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Announcing the winner of the Global Outstanding Decentralization Paper Award

March 18, 2023 LPSAManager

As part of the Local Public Sector Alliance’s efforts to promote high-quality, policy-relevant research on issues related to decentralization and local development around the world, in 2021/22, the Alliance offered a number of awards for […]

Africa

Members of Kenya’s Third Commission on Revenue Allocation take office

February 4, 2023 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s Chief Justice Hon. Lady Martha Koome swore-in eight new Commissioners for the country’s Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) at the Supreme Court Offices on January 9, 2023. The new team is to serve for […]

Africa

Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis

November 7, 2022 LPSAManager

In a devolved country, adequate and timely intergovernmental financial transfers are often critical to the ability of subnational governments to operate effectively and deliver public services. A well-designed intergovernmental transfer system, when accompanied with sufficient […]

Africa

Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in Kenya

April 10, 2022 LPSAManager

Kenya adopted a new constitution and began the process of devolution in 2010, ceding many formerly national responsibilities to new county governments. As an institutional response to longstanding grievances, this radical restructuring of the Kenyan […]

Africa

Fiscal decentralization and redistributive politics: Evidence from Kenya

January 10, 2022 LPS Alliance

Fiscal decentralization can improve the quality of public spending if sub-national governments allocate their expenditures according to local needs and preferences. However, many other factors – especially those related to politics, influence allocative decisions. When […]

Africa

Announcing the winner of the Outstanding Decentralization Paper Award for Sub-Saharan Africa

December 5, 2021 LPS Alliance

As part of the Local Public Sector Alliance’s efforts to promote high-quality, policy-relevant research on issues related to decentralization and local development around the world, the Alliance is offering a number of awards for outstanding […]

Africa

Localizing Climate Change Efforts in Kenya: The Role of County Governments

April 4, 2021 LPS Alliance

Kenya’s 2010 Constitution triggered a major re-organization of the country’s public sector, devolving considerable power and functions from the National Government to 47 newly established County Governments. The Council of County Governors (COG) plays an […]

Africa

Third Basis Allocation Formula Approved in Kenya

March 28, 2021 LPS Alliance

The main funding source for county governments in Kenya is a large unconditional transfer mechanism known as Equitable Sharing, which provides more than three-quarters of the funds used by county governments. Kenya’s Commission on Revenue […]

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Intergovernmental Transfers in Federations

November 2, 2020 LPS Alliance

In a multi-level government system, the assignment of roles and responsibilities and institutional legacies between the federal and the subnational governments often create imbalances. A common challenges is a primary vertical fiscal imbalance, which is […]

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