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Elgeyo Marakwet Public Participation Act, 2014 (No. 5 of 2014).

Country/Territory
Kenya
Territorial subdivision
Elgoyo/Marakwet
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Elgoyo/Marakwet County Gazette Supplement No. 11 of 30 June 2014.
Long title
An Act of the County Assembly of Elgeyo/Marakwet to give effect to paragraph 14 of part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution to establish modalities and platform for public participation in the governance of the county and for connected purposes thereto.
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Water
Keyword
Agricultural development Public participation Institution Governance Poverty Access-to-information Constitutional amendment Right to water Waterworks Human rights
Geographical area
Africa, Eastern Africa
Abstract

This Act provides with respect to the public participation process in Elgoyo/Marakwet County. It establishes a legislative framework to give effect to: (a) paragraph 14 of part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution; (b) the objects and principles of devolution set out under Article 174 (c) and (d) of the Constitution; and (c) Part VIII of the County Governments Act, 2012. The Act establishes the Office of Public Participation, which shall have as members, among others, representatives of the departments of agriculture and the environment. The Office shall ensure that the county government and its entities put in place affirmative action programmes to ensure that minorities and marginalised group have, among other things, have reasonable access to water, health services and infrastructure.

Full text
English
Website
www.kenyalaw.org