Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government

Kenya has embarked on a highly ambitious decentralization that seeks to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens under the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution and new legal framework place a strong emphasis on strengthening public participation. This paper summarizes fin...

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Main Authors: Finch, Christopher, Omolo, Annette
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2015
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spelling okr-10986-216632021-04-23T14:04:03Z Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government Finch, Christopher Omolo, Annette public officials participatory approaches advocacy budget cycle focus group economic growth local authorities participants consultation bribery civil servants civic organizations financial management intended beneficiaries performance monitoring village income performance criteria target groups consultative process good governance services community scorecards discrimination preparation civil society actors local governance accountability mechanisms budget transparency budget literacy focus group discussions incentives capacity building governance problems parliament social accountability initiatives corruption misuse of funds stakeholder involvement national level budget formulation beneficiaries oversight access to health mobilization civil society organizations community participation credibility enabling environment poverty reduction civic education collaboration community members accountability systems institutions social service participatory processes auditor general performance indicators feasibility contracts citizen participation civil society participatory planning citizen community leaders citizen groups budget analysis markets local government policy cycle international development governance indicators civic engagement access indicators public hearings service delivery social development rule of law public contracts marginalized groups grants project design participation mechanisms access to information grant accountability transparency best practices budget process participation survey constitutional bodies citizen feedback stakeholders consultations social accountability public awareness social accountability mechanisms citizen expectations decision making constructive engagement corruption trends regulatory quality regulation citizen engagement citizens human rights commission participatory tools governance local community budget information human rights project implementation pra social audit security effective participation systematic assessments social audits collaborative research public sector performance investment climate public participation public finances poverty partners business environment local participation community ownership facilitators government service providers stakeholder community primary education budget preparation public accountability budget priorities outreach transport costs public sector management governance outcomes stakeholder engagement participatory projects community radio service auditing service providers human development public service delivery growth Kenya has embarked on a highly ambitious decentralization that seeks to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens under the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution and new legal framework place a strong emphasis on strengthening public participation. This paper summarizes findings and analysis from five working papers and case studies reviewing opportunities and challenges for strengthening public participation in Kenya’s newly decentralized system. It provides a consolidated list of recommendations emerging from all the working papers. 2015-04-01T20:55:48Z 2015-04-01T20:55:48Z 2015-02 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21663 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Group, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Public Sector Study Africa Kenya
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topic public officials
participatory approaches
advocacy
budget cycle
focus group
economic growth
local authorities
participants
consultation
bribery
civil servants
civic organizations
financial management
intended beneficiaries
performance monitoring
village
income
performance criteria
target groups
consultative process
good governance
services
community scorecards
discrimination
preparation
civil society actors
local governance
accountability mechanisms
budget transparency
budget literacy
focus group discussions
incentives
capacity building
governance problems
parliament
social accountability initiatives
corruption
misuse of funds
stakeholder involvement
national level
budget formulation
beneficiaries
oversight
access to health
mobilization
civil society organizations
community participation
credibility
enabling environment
poverty reduction
civic education
collaboration
community members
accountability systems
institutions
social service
participatory processes
auditor general
performance indicators
feasibility
contracts
citizen participation
civil society
participatory planning
citizen
community leaders
citizen groups
budget analysis
markets
local government
policy cycle
international development
governance indicators
civic engagement
access
indicators
public hearings
service delivery
social development
rule of law
public contracts
marginalized groups
grants
project design
participation mechanisms
access to information
grant
accountability
transparency
best practices
budget process
participation
survey
constitutional bodies
citizen feedback
stakeholders
consultations
social accountability
public awareness
social accountability mechanisms
citizen expectations
decision making
constructive engagement
corruption trends
regulatory quality
regulation
citizen engagement
citizens
human rights commission
participatory tools
governance
local community
budget information
human rights
project implementation
pra
social audit
security
effective participation
systematic assessments
social audits
collaborative research
public sector performance
investment climate
public participation
public finances
poverty
partners
business environment
local participation
community ownership
facilitators
government service providers
stakeholder
community
primary education
budget preparation
public accountability
budget priorities
outreach
transport costs
public sector management
governance outcomes
stakeholder engagement
participatory projects
community radio
service
auditing
service providers
human development
public service delivery
growth
spellingShingle public officials
participatory approaches
advocacy
budget cycle
focus group
economic growth
local authorities
participants
consultation
bribery
civil servants
civic organizations
financial management
intended beneficiaries
performance monitoring
village
income
performance criteria
target groups
consultative process
good governance
services
community scorecards
discrimination
preparation
civil society actors
local governance
accountability mechanisms
budget transparency
budget literacy
focus group discussions
incentives
capacity building
governance problems
parliament
social accountability initiatives
corruption
misuse of funds
stakeholder involvement
national level
budget formulation
beneficiaries
oversight
access to health
mobilization
civil society organizations
community participation
credibility
enabling environment
poverty reduction
civic education
collaboration
community members
accountability systems
institutions
social service
participatory processes
auditor general
performance indicators
feasibility
contracts
citizen participation
civil society
participatory planning
citizen
community leaders
citizen groups
budget analysis
markets
local government
policy cycle
international development
governance indicators
civic engagement
access
indicators
public hearings
service delivery
social development
rule of law
public contracts
marginalized groups
grants
project design
participation mechanisms
access to information
grant
accountability
transparency
best practices
budget process
participation
survey
constitutional bodies
citizen feedback
stakeholders
consultations
social accountability
public awareness
social accountability mechanisms
citizen expectations
decision making
constructive engagement
corruption trends
regulatory quality
regulation
citizen engagement
citizens
human rights commission
participatory tools
governance
local community
budget information
human rights
project implementation
pra
social audit
security
effective participation
systematic assessments
social audits
collaborative research
public sector performance
investment climate
public participation
public finances
poverty
partners
business environment
local participation
community ownership
facilitators
government service providers
stakeholder
community
primary education
budget preparation
public accountability
budget priorities
outreach
transport costs
public sector management
governance outcomes
stakeholder engagement
participatory projects
community radio
service
auditing
service providers
human development
public service delivery
growth
Finch, Christopher
Omolo, Annette
Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government
geographic_facet Africa
Kenya
description Kenya has embarked on a highly ambitious decentralization that seeks to fundamentally change the relationship between government and citizens under the 2010 Constitution. The Constitution and new legal framework place a strong emphasis on strengthening public participation. This paper summarizes findings and analysis from five working papers and case studies reviewing opportunities and challenges for strengthening public participation in Kenya’s newly decentralized system. It provides a consolidated list of recommendations emerging from all the working papers.
format Working Paper
author Finch, Christopher
Omolo, Annette
author_facet Finch, Christopher
Omolo, Annette
author_sort Finch, Christopher
title Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government
title_short Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government
title_full Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government
title_fullStr Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government
title_full_unstemmed Building Public Participation in Kenya’s Devolved Government
title_sort building public participation in kenya’s devolved government
publisher World Bank Group, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21663
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