Digital platform that promotes budget transparency and public engagement on how the government raises and spends public resources in Kenya.Founder @KenyaVMF
Thread 1/3 #AdvocacyWin# It was a pleasure meeting Honourable Kasanga MCA Wamunyu Ward who serves as the Deputy Chair of Budget Appropriation Committee and Honourable Katiti MCA Muthetheni Ward who serves as the Chair Youth Committee at the County Assembly of Machakos.
3/3 Budget Champions had to prioritize the projects they would like the ward administrator to follow up on and they unanimously stated need to advocate for the completion of staff quarters at Wamunyu Health Center to improve service delivery.They submitted memo to ward admin.
2/3 The training began by the budget champions undergoing training on the budget making process and they later grouped themselves according to the sub location they come from for them to identify their needs which they would present to policy makers.
1/3 @KenyaVmf hosted a one day training of budget cells in Wamunyu Ward,Machakos County under the Strengthening Public Accountability and Responsiveness in Kenya #SPARKe program supported by @UraiaTrust
3/3 As a result of the round table meeting with the MCAs,the Youth Empowerment Act 2022 was passed by the County Assembly of Machakos .Recently Public Participation was conducted on the Youth Empowerment Act 2022 by the County Executive.This is one of the fruits of our advocacy.
2/3 The Youth Committee are the ones who listened to our concerns as @KenyaVmf and Youth Civil Society Organizations in Machakos County regarding the Youth Memo we submitted last year to the committee regarding non passage of the Youth Empowerment Bill 2022.
Thread 1/3 #AdvocacyWin# It was a pleasure meeting Honourable Kasanga MCA Wamunyu Ward who serves as the Deputy Chair of Budget Appropriation Committee and Honourable Katiti MCA Muthetheni Ward who serves as the Chair Youth Committee at the County Assembly of Machakos.
Induction meeting for #KarakanaZaBajeti Training series.
40 new champions will be trained for 9 months by @coast_hub
This training program is designed to equip Budget champions with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively engage in the budget-making process.
It was an absolute pleasure to train Makueni County Government ward and sub county administrators and civil society organizations on budget tracking with regard to climate finance.Thanks Centre for Social Planning and Administrative Development for the opportunity to facilitate.
Unveiling our 1st research in the health sector in Machakos County which assessed supplies of medical drugs and vaccines at level 4 and 5 public health facilities. We disseminated findings to County Assembly Budget Appropriation Committee .The research is available on our website
We are grateful as @KenyaVmf for our CEO to have received the invite from County Commissioner Machakos County to attend the dissemination forum on the Fourth Medium Term Plan 2023-2027 during the dissemination exercise.
@MbitiVioleta was a speaker and shared on the impact Finance Bill 2024 will have on youth.Thanks @siasaplace and @YouthAliveKenya for the opportunity. You are welcome to listen in to the recording.
Kenya has tapped US$1.2 billion financing from the World Bank through Development Policy Operation (DPO) VI.
Funding breakdown:
1. US$850.0M is credit from IBRD
2. US$300.0M is credit from IDA
3. US$50.0M is a grant from IDA
Here's the fine print of this financing & what Kenya has committed to
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