Practical Approaches for County Governments to Facilitate Public Participation in the Planning and Budget Process

Omolo, Annette2015-04-022015-04-022015-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21669Kenya's new Constitution and supportive legal framework contain multiple provisions requiring both national government and counties to make information publicly available and consult with citizens in planning and budgeting. Citizen participation affords county governments an opportunity to empower citizens on their operations and to deliberate, debate, and influence the allocation of public resources. This working paper presents practical approaches for Kenyan counties to implement public participation in their systems that encourage meaningful public engagement.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCITIZEN INVOLVEMENTADVOCACYBUDGET CYCLEFOCUS GROUPGOVERNORACCOUNTINGBUDGETARY ALLOCATIONSPARTICIPANTSBUSINESS COMMUNITYCONSULTATIONVILLAGEPUBLIC COMPLAINTSINCOMEINTERESTLAWSPUBLIC SECTORGOVERNMENTTARGET GROUPSDATA COLLECTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESPUBLIC SERVICESPREPARATIONREVENUESCDSPOPULAR PARTICIPATIONBUDGETARY PROCESSBUDGET LITERACYFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSAPPROPRIATION BILLCAPACITY BUILDINGPROJECTSCITIESCORRUPTIONINFORMATION GATHERINGCOUNTY GOVERNMENTSBUDGETINGBUDGET FORMULATIONOVERSIGHTMOBILIZATIONCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSPUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTMUNICIPALITIESBUDGETCOLLABORATIONLEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORKPARTICIPATORY PROCESSESFEASIBILITYRELEVANCEPUBLIC FUNDSCITIZEN PARTICIPATIONFINANCESCIVIL SOCIETYPARTICIPATORY PLANNINGOPTIONSCOMMUNITY LEADERSMPBUDGET ANALYSISPARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONLEGISLATIONPUBLIC FINANCEACCESSNEGOTIATIONSREPRESENTATIVESCOMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONSSOCIAL EQUITYLOANSSERVICE DELIVERYBUDGET PLANNINGPUBLIC DEBATESGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSLEGAL FRAMEWORKFINANCEMARGINALIZED GROUPSGRANTSPUBLICEXPENDITUREDEVOLUTIONEQUITYELECTIONSACCOUNTABILITYTRANSPARENCYPUBLIC EXPENDITUREBUDGET PROCESSCAPITAL PROJECTSPARTICIPATORY RURAL APPRAISALPARTICIPATIONBUDGET CALENDARPOLICY MAKERSCAPACITY CONSTRAINTSSTAKEHOLDERSBUDGETSSOCIAL MAPPINGINVESTOR CONFIDENCESOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITYREPORTSPARTICIPATORY BUDGETINGURBAN AREASINTEREST GROUPSDECISION MAKINGPARTICIPATORY PROCESSSPATIAL PLANNINGCITIZEN ENGAGEMENTTREASURYBUDGET PERFORMANCEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPUBLIC RESOURCESPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONINVESTORMUNICIPALITYPRACITIZENSHIPSOCIAL AUDITSOCIAL AUDITSPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC FINANCESCIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVESMUNICIPAL ELECTIONSREVENUESTAKEHOLDERLAWGOVERNORSFEESSOCIAL CHANGEBUDGET PREPARATIONBUDGET REVIEWTRANSPORT COSTSMUNICIPAL MANAGEMENTPUBLIC SERVICECERTIFICATIONGOVERNMENTSSTAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTCOUNCILORSPractical Approaches for County Governments to Facilitate Public Participation in the Planning and Budget ProcessWorking Paper10.1596/21669