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Public engagement and full consideration of people’s input in governance and decision making has had a great impact in development and  a satisfied citizenry. This openness and participation improves relationships and trust between decision-makers, the public and among different stakeholders.

The county government of Nandi has always endeavored to involve the citizens in all its plans and programs. It has achieved this through the implementation of various strategies such as establishment of public participation and civic education unit, Public participation and civic education act, toll free Call Centre and continuous sensitization of the public to give their views.

The county public participation and civic education unit in partnership with Kenya school of Government-Baringo, held a sensitization program on public participation for the Sub County Administrators and Community Vocal Persons from the wards countywide.

During the sensitization forum led by Dr. Michael Ang’anyo from Kenya school of Government, the session tackled matters concerning the importance of public participation, prerequisites to effective public participation, role of key actors in public participation, budget making cycle, legal framework and challenges to effective participation.

In her address during the sensitization forum the county director for public participation, Naum Keter highlighted that these Community vocal persons from the various wards will in turn sensitize the citizens on the need to take part in government plans, programs and projects. She further calls upon the citizens to make use of the toll free county call centre, 1548.

Nandi County recognizes children’s rights, fights for their space and has always championed for child protection to ensure that their rights & dignity is upheld.

It has championed for this through the Toll Free Call Centre 1548 where members of the public can call and raise issues surrounding child protection. The call center has also raised awareness on child protection through outbound calls and SMS to the general public.

This comes in timely as the African continent celebrates Day of the African Child, 2021 themed “30 years after the adoption of the Charter: accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2040 for an Africa fit for children”.

The county is partnering with Childline Kenya (116) www.childlinekenya.co.ke in creating awareness and optimizing access to child protection services as well as strengthening response to reported cases. Child Helpline 116 – Kenya

According to Emily Bett, the Call Centre Manager, Nandi county call centre has in the recent past handled over 50 cases of child related issues. She calls upon the citizens to protect children’s rights and make use of the TOLL FREE 1548 adding that the County Government of Nandi is always ready to listen and handle any issues raised.

We celebrate Kenyan Children.

Public Participation, civic education and citizen engagement is key in achieving devolution and citizen oriented governance. Nandi county is prioritizing on practices that enhance citizen involvement in service delivery. This is achieved through openness, transparency, free access to information, consultation and active engagement through dialogue and partnership

With the recent award to join Open Governance Partnership (OGP), Nandi County is progressing towards a fully fledged citizen oriented governance envisioned on ‘A citizenry empowered through an open and responsive local government’. Nandi has set its commitment on public participation& citizen engagement, open contracting & procurement and is currently developing an action plan towards achieving these commitments.

This progress is steered on by the Nandi County Public Participation and Civic Education Act that was recently adopted and the toll free county call centre (1548) that has offered the best opportunity in getting citizens views . The directorate of public participation and civic education in Partnership with Ministry of Devolution and planning today held a workshop for the key stakeholders across county departments in bid to develop guidelines for successful citizen engagement.

In her address, the CECM for Administration, Public Service and e-Government, Teresa Morogo pointed out that the county is developing guidelines for successful implementation of a comprehensive civic education program reaching out to residents at grassroot level.

The principle of public participation holds that those who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process. Thus, these developed guidelines will enable the county in the implementation of the Public Participation and Civic Education Act and enhancing citizen satisfaction.

Kapsabet Municipality manager Isaiah Keter today met a representation of Kapsabet business community comprising of Kapsabet Town Kiosk Operators led by the Chairman- Cashmir Sang to discuss the betterment of the business environment in Kapsabet town.

This team, also accompanied by the Director of the National Chamber of Commerce- Nandi, Peter Chalicha, had an opportunity to air out their challenges, discussed possible solutions and highlighted better strategies to implemented through the office of Kapsabet municipality.

Among these issues discussed include matters concerning licences, hygiene, security, safety, revenue collection, management of street families, law enforcement and utilization of resources such as water & electricity.

Speaking during the meeting, Keter said that the municipality endeavours to create a better business environment through the provision of all services as stated in the Kapsabet Municipality Charter. He further calls upon the town users to make proper use of public utilities provided to them and also feel free to point out any arising challenges.

The Human Resource Audit process in the Public Service aims at assessing the human resource output and effectiveness of its workforce. On 2nd March 2021, The County Public Service Board embarked on an HR audit process with the aim of establishing a centralized repository of employee details that the human resource management needs for planning. Staff details collated during this audit exercise will be migrated to the County Human Resource Management Information System.

Overall, the exercise seeks to ensure that the employees are correctly placed in the relevant fields of expertise to provide the desired service delivery and increase their productivity.This exercise is ongoing and is expected to end on 12th March 2021.
We urge our employees and the general public to disregard any misleading information regarding the exercise. The Board will give a comprehensive report of the Audit findings once the exercise is finalized. See the detailed Press release here

High-quality child care keeps children safe and healthy. This care and protection is key in their growth and is therefore everyone’s responsibility to enhance a safe and conducive environment for their well-being.
The county government of Nandi is committed to providing a conducive environment for the care, protection, and growth of children to achieve their potential in life.
It’s putting in many efforts especially in creating awareness on child protection and reducing their vulnerability, especially during the current long academic breaks. It is also partnering with different agencies to ensure their safety of the Children is enhanced.
Given this, today the county government signed an MOU with Child-line Kenya on awareness creation of child protection services. Childline Kenya is a National Non-governmental Organization whose mission is to promote children’s rights and enhance child protection in Kenya.
It also focuses on building the capacity of children and their guardians in advocacy on child protection as well as identifying and reporting the various cases of all forms of child abuse.
The same will also be achieved through the county toll-free call center 1548 where the public can report any cases at any time and will receive a prompt response.
Besides providing a safe environment for children, the public is therefore called upon to be vigilant about any arising cases of child abuse and report them.

Video production is an emerging trend of communication that has been embraced by Governments and Non-Governmental institutions. It is mostly used due to its engaging nature. Many people prefer watching than reading. This explains the recent interest in videos as a form of communication.

The County government of Nandi in partnership with The National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Project (NARIGP) Through Digital Green organized a 3-day training for its video production team. The training held at Allen’s Hotel in Kapsabet focused on creating instructional videos for Nandi County farmers on the 4 value chains including Avocado, dairy, poultry and Irish potatoes.

A section of the production team at the training

Nandi County is an agricultural county with more than 95% of the residents depending entirely on it to earn a living. This is why NARIGP with the County Government has partnered to ensure that farmers get the necessary support to maximize on profits.

Digital Green Lead Trainer Tonny Okuku

With new trends in the communication field, having a better video communication skill would enable farmers from the county get an edge over other farmers leading to increased sales for their produce as well attracting new funding from different organizations to support the Agricultural activities.

East Africa Digital Green Coordinator Mr. Henry Kinyua

During the training, the team were taken through the video production guidelines by Digital Green Lead Trainer Mr. Tonny Okuku which entails, community mobilization, content development, production and dissemination. The videos will be done in local dialect and the extension officers will be the link between farmers and the production team.

With this knowledge, the County production team is expected to upscale its video production of documenting development activities across the county. Already the team has been able to do videos on some success stories that includes the AI program, Mechanised Potato harvesting and coffee farming. All the videos are available on our County YouTube channel. Here is the link:

CECM Agriculture and Cooperative Development Dr. Kiplimo Lagat and Chief Officer for Agriculture Mr. Wilson Lelei at the training

Present during the meeting was County Executive Committee Member in charge of Agriculture and Cooperative Development Dr. Kiplimo Lagat, Chief Officer for Agriculture Mr. Wilson Lelei and East Africa Digital Green Coordinator Mr.  Henry Kinyua.