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 titleAn 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