Let's focus on next ten years of devolution

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and CoG Chairperson Anne Waiguru are shown robot of an aircraft by Mr Drone Yaron at their exhibition stand during the closure of the Devolution Conference in Uasin Gishu County on Aug 18, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

At this year's devolution conference in Eldoret, attendees celebrated ten years of devolved government. As I have argued repeatedly, devolution is the crown jewel of our 2010 Constitution.

Its promise of participatory self-government mashinani is the definition of democracy. It promises to bring public goods and services where Kenyans work and live, and in so doing allow us to live to our fullest potential as a society.