Abstract: The main objectives of the study was to establish how the effects of the devolution improve living standards of Marsabit County. To obtain the required information, the study focuses on the impact of devolution especially in early childhood development, water and health sectors. Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from government of a sovereign state to the government at sub- national level. The government of Marsabit county should provide the best levels of services to the people of the Marsabit county in order to improve their living standards especially in the areas identified above. The health sector, water and early childhood development are the most crucial areas to communities living in the Marsabit County. The study was tried to explain the objectives, problems and scopes of the study in living standard in the Marsabit county and challenges faces in the health sector, water and early childhood programmes. The early childhood development education is the bedrock and foundation of all learning in the life of any child. It is said that a child who goes through ECDE learning successfully has higher chances of excel in the primary and secondary school. The ECDE is most important foundation in the education level and advent of the implementation of the constitution of Kenya (2010), the devolution process herald the devolution of pre- school amongst other devolved functions of the county government. The study based on the objectives and challenges of devolving ECDE services to county and at what extent the communities benefitted from devolved ECDE service to county. The water is the most crucial areas to the life of people living in the Marsabit County. The study was tried to explain at what extent the communities living in the Marsabit County were benefitted from devolved government especially at water sector and challenges the county may faced. The objectives of the devolved water services to the county. The health is also the most important areas to the communities living in the Marsabit County at large. This study was attempted to explain at what extent communities benefitted from devolved health service to county and objectives of devolved health services to the county. The study generally explained how the living standards in the Marsabit County improve in the identified areas above.
Keywords: Water, Early childhood development and health sector.
Title: Effects of Devolution in Improving Living Standards of Marsabit County, Kenya
Author: HALKANO SORA RARE, DR KEPHA OMBUI
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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