Kenya: Community Transparency Network

CTN proposes to initiate a community communication hub in Vihiga county to enhance community members participation in decision making of matters affecting their lives and sharing their experience with the global world.The group will run a county weekly edition, a social media platform where members will be able to access vital information and also share. The group will also run a community journalism training center where coverage of public resource management from village level to county level.

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  • Benson Chakaya Atonga

    Community Transparency Network is now operating under the name Vihiga Youth – Media & Transparency Accountability Network (VY-Metan). We are committed to using the media to help young leaders promote transparency and accountability in the management of public affairs and most importantly resources. Through capacity building we help young people in community civil activism, entrepreneurship and public affairs management, we encourage some young people to vie for political offices to represent their communities, lobby for positions in the county government administration on their behalf and train others in community activism and citizen journalism. Already we are running a news facebook page called Vihiga Pulse. Current plans is to conduct a citizen journalism training in conjunction with the county government, that will be followed by social media management training.

  • This project will go a long way in helping community members access credible information and hence help them make informed decisions in all facets of life. It will revolutionise Vihiga County.

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