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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN KENYA;WHAT ARE THE
MILESTONES, CHALLENGES ANDPROSPECTS
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION STATISTICSCITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
Within the past one year, have you attended any public/townhall meeting to discuss the affairs of your county?
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Proportion of Respondents attending Forums by County
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CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
What are the challenges hindering citizens from attendingthese forums?
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CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
Do you feel that your opinions are addressed in these forums?
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CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT
Have you been involved in any activity to monitor how yourcounty uses the money it gets?
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Citizen participation in monitoring county use of money
% Yes % No
% of citizens involved in monitoring how counties use their money
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CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONFOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
• Function 14 – Schedule 4 part 2 of the CoKassigns the responsibility to ensure, facilitate andbuild capacity of the public to participate in thegovernance to the county government.
• C. Govt.- Mechanisms of engagement- Build capacity of communities to developthe administrative capacity for theeffective exercise of the functions andpowers.
• Principle of public participation – includes PrivatePublic Participation.
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COUNTY PLANNING
• County plans form the basis for all budgeting andspending
• County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP)– 5 year plan framework– Public funds expended within this framework– Developed by the CEE and approved by the CA
• County Sectoral Plans– 10 year county department plan– Basis for budgeting and performance management– Reviewed every 5 years and updated annually
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COUNTY PLANNING
• Spatial plan– Multi sectoral 10 year land use plan– Involves all sectors – National and County Govt.– Social and economic development programme of the
county.
• Cities and urban areas Plan– Stipulates land use– Building and zoning plans etc.
• County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP)– Actual fiscal performance in the previous year– Updated economic and financial forecasts– Sets indicative ceilings for the following year’s budget
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COUNTY PLANNING
• County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP)– Broad strategic priorities and policy goals– Guides the County Govt in preparing its budget– Financial outlook on revenue, expenditure and borrowing– Aligned with national objectives in the Budget Policy
Statement
• Annual Budget Estimates– Prepared by the County Treasury – tabled in the CA– CA thru the Budget and Appropriations Committee hold
public hearings to receive views
• Finance Bill– Stipulates proposed revenue raising measures and taxes to– be imposed
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COUNTY BUDGET AND ECONOMIC FORUM (CBEF)
• Established by Sec 137 PFM Act 2012
• Ultimate power and mandate to facilitate publicparticipation in the County Executive.
• Governor, CECs and representatives nominated byorganisations – professionals, business, labourissues, women, PwDs, elderly, faith based groups.
• Purpose:– Preparation of county plans, the CFSP and CBROP– Matters relating to budget, the economy and financial
management at the county level.– Serve to reach out to citizens
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CASE STUDIES-Elgeyo MarakwetCounty, Kabiemit Ward- Iten Integrated
EnvironmentalCommunity BasedOrganisation
- Kamwosor CommunityGroup
- Feeder road betweenKamwosor Center andKombatich PrimarySchool
- Constructed in1990s, never repaired
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CASESTUDIES
- Met with the WardAdministrator
- Worked with thecounty departmentof Roads publicWorks andTransport under theCounty ExecutiveCommittee
- Producetransportationimproved
- Ease of access toSchool by thechildren
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CASESTUDIES
- Busia County, TesoSouthConstituency, Chakol South Ward
- CommunityEmpowermentDevelopment Centre
- Ochude Dispensary- No lab, water and
sanitation, access forPWDs, understaffed.
- Monitored OchudeDispensary –communityscorecard = evidencebased
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CASE STUDIES- Ochude Dispensary improvements:
2000 litre water tank and shallowwell.
- 1 delivery bed, 2 resting beds, 1wheel chair and 2 fireextinguishers.
- Additional nurse.- Department of health in Busia –
directive – all new dispensaries tobe equipped with a ramp for PwDs.
- 2.5 M allocated in 2017/8 FYbudget for the construction of thelaboratory
- Violet Barasa, 27 years old – “I hadnot realised that I could deliver mybaby at this dispensaryhospital…but after the sorecardprocess the facility got equipmentthat enabled me get assistancewhen my time for delivery came”
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