The devolved units should be maintained at all costs

The promulgation of the 2010 Constitution marked a major milestone in the way the country is governed. It stipulated the dispersal of political power and economic resources from the centre in Nairobi to the grassroots in a process known as devolution. Devolution is the pillar of the Constitution that seeks to bring government closer to the people, with county governments at the centre of dispersing political power and economic resources to Kenyans at the grassroots

The elections in March 2013 marked the official launch of devolution, as 47 new county governors and county assemblies were elected and began the challenging work of setting up new institutions, as well as a new national senate representing each county. Functions and funds have been transferred to the new counties, and new county institutions are gradually taking shape.