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Devolution vs Majimboism - What's the difference?

devolution | majimboism |

As nouns the difference between devolution and majimboism

is that devolution is a rolling down while majimboism is (kenya) the political devolution of power to the regions of a country.

devolution

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A rolling down.
  • A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession
  • The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
  • (pejorative) Degeneration (as opposed to evolution).
  • (British) The transfer of some powers, and the delegation of some functions, from a central sovereign government to local government; eg. from Westminster to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly.

    • Related terms

    * devolve

    majimboism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (Kenya) The political devolution of power to the regions of a country.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 11, author=Aidan Hartley, title=Democracy by Other Means, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Mr. Odinga campaigned on a policy of federal decentralization known as majimboism . }}