Who’s In Charge? Devolution May Fail Without Clear Division of Roles

Imagine if, several months after Kenya has devolved major services like water, health and agriculture to counties, the quality of these services suddenly declines rapidly. Neither counties nor national government know what they are supposed to do under the new system, and neither has the money or authority to take up their new roles. Public support for devolution falls, and Kenya’s great experiment is deemed a failure.