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Michelle D'Arcy

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Assistant Professor in Political Science, Trinity College Dublin

Devolving power and resources from the centre to the counties was a key pillar of Kenya’s 2010 referendum vote. EPA/Dai Kurokawa

May 23, 2018

Kenya illustrates both the promise as well as the pitfalls of devolution

Michelle D'Arcy, Trinity College Dublin

In many counties, there are new health centres, roads and street lights that wouldn’t be there without devolution.

Kenyans rally for a new constitution in 2010. The constitution guaranteed shared power and resources for 47 county governments. Reuters/Moses Eshiwani

July 21, 2016

Kenya’s glass‑half‑full experiment with transfer of power and resources

Michelle D'Arcy, Trinity College Dublin

The Kenyan example illustrates the importance of constitutional guarantees for devolution. But it also shows that devolution is no magic bullet for the problems of corruption and ethnic politics.

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