IEA Signs MoU Between Nation Media Group & HIVOS East Africa to Support Citizens Engagement on Public Procurement Issues in Kenya
| Post date: Tue, Jul 23, 2019 |
| Category: General |
| By: Oscar Ochieng, |
Nairobi, Monday 22 July 2019 – The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between The Nation Media Group (NMG) and HIVOS East Africa for the establishment of an Open Contracting (O.C) portal that will provide open data on public procurement data to the public. The O.C portal will enable visibility for media story linkages, data-backed storytelling, access to information for research, and support the shelf life of procurement-related stories after the first period of first publication.
This portal will also be the premier resource tool for journalists across Kenya to access critical information on public procurement supporting the timely and informed reporting of stories in this area. The portal will be hosted by the Nation Media Group, developed in collaboration with Hivos East Africa and the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya).
Speaking during the signing of the MoU between the three organizations, Mr. Kwame Owino, CEO at IEA-Kenya said “That the Government of Kenya (GoK) spends a lot of money raised through taxes is not news to Kenyans. Our view is that we need to complete the circle of understanding by making information on process and amounts spent into prominent view. Through scrutiny and disclosure, we expect that the deliberate infractions of procurement law will be evident and to expose to Kenyans that we must demand for all public officers to be better stewards of the public treasure”.
Speaking during the same event, NMG’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Gitagama, lauded the new partnership as a move that will enhance its role as a public watchdog. “This partnership will entrench the Group’s mission of positively transforming society by promoting transparency and accountability in public resource management.” Through the initiative, the Group will be able to put the spotlight on dark areas and enable citizens to interrogate government decisions on public procurement and the accrued value.
Hivos East Africa’s Regional Director, Mendi Njonjo pledged continued support for the partnership as a move for enabling citizen engagement in demanding for transparency and accountability in public procurement. ‘’One of our major goals as an institution that advocates for the adoption of open contracting is to see that citizens are well informed about the use of public funds in procurement and that citizens receive the critical goods and services they need in a timely and efficient way’’ she equipped.
IEA Signs MoU Between Nation Media Group & HIVOS East Africa to Support Citizens Engagement on Public Procurement Issues in Kenya
| Post date: Tue, Jul 23, 2019 | | Category: General | | By: Oscar Ochieng, |
Nairobi, Monday 22 July 2019 – The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between The Nation Media Group (NMG) and HIVOS East Africa for the establishment of an Open Contracting (O.C) portal that will provide open data on public procurement data to the public. The O.C portal will enable visibility for media story linkages, data-backed storytelling, access to information for research, and support the shelf life of procurement-related stories after the first period of first publication.
This portal will also be the premier resource tool for journalists across Kenya to access critical information on public procurement supporting the timely and informed reporting of stories in this area. The portal will be hosted by the Nation Media Group, developed in collaboration with Hivos East Africa and the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA-Kenya).
Speaking during the signing of the MoU between the three organizations, Mr. Kwame Owino, CEO at IEA-Kenya said “That the Government of Kenya (GoK) spends a lot of money raised through taxes is not news to Kenyans. Our view is that we need to complete the circle of understanding by making information on process and amounts spent into prominent view. Through scrutiny and disclosure, we expect that the deliberate infractions of procurement law will be evident and to expose to Kenyans that we must demand for all public officers to be better stewards of the public treasure”.
Speaking during the same event, NMG’s Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Gitagama, lauded the new partnership as a move that will enhance its role as a public watchdog. “This partnership will entrench the Group’s mission of positively transforming society by promoting transparency and accountability in public resource management.” Through the initiative, the Group will be able to put the spotlight on dark areas and enable citizens to interrogate government decisions on public procurement and the accrued value.
Hivos East Africa’s Regional Director, Mendi Njonjo pledged continued support for the partnership as a move for enabling citizen engagement in demanding for transparency and accountability in public procurement. ‘’One of our major goals as an institution that advocates for the adoption of open contracting is to see that citizens are well informed about the use of public funds in procurement and that citizens receive the critical goods and services they need in a timely and efficient way’’ she equipped.
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