Machakos County Public Participation Act, 2014 (No. 8 of 2014). Country/Territory Kenya Territorial subdivision Machakos Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Machakos County Gazette Supplement No. 24 of 29 December 2014. Long titleAn Act of the Machakos County Assembly to give effect to Articles l, l0(2)(a), 118, 119, 174, 232 (l)(d) and 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. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Public participation Institution Governance Poverty Access-to-information Constitutional amendment Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract This Act provides with respect to the public participation process in Machakos 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 Article 87 of the County Governments Act, 2012. The County Secretary and the Clerk to the County Assembly shall formulate public participation guidelines for the County Executive and County Assembly respectively. Public participation may be carried out through public consultative meetings which shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements set out in the First Schedule. The County Executive Committee Member shall oversee public consultation under this Act. Full text English Website www.kenyalaw.org