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Devolution needs patience and support; ask Germany

By ANDREAS PESCHKE

Devolution. Ugatuzi. Federalism. These are different names for the same idea. There are some functions of state that are best handled by national governments, others on a regional or local level. Certainly, federalism, or ugatuzi, is not ‘the easy way’ to tackle political, social or economic challenges. But it is a great chance to take government closer to the people.

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