The National Council of NGOs-Kenya (The NGO Council of Kenya) pledges to work very closely with Kenya's new administration, all the Elected leaders both at national and county levels and other development stakeholders for the benefit of the people of Kenya and around the region. The NGO Council will build a strong working relationship and at the same keep working as the public eye to ensure the Government delivers fully on its election manifesto. With the more than 12,000 affiliate NGO Members and its affiliates the National Council of NGos will will work to benefit mwananchi without fear or favour. The council would engage in positive criticism if necessary as the "third eye of the society and will speak for the voiceless.
The NGO Council congratulates the Kenya Kwanza coalition for winning power and looks forward to working together through mutually beneficial ties. The NGO Council and Members will not relent in the quest for a better living standards for the needy in the society, the NGO council would jealously guard the hard won freedoms of freedom of speech, assembly, worship, and the right for all citizens to live in a clean and secure environment. The Council noted that the Kenya Kwanza coalition will deliver on the mandate, the NGO Council congratulating the New Speakers of the National Assembly Hon.Moses Wetangula and Amason Kingi of the senate for their elections with hope that the two speakers will lead the legislative houses to deliver on the mandates. The NGO Council has five core values i.e probity, integrity,transparency and accountability, justice and good governance and hopes that the Government and every citizen will uphold on the same.
The NGO Council will carry out thorough sensitization of the core values to the people of Kenya, the NGO Councill work with its Members and other stakeholders to promote ethical values in the kenyan society. The national umbrella organization champions for the values and aspirations to pursue more so the overriding need for good governance that is accountable to the people.
The NGO Council urges all Kenyans to offer necessary full support.President Ruto will have a chance to fulfill its manifesto and Wananchi to be vigilant and seek necessary question implementation of projects. The NGOs and other CSOs umbrella body would further work very closely with counties to realize the socioeconomic development in the devolved units in the country, ensure prudent use of public resources and public funds, and the council urges county governments to ensure their respective counties do not engage in any form of corruption.
The National Council of NGOs and its NGOs members engaged in Governance issues will work to ensure good governance is realized at National and county levels. The NGO Council sensitizes citizens so as to ensure unacceptable blatant theft of scarce public resources and development expenditure is not experienced.
Best regards,
Stephen Cheboi
National Chairman
The National Council of NGOs
