KELIN empowers local communities and media to track county health resources

With support from the Commonwealth Foundation, KELIN held a two day training on 29 and 30 May 2018 for representatives of civil society organizations, community based organisations, media and communities of persons living with and affected by HIV and TB from Kisumu County. A total of 26 participants were reached. The training equipped participants with knowledge and skills on monitoring implementation of the right to health, with a particular focus on ensuring transparency and accountability in the health sector budgets and services.  

Participants committed to act as community watchdogs, and bring to light any corrupt practices.  They will report and document cases of mismanagement of resources within Kisumu County in a bid to ensure accountability of duty bearers in health service provision.

 “This is one of the best trainings I have ever attended that brought together diverse community members to discuss real life issues. The knowledge I have gained from this workshop will help me in community level advocacy to ensure transparency and accountability in the health sector”, Roberto Muyela, Media reporter, Mediamax, Kisumu County

So far, 39 civil society organisations and 13 media practitioners from Kisumu and Kakamega have been trained. As KELIN continues to strengthen capacities of advocacy champions for transparency and accountability in the health sector, it is anticipated that duty bearers will be tasked to ensure resources allocated to health are utilised efficiently, thus ensuring that everybody, especially the vulnerable, realise their right to health.

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For more information contact:
Lucy Ghati

Programme Manager, HIV & TB

Mombasa Road, Somak building 4th Floor

P O Box 112 – 00200 KNH Nairobi,

Tel: 020, 2515790 │Mobile: 0790 487473, 0722 747382

E-mail: lghati@kelinkenya.org

Website: www.kelinkenya.org