Senators from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on Tuesday, April 1, proposed the devolution of the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).
This proposal was raised after a meeting with KNBS Director General Macdonald Obudho raised major concerns on the accuracy of data being relied upon in making crucial decisions like the allocation of funds to counties.
After the Senators learnt that the bureau relies on the 2022 household budget survey data while coming up with the poverty line index in counties, the committee chair, Senator Ali Roba, urged the DG to consider devolving their services. "The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics is the custodian of national data.
Considering that the country relies on your data, you should consider devolving your functions so that you can collect credible, reliable, and dependable data at the county level," Senator Roba stated.
