Council of Governors chairman Ahmed Abdullahi and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki during the Devolution Conference Closing Ceremony at Homa Bay National School in Homa Bay county/DPCS
ODM leader Raila Odinga has often been hailed as the father of devolution, a title that may be partly deserved but could now be contested.
His recent calls for a three-tier government structure and stripping the Senate of its oversight mandate over governors risk misleading Kenyans about the true history, intent and future of devolution. Raila’s proposals risk turning him into the kind of parent who abandons his child after birth.
