A boy carries water in one of Kenya’s arid regions that has been gripped by drought. Dong Jianghui/Xinhua via Getty Images The ability of Kenya’s 47 county governments to manage food security has been ...

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 ...

The breakthrough was reached after seven mediation sessions aimed at resolving differences over the equitable share of ...

Homa Bay Governor Gladys Wanga appending her signature to mark the launch of The Ugatuzi Wall in her office. [James Omoro, Standard] When Dennis Onsarigo, a proud son of Gusiiland and former Raila ...

County governments could soon gain stronger protection against budget shocks after mediation talks on the Division of Revenue Bill, 2026, recorded significant progress.At the heart of the negotiations ...

Kenya’s devolution framework has significantly expanded access to fiscal resources and decision-making at the local level. County governments now receive substantial allocations, with the equitable ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. President William Ruto and governors after a past meeting. [File, Standard] A few ...

Devolution increases the stakes locally and can also fuel tensions. Primaries in the ruling Jubilee Party and the NASA opposition. Since he bought a fleet of ambulances for the county, baby boys are ...

LIMURU, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya will launch a devolved system of government next year to try to hasten rural development, but many fear the main result will be to spread the chronic corruption that ...

During a meeting with Kenyan governors, President William Ruto ordered the transfer of all pending budgets and functions that are still being held by the national government to counties. “This ...

When a patient walks into a health centre in Bomet or a dispensary in Lamu, they are entering a county facility. The nurse who takes their temperature is a county employee. The records system that ...