JUST IN: Deputy Governors Push for 40% Budget Share and Defined Roles 

  Deputy Governors are pushing for greater budgetary allocation and constitutional recognition, saying the current legal framework renders their roles ceremonial despite their election alongside governors. All the 47 Deputy Governors have petitioned the Senate to allocate 40 percent of each county governor’s budget to their offices and to formally define their responsibilities in the Constitution. They argue that the lack of legal clarity leaves them powerless and excluded from key decisions in county governance. Led by Laikipia Deputy Governor Reuben Kamuri, the Deputy Governors’ Caucus presented their case during a meeting with the Senate Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations in Nakuru County. Kamuri stated that many governors treat
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