In line with this constitutional mandate, the County Assemblies Forum established the Legislative Summit in 2016 as a flagship program aimed at bringing together all legislators. The summit’s main objective is to provide a platform for mutual and collaborative engagement between the Senate, County Assemblies, Inter-governmental Relations Institutions, and other institutions relevant to devolution. The summit also serves as a vehicle to identify capacity and technical assistance needs for the County legislatures, identify and isolate challenges and make recommendations to surmount the challenges facing the institutions to enable them to effectively fulfil their constitutional mandate of law-making, representation and oversight within the framework of the devolved system of governance.
Structure
The summit is traditionally, preceded by pre-summit events focused on Special Interest Groups including Women, Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) and Youth. These events discuss thematic issues relevant to the three groups within the theme of the main event. The resolutions of the pre-summit’s events are ratified in the Main Summit and constitute part of the summit resolutions.
The Fifth Legislative Summit, 2025
The Fifth Legislative Summit, 2025 will provide a platform for the County Assemblies and the devolution stakeholders to re imagine the future of devolved legislative units within the confines of the mandates of County Assemblies, evolving needs and the expectations of the citizenry at the County level. Further the summit will reflect on the achievements, best practices, lessons learnt and challenges faced by County Assemblies while proposing practical and responsive solutions that will further strengthen devolution in Kenya.
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