Women & Governance
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2027 Polls: Why Preventing Political Violence Must Start with Party Primaries
Political party primaries and nominations have emerged as a key battleground in efforts to prevent election related violence ahead of the 2027 General Election. Stakeholders at the Amani Conference convened by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) warned that political violence cannot be addressed only during the election period, arguing that tensions often begin…
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Bungoma’s women and disability empowerment plans hit a policy hurdle
Bungoma County’s plans to support women and persons with disabilities are facing a policy hurdle after Members of the County Assembly questioned the failure to act following the lapse of regulations governing the county’s empowerment funds. The issue emerged as the County Assembly Committee on Gender, Culture and Social Welfare, chaired by Jack Kawa, scrutinised…
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Nakuru’s Fire Response Under Scrutiny as Assembly Pushes for Stations in Every Sub-County
Nakuru County’s ability to respond to fires is facing scrutiny, with the County Assembly’s Committee on Disaster Management pushing for fully equipped fire stations in every sub-county. The push follows a petition by Nakuru resident Alvin Njoroge Kamau, who raised concerns over the county’s response to fires affecting markets, schools and homes. Kamau told the…
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Parliamentarians Back Bill to Expand Library network to Counties
The National Assembly has passed the County Library Services Bill, 2024, setting out a framework for the establishment and management of library services across the 47 counties. The Bill, sponsored by Senator Joyce Kipkoech Korir, seeks to give county governments responsibility for providing library services, implementing national library policies and standards, and identifying training needs…
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Machakos budget standoff: What happens when MCAs and the governor disagree on how county money should be spent?
The dispute over Machakos County’s Sh17.8 billion budget for the 2026/27 financial year offers a glimpse into one of the most important questions facing devolution: who decides how public money is spent? The disagreement between Governor Wavinya Ndeti’s administration and Members of the County Assembly is not simply about figures in a budget document, it…
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From KICC to the counties: Can Beyond 2030 put citizens at the centre of Kenya’s next development plan?
President William Ruto has defended the Beyond 2030 national conversation, saying it is part of the constitutional requirement to involve Kenyans in shaping national policies and development plans. Speaking on Wednesday at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, where the national dialogue was launched, Ruto said public participation is no longer optional under…
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How weak imprest controls are leaving millions of county funds unaccounted for
County governments are struggling to keep track of millions of shillings issued to officials as cash advances, exposing weaknesses in financial controls and raising questions about how public money is monitored after it leaves county coffers. Audit reports for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years show that more than Sh500 million in county imprests was…
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How Well Are Counties Managing Money?
Embu has emerged as Kenya’s best-performing county in fiscal management, while Kisumu sits at the bottom of a new assessment that raises wider questions about how counties are managing public money and what this means for service delivery. The 2024/25 County Fiscal Performance Measurement Index by the Parliamentary Budget Office provides more than a league…
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Waiguru Tops Politrack Governors’ Performance Index as Agriculture, Health and Water Drive Rankings
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has emerged as Kenya’s best-performing governor in a new assessment that measured how county governments have delivered on agriculture, health and water services over the past four years. The Politrack Africa Thematic Performance Index 2022–2026 ranked governors using a composite score based on service delivery in the three devolved sectors alongside…
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