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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thislast week, I have spent considerable time in Germany, taking a deep dive intotheir political architecture. While both far-right and far-left parties aregaining popularity in an increasingly ...

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 ...

Nairobi — More than a decade after Kenya transferred most frontline healthcare functions to county governments, patients are experiencing a health system that has expanded facilities, staffing and ...