Provident community initiative

Budget advocacy in the Coast region continues to be shaped by persistent service delivery gaps and limited citizen influence. This week, the Coast Regional Budget Hub held a two-day engagement; an inception meeting and a finance training for Budget Facilitators and Champions.

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @KeTreasury Borrowing should be guided by Chapter 12 of the CoK 2010 on public finance and it should include citizen participation in decision-making and empower courts or oversight institutions to enforce accountability. #CitizenDebtWatch @Provident_KE

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @TIKenya @TISAKenya @KeTreasury @Pawa254 Kenya must cut wasteful recurrent spending and borrow only for projects that deliver real public benefits. Otherwise, debt will continue to burden future generations. #CitizenDebtWatch @Provident_KE

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @Pawa254 @KeTreasury @Kenyajudiciary could be the best hope in providing judicial review, and become an important safeguard in preventing unconstitutional borrowing and odious debt. #CitizensDebtWatch @nisisikenya @Provident_KE @theelephantinfo @Shamir_Activist

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @Pawa254 @KeTreasury Continuous public dialogue on mainstream & social media can enhance citizens’ voices in the monitoring of debt-funded projects. When communities share what they see on the ground, it strengthens transparency & accountability. #CitizenDebtWatch @nisisikenya @Provident_KE

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @Pawa254 @KeTreasury Build county coalitions that provide knowledge, information & capacity build organization & citizens in monitoring of debt-funded projects to strengthen accountability and ensure transparency #CitizensDebtWatch @nisisikenya @theelephantinfo @Provident_KE

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @Pawa254 @KeTreasury Enhance capacity building efforts for citizens to be able to track & monitor public debt -funded projects at the community level to ensure transparency in public funds, value for money & better service delivery. #CitizebDebtWatch @Provident_KE @OkoaUchumi_KE @nisisikenya

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @Pawa254 @KeTreasury True public participation must go beyond budget hearings. If citizens are the ones who repay the debt, they should also be informed & consulted before billions are borrowed in their name. #CitizenDebtWatch @nisisikenya @Shamir_Activist @TISAKenya @Provident_KE @OkoaUchumi_KE

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @KeTreasury Public debt is borne by citizens. Under the principles of transparency & accountability in the CoK 2010, loan agreements should be accessible 2 public. Open the agreements, disclose the conditions, & allow scrutiny. #CitizenDebtWatch @Provident_KE @nisisikenya @Shamir_Activist

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @KeTreasury We the people MUST demand openness in all loan agreements. As the sovereign under the CoK 2010, we are the ones who ultimately bear the burden of public debt. Transparency is our right. #CitizenDebtWatch @nisisikenya @theelephantinfo @Provident_KE

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @KeTreasury Meaningfully engaging ourselves in public finance conversation at both levels of the government and ask question about how our money is being spent & demand accountability where necessary. #CitizentDebtWatch @Provident_KE @theelephantinfo @nisisikenya

@Maskani254 The parliament, specifically MPs who move and support opaque/odious public debt, MUST be held personally responsible for that debt. #CitizenDebtWatch @Provident_KE @nisisikenya @Shamir_Activist

@Maskani254 Parliment have abjected their oversight role as enshrined in the CoK2010, becoming a rubber stamp of the executive. Shame on them. #CitizenDebtWatch @theelephantinfo @nisisikenya @Provident_KE @Kalicha01 @Shamir_Activist

The government of that period MUST provide detailed information how those loans were used and if NOT they should be fully responsible on the matter. Everyone should carry their own cross. #CitizenDebtWatch @theelephantinfo @nisisikenya @Provident_KE @TISAKenya

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