DERIN Peace Network

Improving Awareness and Engagement with the Devolution Process

Training young people to increase their civic engagement and knowledge of the devolution process in Kwale County.

When we launched our activities in Kwale County in 2019, the DERIN Peace Network felt that many of their peers in Kwale were not aware of the roles and responsibilities of different government branches at the County level, and of the devolution process that Kenya was and is still going through. The lack of knowledge meant their opportunities for civic engagement were limited. They wanted to empower other young people by working closely with them and key government actors to raise awareness of the systems of governance at the local level, especially around the budgetary characteristics of the devolution process.