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Author : Conrad Bosire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788896155165
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (551 download)
Download or read book Animating Devolution in Kenya written by Conrad Bosire and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Abdu Muwonge
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 146481726X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya written by Abdu Muwonge and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2022-02-23 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenya adopted a new Constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010. The new Constitution was the institutional response to longstanding grievances over the centralization of state powers and public sector resources, and regional disparities in service delivery and development outcomes. This radical restructuring of the Kenyan state has three main objectives: decentralizing political power, public sector functions, and public finances; ensuring a more equitable spatial distribution of resources between regions; and promoting more accountable, participatory, and responsive government at all levels. The first elections under the new Constitution were held in 2013. Alongside the national government, 47 new county governments were established. Each county government is made up of a County Executive, headed by an elected Governor and works under the oversight of an elected County Assembly. Seven years after the "devolution train" left the station, this report takes stock of how devolution has affected the delivery of devolved basic services to Kenyan citizens. Whereas devolution was driven by political reform, the ensuing institutions and systems were expected to deliver greater socioeconomic equity through devolved service delivery. The Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery (MDWSD) study is the first major assessment of Kenya’s devolution reform. The study was a jointly coordinated effort by the Government of Kenya and the World Bank. The study provides key messages with respect to what is working, what is not working, and what could work better to enhance service delivery based on the currently available data. It provides an independent assessment of service delivery performance in five sectors, namely health, education, agriculture, urban, and water services and includes an in-depth review of the main pillars of devolved service delivery, namely public financial management, intergovernmental finance, human resource management, politics and accountability.
Author : N. Steytler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781485109204
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Kenyan-South African Dialogue on Devolution written by N. Steytler and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : T. Nzioki Kibua
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Decentralization and Devolution in Kenya written by T. Nzioki Kibua and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Efficient delivery of public services in Africa and other developing regions has for a long time been hindered by highly centralized government bureaucracies (Mwabu et al., 2001). In Kenya, several efforts have been made to reduce unnecessary layers of government to make service provision to the populace more effective. This book reports on recent decentralization and devolution innovations in Kenya. The volume is organized into three parts and contains a total of 12 chapters including the introduction. The chapters in Part 1 (Structures and Institutions) provide a comprehensive analysis of institutional and organizational environment in which decentralization and devolution reforms have been taking place over the last three decades. Part 2 (Principles and Processes) contains chapters that clarify decentralization and devolution concepts, with applications to selected local authorities. The chapters in Part 3 (Service Delivery and Financing) illustrate advantages of provision and financing of services at the local level, with a focus on the role of community participation in improving accountability and efficiency in resource use.
Author : Weltbank
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Devolution without Disruption written by Weltbank and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenya's new constitution marks a critical juncture in the nation's history. It is widely perceived, by Kenyans from all walks of life, as a new beginning. Indeed, many feel that post- independence Kenya has been characterized by centralization of political and economic power in the hands of a few, resulting in an uneven and unfair distribution of resources and corresponding access to social services; the opposite of an inclusive state. Born of the political opportunity created by the 2008 post-election violence, the constitution finally adopted, after almost a decade of unsuccessful reform attempts, presages far-reaching changes. Its vision encompasses a dramatic transformation of the Kenyan state through new accountable and transparent institutions, inclusive approaches to government and a firm focus on equitable service delivery for all Kenyans through the newly established county governments. Devolution is at the heart of the new constitution and a key vehicle for addressing spatial inequities. A more decentralized government makes eminent sense, given Kenya's diversity and experience with political use of central power. Decentralization has been increasingly seen and adopted worldwide as a guarantee against discretionary use of power by central elites as well as a way to enhance the efficiency of social service provision, by allowing for a closer match between public policies and the desires and needs of local constituencies. Kenya's constitution entrenches devolved government by guaranteeing a minimum unconditional transfer to counties under the new dispensation. The devolution train has already left the station: the challenge is to make sure it arrives at destination, safely and on time. The politics of devolution explain the high intensity of hopes and expectations that have been pinned to it. It also means there are high risks if they are disappointed. There are great opportunities and enormous challenges waiting for Kenya, in a critical election year, which will determine the fate of the country, politically and economically for years to come. This report takes a snapshot look at the critical issues facing Kenya's policy makers today. It does not argue for or against devolution (a decision that belongs solely to Kenyans), but presents suggestions and recommendations on how best to navigate the tough choices ahead. It's main focus in on helping Kenya manage a delicate transition.
Author : Charles M. Fombad
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192585037
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa written by Charles M. Fombad and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays assesses the efforts of African governments to constitutionalise decentralisation, be it in the form of federalism, local government or traditional authorities. Since the end of the Cold War jurisdictions across Africa have witnessed an ostensible return to multi-party democracy within the paradigm of constitutionalism and the rule of law. Linked to the democratisation process, many countries took steps to decentralize power by departing from the heavily centralized systems inherited from colonial regimes. The centralization of power, typically characterized by the personalization and concentration of power in the hands of leaders and privileged elites in capital cities, mostly resulted in repressive regimes and fragile states. As decentralisation is a response to these challenges, this volume analyses the dynamic relationship between the efforts to implement decentralization and presence or absence of constitutionalism. This volume examines a variety of forms and degrees of decentralization found across Africa. It advances a new understanding of trends and patterns and facilitates the exchange of ideas among African governments and scholars about the critical role that decentralisation may play in democratization of and constitutionalism in Africa.
Author : Ernest E. Uwazie
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527525821
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa written by Ernest E. Uwazie and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is the product of the 25th Annual Africa and Diaspora Conference in 2016, organized by the Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution at California State University, Sacramento, on the theme of “Peace and Conflict Resolution in Africa 25 Years Later: Lessons, Best Practices and Opportunities”. It brings together reflections on both historical and contemporary or recurring conflicts in Africa, especially on issues of ethno-religious conflicts, corruption, land, and leadership. The chapters include case studies and some theoretical perspectives on the persistent search for the right size and scope of visioning and programming on peace and conflict resolution in Africa. Understandably, this collection of ideas, thoughts and proposals will resonate with the field of Peace and Conflict Studies. Arguably, Africa is “rising” in the 21st century, with declining violent conflicts and an increase in stable democracies and economies. However, there are still the significant challenges of extremism, climate change, poor governance, ineffective leadership, widening wealth gaps, and weak institutions of moderation. The essays collected here also document areas of progress in legitimizing democracy and conceptualizing social justice, and suggest the need for building the next generation of peace leaders in Africa.
Author : Yonatan T. Fessha
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000042243
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Federalism and the Courts in Africa written by Yonatan T. Fessha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the design and impact of courts in African federal systems from a comparative perspective. Recent developments indicate that the previously stymied idea of federalism is now being revived in the constitutional arrangements of several African countries. A number of them jumped on the bandwagon of federalism in the early 1990s because it came to be seen as a means to facilitate development, to counter the concentration of power in a single governmental actor and to manage communal tensions. An important part of the move towards federalism is the establishment of courts that are empowered to umpire intergovernmental disputes. This edited volume brings together contributions that first discuss questions of design by focusing, in particular, on the organization of the judiciary and the appointment of judges in African federal systems. They then examine whether courts have had a rather centralizing or decentralizing impact on the operation of African federal systems. The book will be of interest to researchers and policy-makers in the areas of comparative constitutional law and comparative politics.
Author : Rosalind Dixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108415334
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments written by Rosalind Dixon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluates the successes and failures of the 1996 South African Constitution following the twentieth anniversary of its enactment.
Author : Evans S. Osabuohien
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030415139
Total Pages : 670 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa written by Evans S. Osabuohien and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-06 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy stand points. It discusses the challenges of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and assesses how poverty and other development concerns can be addressed in rural communities through agricultural transformation. Additionally, the handbook extends the Post-2015 Development Agenda and it emphasizes the importance of the agricultural sector as it is closely related to the issues of food sustainability, poverty reduction, and employment creation. The contributors suggest multiple evidence-based policies to develop the rural areas through the transformation of the agricultural sector which can significantly benefit the African continent.
Author : Rosalind Dixon
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108244653
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments written by Rosalind Dixon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-19 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1996 South African Constitution was promulgated on 18th December 1996 and came into effect on 4th February 1997. Its aspirational provisions promised to transform South Africa's economy and society along non-racial and egalitarian lines. Following the twentieth anniversary of its enactment, this book, co-edited by Rosalind Dixon and Theunis Roux, examines the triumphs and disappointments of the Constitution. It explains the arguments in favor of the Constitution being replaced with a more authentically African document, untainted by the necessity to compromise with ruling interests predominant at the end of apartheid. Others believe it remains a landmark attempt to create a society based on social, economic, and political rights for all citizens, and that its true implementation has yet to be achieved. This volume considers whether the problems South Africa now faces are of constitutional design or implementation, and analyses the Constitution's external influence on constitutionalism in other parts of the world.
Author : John Kincaid
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1788112970
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (881 download)
Download or read book A Research Agenda for Federalism Studies written by John Kincaid and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this forward-thinking book, fifteen leading scholars set forth cutting-edge agendas for research on significant facets of federalism, including basic theory, comparative studies, national and subnational constitutionalism, courts, self-rule and shared rule, centralization and decentralization, nationalism and diversity, conflict resolution, gender equity, and federalism challenges in Africa, Asia, and the European Union. More than 40 percent of the world’s population lives under federal arrangements, making federalism not only a major research subject but also a vital political issue worldwide.
Author : Hiroyuki Hino
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108476600
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)
Download or read book From Divided Pasts to Cohesive Futures written by Hiroyuki Hino and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an insightful yet readable study of the paths - and challenges - to social cohesion in Africa, by experienced historians, economists and political scientists.
Author : Stephanie Diepeveen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108911552
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Searching for a New Kenya written by Stephanie Diepeveen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-06 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining public discussion in urban Kenya, both in-person and online, this book sheds light on the role public discussion plays in politics and how social media affects political movements, providing timely insights into everyday politics in Africa's digital age.
Author : Marie-Aude Fouere
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9966028528
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Kenyas Past as Prologue written by Marie-Aude Fouere and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the run-up to Kenyas 2013 general elections, crucial political and civic questions were raised. Could past mistakes, especially political and ethnic-related violence, be avoided this time round? Would the spectre of the 2007 post-electoral violence positively or negatively affect debates and voting? How would politicians, electoral bodies such as the IEBC, the Kenyan civil society, and the international community weigh in on the elections? More generally, would the 2013 elections bear witness to the building up of an electoral culture in Kenya, characterized by free and fair elections, or would it show that voting is still weakened by political malpractices, partisan opinions and emotional reactions? Would Kenyas past be inescapable or would it prepare the scene for a new political order? Kenyas Past as Prologue adopts a multidisciplinary perspective mainly built upon field-based ethnography and a selection of case studies to answer these questions. Under the leadership of the French Institute for Research in Africa (Institut francais de recherche en Afrique, IFRA), political scientists, historians and anthropologists explore various aspects of the electoral process to contribute in-depth analyses of the last elections. They highlight the structural factors underlying election and voting in Kenya including the political system, culture and political transition. They also interrogate the short-term trends and issues that influence the new political order. The book provides insight into specific case studies, situations and contexts, thus bringing nuances and diversity into focus to better assess Kenyas evolving electoral democracy.
Author : Leonard Mwakuni
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346163393
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (461 download)
Download or read book The management of intergovernmental disputes in the Kenyan devolved system of government since 2013 written by Leonard Mwakuni and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bachelor Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Law - Miscellaneous, grade: B, Moi University (Annex School of Law), course: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), language: English, abstract: This legal research paper investigates the management of intergovernmental disputes in the Kenyan devolved system since 2013 when the first governments took power under the new Constitution of Kenya, 2010. The constitutional, legal and institutional framework for managing intergovernmental disputes in the Kenyan devolved system is examined. The process of management of intergovernmental disputes effectively for the realization of the objects of devolution in Kenya is accessed. South African jurisprudence on the management of intergovernmental disputes is used because it provides instructive lessons on interpreting the Kenyan constitutional provisions on the management of intergovernmental disputes. The result of this study is that the process of management of intergovernmental disputes in the Kenyan devolved system is a three-tier process. The starting point in the management of intergovernmental disputes is to prevent, minimize and avoid such disputes through intergovernmental relations and cooperative government. Secondly, where avoidance fails, intergovernmental disputes are formally declared and the governments are obligated to resolve such disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms so as not to strain their relationships, amongst other reasons. Lastly, the governments are allowed to access the courts as the last resort after all reasonable efforts to resolve such disputes through ADR mechanisms have completely failed. The jurisprudence emerging from the Kenyan courts has been useful in this research. South African jurisprudence on the management of intergovernmental disputes has also been useful on providing instructive lessons on how the Kenyan constitutional provisions on the management of intergovernmental disputes can be interpreted. This legal research paper concludes that purposive interpretation of the constitutional provisions dealing with the management of intergovernmental disputes must be adopted. This is because one of the ways through which the objects of devolution can be achieved in the Kenyan devolved system is through the efficient management of intergovernmental disputes.
Author : Wanjala S. Nasong'o
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031158547
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (311 download)
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Kenya written by Wanjala S. Nasong'o and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-27 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a bold attempt to address a comprehensive range of themes and issues relating to contemporary Kenya. It covers independent Kenya’s history, society, culture, economics, politics, and environment with great breadth and depth, comprising thirty-four chapters divided into three parts. Part I focuses on independence and the political economy of development, followed by Part II on environment, globalization, gender, and society. Part III examines the external context’s impact and implications for Kenya and the role of Kenya in the global political economy.
