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    "content": "before time and inform the public that there will be public participation on a particular date. This will sensitize them to make meaningful contributions to the process. It is clear that information should be as accessible as possible. Lastly, in the Schedule, there is also the issue of building trust with the public which can only be done through engagement and implementing what is agreeable to them. If the public is called to decision making, they are supposed to be engaged in advance so that they have enough time to prepare at their own level then their views are picked and they are given feedback on what will be implemented, which then goes to the budget. If for one reason or another it is not implemented, they will give the process one or two chances and after that, they will not take it seriously because it will not be useful to them. So, trust needs to be developed. Whatever is agreed with them must be implemented. That way, they will trust the process and know the time table. At that particular period of the year, they will come together and discuss what needs to be done for them. That way, they will develop the trust, be part of the system and their priority will be delivered and not the capability of a friend or the contractor who was to be given the contract. Unfortunately, if the public is not involved, we have to find out how the project came about and who proposed it. It must have been proposed by somebody who had interest. If it is a road contractor, they will propose that a road be constructed which will be captured in the budget. However, if it is the public, they will develop the trust and be part of the process. That way, we would have attained the reason we captured public participation ten times in our Constitution. Kenyans will believe that whatever little resources are available will be used prudently and according to their needs. This is the most effective way of making sure that we develop using the resources that we have."
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