Governors to push for referendum

Two governors have suggested to push for devolution of education through a referendum if the government fails to decentralise the function.

Garissa governor Nathif Jama and his Lamu counterpart Issa Timamy said devolving services without including education was irrelevant.

Devolution of education, they said, was important for county development since the local leaders understood the requirements of the county education systems better.

The county chiefs said that the Council of Governors was engaging the national government to ensure that education was devolved to counties.

But if the talks failed, they would push for a referendum on the issue.