The Tana River Governance and Democracy Forum secretariat is Kenya Sustainable Health Aid-Tana River Program and is implementing a project entitled ‘Advancing Consensus Building in Enactment and Implementation of the New Constitution.’’ This project seeks to ensure that all ethnic groups in Tana River County are brought together, educated, informed and communicated on the new constitution dispensation, especially on the new structures of devolved government that are important in the improving the livelihood of all community groups.
 Kenya Sustainable Health Aid played a very important role in providing civic education on the proposed constitution in partnership with the Committee of Expert on Constitution Review in Tana River County.
The objective of the program is to improve governance and democracy in Tana River through bringing together all ethnic groups living in Tana River County, providing civic education on the dispensation of the new constitution and support to the local communities. The improvements of Governance structures will results to the improvement of the livelihood of the community.
Tana River County has been performing poorly in terms of development. The district has no basic infrastructure e.g. roads, hospitals, industries, schools, colleges e.t.c. The county has potential for horticulture farming and agricultural industrialization, ecotourism and environmental conservation. The community should educate on the importance of the devolved government in improving the livelihood of the poor people.
 The Tana River Governance and Democracy Forum wish to educate the community through workshops and public forums.
Tana River Governance and Democracy Forum
Terms of Reference
· Be an independent and rational platform for constructive dialogue in regards to good governance and democracy.
· Bring together Local leaders, Civil Societies and the community in finding pragmatic rather ideological solutions to governance and democratic issues.
· Deliberate on area specific problems as well as on policy and legislative issues.
· Monitor the effectiveness of policy and legislative implementation.
· Assist in the development of relevant subsidiary legislation.
· Consultation with all affected
· Assist in securing financial and technical inputs for researching and undertaking projects.
Modus operandi
· Hold a monthly meetings
· Attendance to be open to the public
· Facilitate agreed actions, through research, projects and advocacy, including the use of task forces, e.t.c.
· Support the forum with a Secretariat, hosted by Kenya Sustainable Health Aid-Tana River Program.
· Secretariat to develop and maintain relevant network
· Securing financial and technical input for researching and undertaking projects, and in particular gain Donor support
Issues of consideration
1. Ethnic diversity inclusion
2. Inclusion of gender, youth and disabled
3. Devolution
Roles of county assembly
Roles of the County Governor
Roles of the senator
Roles of the member of parliament
Roles of the citizens
4. Utilization of Natural Resources and community assets
5. Youth unemployment
6. Education including post secondary education institutions
7. Land
8. Managing public expectation
Legislation and policy development block
Institutional building and transformation
Political and administration changes
9. Citizen involvement in realization in new order
10. Private sector engagement
11. Overcoming challenges in the implementation of new order
Project panelists
Members interested in leadership in the coming general election
Project facilitators/donors/ partners
Moderators
1. Alfelt A. Mumbo - Civic Education – CoE/Kenya Sustainable Health Aid
2. Shedrack Hiribae - Civic Education – CoE/Kenya Sustainable Health Aid
3. Ahmed Noor - Civic Education – CoE/Pastoral education network
4. Dixon Jillo Martin - Civic Education – CoE/Mapato CBO
5. Ismael Dahiri Lango – Civic Education – Kenya Muslim Youth Alliance
6. Halima Osman – Civic Education-Madogo Walka Youth Group.
7. Halima M. Galtuma – Civic Education –Tana River Women Against FGM
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