Reference 001 · Reading Room
A catalogue for reporters who work with public documents
Lurevion holds practical sessions on finding, reading and using the records that Kenyan public bodies already publish — county budgets, procurement notices, audit reports and gazette entries — so your reporting rests on something you can point to.
6 yrs
HOLDING SESSIONS
210+
REPORTERS CONSULTED
14
COUNTIES COVERED
3
CATALOGUE PROGRAMMES
Reference 002 · Purpose
What we hold on the shelves
Lurevion was set up on the idea that most public-interest reporting doesn't need a leak — it needs a reader who knows where to look and how to sit with a document long enough to understand it. We work with reporters directly, using the material they already have access to.
- Practical sessions built around real documents, not theory
- Written directories and checklists you keep afterwards
- Guidance on courteous, proper requests to public bodies
Catalogue of sessions
REF. LRV-001
Public Documents Orientation
A first, practical map of what Kenyan public bodies publish and how to obtain it through proper channels.
Learn more →REF. LRV-002
Document Reading and Interpretation
A working session on reading carefully — separating findings from recommendations, and checking figures.
Learn more →REF. LRV-003
Local Accountability Reporting Programme
A structured programme for reporters covering county spending and service delivery over time.
Learn more →From the reading room
RECORDS · 22 JUL 2026
Reading a County Budget Without Getting Lost
A plain walk through the sections of a county budget statement and what each one is actually claiming.
PROCUREMENT · 04 AUG 2026
What a Procurement Notice Does and Doesn't Tell You
Procurement notices are a starting point, not a conclusion. Here's how to treat them as one.
AUDIT · 11 AUG 2026
Following an Audit Query to Its Actual Source
Audit queries are often quoted out of context. A method for tracing a query back to what it means.
Reference 003 · Approach
How we work with reporters
- We work from documents you already have or can obtain openly
- We keep pace measured — reading well takes longer than reading fast
- We favour proper, courteous channels for requests over shortcuts
- We leave you with a written reference, not just a conversation
Bring a document you're working with, and we'll start from there.
Request a consultationWhat reporters say
"I'd read that audit twice before and missed what it was actually saying. The reading checklist changed how I go through documents now."
Achieng Otieno
County correspondent
"The orientation session gave me a proper sense of what actually exists to request, and how to ask for it without it going nowhere."
Kiptoo Mwangi
Freelance reporter
"Four sessions over two months sounds slow, but the tracker means I'm still using what I built long after the programme ended."
Naliaka Wafula
Community radio producer
Reference 004 · Enquiries
Common questions
Reference 005 · Request Slip
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