InfoNET is a technological, innovation and development facility that is committed to expand the democratic space by strengthening collaboration between Government, Private Sector, Civil Society and Citizens in fostering good economic & democratic governance and service delivery through the strategic use of technology.
With the expansion of a robust technology architecture in Africa, InfoNET designs and develops strategies that add value to technological innovation through research, client engagement and feedback.
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We ensure that there is good governance by providing citizen engagement platforms which in turn strengthen the relationship between the government and the citizens.
We harness the power of mobile and web technologies to improve citizen's access to information and ensure better service delivery.
We develop interactive web platforms for service delivery, budget tracking, public engagement, election monitoring and user feedback.
We integrate SMS/USSD applications for better access by a majority that still remains in the margins of internet connectivity.
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InfoNET’s commitment to openness and transparency drives the organisation to work on projects championing causes such as these. With a credible track record of harnessing the use of ICTs to enhance civic participation and monitor elections, we provided the Zambia Elections Information Centre (ZEIC) with technological support and capacity building for their work on and around the 11th August, 2016 election period. The election centre, which is ICT driven was set up to provide relevant, verified and timely information on the election situation around Zambia and is the country’s first ever Election Situation Room (ESR). Having been a part of the project from inception we met with several of partners of ZEIC, namely the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP), Southern Africa Centre for Conflict Resolution and Dialogue (SACCORD), Zambia National Women’s Lobby ( ZNWL) and Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) as we helped bring to life the information centre. We set up all the technology platforms for the centre, allowing the flow of information from the citizens to the centre and vice-versa to be seamless, easily accessible and wide reaching. In addition to this, we developed the SMS response systems as well as the Elections Action Response Model that the centre uses to manage and respond to the information that it receives in a systematic manner. The project not only relies on information from citizens but that from selected monitors and data officers on the ground. Our team conducted training sessions for data officers as well as monitors in different parts of the country. The regional monitor training, which was a ‘Trainer of Trainers’ will have a spillover effect targeting 9,000 monitors whom these “new” trainers will go on to train. Similarly trained were up to 156 Media Monitors in the capital city, 255 Women Monitors from the Womens Lobby, Lusaka and 50 TIZ monitors in Zambia. The technical support rendered has helped the centre meet its objectives of being a credible source of information that the Zambian people and various stakeholders can access and rely on through various ICT platforms and as the nation goes about writing its future.
Corruption remains a strong constraint on growth and development whilst others argue that corruption can be grease to the wheels and that it helps overcome cumbersome bureaucratic constraints, inefficient provision of public services, and rigid laws especially when countries’ institutions are weak and function poorly. In places where bureaucracies and organizations are inefficient, corruption is said to improve efficiency and growth. Bribes can act like a piece rate or price discrimination and give faster or better service to the firms with highest opportunity cost of waiting. However, has this worked positively for African Countries? More so Kenya, where a quick review of Kenyan daily newspapers confirms that corruption is an urgent issue of concern for this country at all its levels (from national to the individual). Corruption in Kenya has extended from the level of individuals to the institutional and structural levels and to our relief, the appointment of Mr George Kinoti as Director of Criminal Investigations and Mr Noordin Haji as Director of Public Prosecutions breathed a new lease of life in the war on graft, this move has seen public officials charged in court with the loss of billions between 2014 and 2019, and Nairobi’s Governor Sonko has not been spared, he has been accused of irregularly awarding tenders to his close friends , misappropriation of county funds among other charges. State of corruption in Nairobi County A closer look at the 2017 Nairobi’s audited reports, the Office of the Auditor-General expressed dissatisfaction with the evidence provided to support the presented financial statements. The expenditure that reflected a total of 1.8 Billion could not be explained. In the acquisition of assets expenditure 1.7 Billion was not accounted for as well only 61 million Kenyan shillings was verified as paid out to suppliers. In the same financial year, there were occurrences of unauthorized expenditure where 226 million was reallocated for use without formal approval from the County Assembly. Under Vehicle parking fees, 45 Million was missing that out of the amount said to be collected. The expenditure that reflected a total of 1.8 Billion could not be explained. Nairobi Ward Development Fund account was opened by the county executive and had 4.9 Million Kenyan Shillings and out of that 3.9 Million has not been accounted for, nor disclosed. Statutory deductions to Lapfund and Laptrust were not made thus incurring penalties. It is evident that in the year 2017, the County Government of Nairobi was not compliant with regulation 90 (1) of Public Finance Management (County Government) regulations 2015. The County Government received free maternity reimbursement from the Ministry of Health amounting to about 281 Million shillings for various hospitals, however, even after receiving these funds, reimbursement was not made to hospitals thus affecting daily operations of the hospitals. Under Development Projects, the Transport, Infrastructure and Public Works was allocated about 2.4 Billion Shillings, however nine months down, six projects worth 266 Million had not commenced and the ones that had started only 61 million was ascertained payment. There was also an increased number of stalled projects that were paid halfway and never completed, such as Ruai Street Children Rehabilitation Center, Joseph Kangethe Social Hall, Mji wa Huruma Social Hall. This goes to show that the residents of Nairobi County did not get value for their money in respect to the plans and money used by the county. Procurement records and documents of goods and services amounting to 40 million were not provided for verification . Furthermore, the procurement process was not Done through IFMIS. Another alarming case is where Mbagathi and Mama Lucy Hospitals were holding drugs that were about to expire worth at least 1.5 million Kenyan shillings, the county incurs carrying costs and failed to get value of the taxpayer’s money for the expired drugs. There were cases of underfunding Educational and Social Services that affected learning uptake from those institutions. The County Government moreover irregularly allocated County Land without enough reasons to Private Developers, a case of where High Ridge Health Center was demolished, and the land allocated to private developers. In 2018, even after the Auditor’s recommendations, Nairobi County Government’s financial audit results were nevertheless not pleasing. The anomalies such as unaccounted cash withdrawals of 200 million shillings and an additional 6 Billion from the Revenue account, irregular payments of about 399 million shillings were made to suppliers through cash and not recommended IFMIS system, failure to deposit cheques to revenue account for up to a year. The County Government of Nairobi made cash transfers up to 474 million shillings in form of scholarships and other educational benefits, however no supporting documents were provided to verify if indeed citizens benefited from the allocation. In 2018 too just like 2017, the County Government of Nairobi failed to adhere to the regulations of the Public Finance Management (County Governments) in several ways including failure to achieve a 30% allocation on Development Budget, this has evidently impacted negatively service delivery to the residents of Nairobi. Under Procurement of goods and services in the same financial year, 13 contractors were awarded contracts amounting to 420 million irregularly and documents to support the same were not provided which affected some of the ECDE project’s completion and consequently, it is hard to ascertain the exact value of realized in the implementation of all these projects. The scourge of corruption in Kenya must be urgently addressed otherwise it could bring the economy to its knees. As things stand, Kenya is already struggling to pay its debts. Corruption compromises the quality of life of Kenyans and their development. It costs a fortune and its already draining our economy of the resources needed for projects like education, healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure development. Finding Solutions The heightened role of the media and social reformers have joined to create greater demand for accountability and transparency in Governments. Yet, the issue of accountability is particularly complicated for the public sector. When things go wrong for Government offices, it can often make front-page news – instantly transforming a management issue into a political problem that results in slow or no action altogether. Corruption builds and enhances poverty and exclusion. While corrupt individuals with political power enjoy a lavish life, millions of Kenyans are denied of their basic needs like food, health, education, housing, access to clean water and sanitation. Over time, this has been proven and manifested in most African countries. Better stewardship of resources would make it better for the government to provide basic services such as education, water, health and housing in a subsidized or affordable manner. County Governments should consider involving the citizens of Kenya in managing public resources through the use of these innovative systems. Citizens need to stand up for themselves, and claim what is rightfully theirs, Citizens today are more aware of their rights, have better access to information on public services and consequently have higher expectations of service levels. Platforms such as Usajili and Ugatuzi are looking for ways that can complement and enhance how citizens are able to get involved in the process of allocating, reviewing, tracking, and monitoring public expenditures. These initiatives look to increase greater efficiency in the allocation of resources and encourage less corruption and leakages. County Governments should consider involving the citizens of Kenya in managing public resources through the use of these innovative systems. Citizens need to stand up for themselves and claim what is rightfully theirs, for their sake, and the sake of future generations to come. Source: Report of the Auditor- General on the Financial Statements of Nairobi City County Executive for the year ended 30th June 2017 Report of the Auditor- General on the Financial Statements of Nairobi City County Executive for the year ended 30th June 2018
Youth Employment Challenge Africa is the youngest and fastest-growing continent in the world. Africa has the youngest population in the world, and it’s growing fast. By 2055, the continent’s youth population (aged 18-35), is expected to be more than double the 2015 total of 226 million. The youth account for 60% of all African unemployed, according to the World Bank. There is a significant gap between the number of youth seeking employment and the work opportunities available. There is also a mismatch between the skills offered by the youth and the needs of the employers. In tackling youth unemployment, it is important to note that there is a disconnect between curriculum-based learning at primary, secondary and university levels with the requisite skills needed by the employers. Despite the initiatives adopted by various governments towards enhancing skill development, it was pointed by the various employers in the room that there still exists a large gap between supply and demand. This can be observed through the high number of students who express their frustrations by way of limited job opportunities As an organization, our strategy is to build partnerships with foundations that offer scholarships to students across the world who come back to seek employment opportunities. We are focussed on finding solutions to the youth employment challenges in return promoting the Sustainable Development Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) Improving youth employment Addressing youth unemployment calls for innovation, investment and commitment among all stakeholders. Companies and organizations should help young graduates boost their skills by providing internships, apprenticeships, on-the-job training and mentoring. Employers have an important role to play in providing viable pathways into the workforce, particularly amid uncertainty about exactly what the future of work will look like. This can be achieved through partnering with local high schools, to creating internal skills development programs, to identifying the skills they need and communicating these skills to local education and other partners. Partnerships with education institutions repeatedly surface as a crucial strategy in providing employees with opportunities to develop the requisite skills and knowledge Youth employability is linked to SDG 8 which focusses on Inclusive and sustainable economic growth. This SDG promotes sustained economic growth, higher levels of productivity and technological innovation. Encouraging entrepreneurship and job creation are key to this, as are effective measures to eradicate forced labour, slavery and human trafficking. With these targets in mind, the goal is to achieve full and productive employment, and decent work, for all women and men by 2030. In order to improve youth employability, it is important that career advisers at schools should tap into the students’ skills and help steer them on a career path. Students need to be provided with a sense of direction regarding career pathways and be made aware of the vast opportunities out there for them. The young people should also develop skills (soft skills included) that are sought after by employers. Creativity, persuasion, time management, adaptability and time management are the most demanded soft skills by employers. Entrepreneurship; Teaching young people the skills to start, manage and operate their own businesses would be the first step in creating a more independent and driven generation of youth. The government also needs to invest more in agriculture, tourism, construction and also in projects that employ young people. “Everyone wants to be successful, but I want to be looked back on as being very innovative, very trusted and ethical and ultimately making a big difference in the world.” Sergey Brin
Data is the lifeblood of decision making and a necessary tool for accountability and transparency. It is the pre-requisite for any development in a democracy and in ensuring that no one is left behind. One of the benefits of data is that it opens up the government to the people. With open data, the government becomes more transparent and accountable, allows scrutiny by the public and also reduces opportunities for corruption and increases chances for detection. This, therefore, makes open data a critical ingredient in accountability interventions and also reduce the mismanagement and misallocation of resources. Corruption is a complex problem and it can societies and result in increased poverty, undermine economic growth and even reduce employment opportunities for the youth. As technology advances, the methods of the corrupt are also getting more sophisticated. Open data offers numerous ways to fight corruption by providing information and empowering citizens to be key actors in driving anti-corruption. Data in addressing Corruption If data is open, and especially if it is big, it can be analyzed to uncover, prevent and deter corruption. Data scientists are joining forces with anti-corruption activities to develop tech-savvy applications and deploy powerful anti-corruption analytics (World Economic Forum). Platforms like Usajili provide an open Beneficial Ownership Registry Portal, which holds data on past and existing tenders awarded by the Government and linking them to the respective companies awarded whose ownership/directorship shall be made open to public scrutiny. This is geared towards unmasking corruption in the government agencies by exposing the beneficial owners of contracted companies. Beneficial ownership is a term that refers to anyone who enjoys the benefits of ownership of a security or property, without being on the record as being the owner. If data is open, and especially if it is big, it can be analyzed to uncover, prevent and deter corruption. Public procurement in Kenya and the world at large plays an important role in the economic development of any country. It is the implementation vehicle by which service delivery is achieved. Due to the huge financial flows involved in public procurement, the sector is the most prone to corruption. Major corruption scandals in Kenya have revolved around public procurement. Billions of shillings have been lost through under deals in procurement which takes years to trace and recover. While corruption is one type of fraud, there is a big difference between more traditional fraud and corruption in that corruption involves the payment of monies stolen from a company, through a variety of mechanisms such as shell companies. A shell company is, by design, created to hide the true or ultimate beneficial ownership of the individuals who are the final beneficiaries of the corporate structure. Shell companies that cannot be traced back to their owners are one of the most important mechanisms by which corrupt officials transfer illicit wealth from public coffers. This process damages these countries’ development prospects. Usajili, in essence, focusses on improving transparency by sharing information about companies being awarded contracts in order to prevent fraud and corruption Corruption and Youth Unemployment Corruption causes lost employment opportunities for the youth, it is against employment as it causes unfair recruitment process, favoritism and bribe. Those in power misuse their authority and give jobs to their dear ones rendering many young people jobless. The higher the number of corruption cases in an economy, the higher the unemployment rate. What happens to this youth, who is denied an opportunity to pursue his dream of a better life by a selfish individual who out of sheer greed, decided to engage in acts of corruption? Aside from corruption, there is a huge disparity between the Education System and the skills required in the industry have greatly contributed to the whole unemployment menace in the country today. Despite the recent change in the education curriculum, there are still fundamental issues that haven’t been sorted and that continue to fuel this problem. For instance over-emphasis on formal education, resulting in too many educated-unskilled people in the market as they cannot be absorbed into the economy that is looking to industrialize. The situation worsens as even the government projects such as NYS and KKV are not lucrative enough to the graduates and they, therefore, remain unemployed or forced to work on projects that are not in-line with what they studied. The government projects which are supposed to address the youth employment issue are also marred with corruption Youth employment is also affected by the impact of technological change on the future of work which differs across emerging markets and developing economies depending on demographic trends. For training programs to be effective, hard skills training needs to be combined with life and employability skills training, and on-the-job experience. Although youth unemployment is probably the most visible aspect of the current youth employment crisis, the challenge for the majority of youth in developing countries is to improve the quality of employment rather than the quantity. With poverty reduction as the principal objective, policies need to have a specific focus on the most vulnerable groups of youth in low-income countries. The key weapon in the fight against corruption and secure the future of work is the widespread adoption of technology accompanied by a culture of full disclosure and openness (Open data). Together, we can work towards building the corruption-free nation that we all aspire to be proudly part of and let us remember that for nothing is beyond our capability if we put our minds and resources to it.
The data protection bill of 2019 has officially been signed into a law. The Data Protection Act provides the legal framework for the protection of a person’s privacy in instances where personal information has been collected, stored, used or processed by another party. This makes Kenya, the second country in East Africa, after Rwanda to have a legislation dedicated to data protection following the path taken by the EU in enacting General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018. The New Data Protection Act establishes the office of the Data Commissioner who will oversee the implementation and enactment of this law and it sets out the requirements for the protection of personal data processed by both public and private entities. This law outlines the principles that will govern data processing, it sets out the rights of data subjects. Benefits of The Data Protection Act This law elaborates on the duties and responsibilities of data controllers and processors, therefore, this data protection act will regulate the processing of personal data and information. The handling of that information will be bound to the principles of data protection that ape those provided by GDPR. Illegal processing of personal data will effectively be punishable. According to this law local organizations and even the global ones will be guided on processing data belonging to the locals. The Data Protection Act, 2019, covers people who own and control data, as well as third parties that manage, store and sort personal data. The Act provides for the exemptions to processing of data and outlines data handling offenses and attendant penalties. The organizations that own, manage or control data must register their business at the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) The law gives Kenyans the right to know how their information is handled and also have the right to ask for the deletion or editing of the incorrect data. Kenyans will also have the right to acknowledge or reject their data from being transferred to ano9ther service. For instance, a public officer who shares personal data with a third party without permission risks a fine of Sh500,000 or two years in jail or both The data protection law also encompasses a deeply robust data privacy system for sensitive data and stiff penalties for people that go against the law. Abusers will be fined up to Sh3 million or receive a maximum 2yr jail term. Principles and Obligations of personal data protection Duty to notify; according to this act, the data controllers and data processors have the duty notify the data subject before collecting personal data. Lawful processing of data On Commercial use of data: The law prohibits the use of data for commercial use unless there’s consent from the data subject or where possible, anonymize the data in such a manner as to ensure that the data subject is no longer identifiable. Limitation to the retention of personal data: The data protection act stipulates the circumstances under which the data controller or data processor can retain the data collected. A data controller or data processor shall retain personal data only as long as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy the purpose for which it is processed unless the retention is, required or authorized by law; reasonably necessary for a lawful purpose; authorized or consented by the data subject; or for historical, statistical, journalistic literature and art or research purposes. Journalism, literature and art: The principles of processing personal data shall not apply where: Processing is undertaken by a person for the publication of a literary or artistic material; Data controller reasonably believes that publication would be in the public interest; Data controller reasonably believes that, in all the circumstances, compliance with the provision is incompatible with the special purposes. Research, history and statistics; The Data Protection Act gives measures on data collected for research, history and statistics. The Act states that the processing of personal data shall be compatible with the purpose of collection if the data is used for historical, statistical or research purposes and the data controller or data processor shall ensure that the further processing is carried out solely for such purposes and will not be published in an identifiable form Complaints to the Data Commissioner A data subject who is aggrieved by a decision of any person under this Act may lodge a complaint with the Data Commissioner in accordance with this Act either orally or in writing A person who commits an offence under this Act for which no specific penalty is provided or who otherwise contravenes this Act shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding three million shillings or to an imprisonment term not exceeding ten years, or to both.
Access to information is fundamental in any society that is governed by the rule of law. This forms an important tool for holding governments to account because they are required to be more transparent in their projects and day to day activities. When the citizens and civil societies have access to information held by public bodies, they are more empowered to hold their leaders accountable and be able to monitor the projects and how the money is being spent. This in turn helps in the fight against corruption. It also ensures that the public is in a position to participate in governance. Citizens should therefore have access to information held by the state. The right to freedom of information is encapsulated in International Instruments. It is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and protected in international human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. Article 35 of the Kenyan Constitution and Section 96 of the County Governement Act, 2012, provide for the right to access information. Article 31(1) specifically guarantees all Kenyan Citizens the right to access information held by the state or information held by another person. The access to information act obligates all public entities and companies that receive taxpayer funds or provide public services such as telecommunications companies and banks, as well as those engaged in oil and mineral extractions, to make accessible information on request by citizens. When citizens have timely and accurate information, they are provided with an opportunity to participate effectively in the democratic processes. It fosters openness and transparency in decision-making. Citizens can only exercise their rights or influence decision making if they have access to reliable and adequate information, be it from the local governments or central government. Freedom of information allows citizens to scrutinize their officials, to participate in decision-making and to exercise their rights and responsibilities in an effective and informed manner. With access to information, citizens will then be empowered to demand action against the corrupt and recovery of diverted development expenditure. Lack of free flow of information hinders economic and social development. It is important that all the budgetary information is shared with the public. Those involved and the specific projects should be known for accountability purposes Members of the public through access to information should be aware of the projects the government is funding. Statistics show that in 2005, of the ten countries scoring best in transparency International’s annual corruption perceptions index, no fewer than nine had effective legislation enabling the public to peruse government files and of the ten counties that were perceived to be worst in corruption, only two had freedom of information legislation. Access to information reduces corruption and promotes transparency in governments, since citizens are empowered through information (Nderi, 2008) Access to information also reduces electoral fraud and promotes proper public participation in elections. Documents such as the voters’ register should be available to the public long before elections to avoid cases of rigging and inconsistency in voter turnout. Democracy is further enhanced when the public engage with public institutions and form their judgment on the basis of facts and evidence rather than just empty promises and meaningless political slogans. With access to electoral information, the government is more sensitive, accountable and responsive to the needs of its citizens. The government should ease access to information across multiple platforms including online, in print and through traditional media, alongside clear procedures on how information can be accessed in instances when it is not publicly available. There should be an elaborate framework to define the threshold when information can be accessed and denied.
Download NAP III It has been seven years since Kenya joined Open Government Partnership. It remains one of the 12 member states in Africa. The Kenyan constitution and the institutions it enshrines recognize a parliament and government that is open to the public and the public that is involved in the government’s work. The constitution elaborates on transparency, accountability and public participation in service delivery as principles that ensure good governance. The government needs to be opened up for public scrutiny to ensure that public participation thrives. Citizen participation is crucial because democratic accountability does not only occur within the confines of the periodicity of elections. The National Action Plan III for the country’s Open Government Partnership (OGP) participation entrenches openness, accountability, inclusive governance and other good governance ideals already gained from the other two National Action Plans. Article 35 of the Kenya constitution on access to information together with article 38 on political rights provides foundation on which transparency and accountability are the core principles of good governance. OGP presents an opportunity for the government to ensure transparency and accountability of the Big 4 Agenda, ensure citizen participation, facilitate cost-efficient delivery and use of digital solutions to achieve outcome (Singoei, 2019) So, what are the commitments of the NAP III •To publish a central public register of company beneficial ownership information operating in the Republic of Kenya. •To implement the Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS), to improve transparency and reduce opportunities for corruption by enhancing openness and accessibility of the Public Procurement Information Portal •To lower the barrier and increase access to geospatial data to support Health, Disaster Management, Food and Nutrition Security •To improve public participation in development decision making for better and responsive service delivery •To provide a comparative analysis of five key governance indices for their veracity and reliability to allow the society to evaluate and possibly redefine its perception towards performance of public sector and its specific institutions •To build political support across National, County Government, Civil Society, Private sector, Pan African Institutions and other OGP participating Countries in Africa to share skills, knowledge, resources and expertise. The President in June 2018 through Executive Order 2 of 2018 had further directed that all entities wishing to provide goods, works and services across all National and County Governments must disclose Beneficial Ownership Information online for public scrutiny. To ensure efficient and transparent public spending through its contracts, governments need to make strong commitments to open contracting. Through Usajili Portal, InfoNET transforms public procurement and beneficial ownership in kenya. The portal holds data on the past and existing tenders awarded for infrastructure development in counties and linking the same to the respective company awarded. The information is made open to public scrutiny.Technological innovations can contribute to identify and reduce corruption in Governments. We should use Big and Open Data to build better public accountability models that would enable us to tackle corruption with higher precision. In accordance to NAP III, InfoNET (through Uasajili) will ensure that it reduces corruption by making beneficial ownership information available to the public Another commitment of the NAP III is to improve public participation. The basis of Citizen Participation ranges from freedom of expression to access of important information. Citizens need to understand their right to participate in governance issues. There is also little capacity building on the citizens to enable them engage in the process from an informed, structured and meaningful way. Citizens are often ill informed when participating in public forums, thereby compromising the quality of their participation. Public participation in budget sector hearings by the National Government will be more open and inclusive. NAP III is committed towards operationalizing the Constitutional requirement of public participation on all matters of policy, decision making and service delivery in Kenya. Sauti-Yetu a platform by InfoNET gives citizens a voice to amplify their suggestions, concerns and complaints directly to the responsible service provider. It also allows automatic escalation of non-responsive providers for action.It is developed as a tool to improve the ecosystems of public service delivery. With the Launch of the National Action Plan (NAP III), InfoNET is committed to support the government in ensuring that we have an open government which is open to public scrutiny. A government that embraces citizen participation within all counties. A government that is based on openness, transparency, civic participation and technological innovations as key principles of achieving Vision 20130 and also the realization of the Big 4 Agenda. Download NAP III
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The Election Situation Room in Eastern Africa is an initiative that aims to contribute to the credibility and integrity of elections
The Kenya Elections Information Centre (KEIC) is an election strong room which is a complementary to traditional election observation.
InfoNET through Orodha is dedicated to track the actions of the government against its promises.
The objective of Open Contracting is to improve transparency in companies being awarded government contracts and also the provision of adequate evidence to support legal prosecution.
Citizens make the future of the country. Every citizen can do something useful for the development of the country when given a chance. This trickles down to being given access to important information which is key to development. In Kenya, the right to information is enshrined in the constitution. State Summits provide critical information to citizen […]
The Government of Kenya, through the Office of the President, the Commission on Administrative Justice and InfoNET Africa have collaborated to create an ecosystem of support towards creating a responsive government and a responsible citizenry, by providing Sauti Yetu portal & applications. Sauti Yetu is developed as a tool to improve the ecosystems of public service delivery. […]
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) adopted in September 2015, by the United Nations General Assembly, will require intense mining of data from public, private, and citizen-generated sources. The essence of investing in high-quality data, from an array of sources, is to enable the country scale effectiveness of projects set to meet these goals. […]
InofoNET’s commitment to openness and transparency drives the organization to work on projects championing causes such as these. With a credible track record of harnessing the use of ICT to enhance civic participation and monitor elections, we provided the Zambia Elections Information Centre (ZEIC) with technological support and capacity building for their work on and […]
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The KEIC situation room model aims to bring together civil society groups, independent management bodies, development partners for the period of the election, sharing information and resources, observation, monitoring, anticipating problems and responding swiftly when they occur ahead of the general elections in Kenya.
Sauti Yetu is an online portal for real time information sharing on service delivery by county governments.
The Ennova Model seeks to develop a complete cycle ecosystem that identifies the gaps, the strengths, the partnerships, addresses the gaps and builds a sustainable model that is actionable at all levels of the ecosystem.
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