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A new year's resolution: keeping your eye on government | Irene Ikomu | TEDxKampala

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism

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When making personal resolutions for the new year, citizens should keep in mind what the state is planning for them, says policy analyst Irene Ikomu. 

Irene Ikomu manages Parliament Watch Uganda, an initiative of the Centre for Policy Analysis, that seeks to create a more transparent, responsive, and accountable democracy by tracking ongoing legislative, budgeting, and other parliamentary processes and disseminating this information to the Ugandan public through various online platforms that include a website and associated social media.

Irene has been involved in the governance and democracy dialogue in Uganda for the last four years; she currently sits on USAID Uganda’s Democracy, Rights and Governance Advisory Board, has been recognized as an outstanding young leader by the U.S. Embassy and selected to serve as a Generation Change Fellow and has just completed the Mandela Washington Fellowship In America under the Civic engagement track. She participated in Obama’s Town Hall that was held on the continent.

She represents youth perspectives at policy and political analysis dialogues including having been part of the Fourth Estate panel, at NTV Uganda. She has been behind diverse social change start-ups that have empowered young people in Uganda to become active citizens like the National Debate Council and the Green Light Movement. 

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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