{"id":38447,"date":"2024-05-11T08:03:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T08:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/11\/president-ruto-enacts-civil-society-law-after-decade-long-wait\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T08:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T08:03:11","slug":"president-ruto-enacts-civil-society-law-after-decade-long-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/president-ruto-enacts-civil-society-law-after-decade-long-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ruto enacts civil society law after decade-long wait"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 \u2014 A law enacted more than a decade ago to govern civil society organisations has now been operationalised, President William Ruto has announced.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The execution of the legal instrument to make the Public Benefits Organisations Act operational, the President said, demonstrates the government\u2019s commitment to forging a strong partnership with civil society.<\/p>\n

He explained the law seeks to advance the country\u2019s pursuit of sustainable and inclusive development.<\/p>\n

\u201cCivil society has a role to play in the development of our country. We may not necessarily always agree, but that is the beauty of having diverse opinions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

President Ruto pointed out that the Act has consolidated all legislations governing civil society organisations into one predictable legal regime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made it possible for Public Benefit Organisations from outside Kenya not to be taken through unnecessary vigorous processes before they begin their operations in Kenya,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President was speaking\u00a0 at the closing session of the United Nations Civil Society Conference at the United Nations Office in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

He said strengthening civil society is part of the government\u2019s effort to build an all-of-society coalition that brings together government, the opposition, NGOs religious institutions and other groups.<\/p>\n

Addressing exclusion <\/h2>\n

He said this was the surest way of addressing exclusion and marginalisation that promote poverty and inequality.<\/p>\n

President Ruto explained that the government\u2019s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda identifies development as an inclusive and collective endeavour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not a special and exclusive project of the Executive or the public sector defined by narrow objectives or interests,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saying that civil society plays a critical role in shaping policies, driving change and keeping governments in check, the President called for the empowerment of the youth to enable them to make their contribution to the nation\u2019s development.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our responsibility to meaningfully involve them in shaping the future by consistently taking deliberate steps to dismantle barriers hindering their participation in political and public life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said civil society has played a critical role in enhancing democracy and governance and acted as a bridge between people and their representatives.<\/p>\n

He called on the civil society to play an even greater role in international politics and the governance of international institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the key to rebuilding trust, restoring legitimacy and ensuring international decisions are shaped by the concerns, values and the experiences of the people across the globe,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The conference that started on Wednesday ended today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 \u2014 A law enacted more than a decade ago to govern civil society organisations has now been operationalised, President William Ruto has announced. The execution of the legal instrument to make the Public Benefits Organisations Act operational, the President said, demonstrates the government\u2019s commitment to forging a strong partnership with civil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}