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EXPERTISE GLOBAL CONSULTING COMPANY PROFILE

COMPANY PROFILE

PERTISEG L O B A L C O N S U L T I N G

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WHO WE AREOUR ROOTS

Experti se Global Consulti ng Ltd. (Experti se) is a public fi nance management advisory services fi rm focused on improving public service delivery. We do this by researching, analyzing, and disseminati ng data and informati on, and using this as a basis to advise our clients. Our clients include governments, non-governmental organizati ons, development partners, the private sector and the public at large.

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Through focus on fi scal decentralisati on, public fi nance management and own source revenue (OSR) enhancement, we aim to assist our clients streamline their processes and projects for opti mal performance and enhance accountability and transparency.

At Experti se, we undertake enti ty specifi c analysis by working side-by-side with our clients, identi fying the issues and providing context specifi c recommendati ons. We also create and disseminate knowledge, based on our own internal research and analyses, that we feel will enhance the ability of our clients and the public to acti vely engage in the enhanced provision of public services.

MissionAnalyze and Synthesize informati on to develop Public Finance Management recommendati ons and support their implementati on

VisionGovernments that make Public Finance Management decisions that create enabling environments

ValuesAt Experti se, we are guided by the following core values in all our operati ons:

Integrity High standards of honesty.

High quality Thorough analysis.

Innovati ve Trying new ways to enhance impact.

Proacti ve We identi fy issues before they arise.

Dependable We can be relied upon to be there.

Timely We deliver against set ti meframes.

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OUR SERVICESAND CLIENTS

As we work towards assisti ng our clients streamline their processes and projects for opti mal performance and enhance accountability and transparency, we provide sector-specifi c services as illustrated below.

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Government Advisory support for governance and public fi nance agencies including: Own Source Revenue Enhancement; Fiscal Decentralizati on; Public Finance Management including Budgeti ng,

Financial Reporti ng, IFMIS, Audit, Procurement, Asset Management and Evaluati on; and

Debt Management.

Development partners Development of county partnership frameworks including: Mapping of projects amongst development partners; Coordinati on of programmes amongst development

partners; Programme development; Research, data collecti on, analysis and report writi ng; and

Capacity building and training.

Private sector Strategic engagements and facilitati on including: Synthesis of work programmes with government/

development partner programmes; Trainings on government/development partner

frameworks; Representi ng private sector in government planning; Consultati on and engagement on tax and revenue

collecti on; and

Enhancing citi zen engagement practi ces

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The management and staff at our company have diverse skills and experiences which integrate to off er our clients the best possible services.

MANAGEMENTAND STAFF

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We at Experti se pride ourselves on having a highly competent and dedicated team of consultants with extensive knowledge and experience in the following fi elds:

i. Own Source Revenue Enhancement;ii. Fiscal Decentralizati on;iii. Public Finance Management including Budgeti ng, Financial

Reporti ng, IFMIS, Audit, Procurement, Asset Management and Evaluati on; and

iv. Debt Management.

Through commitment and team work, we work concurrently with our clients, with a focus to deliver eff ecti ve and bold soluti ons in harmony with project specifi cati ons.

Our Foundati onExperti se was founded in 2014 by Wangari Kebuchi Muikia, former Nati onal Treasury and World Bank staff member. Her profi le is detailed below.

Wangari has worked in public fi nance management for over 10 years. She has worked in senior positi ons for, amongst others, the Nati onal Treasury in Kenya, The World Bank in Washington DC, and Dalberg Global Advisors in New York, Switzerland, Tanzania and Kenya. She has undertaken several projects for USAID,

DANIDA, DFID and the Global Fund and advised on several other government projects. Wangari has a Bachelor of Business Administrati on degree from the University of Oklahoma, and Master of Public Administrati on from Harvard University.

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We have worked with various nati onal and local governments, agencies, and development partners on fi scal decentralizati on, public fi nance management and own source revenue projects and programmes. We have worked in Kenya, Senegal, Swaziland, Switzerland, Nigeria and Tanzania and conti nue to grow our global client network.

OUR WORKAND ENGAGEMENT

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Further, we have executed our own projects to support our clients as well as disseminate informati on to the general public to enhance public accountability and parti cipati on at all levels of governance. This via various publicati ons, both print and digital, and through audio-visual media such as videos.

Support Nati onal Treasury in revising the Standard Chart of Accounts (SCOA) and building related in-country capacity at nati onal and in selected counti es

The Nati onal Treasury sought to update the SCOA with a view to enhancing its eff ecti veness in budgeti ng and accountability of resources as well as enhance monitoring and budget analysis.

This was an advisory assignment providing technical support to government in updati ng the SCOA, ensuring it supports eff ecti ve reporti ng and is responsive to various IT applicati ons. Capacity building is a key tenet in the delivery of this assignment. Key areas of support included i) incorporati ng programme based budgeti ng ii) migrati on to accrual basis of accounti ng iii) revision of the SCOA user guide iv) upgrade to GFSM 2014 v) harmonizing budget and fi nancial reports vi) recommendati ons to enhance the ICT capabiliti es vii) clarifying the classifi cati ons of expenditure, and viii) clarifying the classifi cati on and treatment of AIA.

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT Nati onal Treasury (funded by UNICEF/UN WOMEN)

PARTNERPWC Kenya

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A Study of Local Government Finance Mobilizati on and Review of Grants Allocati on Systems to Sub-Nati onal Governments in Swaziland

The Kingdom of eSwati ni sought to conduct an in-depth situati onal analysis of local governments’ fi nancial resources pool, explore and recommend diverse revenue sources, review the current grants allocati on system. This was with a view to identi fying weaknesses/gaps in this system and come up with fi rm policy proposals for a sustainable local government revenue pool and an equitable, fair and transparent system for grants allocati on to both urban and rural local governments.

This project involved extensive fi eldwork and consultati on with urban and local governments. The fi nal deliverable was a comprehensive report recommending a suitable and well-researched and sustainable intergovernmental fi scal framework for revenue sharing.

County Health System Capacity Needs Assessment

The objecti ve of the capacity needs assessment was to provide an overview and analysis of the capacity strengths, weaknesses, gaps and demands around the health systems building blocks including strategic planning, budgeti ng and monitoring implementati on processes with a focus on achieving RMNCAH results. Key areas of the assessment were the annual work planning process, preparati on and monitoring of budget executi on, distributi on and management of human resources; supply chain and commoditi es management systems and processes and health informati on systems.

COUNTRYeSwati ni (Swaziland)

CLIENT Swaziland Local Government Programme

PARTNERMinistry of Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Tinkhundla Administrati on and Development

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT Reproducti ve, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Trust Fund – World Bank

PARTNERTana River County and Isiolo County

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Formulati on of DANIDA’s Themati c Programme Support to Good Governance in Kenya (2015-2020)

DANIDA was in the process of formulati ng a new country programme for support to Kenya from 2015-2020. The development objecti ve for the governance programme was to contribute to the implementati on of the Consti tuti on, the consolidati on of a democrati c, accountable, inclusive and parti cipatory politi cal system as well as increased stability in Kenya through the rule of law.

The objecti ve of the assignment is to assist the Embassy of Denmark in Nairobi with the full process of programme formulati on for the Public Sector Management component of the Governance programme in the new county programme. This project entailed extensive consultati ons and coordinati on with other donors and sectors within DANIDA. Several interim documents were produced for consultati on and review, and the fi nal Governance Programme and Engagement Documents.

The fi ndings in the report were a synthesis of the assessment undertaken to understand and document the capacity of the Counti es to eff ecti vely implement RMNCAH services. Tana River and Isiolo were two of the six counti es that were purposively selected for the assessment in consultati on with the Council of Governors (CoG) Secretariat. The other counti es are Isiolo, Homa Bay, Kirinyaga, Nairobi, and Uasin Gishu. The assessment was done between March and April 2018.

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT Danish Internati onal Development Agency

PARTNERLaw Development Partnership Limited.

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Development of the Aff ordable Medicines Facility – Malaria Unit of the Global Fund

In developing countries, most malaria medicines are purchased in the private sector, which traditi onal aid mechanisms do not reach. So a new aid approach was needed. The Aff ordable Medicines Facility–malaria (AMFm) will effi ciently supply publicly subsidized drugs to meet public- and private-sector demand in malaria-endemic countries. If artemisinins are priced more competi ti vely, resistance to them will be delayed.

The structure and implementati on of the program was a challenge but through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundati on, the project was developed and rolled out. The outcome of this project was the taking root of the global subsidy.

Strengthening County Revenue Management in Kenya: Stocktaking Exercise

The Strengthening County Revenue Management in Kenya: Stocktaking Exercise is a report that details the fi ndings from the stocktaking acti vity and identi fi es key areas for support. The report was informed by the need for counti es to strengthen their own revenue mobilisati on and management as a key part of the Government of Kenya’s devoluti on agenda as specifi ed in the Kenyan consti tuti on.

The World Bank Multi -Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) facilitated technical assistance and capacity support to the Government of Kenya for the transiti on to devolved government. As part of this initi ati ve, the bank task team carried out a quick stocktaking of the ongoing initi ati ves

COUNTRYSwitzerland, Nigeria

CLIENT Global Fund

PARTNERDalberg Global Development Advisors

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT Counti es of Kenya, Commission on Revenue Allocati on (CRA), Nati onal Treasury

PARTNERWorld Bank

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by the Government of Kenya at both levels – nati onal and county - and by development partners, to strengthen county revenue management as well as gauge the needs and expectati ons of a sample of counti es regarding the areas that they would like to receive support.

County OSR Potenti al Assessment Exercise

Own Source Revenue governance has been a pervasive challenge for most of the county governments in Kenya. In order to address some of the challenges being faced, our team worked with the county governments of Meru and Nairobi to troubleshoot, propose and begin implementati on of soluti ons.

For Meru, the focus was mainly on supporti ng the Meru County Revenue Board and helping the team with a revenue enhancement strategy to tap into their potenti al. For Nairobi we worked specifi cally with the Outdoor Adverti sing Unit where we worked on a revenue enhancement strategy as well as a County Assembly engagement strategy.

Both projects were delivered through to initi al implementati on with capacity building for the team to take over the roll out of the strategies.

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT Meru County and Nairobi County

PARTNERAgile Harmonized Assistance for Devolved Insti tuti ons (AHADI), USAID

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Development of the Delivering As One UN strategy

We worked with Dalberg to support change management of the UN’s ‘Delivering as One’ initi ati ve. Dalberg was working in eight pilot countries - Albania, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uruguay and Vietnam. Our support was focused in Tanzania.

We helped to develop a common UN inter-agency approach to change management for the initi ati ve. This work included extensive interviews within the UN and with their partners, both internati onal organizati ons and government at both levels.

COUNTRYTanzania

CLIENT United Nati ons

PARTNERDalberg Global Development Advisors

Development of the County Government of Garissa County Fiscal Strategy Paper (CFSP) 2018

The fi scal strategy paper is published in accordance with secti on 117 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and which requires the County Treasury to prepare the CFSP.

We worked with Garissa County to develop a CFSP charti ng out a path for transforming Garissa County into a positi ve economic force by demonstrati ng excellence in promoti ng improved access to service, resources and opportuniti es for every resident of the county.

This CFSP detailed fi ve Key Priority Areas to enhance service delivery to the people of Garissa County: improving access to water and sanitati on services;

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT Garissa County

PARTNERAHADI – USAID

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provision of accessible and quality healthcare services; investment in agricultural transformati on and food security; investment in transport and infrastructure development; and creati on of a conducive business environment. This work also included capacity building and training, as well as intensive negoti ati on on budget ceilings between sectors.

Kenya Economic Update – Navigati ng the Storm; Delivering the Promise (2011)Devoluti on without Disrupti on (2012)

These two reports were delivered with the World Bank, to sensiti ze and educate our clients and the general public on the components and implementati on of devoluti on including fi scal decentralizati on.

These publicati ons were viewed as landmark publicati ons in an environment where devolved government was brand new and majority of the populace including the implementers of devolved government, had litt le to no tools to roll out the structures as dictated by the new Consti tuti on. They are sti ll used today as guiding documents.

We also supported the draft ing of model legislati on for revenue governance to support counti es collect and manage own source revenues.

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT World Bank

LOCAL REVENUE MOBILISATION SERIES

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF REVENUE ENHANCEMENT

1December 2011 | Edi�on No. 5

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Naviga�ng the storm,Delivering the promise

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Local Revenue Mobilizati on Series - Guidebook

The local revenue mobilisati on series is a succession of handbooks aimed at improving operati ons in public fi nance management for nati onal and sub-nati onal governments and the organisati ons that work for and with them.

This series is generated in-house and disseminated electronically to all our clients.

COUNTRYKenya

CLIENT General Public

Support to Women led Micro Enterprises in Senegal

We worked with Planet Finance to develop a roll out strategy to enhance their operati onal eff ecti veness.

COUNTRYSenegal

CLIENT Planet Finance

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Social MediaWe recognise social media as an interacti ve platf orm where we can engage with the public on various topics relati ng to governance. Our dedicated YouTube account features a series of topics touching on these. Titled “Asking for a Friend”, it educates on various topics such as corrupti on, devoluti on, politi cs and economics to allow the public have a broad understanding of these.

Experti se is a public fi nance management advisory fi rm focused on excellence. We work as a team to sustain the vision, mission and dynamism of the company towards a common goal. For more informati on, please contact us at:

Riara Corporate Suites 4th Floor, Riara RoadP O Box 22679-00505Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254 (0) 20 4402295Email:info@experti se.co.kewww.experti se.co.ke

Photo Credits1. Cover Page: Photo by Borgogniels (depositphotos.com)2. Page 2: Photo by Marti n Applegate (dreamsti me.com)3. Page 4: Photo by Byelikova (depositphotos.com)4. Page 6: Photo by Anna_Om (depositphotos.com)5. Page 8: Photo by Manjunath Kiran (qz.com)6. Page 10: Photo by Carlos Diaz Huertas (ibcperu.org) 7. Page 14: Photo by Insti tute for Transportati on and Development Policy (nati onalobserver.com)

Riara Corporate Suites 4th Floor, Riara RoadP O Box 22679-00505 Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254 (0) 20 4402295Email:info@experti se.co.ke

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Riara Corporate Suites 4th Floor, Riara RoadP O Box 22679-00505 Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: +254 (0) 20 4402295Email:info@experti se.co.ke

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