Connecting Citizens to the State: practical Reflections on how Community conversations model promotes systematic, effective and sustained public participation in devolved counties in Kenya – AJHSSR

Connecting Citizens to the State: practical Reflections on how Community conversations model promotes systematic, effective and sustained public participation in devolved counties in Kenya

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Connecting Citizens to the State: practical Reflections on how Community conversations model promotes systematic, effective and sustained public participation in devolved counties in Kenya

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ABSTRACT : This discussion paper reflects on the ideals of community conversation as one of the effective approaches to promoting meaningful public participation, particularly to unorganized and vulnerable citizenry. The author describe the concept of community conversations and the experience of implementing this concept in select rural and urban areas of Kenya under a three-year European Union (EU) funded project, Enabling
Devolved Governance through Inclusive and Systematic Citizen Participation implemented between 2015 to 2017 in Kisumu and Marsabit Counties in Kenya. The project was implemented over a period of three years led by Concern Worldwide and partners-Kenya Medical Education Trust (KMET) and Pastoral Integrated Support
Project (PISP)