Kenya: So much ado about devolution?

NAIROBI: If we had a Kenyan dictionary, no doubt we would vote that ‘devolution’ be defined as ‘the modern route to personal wealth and enrichment through all manner of unsavoury channels’. This definition only applies to you if you are sitting at the right side of the table.

Of course, if you’re one of those people who get into a raging argument with the hapless teller every time you shop because your tally seems to be creeping higher by the day, you’re welcome to replace ‘wealth and enrichment’ with ‘poverty’. Welcome to Kenya, and devolution, two years on. It is no wonder that Wanjiku has difficulty differentiating between devolution and devolved greed.