TALKING POINT

On March 4, 2013, Kenyans went to the polls with a lot of optimism that the decision they would make by casting their ballots would transform their lives. Among the critical issues they wanted addressed were inequitable distribution of resources, inadequacies in health care services provision, unemployment- especially among the youth and corruption. The 2010 constitution came with the devolved units or counties. Kenyans were promised that devolution would spread development at the grassroots, as opposed to when financial resources were solely managed and controlled by the central government. Devolution, was also to create employment to the jobless at the remotest parts of the country. The idea of coming up with devolved units, methinks, was long overdue. Indeed change has been witnessed- in infrastructure development such as roads and provision of clean water for households. The youth, women and persons with disabilities have also benefited greatly through their