by Jared Ombonya | Apr 23, 2024 | Blog, News
The 1st Civil Society – Media Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 7th December 2023. It culminated in the adoption of the “Boulevard Resolutions”, a series of adopted resolutions on legal and administrative actions that negatively impact civic space, including...
by Jared Ombonya | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog, News
In a project that was rolled out 2years ago to strengthen the capacity of civil society organization and create an enabling environment for achievement of SDGs in Kenya, CSOs and community groups in the counties of Turkana, Kitui, Kwale and Kilifi attributes their...
by Jared Ombonya | Dec 10, 2023 | Blog, News
In a conference convened by PEN KENYA in collaboration with Civic Freedoms Forum (CFF), Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA), Members of the fourth estate among other civil society organizations to deliberate on the shrinking civic space in Kenya, mainly to...
by Jared Ombonya | Nov 18, 2023 | Blog, News
Kitui County Government has had difficulties in streamlining public participation in the county alleging the exorbitant budgetary allocation in the draft bill and other pressing county needs such as water, health which they have in turn channeled more funds towards...
by Jared Ombonya | Nov 12, 2023 | Blog, News
Since independence, there has never been a regulatory framework for the Community-Based Organizations and other Community Groups such as self-help groups in Kenya. Community Groups remained a creation of the Executive Arm of Government under the Department of Gender...
by Jared Ombonya | Aug 6, 2023 | Blog, News
A policy document does not become defunct just because one or two legislations have been enacted based on its recommendations. While some state officers hold strong positions that once the recommendations of a policy documents have been implemented then that document...