Devolution plays critical role in fostering national unity

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya joins sukuti dancers at the during a football match between senators and members of the national assembly at the Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega on April 23, 2018. [Paul Mutua/Standard]

A few months ago, nobody would have predicted that this year’s Devolution Conference would be headlined by the spirited efforts of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rt Hon Raila Odinga to bring the country together.

The March 9, 2018 handshake has changed the political trajectory of Kenya. Leaders are talking to each other, not at each other. They are channeling their efforts towards the challenges facing voters, not towards undermining their opponents.