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Abenengo Accomplishments

ABENENGO for DEVELOPMENT

ABEDEV Track Record

Our Programmes

I. The Youth Income Opportunities (YIO) Programme - This programme provides youth with income opportunities as the basis for mobilising them for civic engagement.
II. The Civic Awareness Programme (CAP) - This programme conscientizes residents of Busia County on their rights and obligations as citizens of Kenya and residents of the County. It is expected to lead to increased civic awareness among Busia residents.
III. The Citizen Participation Programme (CPP) - This programme facilitates residents of Busia County to meaningfully engage in the decisions made by the government and related institutions.
IV. The Citizen-led Accountability Programme (CLAP) - This programme deploys citizens in the county to monitor the government and related institutions’ performance in discharging their mandate (service provision and poverty alleviation mechanisms).

Our Accomplishments

We have since built a reputation for being the voice of the powerless in society. Among the many activities we have accomplished on behalf of the powerless in society include:

• Carried out voter sensitization civic education forums in Funyula Constituency in the run-up to the 2022 General elections.

• Facilitated a candidates-facing-voters’ debate in Namboboto/Nambuku (NANA) ward to interrogate aspirants’ manifestos and to gauge their understanding of their roles if elected as MCA.

• Continuously facilitates citizen-led oversight of leadership and development initiatives by the County and National Government in across Busia County, with a specific focus on Samia sub-county.

• Organized a Busia County CSOs meeting which provided a platform for CSOs and the Senator to exchange views and perspectives on their priorities to oversight the county government.

• An active member of Busia CSO network comprising of 12 active CSOs tasked with a mandate of coordinating CSOs activities as well as holding the county government accountable on use of public funds. Latest statement on accountability was released on 6 December 2023.

• Continues in mobilising Busia County residents to actively participate in the County’s budget calendar activities by attending public participation forums to make their contributions.