Kenya: Counties Urged to Allocate Funds for Civic Education On Devolution
By Rita Damary
COUNTY governments have been urged to budget for civic education on devolution at all levels, Transition Authority chairman Kinuthia Wamwangi has said.
He said there is an immediate need for civic education as many functions have been devolved from the national government to the counties.
Wamwangi appealed to the national government to budget for capacity building on devolution.
He said that the move will boost in rolling roll out the exercise immediately.
"TA with the civil society groups and other stakeholders have developed the national framework for civic education. It is the role of the counties to enact their legal framework for the same," he said.
Wamwangi urged the national government to recognise role of civil society groups in civic education.
He asaid lack of civic education led to rejection of some laws formulated by county assemblies.
Wamwangi was speaking in Nakuru during a stakeholders retreat to review the civic education curriculum on devolution and public participation yesterday.
"Kenyans have a constitutional right to be actively involved in the management of devolved governments," he said.
Wa Mwangi said that TA was in the process of concluding auditing and sharing of assets between the National and County governments.
"The National and County governments have agreed to transfer road function to the counties within the next one week," he said.
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