Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee Musalia Mudavadi says there is no need for a Devolution Ministry because the counties are already provided for in the constitution.
Mudavadi stated that the docket was unnecessary in the National Government because of the spirit of separation of powers between the two levels of government.
“These are entities that are constitutionally provided for and there mechanism for collaboration through inter governmental relations that Parliament passed,” he said.
He was the first Prime Cabinet Secretary nominee to be vetted.
President William Ruto did not include the name of a Cabinet secretary attached to the Devolution docket when unveiling his Cabinet.
The Ministry of Devolution is in charge of assisting County Governments with policy formulation, capacity building, and intergovernmental relations.
Former CS Eugene Wamalwa was among those who criticized President Ruto’s decision.
“To whom l will be handing over as CS Defence. But I am at a loss as to what happens to Devolution, is it an oversight or it is not a priority to this Administration?” he posed.
