Between 14th and 17th July 2014 CEEC trained 27 male youth from Kikuyu Sub County on Positive Masculinities with a view to building their capacity to combat gender based violence. The training was informed by the high incidence of gender based violence within the sub county with men being the main perpetrators. Evolving social and […]

CEEC has been working with women and MCAs from Kandara Sub County in Murang’a County on a Women and Devolved Governance Project supported by GIZ (CPS) which aims at promoting women’s participation in devolved governance. In February and March respectively the women and the MCAs were trained on devolved governance, transformative leadership and women’s participation in […]

As a follow up of the training of women from Kandara Sub County on devolved governance that took place in February 2014, CEEC trained seven MCAs from the same Sub County (five out of the elected six and two nominated women MCAs) in March 2014. The training which took place under the “Women and Devolved […]

Kenya promulgated a new Constitution in August 2010 which among other things provides for a devolved system of governance which system was ushered in by the March 2013 General Elections. This system of governance is supposed to bring governance closer to the people and enhance participation of all population groups including women and youth. However, […]

From 14th to 17th January 2014, CEEC Executive Director Jane Maina and Programs Manager Nelly Njoki participated in a workshop organized by the Initiatives of Change Centre for Governance (ICCfG) on ‘Ethics in Public Governance’. The workshop that brought together around 30 participants at Asia Plateau, Panchgani, India aimed at helping participants evolve a personal […]

In 2012-2013, CEEC implemented the Promotion and Protection of Women’s Inheritance Rights Project in Central Kenya with the support of Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF). The project which was concluded in May 2013 resulted in the enhanced capacity of 27 community leaders on issues of family law and succession as well as development of a […]

On 27th November 2013, CEEC launched “Sauti Mtaani” an E-Participation platform comprising of an SMS service and a Facebook application which seeks to facilitate engagement between the youth and their Members of County Assembly (MCAs). The project is piloting with twelve wards in four informal settlements in Nairobi namely; Dandora I, Dandora II, Dandora III and Dandora IV […]

On 14th-16th November 2013, CEEC conducted a training for members of Nairobi County Assembly at Capital Hill Lodge, Nakuru. The training brought together MCAs from Mabatini, Hospital, Kiamaiko, Kwa Reuben, Pipeline, Korogocho and Sarang’ombe wards. It covered issues of leadership, transparency, accountability and public participation. The main focus was the MCAs’ mandate, duties and responsibilities and […]

On 3rd May 2013, CEEC launched a Training Guide on women’s inheritance rights in Kandara, Murang’a County. The Guide was a culmination of a year long project Promotion and Protection of Women’s Inheritance Rights in Central Kenya which was supported by Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF). The project worked with 27 community leaders, both men […]

This project which was building on the work CEEC had done in 2012 , was implemented against the backdrop of the post election violence that broke out in 2007/8 and in anticipation of the 2013 general election. The aim was to build the capacity of the youth to promote and maintain peace before, during and […]