Alliances and devolution: Are politicians misleading Kenyans?

IN SUMMARY

• Constitutional experts have
expressed concern that devolution
has been misinterpreted to mean
federalism, which could promote
ethnic exclusivity.

• The main concern is that the
alliances could promote a sense of
exclusive ethnic autonomy given the
party-zoning, and that smaller
parties will not have enough ethnic
command to have a say.
Despite having the most vibrant
multiparty democracy in the EAC,
Kenya has acquired a reputation for
changing the character of parties or
merging parties at will.