On October 14, 2021, outgoing Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa handed over the docket to his successor, CS Charles Keter, at the National Treasury building in Nairobi.
According to Wamalwa, the Constitution that gave birth to the Devolution ministry was a blessing to Kenyans, bringing an end to exclusion and marginalisation that were prevalent before.
“The devolution revolution under President Uhuru Kenyatta’s leadership has seen ushered in a new era of equalisation and inclusivity,” said Wamalwa, who has been the CS for Devolution for four years.
Wamalwa also highlighted the efforts made by his ministry to address the drought situation in the country, saying that since the President declared drought a national disaster, the Treasury had approved Sh2 billion for procurement of relief food.
He added that out of the Sh2 billion, at least Sh450 million went to the Ministry of Defence and Sh350 million to the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Sanitation.
“The Ministry of Devolution immediately commenced the process of procurement of relief food and nonfood commodity items,’’ he said, adding that relief food had been delivered to Kilifi, Wajir, Marsabit, Turkana and Baringo, and nonfood items dispatched to Laikipia.
Wamalwa also thanked counties for stepping up support for affected communities in food distributions and water trucking, and commended the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Sanitation for distributing clean water to all the communities in the affected ASAL counties.
