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Lack of effective public participation undermining democracy

Public participation forum on CBC in Meru County. [George Kaimenyi, Standard]

Kenya is a nation governed by democratic principles. In recent years, we have made significant strides in improving our governance.

According to Article 1 of our constitution, sovereign power belongs to the people. The people exercise this power through their democratically elected representatives, which is then delegated to the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary.

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