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Partner NEWS Vol. 7 no. 2 / 2004
Role of Civil Society after the political transision in Kenya| :: | Editorial |
| What is the role of civil society organizations (CSOs): that of watchdog or poodle? | |
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| :: | A watchdog for society |
| There is need for civic education particular amongst NGO leaders. Civil society proper is citizen’s organizations. Civil society is NOT in government. It is out there struggling. Dorthe Mortensen interviews Elkanah Odembo | |
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| :: | The Role of Civil Society after the Political Transition |
| Most civil society organisations are urban based and single subject organisations often so preoccupied with their single and highly localised agenda that they have no interest in developing the necessary outreach capacity to address wider political issues. This lack of interest, a recent report shows, results in a significant negative impact on the nation… |
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| :: | CIVIL SOCIETY AND KENYA’S POLITICAL TRANSITION |
| After the toppling of authoritarianism, civil society needs to be extremely wary because authoritarian governments easily replace liberal ones and liberal governments do become authoritarian... | |
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| :: | A revolution ending at “me” |
| “It’s strange to see a dog unconcerned when a sheep is barking at strangers” (Proverb from Ghana, from “Wisdom of Africa” published by the BBC) | |
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| :: | Reaching for the light |
| A case of heterotropism in the Kenyan Civil Society. Plants grow both towards light and water while the civil society middle class tends to grow more towards donors than to communities. This is reflected in effective and efficient upward accountability as opposed to downward accountability. | |
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| :: | The end of an era |
| After more than 30 years of supporting health services in Turkana, Northern Kenya, MS Kenya is stepping down its support to mobile clinics firstly in Kaikor. However, MS will remain supporting the small CBO Akosi for a couple of years. Danish Development Worker Ole Holst, looks at some achievements gained and some implications for the future | |
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| :: | Cultural Corner: Beauty with a mission |
| By Bjarne Joergensen, Danish Development Worker at St. Johns Community Centre | |
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