{"id":2350,"date":"2023-09-28T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T12:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/act.frankiamme.com\/?page_id=2350"},"modified":"2024-05-09T19:33:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T19:33:42","slug":"democracy-governance-human-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/focus-areas\/democracy-governance-human-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy, Governance &#038; Human Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2350\" class=\"elementor elementor-2350\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-125ac3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"125ac3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36c4ced\" data-id=\"36c4ced\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4da09e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4da09e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-314537a\" data-id=\"314537a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e1dc3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8e1dc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Program Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb879e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cb879e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Democracy, Governance<strong><br>&amp; Human Rights<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0c7122\" data-id=\"d0c7122\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc1eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dc1eee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResponsive and accountable governance emanates from the State\u2019s leadership working cohesively with its citizens to devise and consent on a common vision for their country that will fruitfully guide the development efforts focused on the wellbeing of its citizens.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb5413 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bb5413\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-366a1e4\" data-id=\"366a1e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7956cba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7956cba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f22fa29\" data-id=\"f22fa29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806125a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"806125a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C737&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?resize=300%2C216&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C737&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C553&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C1105&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7-min-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1474&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bdd486\" data-id=\"5bdd486\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8065fc elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8065fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/b-min.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4848\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/b-min.jpeg?w=1044&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/b-min.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/b-min.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/act.or.ke\/website_3763efab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/b-min.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d54203c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d54203c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efbe29f\" data-id=\"efbe29f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be92163 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be92163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f9651 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f9651\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4ea48c\" data-id=\"a4ea48c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147b1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147b1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tResponsive and accountable governance involves the people in key processes that include decision making, policy making and implementation. It also invokes its citizens to be involved in monitoring and evaluation processes. It draws attention to the agreement between the state and its citizens thus ensuring the state addresses the peoples\u2019 specific needs hence citizens hold them accountable for their decisions and actions to them.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-526f2f2\" data-id=\"526f2f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e041265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e041265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt develops institutions, systems, structures and practices that promote and support the involvement and participation of the general public whilst ensuring easy and equal access to services by all. Even as we encourage citizen participation and engagement, we advocate for peaceful interactions all the way.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-47c03db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47c03db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7c56b4\" data-id=\"c7c56b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a693d03 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a693d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f60e0a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f60e0a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe4a4cb\" data-id=\"fe4a4cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53797e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53797e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our<strong> Programs<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cdf418 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cdf418\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e16cc73\" data-id=\"e16cc73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7036f40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7036f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-881e843\" data-id=\"881e843\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418fe77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"418fe77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-379ac9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"379ac9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0290ba\" data-id=\"a0290ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93c10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e93c10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USAID Kenya Electoral Conflicts Mitigation and Civic\/Voter Education Support. 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