What are Kenya’s five greatest issues or problems relating to public integrity and accountability?
The issues agreed were: Negative ethnicity/ Nepotism Bribery Weak regulatory systems Ignorance Misuse of public funds/ Theft These problems were seen as due to poor public access to official information, apathy, fear of authority, lack of political will and officials being able to offend with impunity (e.g. weak regulatory systems). Many citizens still do not see government funds as “public” money for which officials have accountability to the people themselves. Recommendations for activities that could be initiated by the Kenya FIT to help deal with some of these issues included:· Public information programmes to help local communities understand the functions and responsibilities of officials · Civic awareness campaigns on freedom, service delivery, etc. · Education programmes in citizens’ rights, particularly for the rural population (72% of Kenyans) It was agreed that there should be regular meetings of Kenya FIT to discuss these issues and develop a programme of practical implemen
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