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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

To deepen devolution through coordination, consultation, information sharing, capacity building, performance management, and dispute resolution.

Our Vision

Prosperous Counties that are drivers of socio-economic growth and development and quality service delivery.

Our Values

Collaboration and Partnership, Integrity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Innovation, Professionalism

Our Motto

48 Governments, 1 Nation

PRESS STATEMENT ON THE SIGNING OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS FOR THE CAIPs

Chairman CoG2019

Fellow Kenyans,
Members of the Press,
Today, eighteen (18) County Governments and the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry will be signing the Intergovernmental Partnership Agreements that sets forth the terms and conditions for the implementation of the CAIPs.
The project was conceptualized in line with the provisions of Article 6(2) of the Constitution, the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and the Intergovernmental Relations Act 2012. Specifically, this partnership was put in place to allow the parties to;
A. Funding of CAIPs
1. In line with the agreement the National Government shall transfer Kshs. 250 Million to each County Government as conditional Grants in accordance with the Public Finance Management Act.
2. The County Governments shall allocate matching funds to the tune of Kshs. 250 Million to the project.
3. The National Government will fast –track the allocation of the Conditional Grants to the remaining 29 counties through a supplementary budget in FY 2023/24

B. Partnerships

4. The National Government in collaboration with the County Governments will engage the private sector and other investors to facilitate the implementation and realization of CAIPs.
5. Further, the Council of Governors in collaboration with the Public Private Partnership Directorate will fast-track the uptake of PPP projects by County Governments.

 

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Latest News Highlights

The High Court has suspended the recently gazetted coffee regulations, dealing a blow to the Coffee Task force Report meant to kick start reforms in the industry.

The move comes after governors moved to court to challenge the regulations. Governors, through their lawyer Peter Wanyama, had challenged a Gazette Notice that establishes coffee rules under the Crops Act and asked the court to annul it.

The governors argue that the national government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, passed the regulations without public participation.

“Leave be, and is hereby granted to applicants... prohibiting them (1st and 2nd respondent) from implementing the coffee General Regulation 2016,” reads the court orders in part.

The county bosses argue that agriculture is a fully devolved function under the constitution and that they have to be consulted on any matter relating to the sector.

“The National Government’s role in the constitution is strictly limited to policy while implementation of these policies and other agricultural function are a preserve of the County Governments,” said the governors.

This is the second time that efforts by the government to address challenges facing coffee farmer’s is suffering a setback after a lobby last month disowned recommendations of the task force appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta, saying their views were altered to meet interests of the cartels.

National Farmers Federation (NFA) claimed that 80 per cent of their views were changed in unfamiliar circumstances and threatened to move to court to annul the report.

The implementation of the task force report is expected to begin the next few weeks and some players in the coffee industry feel that it is headed for disaster because it has focused on the farmer only rather than the entire industry.

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