Governor Nyong’o blasts Ruto for undermining devolution
Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has launched a scathing attack aimed at President William Ruto as he accused the Head of State of 'sabotaging devolution'
Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o has launched a scathing attack aimed at President William Ruto as he accused the Head of State of ‘sabotaging devolution’.
In a hard-hitting letter on Tuesday, April 22, the governor referenced the ongoing dispute between the county government and the national government over the management of the Roads Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), which the president insists should be moved to the national government’s control.
Nyong’o, in his statement, dismissed President Ruto’s justification for the continued operation of national roads agencies like the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERA), saying they undermine the spirit of devolution.
“The Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KERA) need not exist if the national government is prepared to fully implement devolution,” Nyong’o said.
On Sunday, the president hinted at taking up the issue of road maintenance, insisting that leaving it to the national government would end the overlapping responsibilities and ensure effective management of resources.
While speaking at an Easter Sunday service at Ntulele, Narok County, the President assured that he would guarantee infrastrucure development and long-term results if the funds are allocated to the national government.
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However, in his rejoinder, governor Nyong’o accused Ruto of attempting a blatant power grab, accusing the Head of State of resorting back to Kenya’s dark political era.
“The truth is that the Ruto regime has decided to go back to pre-devolution times of the Nyayo era,” the governor asserted. “The 2010 Constitution is a hindrance to its primitive accumulation schemes.”
The governor also aimed a thinly-veiled dig at the government by citing the troubled management of the Kenyatta National Hospital, which he used as an example to highlight the national government’s inefficiencies.
Governors have consistently argued that they are equally entitled to the RMLF, insisting they are equally involved directly in road construction.
They also argue that the fund originates from a shared fuel levy.
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