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Safeguarding Democratic Space in Kenya (SADES-K) January 1 –31, 2020 Monthly Update Safeguarding Democratic Space in Kenya (SADES-K) January 1 –31, 2020 Monthly Update Introduction During January 2020, SADES-K staff interacted with organizations representing youth and women to determine potential areas of collaboration on the BBI process. Furthermore, grantees continued with activity implementation. As a follow-up to a meeting held in December 2019 with USAID and FHI 360, grantees submitted concepts on how they could infuse BBI report findings into their ongoing work. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Nairobi (UoN) continued with media monitoring. FHI 360, USAID and IDS had preliminary discussions on the Political Economic Analysis (PEA) that culminated in the first joint analytical workshop that included stakeholders from the health, water and agriculture sectors. The proposed PEA methodology includes analytical workshops where participants will analyze the country’s socio-political and economic environment. This first joint workshop included health, water and agriculture officials, and the next workshops will be sector specific. Context Analysis Building Bridges to Unity Initiative (BBI) In January, Kenya’s political environment was dominated by the BBI popularization rallies which were hosted by the county governors (Kakamega-Wycliffe Oparanya; Mombasa-Hassan Joho and Kisii-James Ongwae) and the county commissioners offices. The rallies have taken a political turn with politicians allied to Raila Odinga taking center-stage. Three BBI popularization rallies have been held in Kakamega, Mombasa and Kisii and others are on the horizon. Some leaders aligned to the Deputy President were concerned that the rallies were intended to isolate them, and some were roughed up at the meetings.1 The politicized process is a sign that citizens’ voices are being drowned out, making CSO dialogues even more crucial. Tana River County politicians were dissatisfied with organization of the Mombasa BBI rally. A group of political leaders from Tana River who were not selected to attend the meeting saw the process as an unfair advantage for those leaders (and their communities) who did attend. Those who attended the Mombasa meeting complained of less allowances in comparison to their peers from Lamu, Taita Taveta and Kilifi counties. These factors created a negative perception of the BBI, leading some people to pledge not to support the process. Others raised concerns such as the government’s unwillingness to publish and share the report directly with local communities, since Internet access is limited in some areas. The BBI Advisory Taskforce received an extension of their term which was formalized through a gazette notice dated January 10. The Taskforce is now referred to as the Steering Committee, and their mandate is to develop an implementation roadmap of the BBI report. The Steering Committee will now facilitate further national consultations and transform the initial BBI recommendations into actionable tasks. As a public body supported with public resources, there were concerns that since it was gazetted, the Taskforce had been operating in secrecy and was almost overshadowed by the BBI popularization rallies. Although the committee had issued two 1 https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2020-02-03-regional-leaders-battle-to-control-bbi-campaigns/ press statements by the end of January inviting different groups for consultations, it was evident that most Kenyans were still unaware of the contents of the BBI report. Other Issues The change in weather patterns resulted in heavy rains in some parts of the country in January. The locust invasion in Northern Kenya may affect livelihoods and resources in the region which may in turn compromise peace efforts, especially in Isiolo where Merti Integrated Development Programme (MID-P) is working. The county government of Isiolo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. government through USAID on January 29. The USAID team was led by Mission Director Mark Meassick. The MID-P Executive Director was invited to attend by the governor and participated in the event. He updated the USAID mission on MIDP’s work supported by SADES-K to improve peace efforts in Isiolo County. In January 2020, Kisumu County has been peaceful following the elections of the County Assembly speaker. Tension and fights had taken the center stage in the Kisumu assembly after the former speaker Ongango Oloo was ousted from office due to alleged corruption in the Lake Basin Mall. However, with the BBI report process taking shape, tension has risen along the borders of Kisumu. In January, insecurity has been on the rise as reported through the toll-free line as well as the weekly reports gathered by SADES-K grantee KASH. There have been abductions along the Koru-Nandu borders, cattle rustling in Nyakach leading to deaths as well as land conflicts along the Tinderet –Muhoroni border. The project team has partnered with both Deputy County Commissioners from Muhoroni and Tinderet by planning an inter-county forum between the two counties to help address the rising insecurity in the region. The Poverty Eradication Network (PEN) consortium held a panel discussion on “Creating and Maintaining an Enabling Environment for CSOs through the commencement and implementation of the PBOs Act (2013)” during the Pwani NGO Week. Though supported by SADES-K, this event enabled PEN and its partners to engage various stakeholders based in Mombasa on the PBO Act. During this event, the BBI report recommendations were discussed. The role that PBOs could play in enhancing civic understanding and participation in governance reform were discussed. The Pwani-based PBOs agreed to take the lead in the citizen engagement. During the Nairobi NGO Week, the cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government underscored the very important role that PBOs play in the development of the country. He further challenged PBOs to go to the grassroots and help facilitate the participation of citizens in the BBI process. In a tweet after the event, the Cabinet Secretary stated that the ministry will soon gazette a commencement date for the PBO Act, a move taken with measured optimism due to similar past promises that were unfulfilled. Result Area I: Kenya’s Governance Architecture Revisited and Strengthened The Building Bridges to Unity Initiative Process The SADES-K team held meetings with the office of the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender which resulted in a proposed joint initiative called the “Common Women Agenda” that would amplify women’s voices on the BBI process. A similar meeting was held SADES-K Monthly Report for January 2020 Page 2 of 6 with Siasa Place and Tribeless Youth, both organizations which aim to engage the youth online and offline to ensure the youth agenda is prioritized within the governance reform process. Following the BBI strategy meeting, held with SADES-K partners in December, grantees submitted concepts on how their projects would incorporate elements of the BBI report recommendations into their current activities. At a subsequent meeting, a SADES-K consultant presented an in-depth analysis of the BBI report’s recommendations, including areas of administrative, legislative and constitutional reforms and possible outcomes to the USAID mission, including representatives from DRG, Resilience and Health offices. SADES-K finalized the pre-award due diligence to issue a grant to the Poverty Eradication Network (PEN) consortium. PEN will leverage its networks to convene dialogue sessions in eight regions with civil society actors. The forums will focus on discussing salient issues with a view to enhancing understanding, broadening support and building consensus around the BBI report recommendations. SADES-K anticipates seeking final USAID approval for the grant in February 2020. Anti-Corruption The Request for Proposals for the anti-corruption intervention was formally advertised on January 15 in the Daily Nation and is set to close on February 14. Promote Institutional and Legal Reforms CMD-Kenya concentrated on aligning its project activities with the political realities in the country following the release of the BBI report. CMD-Kenya proposed to re-align its activities by convening national level interventions that will target key political leaders towards consensus building on governance reforms as captured in the BBI report. CMD plans to combine the National Leaders Forum in Nairobi and the People’s Dialogue Festival (PDF) initially proposed for Nyeri County into a larger event in Nairobi to engage national political elites with citizens in an open and informal environment. The PDF provides a unique opportunity for citizens to express their concerns and make their voices and ideas heard. Result Area II: Social and Ethnic Cohesion Strengthened Locally Driven Social Inclusion Strategies MID-P held a review meeting with peace champions where it emerged that the champions had more confidence in handling the community dialogue processes and had strengthened networks with key stakeholders. This is key to ensuring that all stakeholders attending the community dialogue sessions are working towards building consensus. ADS Kenya coordinated an inter-religious dialogue session in Transmara which revealed the lack of coordination (and advocacy skills) amongst leaders. The meeting was attended by 43 (4F/39M) participants mostly drawn from evangelical churches in Transmara East. The religious leaders noted that they have influence over their congregations and
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