Shadow Government for Taita Taveta County

A group of activists from Taita Taveta County are in the process of launching a shadow government which will guide the county government of how to perform its duties.

The objective of this government is to offer constructive oversight and alternative leadership to the county of Taita Taveta, to eradicate poverty, injustices,and organize citizens to pull resources together for the betterment of their living condition.

Here is a statement from Christopher Mwambingu, one of the founders of the Shadow Government: 

Good people,Taita Taveta County Shadow government is about working to ensure basics.

Like reducing taxes and encouraging micro traders hence building our economy,pushing to ensure our village roads are in good order, Ensuring market for our agricultural products, monitoring healthcare facilities to ensure access while encouraging preventive measures, every school child own a tree program ,providing light to school kids through solar lamps, encouraging kitchen gardening, chicken goat raring for every house hold,encouraging water harvesting, One cow per village etc.

We will also monitor county government to ensure, transparency and accountability in managing public funds and resources while offering alternative leadership.

We also want to nurture a new pro people crop of leadership .Keep the thoughts coming.We mean serious business against poverty.

The shadow government is scheduled to be launched in one month time.