Positive assessment of the devolution in Kenya in the II Devolution Conference
ORU took part in the II Devolution Conference, the national meeting of the 47 counties in Kenya, where the current situation of the Devolution initiated in 2013 was dealt with. The conference, organised by the Council of Governors, was held in the Kisumu County between the 21st and 23rd of April 2015.
The Azuay Prefecture discusses its territorial policy
In collaboration with the University of Cuenca, the regional network for sustainability nrg4SD and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ecuador, Azuay (Ecuador) hosted on the 8th and 9th April 2015 a seminar workshop “Building sustainable autonomous territories, realities, possibilities and challenges". The workshop was meant to motivate the Azuay’s communities so that, from different perspectives, (...)
Postponed ORU's 2015 General Assembly in Andalusia
In a meeting held on the 28th of April the Vice-Counsellor for Local Administration and Institutional Relations of the Junta de Andalucía expressed that the Junta de Andalucía remains interested in organizing the next ORU’s Assembly in Seville, although the early Andalusian elections and being the government in office obliges them to wait until the new government is formed before taking a final decision.(...)
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State of Devolution in Kenya
Today we review for the second year the direction, progress, challenges and achievements of our Country under Devolved governance. It is my sincere belief that with all our challenges and shortfalls, no County can be said to have become worse from Devolved governance. As we take stock of devolution, lessons learnt, challenges, and possible areas of improvement, it is paramount significance to compare expectations and reality in order to plan ahead.(…)
Attention to Kenya
We travelled to Kisumu, a Kenyan town on the shores of Lake Victoria, with great interest in learning about the devolution process taking place in the country. We couldn’t even imagine the political dimension of what we were going to find. (...)
