Parallel governments weighing down counties

By Mohamed Guleid

The devolved system of government is a product of the 2010 Constitution. Kenyans voted for devolution to bring services and decision-making process closer to the people. However, the Constitution making process did not envisage duplication of roles and the attendant fiscal burden. Through an Act of Parliament, the national government retained the old provincial administration to establish an administrative and institutional framework for coordination of national government functions at the national and county levels of governance; to give effect to Articles 131(1) (b) and 132 (3) (b) of the Constitution.