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 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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Main Authors:	Rose, Jonathan, Omolo, Annette
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-10
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17556
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