The Council of County Governors (COG) is a non-partisan organization established under Section 19 of the Intergovernmental Relations Act (IGRA 2012). The Council of Governors comprises of the Governors of the forty-seven Counties. main functions are the promotion of visionary leadership; sharing of best practices and; offer a collective voice on policy issues; promote inter – county consultations; encourage and initiate information sharing on the performance of County Governments with regard to the execution of their functions; collective consultation on matters of interest to County Governments.
Professionalism, Independence, Equality and Equity, Cooperation, Visionary.
48 Governments, 1 Nation
8th July 2022
Excellency Governors,
Members of the Press,
Fellow Kenyans,
On behalf of the Council of County Governors (CoG), it is my great pleasure to deliver the Ninth State of Devolution Address. This is the last State of Devolution Address as we move closer to the exit of the second generation County Governments. It is however a landmark address as we also move towards marking 10 years of devolution next year.
As you are all aware, over the last two (2) years, the pandemic hugely disrupted service delivery and affected various sectors of the economy. County Governments have taken significant strides to put in place measures to fast-track recovery from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The County Governments will continue to implement the County Socio-Economic Recovery and Re-Engineering Strategy meant to spur the economic recovery and return to normalcy.
Fellow Kenyans,
On behalf of the forty-seven (47) County Governments, I truly feel honored and at the same time humbled to present to you a report of the gains, opportunities, and challenges encountered in the last one year.