The Council of Governors has announced new dates for the seventh and the final annual Devolution conference which is set to be held next month.
In a statement, the council’s chair, Martin Wambora, the conference will be held on November 23 to 26 at Makueni High School.
The confrence had been initially scheduled for August but was postponed due to a spike in Covid-19 cases.
“Noting that the first era of devolution is coming to an end, it is important to take stock of the journey and pave the way for the second generation of county governments,” read part of the statement.
“We urge delegates to take note of the new dates and prepare to participate in the upcoming conference.”
The conference was postponed following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive suspending all public gatherings and in-person meetings for 60 days.
The Governors had scaled down the number of delegates scheduled to attend the 7th devolution conference to 1000 who per the council will have to be fully vaccinated.
According to the council, that was to ensure that the protocols set by the Ministry of Health are followed.
The conference whose theme is ‘Multi-Level Governance for Climate Action’ got a go ahead a day after leaders from the county called for its postponement due to an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in the County.