From 22–24 October 2026, Act Change Transform (Act!), with support from the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi, convened 12 Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners for the Reformed Elections for Enhanced Democracy and Inclusion (REDI) Programme Design Clinic in Nairobi County. The clinic provided a platform for partners to translate evidence from the Public Perception Study, Electoral Conflict Risk Mapping and Political Economy Analysis into focused, context-responsive interventions ahead of the 2027 General Election.

The clinic enabled peer review, technical feedback and defining collaborative delivery approaches, with partners refining proposals, results frameworks and costed workplans to strengthen alignment and complementarity across the REDI portfolio.

The discussions reinforced that 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Beyond strengthening social cohesion and early warning and early response systems, partners explored approaches to inclusive civic and voter education, countering misinformation and disinformation, election observation, citizen feedback and accountability.

Key priorities emerging from the clinic included:
📌 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲: Improve coordination among communities, peace actors and relevant institutions to identify, report and respond to electoral tensions before they escalate.
📌 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: Expand meaningful participation by women, youth and persons with disabilities across voting, leadership, election observation and accountability processes.
📌 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Strengthen coordination, transparency and responsiveness between citizens, civil society and institutions such as the IEBC, ORPP and NCIC.
📌 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀.