Agriculture contributes about 20 per cent of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP) according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) 2023) and is a key employer in the rural areas. However, most people do not think they are employed by working on the farm.

Many dream of escaping the back-breaking farm work in the rural areas. Over 14 years after the promulgation of the new constitution, we can boldly ask if devolution has had dividends in agriculture.

Study on Devolution @10 notes that despite some moderate levels of efforts by counties to support income increases in agriculture, livestock and fisheries, these efforts are often ineffective due to a complex interplay of environmental, structural, economic and political challenges.