Yerinden Yönetim ve Yoksulluğun Azaltılması: Kenya’daki Fırsatlar ve Zorluklar

Year 2018, Volume: 26 Issue: 36, 179 - 196, 30.04.2018

Erol Bulut Bashir Ismail Abdow

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2018.02.10

Cited By: 4

Abstract

Kenya, merkeziyetçiliğin yerine adem-i merkeziyetçiliği tercih eden dünyadaki en yeni ülkelerden sayılmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bununla demokrasiyi, ulusal birliği, kendiliğinden yönetimi, kaynakların eşit düzeyde paylaşımını, kuvvetler ayrılığının gelişimini sağlamayı amaçlayan Kenya, kendi potansiyelini sağlamamakla beraber bugün yetki devri toplumun beklentilerini artırmıştır. Kenya’da eski yönetim sistemin devam etmesi, artan harcamalar, nitelikli insan gücünün yetersizliği, tespit edilmiş olan yolsuzluklar ve aktif biçimde olmayan yerel katılım gibi zorluklar bulunmaktadır. Bütün bu sorunlara rağmen, güçlü anayasal destek, aktif sivil toplum ve ülkenin demokratik siyasi yapısı Kenya’da, yetki devrinin başarı sağlanması amacına yönelik fırsatlar sunmaktadır

Keywords

Yerinden Yönetim, Yerel Yönetim, Yetki Devri, Kenya

Decentralization and Poverty Reduction: Opportunities and Challenges in Kenya

Abstract

Kenya is the newest to join a growing number of countries opting for decentralization over centralization. Aimed to promote democracy, accountability, national unity, self-governance, equitable sharing of resources and checks and balances and the separation of powers; devolution in Kenya comes with massive expectations in a country that have failed to achieve its potentials. There exist challenges such as old system hangovers, growing recurrent expenditure, shortage of qualified manpower, reported cases corruption and lack of active local participation. Despite these challenges, strong constitutional support, vibrant civil society, and democratic political structure of the country provide opportunities for devolution to succeed in kenya.

Keywords

Decentralization, Local Government, Devolution, Kenya

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