Inclusive and Effective Citizen Engagement : Participatory Budgeting--Makueni and West Pokot Counties
The introduction of citizen engagement into law is an idea that is gaining popularity around the world. New provisions in Kenya’s Constitution enshrine openness, accountability, and public participation as guiding principles for public financial ma...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/231501494574792952/Inclusive-and-effective-citizen-engagement-participatory-budgeting-Makueni-and-West-Pokot-counties http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26669 |
| Summary: | The introduction of citizen engagement
into law is an idea that is gaining popularity around the
world. New provisions in Kenya’s Constitution enshrine
openness, accountability, and public participation as
guiding principles for public financial management. Yet,
translating participation laws into meaningful action on the
ground is no simple task. With support from the Kenya
participatory budgeting initiative (KPBI), and the
commitment from West Pokot and Makueni County leaders, PB is
being tested as a way to achieve more inclusive and
effective citizen engagement processes while complying with
national legal provisions. This report describes the PB
approach being adopted by Makueni and West Pokot counties.
It seeks to provide detailed information on the step by step
process that the two Counties have adopted and describes the
support provided by the KPBI. At the national level, the
report is mostly targeted towards PB practitioners and
county officials interested in introducing PB as part of
their budgeting cycle. The report seeks also to inform a
wider audience of PB and citizen engagement practitioners on
the Kenyan experience to date. |
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