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Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Open Day 2021

„Politics and trust“

The work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation: focusing on participation, representation, security, and innovation.

Online-Seminar

KAS Virtual Launch of Business Heroes in Kenya

Social Ecological Market Economy

In reference to the aspect of Social Market Economy, KAS Kenya ventured to follow the journey of one Kenyan Business Hero Dr. Maxwel Okoth, founder/CEO Ruai Family Hospital, RFH Healthcare Ltd, who shares his experiences in setting up his business despite the various challenges encountered. The film will thus further enhance experience sharing and discussions on how best to integrate the SEME aspect in the country.

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Mentorship Training based on the evaluation

Political Training

On the 2nd-4th of April, 2019, KAS, Kenya held a mentorship training in Mombasa, with 17 young politicians. It was a follow up on previous mentorship programs, where mentors and mentees have been taken through the process of understanding their rights, the importance of political participation, as well as getting engaged in political actions on the ground. Overall, more than 850 mentees have benefitted from the program so far, countrywide. The program further trains and strengthens the mentees in organizing and conducting their own mentorship programs as a trickle-down effect.

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Use of early-warning systems: Gathering information, technical instruments, engaging government.

The CSOs trained earlier particularly the ToTs and other facilitators will be assisted by KAS to put the knowledge learnt into action by engaging in community level trainings, this time round, in light of the ongoing government budgetary process.

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KAS Kenya Retreat with select political parties.

The forum will create opportunities for pre-selected political parties that are potentially partners of KAS Kenya to share their political parties beliefs vis-à-vis KAS Kenya’s work,their manifestos,activities and gaps therein.

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Development of strategies to integrate data from early-warning-systems into mid-term political planning.

The activity seeks to expand the political space on the use of data from Early Warning Systems in planning within the area of food security in Baringo, and West Pokot.

Discussion

Round-Table: Which framework does Kenya need for virtual markets?

The aim of the round table discussion is to stimulate discussions between entrepreneurs, politicians and IT-experts on the potential design of a framework for virtual markets in the country and this is the first of many discussions to take place.

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Training on raw material-extraction in Turkana-Capacity building in project-planning for local CSOs.

The aim of the KAS intervention is, that civil society organisations (CSOs) and the youth would become active stakeholders in the definition of the project and its effects on their livelihoods.

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Early-warning systems and resilience against drought: challenges and solutions

This activity will provide an interesting dimension towards promoting sustainable solutions to food insecurity by pitching the idea of accountable governance at the community level by community groups.

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Strengthening the role of county representatives in the implementation of the National Anti-Drought Strategy (EDE)

Strengthen the concept of contingency plan and drought preparedness for the forthcoming dry spell Jan-March and assess the socio-economic and demographic status and to build context information on early warning through contingency planning process.

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Connect & affect: Civil society meeting at KAS Office Nairobi

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.

Devolution: Media as essential oversight actors

Konrad Adenauer Foundation hosts national editors

Strengthening the role of community level representatives in the implementation of the National Anti-Drought Strategy (E

KAS together with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) in the two counties carried out a series of participatory community forum to assist the local communities in developing the said plans – a proactive process towards harnessing community governance. This emerged from the need to prepare ward level contingency plans in Baringo and West Pokot Counties ahead of the predicted delay in rainfall and subsequent pouches of drought that will last up to around March 2018.

Tour through the county capitals

During a visit in several counties Thomas Tödtling, Director of the KAS Devolution Program and other PTD-representatives met with high-ranking decision makers and senior county officials from Elgeyo Marakwet, West Pokot, Baringo and Makueni to discuss public participation, civil oversight, policy recommendations and areas of future cooperation.

“If you always do what you have always done…”

BEST PRACTICE

The exchange on best practices and lessons learnt should be part of every program. It offers the opportunity to improve implementation and to share successful methods and tools with partners and stakeholders. Therefore, KAS and the Partnership for Transformational Devolution (PTD) invited stakeholders to Nakuru.

EU Election Observers visit to the PTD Voter Education Activity

Voter Education

Voter education is an essential requirement with regard to fair, free and peaceful elections. Members of the EU Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) had a first-hand experience at how the Partnership for Transformational Devolution (PTD) project is empowering Kenyan citizens in readiness for the general elections in August 8th, 2017.

Devolution as a central pillar

PTD Meeting in Nairobi

During a meeting in Nairobi the Partnership for Transformational Devolution (PTD) planned the activities for the forthcoming months and welcomed the new Program Director.

Community forum for the preparation of an action plan for food safety

West Pokot County Community Forums on Disaster Risk Management Policy Draft

KAS together with county government of West Pokot, department of intergovernmental coordination, peace Building and disaster management conducted a three day community forum to create community awareness on the draft Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Policy. The community forums were held between the 23rd and 25th of February 2017 at Chesra, Miskwony, Takaywa, Lomut, Nakwijit and Napitiro Centres.

Issue Status Brief(ISB)

West Pokot County’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) strategy and techniques to promoting community participation

West Pokot County is one of the 23 Counties in Kenya prone to drought as the main type of disaster.Disaster loss has increased the exposure of persons and assets to a number of vulnerabilities hence generating new forms of disaster risks. The county is vulnerable to drought especially in the lowlands. Therefore,there is need to focus efforts towards disaster risk reduction integrating these dynamics into a working county policy on disaster management.

Community Level Civic Awareness and Sensitization Forums on County Governance Processes

40 Activities on the ground in the ten target Counties from August to November 2016

Social accountability is the key strategy of the Partnership for Transformational Devolution project. The members of the Citizen Oversight Forums (COFs) are the key drivers of this strategy. The project adopted community scorecard (CSC) as the main social accountability tool. CSCs are targeted around specific services and so work best at a local level, where the ‘community’ and the service being evaluated can be fairly well defined. After an intensive training on the CSC methodology, the COFs identified two health facilities for each of the target Counties.