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...
by Jared Ombonya | Jun 14, 2023 | Blog, News
PEN in collaboration with her national level partner Civic Freedoms Forum (CFF) and county based Civil Society Organization (CSO) Networks, held sensitization and advocacy meetings in the months of February, March and April 2023 on enhancement of civil society...