Senate: Iria says senate is a threat to devolution

Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria has blamed on the senate for failing to put the interests of the Kenyans at heart thus the delay to deliberate on how the revenue allocation to counties will be shared.

 The Governor said the senate has abandoned its role in protecting devolution and instead of playing divisive politics, which have exposed employees in the devolved units to challenges.

Speaking in Murang’a, he said the council of governors has suffered enough owing to the strategic delay by the senate  to block disbursement of resources to counties.

“The county government workers have gone for three months without getting their salaries due to problems arising in senate. The hospitals have no drugs as the suppliers have also not been paid,” he said.

 The senate has been delaying to deliberate of the debate  on Third  Generation Revenue Allocation Formulae since February, when the subject was brought before the members.

g on the third generation revenue allocation in February, only to plunge the country into a crisis.

“The senators have been getting their salaries and allowances when service deliveries in the counties have been affected due to lack of resources,” said the governor.

 The COG later asked the employees in the non-essential departments to proceed on 14 days leave.

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