Abstract: This research paper analyzed the governance of Local Authorities in Kenya, and in particular it delved in the process of the introduction of the administrative arm in Homa Bay municipality, 1925-2011. The study was premised on the fact that Homa Bay municipality despite its strategic location in the Southern Nyanza region, development and sound service delivery have been slow. The study sought to; assess the role played by Local Native Council (LNC) in the governance of South Nyanza County Council. The research used the qualitative approach in the analysis of data and purposive sampling of population method. The research was anchored on the theory of structural functionalism in the analysis of the working of various structures in the governance of Local Authorities in Homa Bay County in Kenya. The findings of the study contend that the Municipal governance in Homa Bay would work better if people were involved and leaders listened to the views of the residents by acting as their advocates on issues of service deliveries and good governance.
Keywords: Governance, Local authority, Local Native Councils.
Title: ANALYSIS OF THE EMERGENCE OF LOCAL AUTHORITY IN SOUTH NYANZA AS A TOOL FOR COLONIAL GOVERNANCE IN KENYA (1925- 1963)
Author: K’Odipo, Walter Otieno
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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