Governments and non-governmental organizations around the world have embraced community
or complementary currencies (CCs) as tools of poverty reduction, environmental protection
and promotion of social solidarity. Community Currencies are best viewed as a financial
innovation

The Kenyan legal framework obligates the national and county governments to involve the
people in the decision making process. To achieve this ideal, county governments are required
to establish structures to facilitate citizen participation in their operations. This policy brief

To track progress in service delivery and inform decision making, counties are required to
create systems for monitoring, evaluation and reporting. This policy brief sheds light on some
issues that counties should focus on to strengthen their monitoring, evaluation and reporting