Homa Bay County Governor Gladys Wanga has described the just-concluded Devolution Sensitisation Week as a practical demonstration that devolution is not just a structure of governance but a living process that must impact the daily lives of citizens.
Speaking during the close of the week-long activities in Mbita, Wanga said the initiative focused on taking government services directly to the people through public engagement, civic education, and essential service delivery. "This sensitisation week is not an end in itself but part of a larger journey that sets the tone for the upcoming Devolution Conference," Wanga said, adding the Devolution Conference is scheduled to take place from August 12 to 15, this year.
From medical camps to direct public engagement, the County Government sought to reaffirm the purpose of devolution, not as an abstract structure of governance but as a responsive system that touches homes, markets, health facilities, and roads.
As part of the sensitisation efforts, the county together with the Council of Governors and the Mpesa Foundation conducted a three-day medical camp that reached an estimated 24,800 residents. "That number represents people whose burdens were lightened, whose health was restored and whose hope was renewed," Wanga said.
