The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected various sectors of Kenya’s economy, as well as lives and livelihoods of scores of citizens. Observing the need for continuation of the roles of devolved legislature in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, CAF undertakes to support County Assemblies in developing effective communication strategies and tools to enable them to discharge their mandate during this COVID-19 situation. In this regard, CAF has received funding from UNDP to execute this technical advisory initiative, and has subsequently appointed Crestwood Marketing and Communications Ltd, an integrated communications agency, to offer technical lead in the implementation of this project.
The project’s overall objective is to support Members of County Assembly Forum convey information to the public regarding COVID-19. Some of the Activities are;