1. Dialogue among parliamentarians
and civil society representatives-
salient point on budget
engagement
Mokeira Nyagaka
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2. Engaging with budgets – norms and discourse
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Hon Dennitah Kenya
Hon Sibanda -
Zimbabwe MP
Hon. Dr. Jovah
Kamateeka
Timely- need to
communicate – COVID
nexus
Communities that have
cultural
Strategies Girls stay in
school
Engaging with norms and
discourse
Budgets are time bound
– FGM end in 2022-
norms and discourses
affect how we set our
budget priorities
Leadership and community
buy in
Buy in – leadership =
president
Buy in communities –
public participation
forums on budgets
could be a platform to
engage with the norms
Legislature contact
with constituents
instrumental in
changing mindsets

3. Engaging with the budget processes – multi
sectoral – multi-issues
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Yvette- girls
not brides
Multisectoral approach
Sectoral
priorities
Many budget decisions
are multisectoral say in
the Budget Policy
statement - setting
sector ceilings
Multi issues
Multi issue approach –
equitable allocation of
resources –
1. Equity - How do we
measure inequalities
2. Transparency of
budget information

4. Budget engagement – Research and learning
and capacity building
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Millicent- girls not
brides
Jennifer McCarthy -
Collective movement for
meaningful engagement
What kinds of data needed?
Evidence leads –
public justification-
better budget
decisions
Adequate public justification
on where we spent and why
we spend the we do
Data - comparative of girls
in school and those early
married
CSOs but also
legislature
Evidence for decision
making on how to allocate
resources

5. Budget engagement – clarity on who is
responsible?
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Faith Lanoi -
girls not brides
Collective movement
multisectoral agency
Appreciating how
and when each
budget decisions is
made
All through the
Approval,
implementation and
evaluation
Who is responsible?
Parliamentarians
oversight role
beyond legislation –
spending that results
in end of CEFM

6. Budget engagement – inter county engagement –
national and subnational engagement
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Hon Dennitah -
Kenya MP
Erick Omondi
Engage with counties
and national
stakeholders
Engage at the grassroot
level
Appreciating that
some functions are
in counties
Avoid duplication
E.g. health sectors
heavily devolved sector–
water sectors
Inter government
engagement at the
national and
County level
Encourage
complimentary -
Division of revenue to
areas that have Child
marriage related
challenges
Relating with members
of county assemblies

7. Budget engagement- Gender – responsive
budgets
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Hon. Dr. Jovah
Kamateeka-
Uganda MP
PFM – gender equity
certificate
Implementation
of legal
framework
How can budget
allocations reflect
gender equity
Gender
responsive
budgeting
Gender Equity – to
what extent do or
national and county
budgets reflect diverse
priorities
what parameters
reveal our spending is
inherently responsive?

8. In the meantime, …
Budget engagement- annual budget are approved and
implemented each year
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Esmael Omar
Hon. Dr.
Oduol
Policy framework and
national plan needed?
Yes but how do we
integrate this issues in
the medium term
budgets
Ongoing budget
processes
Concurrent nature of the
budget process
Start to look at the
current budget process
to identify gaps
Legislative
approval and
oversight
Budget Policy
Statement February
2021/22
Legislative amendments
2020/21 and
oversight of
implementation of
2020/21 ?

9. What do I do as a woman (girl child who stayed in school) and a
mother of boys to end child marriage?
My personal take…
What is your take?
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