KISUMU, Kenya Sep 21 – The government has stepped up efforts to involve citizens in monitoring public projects through social audits as part of renewed measures to strengthen accountability and combat corruption at the grassroots.

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Speaking in Kisumu on Monday, Acting Director of the National Anti-Corruption Campaign Steering Committee (NACCSC) Trufosa Achar said the government was building the capacity of civilian oversight committees to enable citizens to scrutinise projects funded through public resources.

Achar spoke during a five-day training that brought together members of County Anti-Corruption Civilian Oversight Committees from Kisumu, Siaya and Busia counties.

The training provided participants with an opportunity to share experiences, understand changes in the legal and policy framework and undertake practical social audits of government projects.

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“We want to hear citizen voices with regards to how these projects have benefited them,” Achar said.

She said the committees would also help communicate the impact of government investments while documenting concerns raised by communities over projects being implemented in their areas.

Achar said the committees would conduct social audits of both national and county government projects to establish whether they are delivering the intended benefits to local communities.

She said the civilian oversight structure had been established in all 47 counties, with members drawn from local communities and sub-counties.

“We have County Anti-Corruption Civilian Oversight Committees in all the 47 counties,” she said.

Achar said the community-based composition of the committees placed them in a strategic position to capture concerns raised by residents because members live within the areas where government projects are being implemented.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya