Tana River County Public Participation Act, 2017 (No. 8 of 2017). Country/Territory Kenya Territorial subdivision Tana River Document type Legislation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 11 (Tana River County Acts No. 8). Long titleAn Act of the County Assembly of Tana River to give effect to paragraph 14 of part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution and Part VIII of the County Governments Act; to establish a framework, modalities and a platform for facilitating public participation in county government policy processes and service delivery and for connected purposes. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Agricultural development Public participation Institution Governance Poverty Access-to-information Constitutional amendment Equity Gender Right to water Human rights Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa Abstract This Act provides with respect to the public participation process in Tana River County. It establishes a legislative framework to give effect to selected provisions of the Constitution and of the County Governments Act, 2012. The main object and purpose of this Act is to provide a framework for participation by the public in affairs of the county through actively informing the form and content of legislation, policy and development plans formulated by the County Government. It also provides for public participation in service delivery by the County Government. The Act sets out the mechanisms, processes and procedures of public participation and establishes the Directorate of Public Participation, the Office of Public Participation and the Tana River County Budget and Economic Forum. There shall be established a Sub-county public forum at the sub-county level, ward public forums at ward level and village public forums at the village level. The Act also sets out the principles and objectives of public communication. Full text English Website www.kenyalaw.org