{"id":29748,"date":"2026-05-05T21:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/?p=29748"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T18:46:38","slug":"sensitisation-on-the-revised-county-guidelines-on-public-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/sensitisation-on-the-revised-county-guidelines-on-public-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"SENSITISATION ON THE REVISED COUNTY GUIDELINES ON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Judith Obondo<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29750\" src=\"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3267244f-c909-43f3-9a3e-a1c74d8ab0ff.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3267244f-c909-43f3-9a3e-a1c74d8ab0ff.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3267244f-c909-43f3-9a3e-a1c74d8ab0ff-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3267244f-c909-43f3-9a3e-a1c74d8ab0ff-1536x1026.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3267244f-c909-43f3-9a3e-a1c74d8ab0ff-272x182.jpeg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>Considering that public participation is core in counties,it is essential to ensure that all stakeholders are adequately engaged in planning and implementation process.<\/p>\n<p>From the State Department of Devolution, a team lead by Mr Hassan Bare Sanei carried out an induction on the revised county guidelines on public participation today in Siaya,a meeting that was chaired by Director of Public Participation Mr Jared Abayo.<\/p>\n<p>During this meeting, discussions focused on the key stages of public participation, specifically outlining what should be done before, during and after the public participation process.<\/p>\n<p>One of the representatives identified communication as key challenge during public participation, noting that insufficient or delayed information often limits effective engagement.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the need for timely and clear notices to inform the public about when and where such activities will take place, to enhance inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p>The Bondo Municipality manager Mr Philip Mbidyo, addressed the issue of reimbursing transport costs for members of the public attending public participation forums.<\/p>\n<p>However, this position was challenged by Mr Hassan Bare,who argued that since the public are the primary beneficiaries of these activities, they should be motivated to attend without expecting any form of payment.<\/p>\n<p>The Director Public Participation Mr Jared Abayo emphasised the importance of providing feedback to the public.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that sharing feedback whether positive or negative is essential after public participation, as it keeps the public informed, engaged and updated on the outcomes of the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Judith Obondo Considering that public participation is core in counties,it is essential to ensure that all stakeholders are adequately engaged in planning and implementation process. From the State Department of Devolution, a team lead by Mr Hassan Bare Sanei carried out an induction on the revised county guidelines on public participation today in Siaya,a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":29749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/siaya.go.ke\/siaya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}