Osman, Abdimajid Jimale2025-02-122025-02-122024-10https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/29567A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business, Economics and Tourism in the Department of Economics in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of Degree of Master Of Economics (Cooperation and Human Development) of Kenyatta University, October 2024. Supervisor James MaingiOne of the most revolutionary developments in Kenyan administration is decentralization, which was envisioned under the 2010 Kenyan Constitution. One objective of decentralization, as stated in the 2010 constitution, is to support and promote socioeconomic progress by providing all Kenyans residing in the 47 neighbouring counties with conveniently accessible services. Fiscal decentralization is one of the best strategies available for redistributing government spending and earnings to lower governmental tiers. Fiscal decentralization and human development are intertwined, and this connection creates an exciting area of research. The eight provinces that preceded the national government as the next sub-national administrative divisions have been reduced to forty-seven counties. The counties can now formulate and carry out plans, policies, and choices that are in line with Kenya's constitution, all for the benefit of the county's citizens. The goal of devolution has not been fulfilled, but fiscal decentralization has become more established as a result of the 2010 approval of a new constitution and the following adoption of county governments. More money are still being transferred to the devolved entities. However, the intended goal of providing services closer to the people has not been fully realized hence the need for the current study to examine the relationship between fiscal decentralization and human development in Wajir County, Kenya, with a focus on two specific objectives. It starts by taking into account how intergovernmental transfer affects human development. Second, it assesses how Wajir County's human development is impacted by county owned transfers. The objective is to employ Wajir County's quarterly time series data in an explanatory research approach. Subsequently, the study employed a multivariate linear regression model to investigate the impact of Wajir County's fiscal decentralization on human development. Pre- and post-estimating tests were performed before estimation in order to make sure the results obtained were reliable. The study recommended that the national government promptly allocate funds to the county for adequate, timely and quality services to enhance human development in Wajir County and the county should put in place stringent measures to enhance revenue generation, as the findings demonstrated that both intergovernmental and own source revenue have a positive significant effect on human development.enThesis