By Dr. Luchetu Likaka More than a decade after the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution, devolution remains one of Kenya’s most transformative governance achievements. County governments were envisioned as engines of equitable development, grassroots participation, accountability, and localized service delivery. Yet, across the country, many counties are trapped in a governance quagmire characterized by corruption,
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka The President’s latest acknowledgment that the university funding model is fundamentally flawed creates a glaring self-contradiction. It also vindicates the frustrations Kenyans have expressed from the very beginning. For months, students, parents, universities and education stakeholders have complained bitterly. They argue that the model is haphazardly designed, opaque in implementation and
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka Kenya’s elections have become a well-rehearsed performance,orderly queues, indelible ink, biometric kits, and the familiar chorus of international observers declaring the process “largely credible.” Yet beneath this choreography lies a stubborn truth: credibility in Kenya’s elections is not determined at the polling station, but in the contested terrain of tallying, institutional