About The Council of Governors
The Council of County Governors (COG) is a non-partisan organization established under Section 19 of the Intergovernmental Relations Act (IGRA 2012). The Council of Governors comprises of the Governors of the forty-seven Counties. main functions are the promotion of visionary leadership; sharing of best practices and; offer a collective voice on policy issues; promote inter – county consultations; encourage and initiate information sharing on the performance of County Governments with regard to the execution of their functions; collective consultation on matters of interest to County Governments.
What We Do
COG provides a mechanism for consultation amongst County Governments, share information on performance of the counties in execution of their functions, facilitate capacity building for Governors, and consider reports from other intergovernmental forums on national and county interests amongst other functions (Section 20).Our Mission
Benchmark of excellence in devolution that is non-partisan; providing a supporting pillar for County Government as a platform for consultation, information sharing,capacity building, performance management and dispute resolution.Our Vision
To have Prosperous and Democratic Counties delivering services to every KenyanOur Values
Professionalism, Independence, Equality and Equity, Cooperation, Visionary.
Our Motto
48 Governments, 1 Nation
Press Statement on County Governments Response Measures to the COVID-19 Pandemic
9th June 2021
Fellow Kenyans,
Members of the Press,
As you are aware all the forty seven (47) Counties have reported COVID-19 cases with Kisumu County recording 129 cases alone and an average weekly positivity rate of 28.4% which is worrying.
As the Council, we are working closely with the Kisumu County COVID-19 Multi-Agency Committee to ensure that measures are put in place to contain further spread of the virus.
We urge residents of Kisumu and the ten (10) neighboring Counties namely:-
• Siaya
• Homabay
• Migori
• Kisii
• Nyamira
• Busia
• Bungoma
• Vihiga
• Kericho
• Bomet: to ensure strict adherence to laid down protocol.
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Press Statement: Update on County Governments' Preparedness & response to COVID19 - 14th April, 2021
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