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Searching with a thematic focus on Governance, Participation in Kenya

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    From grassroots to government: FARM-Africa’s experiences influencing policy in sub-Saharan Africa

    Farm Africa, 2007
    Increasingly, NGOs are becoming active in policy debates, yet a key question emerging from this new focus is whether NGOs can effectively influence the policy agenda. This publication presents four FARM-Africa projects from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, describing how they approached influencing national policy in the context of the natural resources sector.
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    Electoral systems and the protection and participation of minorities

    Minority Rights Group International, 2006
    This document examines and evaluates the level of minority inclusion in electoral systems in different conflict situations worldwide. It specifically focuses on how the participation of minorities in the legislative process at the stage of electoral reform is a key tool, both in peace building and in future conflict prevention.
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    The APRM process in Kenya: a pathway to a new state?

    Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project, 2007
    This report takes a critical look at the self-assessment process conducted in Kenya for the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) from February 2004 through March 2006. The review identifies strengths and weaknesses of the APRM self-assessment in Kenya and examines the engagement of civil society organisations with the process.
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    Health care access of the very poor in Kenya

    Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2005
    This paper from the DFID Health Systems Resource Centre reviews a model of health care delivery for the poorest developed by the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Kenya with technical support from the Aga Khan Health Service.
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    Nine African budget transparency and participation case studies

    Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005
    The findings from this study explore budget transparency from the ordinary citizen's perspective. It sheds some light on information required to engage meaningfully with budgetary and other decisions involving public resources from the ordinary citizen's perspective.
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    Resisting repression: legislative and political obstacles to civic space in southern and eastern Africa

    CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, 2004
    This study focuses on the legislative frameworks and country practices relating to freedom of association, expression and assembly in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa. The study focuses on the grave and worsening situation in Zimbabwe, as part of an advocacy intervention under the Civil Society Watch Programme.
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    Building on success in African agriculture: are Kenya's horticultural exports a replicable success story?

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
    Summarising a background paper presented at the 'Successes in African Agriculture: Building for the Future' conference, this brief examines some of the factors that have contributed to the over six percent growth in Kenyan horticulture exports over the last 30 years.
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    Battling for corporate accountability:experiences from the titanium mining campaign in Kwale, Kenya

    Participation Group, IDS, 2002
    This paper argues that transnational corporation ventures ought to factor in and mainstream accountability at the early stages of a project, implying that corporate accountability is a process to be nurtured over time. It also outlines a role for civil society actors as being instrumental in creating spaces for engagement with diverse stakeholders.
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    Animal health service delivery systems in Kenya's marginal areas under market liberalization: a case for community-based animal health workers

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
    This paper reports on the success of a project designed to introduce community-based animal health workers (CBAHWs) to deliver livestock health services in marginal areas.
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    Contestation over Political Space: The State and Demobilisation of Party Politics in Kenya

    Danish Institute for International Studies, 1998
    Appraises political liberalization and subsequent contestation over political space in Kenya. The discussion centres on how, from the colonial period, elite politics have precluded organization and crystallization of popular democracy.The paper specifically examines the historicity of political factionalism and attendant decline of multi-partyism.

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