Meaning of devolution, devolved government and origin of devolution in Kenya:Devolution This refers to the granting of power from the central government to a lower level such as a region or a local level.A ‘Devolved Government’ is a system of government where there is a transfer or allocation of authority from a central government to a regional government. Origin of devolution in Kenya.The Lancaster House Conference of 1962 forms the basis of devolution in Kenya. When the independent constitution was drawn during the conference, a federal system of government as proposed by the KADU delegates was adopted in Kenya. It made provisions for six regions. The legislature was to comprise two chambers. However after independence in 1963, the Kenyatta Government began plans to scuttle the system of government. By December 1964, KANU and KADU merged to form a unitary government of the republic of Kenya.
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