š The Missing Link: Why MCAs Need Structured Training for Devolution
Amid the wave of capacity building that followed devolution at its onset in 2013, one crucial group was largely overlooked: Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). Despite their central role in legislation, oversight, and representation, MCAs had no structured institution or program dedicated to their professional development. At best, they received ad hoc sensitization on specific bills or budgets. The irony is strikingādevolution empowered MCAs to shape county policy and budgets, yet the system provided them little formal preparation for this responsibility.