The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has called for the suspension of an Sh80 billion cooperation agreement between the National Government and Nairobi City County Government, citing concerns that it undermines devolution and unresolved issues that emerged during the committee's analysis.
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The Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has called for the suspension of an Sh80 billion cooperation agreement between the National Government and Nairobi City County Government, citing concerns that it undermines devolution and unresolved issues that emerged during the committee's analysis.
2 hours ago · The Standard →
Five counties—Embu, Narok, Wajir, Kitui, and Kilifi—are the best performing in fiscal discipline, according to a Parliamentary Budget Office report released yesterday, showing improved county fiscal performance compared to the previous financial year, while Kisumu and Nairobi are among the worst users of development funds.
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County governments have reported significant progress in expanding healthcare, education, agriculture and other devolved services, but warned that inadequate funding, delayed transfer of devolved functions and capacity constraints continue to hinder full implementation of devolution. Council of Governors Chairperson Ahmed Abdullahi called for faster transfer of devolved functions together with the resources required to implement them.
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President William Ruto has moved to integrate more than 106,000 village elders into the National Government Administration system a year ahead of the general election, a move widely interpreted as a campaign strategy. The village elders, who work alongside Nyumba Kumi community policing clusters and grassroots peace committees, help ensure the government is informed of developments at the family unit level.
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The government plans to scrap undergraduate scholarships and replace them with student loans, transferring the cost of higher education to students. More than 200,000 students expected to join universities in September could be the first affected by this funding change.
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Kenya's women's national football team has been eliminated from the 2026 WAFCON after finishing bottom of their group without a point. They will now focus on qualifying for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, beginning their campaign against Seychelles in October.
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