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CIDPs can transform our economy @KenyaGovernors. Learn about the policy choices made by @govsingapore @OhioState @_BaltimoreCity to build resilient economies @ipfkenya @IBPKenya @MzalendoWatch @TISAKenya @OpenBudgets @CoB_Kenya @KeBudgetTalk @NEDemocracy youtu.be/4B_hGntWzLc

"Devolution is the Cornerstone of our 2010 Kenyan Constitution and it’s our best fit to fast track the achievement of the Kenya Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals." #governorsbaraza #SDGs #KenyaGovernors #LeaveNoOneBehind

@ElgeyoMarakwetC @emcassembly @Nandi029 @UGC_TheChampion @NakuruCountyGov @NrbCitizenBunge @Baringo_county @NMS_Kenya @CCNairobi @KisumuCountyKE @MombasaCountyKe @Machakos_Gov @OfficialMakueni @NyandaruaCG018 @County_20 @KajiadoGov @kerichocountygv @KisiiCounty045

CIDPs can transform our economy @KenyaGovernors. Learn about the policy choices made by @govsingapore @OhioState @_BaltimoreCity to build resilient economies @ipfkenya @IBPKenya @MzalendoWatch @TISAKenya @OpenBudgets @CoB_Kenya @KeBudgetTalk @NEDemocracy youtu.be/4B_hGntWzLc

CIDPs are crucial dev'p blueprints for counties. As @KenyaGovernors race against time to formulate this blueprint, this 2.30 min video offers insights youtu.be/4J1Jw0t7gWg @ipfkenya @IBPKenya @MzalendoWatch @KeBudgetTalk @NEDemocracy @jmlakin @RealNicdee @emmanuelkongin

How new inflation taxes will slash 35,000 jobs. Manufacturers estimate that Kenya will lose over 35,000 jobs and billions in taxes if KRA implements the 6.3 percent inflation adjustment on excise duty. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/data-hub/ho… via @BD_Africa

Treasury asks MPs to unlock Sh39bn county allocations. Out of the Sh39 billion stuck at the Treasury, Sh7 billion is conditional grants from the National Government share while Sh32 billion is donor funds meant for specific projects. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/tre… via @BD_Africa

The national government of Kenya has started the formulation process of the budget for 2023/24. This is the budget that will be implemented starting the 1st of July 2023. If you would like to influence the budget priorities, then the dates in this document should be in your plan.

#TBT to the #OGPWeek when we held a meeting with national and local @ogpkenya actors under the theme "Bringing Open Government to Life". We spoke to a few of the local OGP actors and here's what they said youtube.com/watch?v=V30q_E… cc @OGI_Kenya @Nandi029 @Twaweza_Ke

#CitizensAssemblies are being used to decide an increasingly diverse array of policies. Tune into this webinar this weekend to hear the results of an assembly on genome editing. peoplepowered.org/events-content…

Ruto faces the return of costly foreign loans in first year. Kenya turned to the multilateral institutions for concessional loans in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the revenues and limiting access to commercial loan markets. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/rut… via @BD_Africa

H.E President @WilliamsRuto #StartingStrong with #commitments & #Action on #strengthening independent institutions. Appoints Judges as first act. Funds to #Judiciary & #Police. @StateHouseKenya @opengovpart @SingoeiAKorir @pthigo @josephpowell @moekariuki @Kenyajudiciary

The Office thanks His Excellency, President @WilliamsRuto for his commitment to ensure that oversight institutions, which include the @OAG_Kenya are adequately funded in order to effectively execute their mandates. #SwearingIn Speech. #EnhancingAccountability.

In addition to being very costly, consumption subsidy interventions are prone to abuse, they distort markets &create uncertainty, including artificial shortages of the very products being subsidised, Dr Ruto said. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/rut…

NEXT WEEK: If you use an online platform to engage your public, you'll want to participate. Register now! codeforall.org/summit-2022 #civictech @CodeforAll Featured panelists: @AfroLeadership_ @epetrikevich @CivicTechAfrica @INM_voix

"No matter how you measure it, democracy is declining substantially across the globe — but that the extent of the change is also uncertain and limited." This is why we work so hard to build #ParticipatoryDemocracy. @digg digg.com/society/link/d…

Allocations to Commissions & Independent Offices 👇

How Kenya's unemployment rate rose highest in E. Africa. The Kenyan economy has grown by an average of 5.0 percent, but this growth has come from capital-intensive infrastructure projects which have not trickled down to the average citizen. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/data-hub/ho… via @BD_Africa

List of members nominated to the National Assembly and Senate. #13thParliament.

Poor budget formulation has a snowballing effect in that it negatively impacts budget credibility and the service delivery to the citizens. Here is the link between poor budget formulation and its effects on the budget credibility >>youtu.be/NEmmmvyN4d0. Share, like subscribe.

Kenya's apex court unanimously dismisses the election challenge and upholds William Ruto's presidential election win. The full judgment of the six presidential petitions to be issued after 21 days #SupremeCourtruling scok