[kictanet] Day 3 of Talk to the Senate (2017-2022 Priorities)

Wed Feb 7 15:00:36 EAT 2018

I agree with Grace that there should be a tracking tool for bills, programs
and projects. Is there a mechanism for the recording of the public
participation sessions? Could be uploaded on relevant  You Tube channels
and websites.  A good feature could also be the introduction of a feature
to allow upvoting of items /engagement without necessarily having everyone
attend the town halls. Kenyans are engaged in civic affairs as long as it
is not participation vs their other activities  ....an E-participation
platform across different governance levels could enhance the participation
of youths and locals who have moved from the area.

On Feb 7, 2018 2:49 PM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Kanini,
> On top of the great suggestions for counties, Senate ICT Committee should
> champion use of ICTs for public participation even at Parliament. I noticed
> that for example, most of the time we are discussing a Bill, we are never
> sure of the version and Bunge does not post the same Bill/links on its site.
> Going beyond participation is feedback. We contribute our input but never
> know whether it was of any use. Why cant committee reports be uploaded
> regularly? Why can't our submissions be published so that anyone who ever
> wants to learn about the issue can see the issues behind the issue? Would
> it be possible to let the public follow the life of a Bill they have
> interest in online as it moves through the House?
> Do committees have public communication channels? It would be nice to
> follow the ICT Committee on social media to learn its agenda etc. Such
> information would somehow trickle to radio, newspapers and other media and
> hopefully contribute to diversifying local content.
> On public information, I notice that both Houses have a tv channel. But
> the channels go blank when Houses are not in session? Can Senate use the
> non live broadcasting time to show committee sessions or educate the public
> on the many aspects of the legislature?
>
> Wishing the committee all the best,
>
>
> On 7 Feb 2018 06:00, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> @Ephraim would you have details on how far KAM has come on this- would
>> make for a good case study.
>>
>> @Walu you are not yet late to the party. Your comments will be added to
>> the Day 1 discussion.
>>
>> On 7 Feb 2018, at 12:37, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> Kanini,
>>
>> FYI- The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has been helping some
>> counties to try this (via a website etc) but there's need to boost these
>> efforts:
>> Integrate public participation into county procedures:
>> https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/eblog/2015/04/02/integrate-publi
>> c-participation-into-county-procedures/
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Ephraim Percy Kenyanito
>> Legal Researcher/ Policy Analyst
>> Website: https://ephraimkenyanito.com/
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>> On 07/02/18 09:36, Barrack Otieno via kictanet wrote:
>>
>> Good morning Kanini,
>>
>> There is need for a proper framework that defines meaningful public
>> participation which should be adhered to by the National and County
>> government. KICTAnet developed a tool kit that should be considered by the
>> Senate. At the very minimum the Senate should be providing feedback
>> whenever it calls the public as it did last year during the elections
>> amendment debate, honestly the wahehimiwas earn sitting allowances while
>> the public spends their precious time to contribute to their work yet no
>> feedback is provided. We need urgent feedback on the ICT policy, we also
>> need feedback on the public participation exercise that culminated in the
>> elections amendment act.
>>
>> I would also like to take this opportunity to applaud senator Halake for
>> engaging stakeholders electronically through the KICTAnet mailing list, i
>> think the senate can take advantage of mailing lists and Social Media to
>> engage the public provided the engagement is well structured and based on a
>> public participation framework.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 7, 2018 at 9:10 AM, kanini mutemi via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Listers,
>>>
>>> Welome to the third and final day of the Talk to the Senate series. We
>>> have discussed at length the challenges facing the counties and made
>>> exciting proposals for a brighter future. We will culminate this discussion
>>> with an earnest look at how we can foster engagements between the ICT
>>> community and the legislature (think, effective public participation). The
>>> proposals we come up with could very easily be adopted into a Public
>>> Participation Bill that would dictate how counties are to conduct public
>>> participation, talk about killing two birds with one stone.
>>>
>>> Please indulge me in answering the following questions–
>>>
>>> (a) What constitutes effective public participation?
>>>
>>> (b) How can we leverage on ICT to achieve effective public participation?
>>>
>>> (c) Please give proposals on engagements you would like to see between
>>> the ICT community and the Senate ICT Committee.
>>>
>>>
>>> Let us finish strong!
>>>
>>>
>>>
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