Kenya Devolution Working Paper Series : Summary Overview

Kenya has embarked on a highly ambitious decentralization that seeks to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens under the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution seeks to shift government from centralized to decentralized, and from "top-down" to "bottom-up&qu...

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Main Authors: Kenya School of Government, World Bank
Format: Economic & Sector Work
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21662
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spelling okr-10986-216622021-04-23T14:04:03Z Kenya Devolution Working Paper Series : Summary Overview Kenya School of Government World Bank accountability civil society consultation consultation processes cost of participation flexibility local government marginalized groups outreach participatory approaches Participatory processes participatory tools project implementation public participation service delivery service providers social accountability social accountability initiatives stakeholders transparency Kenya has embarked on a highly ambitious decentralization that seeks to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens under the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution seeks to shift government from centralized to decentralized, and from "top-down" to "bottom-up". The Constitution and new legal framework place a strong emphasis on strengthening public participation. Strengthening public participation and governance is a core element in Kenya's strategy to accelerate growth and address long-standing inequalities in economic opportunities, investment, and service delivery in different parts of the country. 2015-04-01T20:37:37Z 2015-04-01T20:37:37Z 2015-02 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21662 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Group, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Africa Kenya
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topic accountability
civil society
consultation
consultation processes
cost of participation
flexibility
local government
marginalized groups
outreach
participatory approaches
Participatory processes
participatory tools
project implementation
public participation
service delivery
service providers
social accountability
social accountability initiatives
stakeholders
transparency
spellingShingle accountability
civil society
consultation
consultation processes
cost of participation
flexibility
local government
marginalized groups
outreach
participatory approaches
Participatory processes
participatory tools
project implementation
public participation
service delivery
service providers
social accountability
social accountability initiatives
stakeholders
transparency
Kenya School of Government
World Bank
Kenya Devolution Working Paper Series : Summary Overview
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description Kenya has embarked on a highly ambitious decentralization that seeks to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens under the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution seeks to shift government from centralized to decentralized, and from "top-down" to "bottom-up". The Constitution and new legal framework place a strong emphasis on strengthening public participation. Strengthening public participation and governance is a core element in Kenya's strategy to accelerate growth and address long-standing inequalities in economic opportunities, investment, and service delivery in different parts of the country.
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World Bank
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World Bank
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title Kenya Devolution Working Paper Series : Summary Overview
title_short Kenya Devolution Working Paper Series : Summary Overview
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publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
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url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21662
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