Purpose: Devolved administrative structures serve a critical role in insulating public officials against power abuse and enhancing the stability of the political environment. Since the inception of devolution in Kenya, proper operationalization of devolved administrative structures ought to be in place. The problem lies in the operationalization of devolved administrative structures that has led to poor service delivery. This study intended toibridge the gap by determining the effect ofipublic accountability practices on theidevolved administrative structures. Methodology: The study incorporated institutional theory explaining an institution as entities that are dependent on each other to form complete systems that are concerned with internal interdependence. The target population was 500 respondents from Taita Taveta and Makueni Counties. Purposive sampling was utilized to sample the top leadership who are mandated to oversee functions in the devolved administrative setups; the governor’s, deputy governors, speakers of county assembly and clerks of county assembly. Random sampling technique was utilized to sample members of county assemblies, county executive members, chief officers, county public service board members, directors, sub-county administrators, ward administrators, and village administrators Findings: The study found significant relationship betweenipubliciaccountability andidevolvediadministrativeistructures. Recommendation: This study recommends that top leadership in Counties must come up with project ideas which are persuasive and create improvement of devolved administrative structures that give persuasive transformation.

Despite the evolution of legal systems in Africa, its development cannot be realized without the adoption of global practices relevant to the 21st-century complexities. Using data from Kenya, the objective of this paper was to determine people's awareness of legal issues, innovation tools for harnessing research data, and innovations for sustainability. This paper gives a brief history of government systems in various African countries which existed before colonization and further recommends mechanisms for promoting citizens’ legal rights. The paper highlights the administration of legal rights in Kenya citing new innovative tools for general development. It recommends ways that could be embraced for promoting development; the technology system, the rule of law, constitutionalism, democracy and stakeholders' support. The paper concludes that the majority of the Kenyan citizens need legal awareness. The possible outcome of the process remains uncertain and open to further stakeholders' inputs. The paper finally recommends the increasing involvement of every stakeholder which is expected to increase the rate of Africa's development for global sustainability.

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Purpose: Since the inception of devolution in Kenya, proper operationalization of devolved administrative structures ought to be in place. The problem lies in the operationalization of devolved administrative structures that has led to poor service delivery. This study intended to bridge the gap by investigating the effect of resources allocation practices on theidevolved administrative structures. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design with aniobjective to determineiwho, what, where, when, and howimuch.iItiwasiconsidered appropriate because itisoughttto generate accurate profiles for ifactors, events and circumstances. The study incorporated transformational leadership theory that was poled as the creation of positive changes within an organization. Findings: This study found that, an epitomized rise in strategic leadership practices leads to enhanced operationalization of the devolved administrative structures, and institutionalization that stood to be helpful on devolved administrative structures operations, ensuring information movement should be done continuously and efficiently. As such, significant effect of resources allocation practices on the devolved administrative structures were found to exist. Recommendation: The research recommends that top leadership in Counties must lucidify the stratagems that project ideas which are persuasive and create improvement of devolved administrative structures that give persuasive transformation.

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