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Devolution in Kenya: Bridging the Gap Between Constitutional Vision and Political Reality

The framers of the 2010 Constitution embedded devolution as a structural safeguard against the concentration of political and economic power. Articles 174 and 175 outline its goals—democratic ...
The Africa Report

In Kenya, fresh push for constitutional amendments

As Kenya marked the 13th anniversary of the promulgation of its new constitution on 27 August, constitutional lawyer Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba (PLO Lumumba), is spearheading renewed calls for ...
Opinion
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Puzzle of the country’s devolution deepening economic marginalisation

Kenya introduced a devolved governance system in the 2010 Constitution with a laudable outlook and objectives: move power to the people; shrink marginalisation through development.Even without ...
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Devolution: Kenya's pathway to Inclusiveness and Social Justice

Council of Governors CEO Mary Mwiti at the Devolution Conference Steering Committee civil society organisations and private sector stakeholders official unveiling of the Devolution Conference 2025 ...
The Conversation

Kenya’s counties get budgets to undo inequality – how it’s helped households

Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki lifts up the country’s new constitution, which introduced devolution, on 27 August 2010. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Kenya devolved power and public spending to 47 ...
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15 years of the Constitution: Kenya's journey of promise and paradox

Former President Mwai Kibaki signs the new constitution into law at a public function witnessed by the nation at Uhuru Park, Nairobi. [Courtesy/PPS] When Kenyans overwhelmingly endorsed the 2010 ...
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Devolution lights up local politics in Kenya

There is a story that the governor of Machakos, in southern Kenya, loves to tell: Since he bought a fleet of ambulances for the county, baby boys are no longer named Mwanzia and girls are no longer ...