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Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMuwonge, Abdu
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Timothy Stephen
dc.contributor.authorOwuor, Christine
dc.contributor.authorKinuthia, Muratha
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-22T19:46:16Z
dc.date.available2022-02-22T19:46:16Z
dc.date.issued2022-02
dc.descriptionThe Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery (MDWSD) study provides the first major assessment of Kenya’s devolution reform. The study provides key messages with respect to what is working, what is not working, and what could work better to enhance service delivery based on the currently available data. It provides an independent assessment of service delivery performance in five sectors, namely health, education, agriculture, urban, and water services and includes an in-depth review of the main pillars of devolved service delivery, namely public financial management, intergovernmental finance, human resource management, politics and accountability.
dc.description.abstractKenya adopted a new constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010, ceding many formerly national responsibilities to new county governments. As an institutional response to longstanding grievances, this radical restructuring of the Kenyan state had three continuing main objectives: decentralizing political power, public sector functions, and public finances; ensuring a more equitable distribution of resources among regions; and promoting more accountable, participatory, and responsive government at all levels. The first elections under the new constitution were held in 2013 and led to the establishment of 47 new county governments. Each county government is made up of a county executive, headed by an elected governor, and an elected County Assembly that legislates and provides oversight. Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya takes stock of how devolution has affected the delivery of basic services to Kenyan citizens nine years after the “devolution train” left the station. Whereas devolution was driven by political reform, the ensuing institutions and systems were expected to deliver greater socioeconomic equity through devolved service delivery. Jointly coordinated by the government of Kenya and the World Bank, the Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery (MDWSD) study is the first major assessment of Kenya’s devolution reform. The study provides key messages about what is working, what is not working, and what could work better to enhance service delivery based on currently available data. It provides an independent assessment of service delivery performance in five sectors: agriculture, education, health, urban services, and water services. This assessment includes an in-depth review of the main pillars of devolved service delivery: accountability, human resource management, intergovernmental finance, politics, and public financial management. In addition to its findings for the present, the MDWSD study provides recommendations on how Kenya can improve its performance in each of these pivotal areas in the future.en
dc.identifierhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/520481645582955062/making-devolution-work-for-service-delivery-in-kenya
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1726-7
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-1726-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37017
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Development in Focus;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDevolution
dc.subjectSubsidiarity Principle
dc.subjectHuman Resource Management
dc.subjectFiscal Decentralization
dc.subjectCondition Grants
dc.subjectCitizen Engagement
dc.subjectAdministrative Decentralization
dc.subjectUnconditional grants
dc.subjectPublic Participation
dc.subjectPolitical Decentralization
dc.subjectService Delivery
dc.subjectIntergovernmental Relations
dc.titleMaking Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenyaen
dc.typeBooken
dc.typeLivrefr
dc.typeLibroes
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2022-02
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/520481645582955062/making-devolution-work-for-service-delivery-in-kenya
okr.guid520481645582955062
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-1726-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b088cf8603_1_0
okr.identifier.report168915
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.topicGovernance
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitAWMSL
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