Bunge SMS.com

Bunge SMS is a mobile phone based service by Made in Kenya Network that combines the internet and mobile telephony with the aim of Empowering every Kenyan to influence Local Governance in their Constituencies.

You can report corruption and environmental degradation, influence constituency project choices and monitor development activities.

On 26th November 2008, BungeSMS conducted a poll on the taxation of MPs salaries and allowances in conjunction with K24 TV. 100% of the respondents demanded that MPs must pay taxes on their allowances. Sample messages are available on the What You Said page. Reports are also available upon request via wainaina@madeinkenya.org    

     

Tell your MP what you want

Send an SMS to 3454 and tell your Member of Parliamnet what he or she must do for YOU.

Demand your share of funds - such as:

• Constituency Development Fund (CDF)
• Road Development Levy Fund
• Constituency-based Secondary School Education Bursary Fund (SSEBF)
• Rural Electrification Programme Levy Fund (REPF)
• Local Authority Transfer Fund (LATF)
• Constituency AIDS Fund and the
• Constituency Youth Enterprise Scheme (C-YES), a part of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF).

“Democracy means the right of every individual to speak for themselves"