By Brian Kiprono - Reporter
Kenya, November 16 2025 - President William Ruto has intensified his administration’s decentralisation agenda, announcing a fresh round of operationalised administrative units aimed at pushing government services closer to remote communities and easing congestion in major urban centres.
Speaking in Marsabit during celebrations marking 60 years of the Africa Inland Church (AIC) in Loglogo, the President confirmed that Uran Sub-County—gazetted years ago but never activated—will finally become fully operational within the next two weeks. A Deputy County Commissioner has already been identified for deployment.
He added that Sagante and Jaldesa will follow within “2 to 3 weeks,” signalling the most significant expansion of the state’s field administration in the region in more than a decade.
Ruto urged local leaders to channel any new demands for locations, divisions or sub-counties through formal proposals, insisting that all future expansions must comply with constitutional thresholds and budgetary realities.
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, who accompanied the president, said the reforms are aimed at correcting long-standing administrative gaps in northern Kenya, where vast distances and sparse infrastructure have historically hindered access to public services.
“With Korr and Ileret sub-counties now up and running, we are mobilising resources to operationalise the remaining units that were gazetted but never implemented,” Murkomen said. “Our objective is simple: no Kenyan should travel hundreds of kilometres to reach government services.”
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Murkomen also highlighted the ongoing Usajili Mashinani campaign, which is targeting more than 72,000 unregistered residents in Marsabit. The mobile initiative—part of a nationwide push to integrate vulnerable communities into national systems—seeks to issue IDs, birth certificates and key documents necessary for access to healthcare, education and social protection.
The decentralisation agenda is unfolding beyond pastoralist counties. On November 13, the government unveiled a major restructuring of the National Government Administration in Nairobi, creating three new subregions—Nairobi North, Nairobi East and Nairobi West—to respond to the capital’s growing population and evolving security and service demands.
Each subregion will be overseen by an officer of County Commissioner rank, reporting directly to the Nairobi Regional Commissioner. The appointees include Rose Wanjiru Chege (Nairobi West), Patrick Simiyu Werre (Nairobi East), and Simon Odhiambo Osumba (Nairobi North).
The Interior Ministry said the overhaul aims to strengthen urban management, improve emergency response, and streamline service delivery for more than five million Nairobi residents.
