Mkenya Daima Initiative
Every five years, Kenya goes through the electoral process to put in place its political leadership, including the Presidency to govern the Country. Drawing lessons from the National Dialogue and Reconciliation process in 2008, the private sector resolved to be proactive around electoral seasons, through various interventions under Mkenya Daima, working with other sectors of the society, with a primary purpose of inspiring peaceful elections and a peaceful transition.
Mkenya Daima, started in 2012, is a non-partisan Multi-stakeholder platform with the primary purpose of inspiring peaceful elections and a peaceful transition. The initiative is inspired by the private sector but it is for all Kenyans with a steering team made up of representatives of the Business community, Civil society, Religious communities, Media, Youth and Women leaders.
Kenya in the last decade has undertaken initiatives to improve governance including, the development of an inclusive and progressive new Constitution (2010); adoption and institutionalization of devolved governments in the 47 counties; increased community involvement through county development plans; improved use of IT systems within government, but despite these gains the country has continued to battle increased levels of corruption and insufficient service delivery in some sectors.
To help Kenyans achieve their aspirations of a better future and strive for a country that has good governance and leadership, public accountability and efficient and transparent systems, as well as create hope, confidence and optimism among Kenyans, there is a need to:
Mkenya Daima is anchored on three pillars:
The initiative further scaled up to sensitize women in the informal settlements of Nairobi on MIYCN through women groups/ Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCOs) and Investment clubs, establish a strong network of agro-processors, food marketers and private sector nutrition champions to propagate the MIYCN agenda within the private sector and advocate for BBPC within the private sector. This is to ensure that key knowledge and practice gaps for women in the urban informal settlements are minimized/ reduced to enable improved maternal and child outcomes in these areas.
Furthermore, the project will collaborate with young agri-preneurs from Kirinyaga and Embu Counties, among them are beneficiaries of UNICEF led Agricultural Technology initiative that promotes agriculture as a viable career option among young people by the use digital technology in agriculture to increase production and profitability. It will also support the young agri-preneurs with sub-contracting and market linkages for their agricultural produce leveraging the Agricultural and retail Business membership Organization affiliated to KEPSA. This collaboration will not only support the growth of these entrepreneurs but also expand the availability of nutritious food options in urban and rural areas, contributing to improved dietary diversity and nutrition outcomes for residents. It will also improve household incomes through the empowered young men and women. By fostering partnerships and empowering local young entrepreneurs, the project aims to create sustainable solutions to food insecurity and malnutrition in these communities.
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