The problem with the word
Every candidate says accountability. Very few say what they will do, in what month, that could later be checked.
The proposal here is deliberately small and specific, because small specific things can be verified and large promises cannot.
Three commitments
A published calendar. Where the office will be, in which ward, on which date, set a month ahead and kept unless there is a funeral or an emergency.
A ward report, twice a year, in Kikamba and English. What was raised, what was done, what was not done and why. Circulated at barazas and by phone, not filed in an office in Wote.
An open record of every allocation the office touches, including bursaries, by name, school and amount.
None of this requires new legislation. It requires deciding to do it, and continuing in the third year when nobody is watching.
What the office is and is not
The Women Representative sits in the National Assembly. She legislates, she oversees national funds, she represents the county's women in a national conversation. She does not run the county government, award county tenders or hire at the county.
Being clear about that boundary is not modesty. It is the only way a voter can judge performance fairly at the end of a term.
How you will be able to check
- A ward visit calendar published a month in advance and kept
- Ward reports twice a year in Kikamba and English
- Every allocation the office touches published, including bursaries
- Clear public statement of what the office can and cannot do