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The November 2024 Pan-African Leadership Sawubona will be a groundbreaking summit to collectively reflect, rethink, reimagine and re-strategize how to advance women’s political agency and leadership on the continent in the drive toward the Africa We Want. Bisrat, from Ethiopia, shared some insights ahead of the Pan-Afrikan Leadership Sawubona!💃📷 "Discussing the evolving landscape of feminists in tech to challenge the existing power structures." Tag inspiring feminist tech leaders from Africa.😌😎 Register to attend online here: https://lnkd.in/dXiizsrA #LeadershipSawubona UN Women Gender Is My Agenda Campaign - GIMAC Network FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network Futurelect

The Kenya Open Government Partnership (OGP) cluster members from Commitment 2 and 6 of the 5th National Action Plan (NAP V) - Digital Governance and Public Participation, Legislative & Fiscal Openness – today reviewed the Public Participation Bill 2024. Link to the NAP V ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dM9ADmty This was aimed at reviewing the provisions of the Bill, collating views, and drafting the memorandum that will be submitted ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. The proposal seeks to create a framework that defines and prescribes conditions to be met for government arms, institutions, and agencies to conduct public participation efficiently, meaningfully and inclusively. Leading the review of the Bill, our programmes officer, Grace Naiserian, highlighted previous public participation legislations that have attempted to breathe life into Articles 10 & 118 of the Constitution. In this Bill, Grace highlighted:  ✔️ Roles of the Responsible Authority that varies by public institutions ✔️ General guidelines for public participation  ✔️ Drawbacks of the Bill and  ✔️ Consequences of the Bill While collating views, participants addressed the provisions in the Bill’s clauses, drawing from previous court pronouncements on public participation, local and global best practices, and the Kenyan context of civic education and engagement. The Bill, if assented into law, would form the basis on the national legal framework on public participation in Kenya and address pertinent issues on meaningful involvement of citizens, especially in the process of enactment of laws in Kenya. The deadline for submission of views on the bill is tomorrow, 30th October 2024. Link to the Bill ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dr2qPqjd

Last week, we paid a courtesy visit to Kakamega County, the newest member of the Open Government Partnership. We discussed strategies for advancing public awareness on OGP as the county work towards creating its first Local Action Plan. #OGPKenya

Are you a civil society organization (CSO) passionate about human rights, accessibility, and inclusion online? We're conducting a survey to understand how CSOs can be better involved in shaping internet governance policies. Why is this important? Many important decisions about the internet are made at international forums, but often without enough voices from the Global South and developing countries. This means crucial issues like online safety, access, and equality can be overlooked. What will we do with your input? We shall use your responses to develop recommendations and share best practices to empower CSOs to have a greater impact. The findings will be presented at the Internet Governance Forum later this year. Take the survey now. (Deadline: October 14th, 2024).

The November 2024 Pan-African Leadership Sawubona will be a groundbreaking summit to collectively reflect, rethink, reimagine and re-strategize how to advance women’s political agency and leadership on the continent in the drive toward the Africa We Want. LALA TOURAY from The Gambia, will be attending the Pan-Afrikan Leadership Sawubona!💃🔥 Register to attend online here: https://lnkd.in/dXiizsrA #LeadershipSawubona Lala Touray UN Women Gender Is My Agenda Campaign - GIMAC Network FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communication Network

We are seeking a consultant to develop training manuals for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Digital Governance Framework, Safety, and Emerging Trends. Click "Read More" on this link to access the full terms of reference: https://lnkd.in/dA6WThg7 Interested persons should submit their proposals to [email protected] by 5pm, 29th October 2024. #Consultancy #ikoKaziKE

Have you registered to be part of the Pan-Afrikan Leadership Sawubona yet? The November 2024 Pan-African Leadership Sawubona will be a groundbreaking summit to collectively reflect, rethink, reimagine and re-strategize how to advance women’s political agency and leadership on the continent in the drive toward the Africa We Want. Register to attend online here: https://lnkd.in/dXiizsrA #LeadershipSawubona

On our latest blog: Will the shift from NHIF to SHIF result in a significant change, or will it be a case of "same monkeys, different forest"? Have a read here: https://lnkd.in/drEM-eac

DID YOU KNOW? The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No.2) Bill seeks to to increase the term of President from five years to seven years. The Bill was read a first time in the Senate on 26th September 2024 and is currently undergoing public participation. The Bill also contains several other provisions. Let's have a closer look at the Bill's proposals - Involvement of both the Senate and the National Assembly in the approval of an extension of a state of emergency. - To include locally raised revenue in counties as part of the revenue which the Senate would be mandated to oversight - Extend the term of a Member of Parliament from five years to seven years. - To provide for the leadership and the order of precedence in the Senate. - To limit the definition of a money bill to only Bills that address tax-related matters. Submit your views on the Bill via: [email protected] #EyeOnParliamentKE #PublicParticipationKE