Public Participation (KE0021)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Not Attached
Action Plan Cycle: 2018
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Senate
Support Institution(s): Other actors involved - government Office of the Deputy President, Office of the President, Council of Governors (CoG) Other actors involved - CSOs, private sector, working groups, Multilaterals etc Mzalendo, INFONET Africa, CRECO, International Budget Partnership (IBP), Institute of Public Finance Kenya (IPFK). Katiba Institute, Well Told Story, TISA, Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations (KARA), Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Kenya,
Policy Areas
Capacity Building, E-Government, Judiciary, Justice, Legislation & Regulation, Legislature, Participation in Budget Processes, Public Participation, Public Service DeliveryDescription
Commitment 4: Public Participation
We will work together to improve public participation in development
decision making for better and responsive service delivery
Objective:
To operationalize the Constitutional requirement of public participation on all
matters of policy, decision making and service delivery in Kenya.
Status quo:
We currently do not have a public participation legislation at national level that
provide a general framework for effective public participation as per our
constitutional principles of democracy and participation of the people. Public
participation process is often unstructured and undertaken in a manner that is
contrary to the principles of democracy. There is also little capacity building on
the citizens to enable them engage in the process from an informed, structured
and meaningful way. More often, the process is perceived as expensive, tedious
and time consuming. Citizens are often ill informed when participating in public
forums, thereby compromising the quality of their participation.
Ambition
Design a whole-of-government program that supports meaningful, open, public
participation into National and County Governments and empowers oversight
bodies to hold Governments to Account. More specifically, Public participation in
budget sector hearings by the National Government will be more open and
inclusive. Progressively these hearings should be more open to a larger number
of stakeholders and be held at the county level as well. This was also a key ask
in the Budget and Appropriations Committee report on the budget estimates for
2018/19.
Lead implementing Organization
The Senate
Contact Person:
Hon. Fatuma Dullo
Senate Deputy Majority Leader
+254 707 165 221
Timeline
September 2018 to May 2020
OGP values
Access to information, Public accountability, Citizen Engagement, Use of Technology
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New or ongoing commitment
New
Other actors involved - government
Office of the Deputy President, Office of the President, Council of Governors (CoG)
Other actors involved - CSOs, private sector, working groups, Multilaterals etc
Mzalendo, INFONET Africa, CRECO, International Budget Partnership (IBP), Institute of
Public Finance Kenya (IPFK). Katiba Institute, Well Told Story, TISA, Kenya Alliance of
Resident Associations (KARA), Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Kenya,
Verifiable and measurable milestones to
fulfil the commitment
New or
ongoing
Start date End date
15. Fastrack the enactment of the Public
Participation Law in Senate
Ongoing September
2018
November
2019
16. Making senate committee proceedings
open by deploying live stream capabilities.
New April
2019
July
2020
17. Develop technology tools and platforms
(Web, SMS) to enhance citizens
participation and feedback (311 type
applications and Petitions)
New May
2019
July
2020
18. Develop an Open Government
Commitment indicators and online Tracker
New March
2019
July
2020
19. Open up Court User Committee (CUC)
complaints and resolution, including the
judiciary ombudsman complaints portal.
New May
2019
July
2020
20. Digitize and make publicly accessible,
Government Performance Contracts for
public scrutiny, monitoring and citizen
feedback
New June
2019
July
2020
21. Roll out a public participation and
engagement campaign in atleast 3
Counties, to sensitize citizens on the
Constitutional provisions, the Public
Participation legislations, tools and
platforms that facilitate engagement with
policy and decision makers.
New June
2019
July
2020
Commitments
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Beneficial Ownership
KE0018, 2018, Beneficial Ownership
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Open Contracting
KE0019, 2018, Capacity Building
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Open Geo-Spatial Data for Development
KE0020, 2018, E-Government
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Public Participation
KE0021, 2018, Capacity Building
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Governance Indices
KE0022, 2018, Capacity Building
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Open Government Resiliency
KE0023, 2018, Capacity Building
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More Transparent and Participatory Development of Climate Polices at the National and Subnational Level
KE0010, 2016, E-Government
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Enhancing Preventive and Punitive Mechanisms in the Fight Against Corruption and Unethical Practices
KE0011, 2016, Anti-Corruption Institutions
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Enhance Transparency in the Legislative Process
KE0012, 2016, E-Government
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Publish Oil and Gas Contracts
KE0013, 2016, Extractive Industries
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Ensure Greater Transparency Around Bids and Contracts
KE0014, 2016, Anti-Corruption Institutions
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Create Transparent Public Procurement Process, Public Oversight of Expenditure and Ensure Value-For-Money Towards Citizen Priorities
KE0015, 2016, Anti-Corruption Institutions
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Improving Access to Government Budget Information and Creating Wider and More Inclusive Structures for Public Participation
KE0016, 2016, E-Government
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Enhance Right to Information
KE0017, 2016, Capacity Building
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Improving Transparency in Electoral Processes: 1.A. Definition of Electoral Boundaries and Name.
KE0001, 2012, Media & Telecommunications
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Improving Transparency in Electoral Processes: 2.B. Voting Information Online
KE0002, 2012, E-Government
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Promoting Public Participation: 1.B. End-To-End Service Delivery Portal
KE0003, 2012, E-Government
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Promoting Public Participation: 1.D. Public Complaints Portal
KE0004, 2012, E-Government
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Promoting Public Participation: 2.C. Kenya Action Plan Online
KE0005, 2012, OGP
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Promoting Public Participation: 1.C. Open Data Portal
KE0006, 2012, Education
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Improving Transparency in the Judiciary: 2.A. Public Vetting of Judges and Case Allocation System
KE0007, 2012, E-Government
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Open Budgets: 3.a. Improve Kenya's OBI Index
KE0008, 2012, Fiscal Transparency
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Open Budgets: 3.B. Increase Public Participation in Budgetary Processes
KE0009, 2012, Fiscal Transparency