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THE DEVELOPMENTAL COUNTY IN A DEVOLVED KENYA

INTRODUCTION In the recently released TJRC report, development is mooted as one of the ways by which historical injustices can be dealt with. It has been said again and again that social injustices in Kenya are the biggest mines that are bound to explode sooner than later. Social injustices exist in many forms but most pronounced as economic exploitation. There are those who were traditionally privileged e.g. the clerks and home guards in the colonial administration, who took the reigns of power at independence. The injustices in the form of social marginalization perpetuated by successive governments explain why Kenya remains highly polarized along tribal lines. There is a perception that governments exist to favor their people over and above perceived enemy tribes or communities. REDISTRIBUTION THROUGH DEVOLUTION Devolution is billed to bring development closer to the people and enhance community participation in development. Through devolved units, the necessary redistrib