Policy key to ensure devolved cash serves intended purpose

In Ghana, they have a pidgin saying that goes: Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop. This saying, which basically means those in power have a tendency to live off the sweat and blood of the polloi, sums up what is exactly wrong with the state of devolution in Kenya.

Let me state from the outset, and for the umpteenth time, that devolving money and power to the villages is easily the grandest thing that ever happened in Kenya’s history. But first let’s break down the devolution thing.