Country:

Kenya

Region:

Africa

Date:

2020

Implementor:

KVCO Kerio Valley Community Organization

Funding Amount:

$9,911

Details:

SRM funding supported the creation of various meetings across Kenya to raise awareness about engaging with oil and gas corporations operating in Indigenous lands. With RRI’s support, the Kerio Valley Community Organization produced a Steering Committee meeting to draft key strategies and priorities. The outcomes of the steering committee meeting included a mediation strategy document which indicated a work plan for community engagement, a community pamphlet about oil and gas, and a memorandum of understanding for engagement. KVCO also conducted five community engagement meetings to raise awareness about the CAO mediation process and hold consultations about the MOU for the mediation. The meetings resulted in the community members supporting the MOU and KVCO’s mandate to proceed with negotiations with elected community representatives acting as observers to the process. Additionally, ten community representatives were democratically elected.