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● projectActive · subnational · 2015
West Pokot County Participatory Budget Hearings
Participatory budgeting of West Pokot County that brings deliberation down to the sub-location level (222 sub-locations), especially for remote and marginalized communities.
illustrative atlas image · Sora Shimazaki / PexelsCGCounty Government of West PokotWBWorld Bank (Kenya Participatory Budgeting Initiative / Kenya Accountable Devolution Program)SKSimon KachapinRWRose Wanjiru
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01 The context
It uses open public forums, preferential voting and consensus, selection of delegates for ward-level validation, and feedback mechanisms on implementation. The first phase (2016) gathered more than 11,500 participants; women's participation grew from 2,257 (2014/15) to 10,173 (2016/17).
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
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