Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya
Kenya's new Constitution mandates a new era of public participation in government, particularly in the 47 new County Governments. Despite the limited participation in decisions regarding the vast majority of government spending, Kenya has a si...
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ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY TO COMMUNITIES ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUDITING BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICES BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATION BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CBO CITIZEN COMPLAINTS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZEN EXPECTATIONS CITIZEN GROUPS CITIZEN INPUT CITIZEN MONITORING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIC LEADERS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES COALITION GOVERNMENT COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSULTATION CONSULTATIONS CONSUMERS COUNCILORS COUNTY GOVERNMENTS DEMOCRACY DEVOLUTION DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DORMITORIES ELECTION ELECTIONS ENGAGING CITIZENS ENGINEER ENGINEERS EXHIBITS EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS GENDER GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HOSPITALS HOTELS HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL PARTICIPATION MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MOBILIZATION MP NATIONAL ELECTIONS OPENNESS PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY FOCUS PARTICIPATORY INITIATIVES PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PHONE CALLS POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL PROCESSES PREPARATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC WORKS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS RIGHT TO INFORMATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SETTLEMENT SOCIAL AUDIT SOCIAL AUDITS SOCIAL SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY USER CHARGES VILLAGE VOTERS YOUTH |
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ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY TO COMMUNITIES ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUDITING BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICES BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATION BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CBO CITIZEN COMPLAINTS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZEN EXPECTATIONS CITIZEN GROUPS CITIZEN INPUT CITIZEN MONITORING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIC LEADERS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES COALITION GOVERNMENT COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSULTATION CONSULTATIONS CONSUMERS COUNCILORS COUNTY GOVERNMENTS DEMOCRACY DEVOLUTION DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DORMITORIES ELECTION ELECTIONS ENGAGING CITIZENS ENGINEER ENGINEERS EXHIBITS EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS GENDER GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HOSPITALS HOTELS HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL PARTICIPATION MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MOBILIZATION MP NATIONAL ELECTIONS OPENNESS PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY FOCUS PARTICIPATORY INITIATIVES PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PHONE CALLS POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL PROCESSES PREPARATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC WORKS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS RIGHT TO INFORMATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SETTLEMENT SOCIAL AUDIT SOCIAL AUDITS SOCIAL SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY USER CHARGES VILLAGE VOTERS YOUTH Rose, Jonathan Omolo, Annette Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya |
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Kenya's new Constitution mandates a
new era of public participation in government, particularly
in the 47 new County Governments. Despite the limited
participation in decisions regarding the vast majority of
government spending, Kenya has a significant history with
direct participation in government, as this has been a
feature in several of the government's devolved funds
such as the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and Local
Authority Service Delivery Action Plans (LASDAP). The
objective of this report is to provide lessons and draw on
best practices from previous Kenyan experiences with
participation in local government, with a focus on how to
effectively implement public participation. The research
therefore seeks to prompt dialogue, ideas and action among
stakeholders to follow through on the strong mandate
provided by the Constitution, both at the national and the
county level. The report completes six case studies of
direct public participation in local government, where cases
were selected for their reputation of strong participation.
Two of the case studies looked at the operation of the Local
Authority Service Delivery Action Plans (LASDAP), which
required citizen participation as part of the decentralized
Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF). Two of the case
studies examined citizen engagement in the Constituency
Development Fund (CDF) process, through which Members of
Parliament spend discretionary funds in their local
constituencies. Finally, two case studies looked at how
citizens were engaged in overseeing the provision of water
services through Water Action Groups (WAGs), consisting of
individuals appointed by the water authority to report
citizen complaints and monitor responses by the Water
Service Providers (WSPs). |
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Rose, Jonathan Omolo, Annette |
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Rose, Jonathan Omolo, Annette |
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Rose, Jonathan |
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Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya |
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Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya |
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Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya |
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Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya |
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Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya |
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six case studies of local participation in kenya |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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okr-10986-175562021-04-23T14:03:39Z Six Case Studies of Local Participation in Kenya Rose, Jonathan Omolo, Annette ACCESSIBILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY TO COMMUNITIES ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AUDITING BENEFICIARIES BEST PRACTICES BUDGET CYCLE BUDGET FORMULATION BUDGET PROCESS BUDGETARY ALLOCATION BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS CAPACITY BUILDING CBO CITIZEN COMPLAINTS CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT CITIZEN EXPECTATIONS CITIZEN GROUPS CITIZEN INPUT CITIZEN MONITORING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIC LEADERS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES COALITION GOVERNMENT COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY ACTION COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY GROUPS COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY MEMBERS COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES CONSENSUS CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUENCY CONSTITUENTS CONSULTATION CONSULTATIONS CONSUMERS COUNCILORS COUNTY GOVERNMENTS DEMOCRACY DEVOLUTION DISTRICT GOVERNMENT DORMITORIES ELECTION ELECTIONS ENGAGING CITIZENS ENGINEER ENGINEERS EXHIBITS EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE FOCUS GROUP FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS GENDER GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT REFORM GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HOSPITALS HOTELS HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS LAWS LEGISLATION LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL OFFICIALS LOCAL PARTICIPATION MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT MOBILIZATION MP NATIONAL ELECTIONS OPENNESS PARLIAMENT PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY FOCUS PARTICIPATORY INITIATIVES PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PHONE CALLS POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICAL PROCESSES PREPARATION PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROPERTY TAXES PUBLIC PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC WORKS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS RIGHT TO INFORMATION ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SETTLEMENT SOCIAL AUDIT SOCIAL AUDITS SOCIAL SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY USER CHARGES VILLAGE VOTERS YOUTH Kenya's new Constitution mandates a new era of public participation in government, particularly in the 47 new County Governments. Despite the limited participation in decisions regarding the vast majority of government spending, Kenya has a significant history with direct participation in government, as this has been a feature in several of the government's devolved funds such as the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and Local Authority Service Delivery Action Plans (LASDAP). The objective of this report is to provide lessons and draw on best practices from previous Kenyan experiences with participation in local government, with a focus on how to effectively implement public participation. The research therefore seeks to prompt dialogue, ideas and action among stakeholders to follow through on the strong mandate provided by the Constitution, both at the national and the county level. The report completes six case studies of direct public participation in local government, where cases were selected for their reputation of strong participation. Two of the case studies looked at the operation of the Local Authority Service Delivery Action Plans (LASDAP), which required citizen participation as part of the decentralized Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF). Two of the case studies examined citizen engagement in the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) process, through which Members of Parliament spend discretionary funds in their local constituencies. Finally, two case studies looked at how citizens were engaged in overseeing the provision of water services through Water Action Groups (WAGs), consisting of individuals appointed by the water authority to report citizen complaints and monitor responses by the Water Service Providers (WSPs). 2014-04-01T18:59:46Z 2014-04-01T18:59:46Z 2013-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/10/19152069/six-case-studies-local-participation-kenya-lessons-local-authority-service-delivery-action-plan-lasdap-constituency-development-fund-cdf-water-action-groups-wags-vol-2-2 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17556 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Kenya |