By WALTER MENYA, wmenya@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Wednesday, April 20 2011 at 20:41
Posted Wednesday, April 20 2011 at 20:41
Thirteen new laws will have to be passed by Parliament for Kenyans to enjoy devolved government.
The laws must be passed before the next General Election, a report by a taskforce concluded Wednesday.
The interim report provided a glimpse into the structure and the functioning of the devolved government. “For Kenyans to benefit from the new Constitution, the devolution of power, resources and decision-making to the grassroots is critical,” said Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee chairman Abdikadir Mohammed.
The proposals by the Task Force on Devolved Government requires that Parliament passes proposed 13 new legislations ahead of the 2012 general election.
Mr Mutakha Kangu, the chairman of the taskforce, whose interim report was released yesterday, said that his team and the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on the Constitution would identify which Bills were urgent.
Mr Mohammed, told the media that a meeting was scheduled for today with the taskforce members and the Ministry of Local Government.
Mr Mohammed, told the media that a meeting was scheduled for today with the taskforce members and the Ministry of Local Government.
The legislations proposed include cooperative government, inter-governmental relations, finance and county governments management, and protection of minorities and marginalised groups.
Deputy Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi praised the report.
For municipalities in urban areas with populations between 30,000 and 300,000, they can have directly elected mayors or mayors elected by an electoral college or a council of representatives with an appointed manager.
Mr Kangu said these wer just proposals and the taskforce was ready to listen to the public. “What we are presenting to Kenyans is an interim report which we expect to be interrogated in a constructive way,” he said.
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