Public Participation the Kenyan Conundrum

In the last couple of weeks they have been a number of public  protests from a number of counties Nairobi, Mombasa and lately Kiambu.

 The point of contention is that the three fold increase in taxation, market fees and other fees.The argument from the public  as they dodge the police tear gas is that they were not consulted.
The Kenyan conundrum is that we are yet to enact clear policy and legal frameworks for Public participation. the public is attempting to articulate this reality.

 The constitution  and other legislation has provided for public participation however how we roll this out is not only context related but has to be clearly spelt out in a policy framework.

This is the challenge that the county governments have to address in the coming months. clear policy on public participation that leads to meaningful public participation that lead to better governance in East Africa