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Village forums take power to Makueni people through public participation

Governor Kivutha Kibwana holds a forum with a group of Makueni locals. [PHOTO: STANDARD]

A revolutionary idea is shaping up in Makueni County that has set tongues wagging. Governor Kivutha Kibwana’s novel model of “public participation” has confounded friends and foe as it begins to roll out barely a year before the next General Election.

In this the model, a six-tier process of engaging the people of Makueni in county decision-making and planning is being implemented by the county executive’s Department of Devolution and Public Service.

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