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Common enemy is poverty, not revenue formula

While on a recent trip in Kitui, I came face to face with the incredible gains of a devolved system of governance. Thanks to devolution, there has been increased development of feeder roads in deeply rural parts of Kitui.

As a result, farmers can now bypass middlemen and transport grains like pigeon peas to market centres that fetch them better prices.

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