About The Council of Governors
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.
What We Do
COG provides a mechanism for consultation amongst County Governments, share information on performance of the counties in execution of their functions, facilitate capacity building for Governors, and consider reports from other intergovernmental forums on national and county interests amongst other functions (Section 20).Our Mission
Benchmark of excellence in devolution that is non-partisan; providing a supporting pillar for County Government as a platform for consultation, information sharing,capacity building, performance management and dispute resolution.Our Vision
To have Prosperous and Democratic Counties delivering services to every KenyanOur Values
Professionalism, Independence, Equality and Equity, Cooperation, Visionary.
Our Motto
48 Governments, 1 Nation
Council Of Governors state of devolution address by H.E. Hon. Martin Wambora, EGH Chairman CoG
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.
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