Kijiji Yeetu: A Model of Change

Kijiji Yeetu is a smart village platform that offers a unique ecosystem for activating our villages’ resources, knowledge, inspiration into viable development opportunities in 47 counties in Kenya, East Africa and beyond the world.

Our Key Focus Areas

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Advance digital skills, inclusion, digital security, and digital innovation through the use of ICT. This will improve digital divide and digital pathways in the villages. Digital needs, priorities and capacities will be improved.

MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE

Smart village ideas stimulate debates and human experiences, and transformation through stories of change, media, music, publications. The village is the country support system.

COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE

Foster local collaboration, networks and expertise that facilitate grassroot connectivity. The methodologies support village-level capacity and knowledge. This will help create change in government!

Our Aspirations

Each village (Kijiji) unit under the devolved system of governance is supposed to establish a council. Each council, to be chaired by a village administrator, will oversee projects in villages, The Village councils will be involved in planning of development agendas through participation. These institutions are critical for the formulation and implementation of the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP),”

Hon. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o

Governer of Kisumu

Delineation and Establishment of the village units within the counties so as to provide for further decentralization of the functions and provision of services and resources in accordance with section 48 of the County governments Act, 2012 as well as the realization of the objectives of devolution.

Constitution Of Kenya

Article 176