<div dir="auto">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. </div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2018 2:49 PM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu) via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Kanini,<div dir="auto">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.<div dir="auto">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?</div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto">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? </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Wishing the committee all the best,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 Feb 2018 06:00, "kanini mutemi via kictanet" <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space">@Ephraim would you have details on how far KAM has come on this- would make for a good case study. <div><br></div><div>@Walu you are not yet late to the party. Your comments will be added to the Day 1 discussion. <br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 7 Feb 2018, at 12:37, Ephraim Percy Kenyanito via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-8280864114216798955m_7449203626675562875Apple-interchange-newline"><div>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">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:</font><br>
<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Integrate public
participation into county procedures:
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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mutemi via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><wbr>></span>
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><span style="font-size:14px">Dear Listers, </span>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">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. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#0433ff">Please
indulge me in answering the following questions–</font></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#0433ff">(a)
What constitutes effective public participation? </font></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#0433ff">(b)
How can we leverage on ICT to achieve effective
public participation?</font></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px"><font color="#0433ff">(c)
Please give proposals on engagements you would
like to see between the ICT community and the
Senate ICT Committee. </font></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:14px">Let us finish strong! </span></div>
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