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UPDATE: PSC Side Event at Devolution Conference 2025 in Homabay County, on 14th August 2024. Reengineering Human Capital for Efficient Service Delivery with County Governments.

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The quintessential question every Kenyan must grapple with today is: What is the purpose of government in Kenya? Let's take a look at Baringo County as we try to answer that question. Baringo County has a poverty rate of 47%. This is despite the fact that it has received KSH 60.3 billion since devolution. This county can only raise 3% of its budget, or KSH 250 million. 11 years into devolution. Its 45 MCAs in 2024-2025 consumed 10% of the entire budget on themselves. 10% of the entire budget. This county, after raising KSH 250 million locally: Spends 55% of all revenue on salaries for the 1% of people in government. The legal limit is 35%! That gimmick alone - 55% vs 35% - robs citizens KSH 1.5 billion in 2024-2025 alone. In the last three years, citizens have lost KSH 3.3 billion that way. Now, watch the attached video of a healthcare facility - collapsing because of corruption, incompetence, and indifference. This KSH 3.3 billion went to 1% of those in government. And, it does not include the money lost to corruption in the shameful facility under discussion. After raising KSH 250 million locally, or 3% of its budget, the county drops KSH 381 million on travel. Travelling in style. Where to? "Benchmarking exercise" in Tanzania. "Smart (more appropriately, "dumb") governance" in Dubai. "Empowering excellence" in Dubai. "Digital conference" in Rwanda. "Retirement planning" in Tanzania. "Leadership and integrity" in Tanzania. I mean - you gotta hand it to them. They are trolls per excellence. Leadership and integrity? The point is - this county that started by taking 55% of all revenue on salaries, drops KSH 381 million travelling, for absolute nonsense. ZERO VALUE FOR CITIZENS. The governor is taking home a basic income that is a whopping 75 times the income earned by the average citizen. The MCA? 15 times. All this information can be found on the last attachment. This county, in 2024-2025, spent KSH 0 on bursaries - in a county where one in two people cannot afford two meals in a day. It total, it spent only KSH 170 million on education in the county, which was about 1.9% of the budget. For all the children in the county. 55% on salaries, 1.9% on education. After all that wastage and greed - believe it or not, the county has a lengthy list of stalled projects. Look at the the third attachment here. Many of the stalled projects list: "Inadequate funding" has the reason that the project failed. The stalled projects include healthcare facilities and schools. Let that sink in. Our laws tell county governments - do not spend more than 35% of revenue on salaries for yourselves - because you are not the purpose for devolution. You are not the purpose for the existence of government. But - that doesn't mean anything. They spend 55% on salaries - on a tiny fraction of the county - less than 1% of the county population. In three years alone, this theft through illegal spending on salaries amounts to KSH 3.3 billion! They then take KSH 381 million for travel. The County Governor's office, is allocated KSH 3.9 billion, out of a county budget of about KSH 9 billion. Crazy, right? The Governor's office's budget is larger than: The county assembly; Roads department; Health services department Agriculture department; and Water and irrigation. COMBINED! The question I said we need to grapple with is: What is the purpose of government in Kenya? Devolution as currently set up will not work, without significant reform. What you see above is not government. It is not devolution. It is extraction. Pure and simple. We as Kenyans need to love our country better. And when you love anything, you want the best version of it. We cannot spend 70% of every single shilling in our name on 3% of Kenyans, and act like we are a country with a government. Our country owes KSH 12 trillion, for which the future of this country is in serious jeopardy. A country where about 50% of all citizens are youth - is spending over 80% of all revenue on debt service, perpetuating this type on insanity. And when Kenyans ask questions, they are called merchants of anarchy. Their patriotism is questioned. They are told they are not educated. Change Must Come. Baringo County Govt. Abdi Nasambu

Bonnie Mwangi, CPA, LLM, MBA

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