Konrad Adenauer Foundation together with its partners of the Partnership for Transformational Devolution (PTD) held a one-day networking event with other civil society organizations (CSO) working on devolution at the KAS Office in Nairobi on the 12th April. The CSOs from different regions in Kenya had the possibility to connect with each other and to identify potential cooperation and synergies.

Policy brief on devolution

During her presentation former Commissioner Rose Osoro pointed out key issues for a more effective and accountable devolution process such as Public Financial Management, Intergovernmental Relations, Corruption, Public Participation and Networks for Peer to Peer Learning and Innovation. Based on the key issues the participants discussed their experiences of the last 5 years and drafted a policy brief. It also includes concrete policy recommendations that could help to further develop the devolution process. “The idea was to connect civil society actors and affect decision makers. Therefore, we will present the results of the meeting to high-ranking policy makers at the upcoming 5th Annual Devolution Conference in Kakamega”, explains Thomas Tödtling, Director of the KAS Program on Devolution.