PARLIAMENT WATCHDOG MZALENDO TRUST DISTANCES ITSELF FROM MIZANI AWARD

Nairobi, Kenya 7th March 2020

Parliament WATCHDOG Mzalendo Trust a Civil Society organization engaged in promotion of good governance through provision of a channels through which citizens can better engage leaders, and through the generation of the Annual Scorecard – an index measuring performance of elected leaders – has distanced itself from MIZANI, an organization that a month ago awarded a number of Members of National Assembly for proper use of the Constituency Development Fund CDF. Speaking during the launch of the People Dialogue Festival – an event providing a rare opportunity for Kenyans to meet, mingle, discuss with and pose questions to decision makers and the political elite in structured and moderated conversations on a range of governance, social and economic issues at the Museum of Kenya – Executive Director of Mzalendo Trust Caroline Gaita Said, ” We do not know the organization, We have never worked with them, and we have not read the report nor do we have the intention of doing so..”

Mzalendo Trust Executive Director Caroline Gaita at Royal Media Studios. Images Courtesy Citizen TV.