Raila Odinga: These are my thoughts on devolution

ODM Leader Raila Odinga addressing delegates during the 7th Devolution Conference in Makueni on November 24, 2021 [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

I am pleased to join you at the final devolution conference under the current administration. We are celebrating a decade of this bold experiment with two levels of government, which has been a remarkable journey full of triumphs and challenges.

At this 7th conference, you have decided to confront the elephant in the room of human survival; the issue of climate change. This is a clear indication that counties are coming of age and venturing into some of the greatest challenges humanity is facing.

Climate change is bigger than the election coming up in 2022 or the ones that will follow in in 2027 or 2032. It is a life and death matter. Climate is so important that going forward, we need to have a National Climate Council and situate it within the presidency.