A clearer coast. A stronger future.

Development should work for everyone.

We follow the money, amplify community voices, and make public development more open and accountable across Kenya’s coast.

Transparency is not a technical term. It is a public promise.

Too often, decisions about the coast are made far from the people they affect. CDTI exists to close that distance — with trusted information, independent research, and spaces for people to participate.

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What we do

From information
to impact.

We work at the intersection of research, civic participation, and public accountability.

01

Open information

Making budgets, plans, and public decisions easier for everyone to find and understand.

02

Community voice

Creating meaningful ways for coastal communities to shape the development around them.

03

Accountable action

Following public commitments and turning evidence into better outcomes for residents.

When people have the information, they have the power to ask better questions — and demand better answers.

— CDTI field note, Mombasa

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Better development
starts with us.

Have a question, a story, or an idea for a more transparent coast? We’d love to hear from you.

Email CDTI
Jomo Kenyatta Avenue
Mombasa, 80100 Kenya
+254 574 2749
info@coastdevelopmenttransparency.org