This study examines the effect of fiscal decentralization, in the form of shifting responsibilities of tax revenues, expenditure and planning from the central government to lower local governments, as well as rapidly rising income, on energy consumption for 47 Kenyan counties over the period...

The modern fiscal decentralization development across the world has been in part driven by assertions of a supposed ‘economic dividend’ linked with local spending. There is, however, little empirical evidence to validate these assertions in Kenya. It is against this background that this...

The effect of fiscal decentralization on economic growth has majorly been investigated in developed countries in comparison to sub-Saharan countries. This study will focus on sub-Saharan state and specifically Kenya's 47 county governments created by the new constitution, to determine how fiscal...