The Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee has moved to resolve the row between county and national government on the running of Early Childhood Development and Education centres.
The committee denied allegations by the Council of Governors that the function had been taken over by national government.
Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms had recommended that ECDE centres be managed by one head of institution.
CoG had said transfer of the management of more than 30,000 ECDE centres to national government was unconstitutional.
The council said it will in future boycott planned meetings organised by the intergovernmental committee to discuss recommendations by education taskforce.
The committee chairman Kithinji Kiragu said the takeover was unattainable under as the services of ECDE were firmly rooted under county governments.
He said the committee had called for a meeting on January 16 between the two levels of government to resolve the current impasse.
“The purpose of this meeting is to provide an avenue for consultations on the recommendations relating to the implementation of the pre-primary functions as envisaged by the law,” he said.
Kithinji urged the two levels of government to leverage on the constitutional and statutory provisions that paved the way for continuous consultations.
“In view of the recommendations contained in the report by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms, there is need for further consultations due to issues raised by COG,” he said.
On the transfer of powers, the chairman said that they were on course to finish the process after the President extended the committee tenure to February.
He said the committee had managed to resolve tens of disputes between counties and the national government and even inter-ministerial disputes.
“We are currently going through the last process of our reports so that all parties involved in the transfer process are content with final details,” he said.
CEO Dr Kipkurui Chepkwony said moving ECDE from counties to the national government is a huge task.
“We have the mandate of making sure that the electorate is involved in the transfer of powers and that the two levels of government work in tandem for improved service delivery,” he said.
