Before reverting to multiparty elections in 1991, there were no presidential elections in Kenya under one party dictatorship, an anomaly that elevated the president above the law'. The presidential behemoth, defined along tribal lines, became an impediment to democratisation owing to the absence of oversight institutions to enforce accountability, inequitable distribution of state resources and impunity through disregard for the doctrine of separation of powers. The Constitution, promulgated in 2010, sought to remedy this democratic deficiency by chipping away at the imperial presidency through the creation of oversight institutions, checks and balances and devolution of power and decision-making to the second tier of government, county governments.