More transparency, better accountability, and greater responsiveness to the youth demographic are elements young Kenyans yearn for. The Kenyan government is beginning to respond to these demands. To encourage more civic engagement by younger citizens, the government is taking measures through the World Bank's Kenya Accountable Devolution Program (KADP) to incorporate public participatory budgeting into their budget decision-making process. The 2007 general elections highlighted Kenya's failure to engage its youth constituency effectively in political, governance, and electoral processes. Building trust between young people and democratic institutions is critical as young people make up a substantive part of the overall Kenyan population.
Lockdown Live ! Finding Youth-Led Solutions To Covid-19
The Youth Café, in partnership with the Sussex Writes team from the University of Sussex (UK), invested their time, knowledge, and resources to make the Lockdown Live series successful.
This report is generated to expose the issues that were discussed in the webinars and our platforms collectively to inform and empower the youth during the pandemic on learning, misinformation, and mental health. The issues discussed herein were raised by youths and show the possible solutions that could be developed.