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Devolution can solve past injustices

Quite often, those who champion war against poverty have either never been poor or their fate changed due to circumstances beyond their appreciation. Sometimes they are merely wealthy philanthropic persons.

The imbalance in economic development in Kenya during the colonial era whereby areas dominated by white people were favoured in the allocation of State resources was the main reason the representatives of the indigenous people demanded a federal system of government – Majimbo.

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