pasha i

Pasha “Information” Project with support from Forum Syd under Wajibu Wetu Phase I was implemented for a period of 12 months from 1^st April 2016 to 30^th May 2017. The project registered positive results by enhancing proactive participation of young people in decision making process at all levels in Kisumu County.

Kisumu Progressive Youth (KPY), through the Pasha “Information” project I re-ignited the youth model assembly as an effective platform to articulate a common community agenda through systemized mechanisms. Delegates to the youth model assembly are representatives of youth groups drawn from all the 35 wards in Kisumu County elected biannually. The model assembly is led by an elected speaker, deputy spear, protocol officer, sergeant at arms and a clerk. The systemized structure is meant to instil discipline and enhance focus on issues when agitating for change and more importantly, it moulds the youth on legislative process for prospective political leadership roles.

The youth model assembly has engaged delegates at the ward level to do social audits of county development project within their wards and report back to the assembly. The youth model assembly has also successfully influenced the inclusion of youth representatives in the ward development committees as the key strategic bodies that prioritize and set the ward development agendas.

The model assembly has also, through constructive dialogue, developed a joint work plan for civic education with the county government of Kisumu, giving the youth a voice in the awareness and information campaigns. Through continuous dialogue with the county government, the model assembly was able to successfully lobby for the publishing of the county public participation calendar in every ward ensuring the public was well aware and actively participate in the budget making process. The youth model assembly has not only empowered young people on legislative process, but also inspired the community to learn how the county assembly works.