KENYA: MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Kenya is undertaking a broad rural and urban consultation, involving a variety of interest groups, in developing a response to the SDGs
the government of Kenya demonstrated enthusiasm to participate in the international development agenda as fronted in the SDGs framework. Besides participating in a number of international post-2015 processes, Kenya has held county and national forums to help in formulating its own position on the proposed post-2015 development agenda. Parliament however continued to be sidelined in the consultative process. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Devolution and
Planning and with support from development partners, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the embassy of the Republic of Finland, Kenya held the first meeting on the post-2015 schema in 2012. Several follow-up meetings were held at the national and county level, involving government agencies, development partners and civil society organizations.
County level consultations The Government organized
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12 stakeholder consultation forums at county level, targeting urban- and rural-based counties like Nairobi and Kakamega respectively. Individual participants included the young, women’s group members, school and health facility management members, persons with special needs and government officers. The participants discussed the implementation status of the MDGs and the post-2015 development agenda under broad sub topics including agriculture and food security, employment, health and
universal education. Gender and environmental issues were also addressed. Overall, the county forums identified the following priority areas: i. Fast tracking and
accelerating the gains on the implementation of the MDGs;
ii. Creation of employment opportunities for the young and women;
iii. Tackling climate change; iv. Ensuring peace and security; v. Provision of social protection to vulnerable groups;
vi. Early childhood development facilities and improve on
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