to congratulate and thank the Senate for taking a firm stand on division of revenue,” Munya added.
He appealed to MPs to fast track the bill to ensure the funds are made available to counties.
“We are asking the National Assembly to take its mandate seriously by allowing the request by the Senate to increase the county funding,” he added, as quoted by the daily.