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GOVERNANCE PLAN: COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF WAJIR
iGovernance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Table of ContentsForward ii
Implementation Gaps iii
1.0. Executive Summary 1
2.0. Governance Context 2
2.1. Principles of Devolved Government 2
2.2. Conceptual Basis 2
2.3. Legal Framework 2
2.4. Other Frameworks 3
2.5 Functions of the County Government 3
3.0. County Government of Wajir and AfriCOG Partnership 4
4.0. Governance Gaps Assessment Conference 5
5.0. Governance Gaps Implementation Matrix 6
6.0. Conclusion 25
List of AcronymsAfriCOG Africa Centre for Open Governance
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)
CCO Chief Compliance Officer
CEC County Executive Committee
COK Constitution of Kenya
CSO Civil Society Organization
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
DevCON 6 Devolution Conference 6
ii
ForewordThe Directorate of Governance and Ethics was established in January 2018 with the fundamental objective of ensuring the implementation of the values and principles of governance as enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution of Kenya to maximize the realization of the objectives of devolved governance as envisaged in Article 174 of the COK 2010. Having been established after the budgetary process of its year of inception, the directorate took that challenge as an opportunity to knock on the door of willing national and international organizations that have the wherewithal to help and partner on matters of governance. After the initial exchange of correspondence an open hand was extended by AfriCOG (Africa Centre for Open Governance). In particular, a dedicated delegation from the Department of Governance visited their offices led by CEC Ahmed Shariff, the CCO Abdullahi Hassan Maalim, the Director of Governance Hashim Elmoge and the Assistant Director Ibrahim Hussein. Our first request sought support to visit Makueni with the aim of understanding the exemplary model of public participation and devolution in Makueni County. The benchmarking tour opened our eyes to what commitment of staff enjoying political will and a willing public nurtured through continuous civic education can do to steer good governance.
In order to emulate Makueni, the directorate undertook measures to begin their journey of realizing good governance and enhanced service delivery. The visit culminated in a governance retreat held on July, 2018 at Masai Lodge in Kajiado County that was attended by ten members of staff from both arms of government, who were trained as champions of good governance for the County Government of Wajir. During training, the team also came up with a prioritized action plan in regards to undertaking a governance gaps assessment of all county government departments, consequently coming up with mitigation measures for the identified gaps. In particular, the governance gaps assessment conferences which were held on September and November, 2018 had brought to the fore significant challenges that the county faces in terms of governance and the need to urgently address the same in order to begin the trajectory to achieve our county vision.
The by-product of that partnership process is contained in the Governance Action Plan that we are launching today which we must all implement if we are to achieve and realize good governance and development in our county. Unfortunately, despite continuous reminders and inviting a consultant twice, only six out of the ten government departments shared their implementation gaps.
The directorate also partnered with United Nation Development Programme who supported a bonding session for both arms of government that took place at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi on August, 2018 whose objective was to build capacity to enhance collaboration for the purpose of realizing the vision of County Government of Wajir.
iiiGovernance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Implementation GapsSound laws are a key foundation of democratic governance and economic development, formulating such laws is only half of the puzzle, the challenge is ensuring that the legal frame work is properly implemented. The fact that there is more to governing than the mere adoption of laws is often overlooked and usually the incentives for implementation are misaligned, the implementation gaps which is the difference between solutions in legal documents and their actual implementation in practice painfully undermines citizen’s livelihoods. When written regulations in the books are not enforced and when important economic regulations remain unimplemented, the credibility of local officials suffer, the risk of corruption rises and the environment conducive to small business and entrepreneurship remains elusive. In this regard, implementation gaps may lead to social instability, create fertile ground for political opportunism and even politically motivated violence, thus a need to address governance gaps by having regulatory framework in place that includes Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) of the proposed legislation as well as harmonization of different relevant laws to foster implementation. Additionally, the solution lies on strengthening the key pillars of integrity in governance to create a system where the incentive structures of government officials and other social sectors are such that the laws are soundly crafted from the beginning and there exists the political will, state capacity and public support to implement them.
It against this backdrop that the directorate earnestly sought a partnership with AfriCOG in order to benefit from their vast experience in research and good governance in the international and regional arena to support the Directorate of Governance and Ethics to help us adopt the best practices in
Departmental Heads during the Governance Gaps Assessment Conference in Wajir Town in November 2018
iv
democratic governance. Based on the fact that good governance provides the basis for efficient markets and government service delivery, the objective of the directorate is to become a public sector that is responsive and accountable rather than predatory and capable of promoting growth through citizen empowerment while simultaneously addressing complex public policy challenges. \
As a Directorate of Governance and Ethics, our future plans include but are not confined to:
t� Working closely with other governments in mainstreaming the implementation of the values and principles of governance
t� Award best performing departments, directorates and individual civil servants. (Criteria to be discussed and agreed).
t� Build capacity on governance and ethics.
t� Train public watchdogs and CSOs.
t� Run radio talk shows on importance of citizen involvement in governance.
t� Hold sensitization forums in the 6 sub counties and the 30 wards.
In conclusion the directorate would like to once again thank AfriCOG for the unconditional support, commitment and generosity they have extended to the directorate since the beginning of the journey which is being celebrated today in the form of the launching of this Governance Action Plan which can only have the desired results if it is objectively and effectively implemented. Lastly, the directorate would like to thank all those who worked in collaboration with us.
May justice be our shield and defender,
May we dwell in unity, peace and liberty,
May plenty be found within our borders,
And may our home County of Wajir become a leading light in terms of the implementation of the values and principles of governance as enshrined in Article 10.
Amen.
Mr. Hashim Elmoge,Director – Directorate of Governance and Ethics, County Government of Wajir
1Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
1.0 Executive SummaryThe Directorate of Governance and Ethics in the County Government of Wajir with Technical Support from AfriCOG, participated in a two days’ Governance Gaps Assessment Conference held in Wajir town in September and November, 2018 that culminated in the identification of governance gaps from the departments listed in the matrix. The following emerged to be the most common problems which includes, insufficient service coverage, non or low budgetary allocation, vehicles, staff and office space. In this regard, there is need for the Government to come up with a Service Delivery Charter that is internally produced detailing the minimum service delivery goals, targets and standards. For the detailed governance gaps see the matrix below.
2
2.0 Governance ContextGovernance is how the state acquires and exercises authority in order to provide and manage provision of public goods and services. Successful governance depends on the quality of institutions and rules, both formal and informal. Formal rules are contained in constitutions, laws and regulations, while informal rules include the values and norms that shape the behavior of individuals and organizations in a society. In order to understand what undermines or strengthens governance one needs an adequate understanding of actors, institutions, interests and politics. Actors may be politicians, businesses or social groups. Institutions shape which interests get preference, what economic activities are permitted or prohibited, and which political behavior is rewarded or sanctioned. Politics or how actors compete for and use power determines the choices that governments make as well as what economic and social interests politicians are likely to respond to.
2.1 Principle of Devolved GovernmentIn reference to Article 175 of Chapter 11 of the Constitution of Kenya (COK) 2010, County governments are supposed to reflect democratic principles of separation of power, have reliable source of revenue to enable them govern and deliver services effectively, as well ensuring that no more than two-thirds of members of representative bodies shall be of the same gender. In this regard the county government should ensure these aspects are adhered to as they move towards implementation of the governance plan.
2.2. Conceptual BasisCounty governments are meant to observe and perform the following roles namely, the promotion of democratic and accountable exercise of power, fostering unity while recognizing diversity, foster self-governance and enhanced public participation, ensure right of communities to manage own affairs to further their development, protect and promote minority rights, ensure equitable sharing of resources, facilitate decentralization of state organs and enhance check and balances on the separation of powers.
2.3. Legal FrameworksThe promulgation of the new Constitution 2010 created a decentralized system of government where two of the three arms of government namely, the Legislature and the Executive are devolved to the 47 political and administrative Counties as provided for under Article 6 and specified in the First Schedule. This was followed by the enactment of several laws to operationalize the decentralized system of government. These were but are not confined to, County Government Act 2012, Intergovernmental Act No. 2 of 2012, Transition to Devolved Government Act no 1, 2012, National Government Coordination Act no 1, 2013 and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012.
3Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
2.4. Other FrameworksWith regards to enhancement of devolution, the following bodies complement the legal framework in the implementation of the decentralization of government. These are, the National Assembly and Senate with a mandate to protect the devolved units, commissions and independent offices, Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and Commission on Revenue Allocation (KRA). Notably, these frameworks are meant to enhance public accountability without manipulation by the executive.
2.5. Functions of the County GovernmentPart 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution 2010, assigns to the County government the following functions, namely, promotion of agricultural services, county health services, control of air and noise pollution, other public nuisances and public amenities, county transport, animal control and welfare, trade development and regulation, county planning and development, pre-primary education, village polytechnics, home craft centers and child care facilities. Implementation of specific national government policies on natural resources and environmental conservation, county public works and services, control of drugs and pornography, ensuring and coordinating the participation of communities in governance at the local level and assisting communities and locations to develop the administrative capacity for the effective exercise of the functions, powers and participation in governance level.
4
3.0 County Government of Wajir and AfriCOG Partnership
The Wajir County Governance Programme is a demand-driven intervention based on a request by the Wajir County Government officials that AfriCOG offers support to the County Governance and Ethics’ Policies and Processes. The County made contact with AfriCOG who organized a site visit to Makueni County, on request, to observe ‘a well-designed system of public participation in action’ followed by a three-day training workshop on Governance, Public Participation, Policy Design and Implementation that took place in Masai Lodge in Kajiado County. The three-day policy training covered two major themes: a) the definition of key governance terms- including Voice, Accountability, Inclusion, Transparency and Participation and their relationship to service delivery, especially service delivery to the poor and b) the definition of key policy concepts and the nature of the policy process including the relationship between politics and policy choices. In discussing governance, the training explored why service delivery to the poor is often of such low quality even though it is often the votes of the poor that put politicians in office. That became the basis for the discussion of the basic concepts and aims of policy and the fundamental questions of policy design as strategic management and an exploration of the reasons why seemingly good policies are often not implemented and why bad policies are frequently adopted and implemented. The Wajir Policy Training concluded with a discussion of problems of policy execution that are at the root of the common complaint that “Kenya has many good policies that are not implemented.” Policies may fail because of design flaws but mostly they fail for other reasons: Sometimes agencies are not capable of implementing them; at other times policy leader’s under-estimate the challenges of implementation; sometimes the policy process is captured by powerful groups or organizational politics within implementing agencies which thwarts the intentions of the policy leaders. Problems of policy implementation usually fall into three broad categories: a) poor management of people; b) ineffectual management of the policy reform strategy or c) mismanagement of the operations through which policies are implemented.
Wajir Officials in a Group Photo With H.E. Governor Kivutha Kibwana and Makueni County Commissioner Mr. Maalim Mohammed during a Benchmarking Tour in Makueni County in May 2018
5Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
4.0 Governance Gaps Assessment Conference
The County Government of Wajir held a two days Governance Gaps Assessment Conference in September and November, 2018 at County Guest House Wajir town with technical support from AfriCOG. The contents of this plan are from the County Government of Wajir. AfriCOG’s role in this process is facilitative. The Conference that led to the identification of the gaps listed in the matrix below by the county officials was attended by the heads of all County departments.
Departmental Heads during the Governance Gaps Assessment Conference in Wajir Town November 2018
6
5.0 Governance Gaps Implementation Matrix
The Matrix below lists the governance gaps as identified by the participants from 10 departments of the County Government of Wajir. Notably, the following emerged to be the most common problems among the gaps identified; policy gaps, weak staff capacity, logistical challenges, external challenges, poor infrastructure as well as operational challenges. This indicates a need to address them as a matter of priority.
7Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Com
mon
Pr
oble
ms
Insu
ffici
ent S
ervi
ce C
over
age
(Veh
icle
s, st
aff, o
ffice
spac
e,
Coun
ty a
nd su
b-Co
unty
offi
ces
etc.
)
The
Waj
ir Co
unty
Ser
vice
Del
iver
y Ch
arte
r (in
tern
ally
dev
elop
ed w
ith
tech
nica
l inp
ut fr
om c
onsu
ltant
.)
Proc
urin
g ve
hicl
es (i
dent
ify
depa
rtm
ents
requ
irem
ents
.)
Iden
tify
the
min
imum
serv
ice
deliv
ery
goal
s and
targ
ets.
Reso
urce
s del
iver
y O
bsta
cles
(C
entr
aliz
atio
n of
reso
urce
s; de
lays
in re
sour
ce re
leas
e;
inad
equa
te fu
ndin
g)
Esta
blish
Sub
Cou
nty
Trea
surie
s w
hose
fund
ing
is ba
sed
on
Coun
ty In
tegr
ated
Dev
elop
men
t Pl
an (C
IDP)
and
Ann
ual
Dev
elop
men
t Pla
n (A
DP)
.In
ter-
depa
rtm
ent c
olla
bora
tion
mec
hani
sms.
Iden
tify
prop
er a
ctio
ns.
Effici
ency
M
onito
ring
Uni
t (E
MU
)
Lack
of E
ffici
ency
Mon
itorin
g Bi
ll.D
evel
op a
n Effi
cien
cy M
onito
ring
Bill.
30th
Mar
ch
2019
.La
ck o
f Cou
nty
Mon
itorin
g an
d Ev
alua
tion
Com
mitt
ee (C
OM
EC)
Esta
blish
Cou
nty
Mon
itorin
g an
d Ev
alua
tion
Com
mitt
ee.
20th
Janu
ary
2019
.La
ck o
f cap
acity
of s
taff.
Trai
n st
aff a
nd e
quip
them
with
sk
ills.
15th
June
20
19.
8
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Lack
of a
serv
ice
char
ter.
Dev
elop
cha
rter
. 30
th
Dec
embe
r 20
18.
Lack
of m
obili
ty.
Purc
hase
of v
ehic
le.
30th
Se
ptem
ber
2019
.
Lack
of f
acili
tatio
n fro
m C
ount
y tre
asur
y.Co
unty
trea
sury
to re
leas
e fa
cilit
atio
n fu
nds o
n tim
e by
ha
ving
a ro
und
tabl
e w
ith th
em.
30th
N
ovem
ber
2018
.La
ck o
f und
erst
andi
ng o
f our
m
anda
te b
y ot
her d
epar
tmen
ts.
Sens
itize
by
cond
uctin
g tr
aini
ng
for t
op c
adre
staff
.30
th
Nov
embe
r 20
19.
Envi
ronm
ent
Ener
gy a
nd
Nat
ural
Re
sour
ces
Offi
ce sp
ace.
Cons
truc
tion
of o
ffice
s.M
obili
ty c
halle
nges
.Pu
rcha
se o
f mot
or b
ikes
and
car
s.D
ecem
ber
2018
.Lo
ggin
g of
tree
s (ch
arco
al
burn
ing)
Dev
elop
Pol
ices
and
bill
s to
cont
rol t
hat a
s wel
l as s
ensit
izat
ion
of th
e co
mm
unity
to st
op tr
ee
logg
ing.
Role
con
flict
, was
te
man
agem
ent w
ith to
wn
adm
inist
ratio
n.
Reas
signm
ent o
f dep
artm
enta
l ro
les.
9Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Lack
of c
apac
ity fo
r res
ourc
e m
anag
emen
t by
the
com
mun
ity (v
anda
lism
)
Sen
sitiz
atio
n on
ow
ners
hip
of
asse
ts m
anag
emen
t.
Repa
ir an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f st
reet
ligh
ts a
nd fl
oodl
ight
s (s
pare
par
ts e
tc.)
Purc
hase
of e
quip
men
t.D
ec 2
018.
Lack
of a
ltern
ativ
e en
ergy
to fi
re
woo
d (b
ioga
s, so
lar e
tc.)
Advo
cate
/com
mun
ity
sens
itiza
tion
to a
ltern
ativ
e re
new
able
ene
rgy.
Jan
2019
.
Shor
tage
of t
echn
ical
offi
cers
(ene
rgy,
fore
st,
envi
ronm
enta
l. pet
role
um,
tour
ism a
nd w
ildlif
e offi
cers
)
Recr
uitm
ent o
f the
tech
nica
l offi
cers
.Ja
n 20
19.
Lack
of c
apac
ity (T
echn
ical
staff
an
d ex
pert
s)Ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
for s
taff.
Budg
et re
stra
ints
.Al
loca
tion
and
incr
ease
of b
udge
t.La
ck o
f ene
rgy
polic
y.Cu
stom
ize
the
Nat
iona
l Ene
rgy
Polic
y to
Sui
t the
Cou
nty
Nee
d an
d Pr
iorit
y.N
o re
venu
e re
turn
s (no
reve
nue
colle
ctio
ns) f
rom
qua
rrie
s and
pe
trole
um o
pera
tors
.
Enfo
rcem
ent o
f dev
olve
d co
unty
en
ergy
func
tions
.M
arch
201
9.
Low
com
plia
nce
with
stan
dard
s (q
ualit
y iss
ues)
pet
role
um p
rice,
en
viro
nmen
tal a
sses
smen
ts.
Com
plia
nce
to se
t sta
ndar
ds.
10
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Wea
knes
ses i
n hu
man
re
sour
ces (
Disc
iplin
e in
the
publ
ic se
rvic
e an
d La
ck o
f pe
rform
ance
con
trac
ting
in
plac
e)
Dev
elop
Cou
nty
Perfo
rman
ce
Man
agem
ent P
lan.
Dep
artm
ent
of In
terg
over
n-
men
tal R
elat
ions
Inte
r-G
over
nmen
tal
mec
hani
sms r
equi
red
by la
w
not e
stab
lishe
d, th
at is
to sa
y:
1.
Coun
ty In
terg
over
nmen
tal
Foru
m.
2.
Coun
ty P
olic
ing
Auth
ority
.
3.
Citiz
ens’
Foru
m.
4.
Info
rmat
ion
Cent
ers.
5.
Join
t Int
er-G
over
nmen
tal
Tech
nica
l Com
mitt
ee.
(Cou
nty-
Leve
l)
6.
Sect
oral
Inte
r-G
over
nmen
tal C
onsu
ltativ
e Fo
rum
.
Dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t cou
nty
polic
y to
ope
ratio
naliz
e in
ter-
gove
rnm
enta
l for
ums.
21st
Janu
ary
2019
.
Low
skill
s lev
els (
need
for
capa
city
bui
ldin
g)Ca
paci
ty-b
uild
ing
activ
ities
(sta
ff tr
aini
ng se
ssio
ns a
t Ken
ya S
choo
l of
Gov
ernm
ent (
KSG
). et
c.)--
deve
lop
a tr
aini
ng p
lan
for s
taff
in
the
dire
ctor
ate.
14th
Mar
ch
2019
.
11Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Wea
k co
-ord
inat
ion
betw
een
coun
ty o
ffici
als a
nd N
atio
nal
offici
als f
rom
the
coun
ty to
the
sub-
coun
ty.
Crea
te li
nkag
e an
d en
sure
bet
ter
coor
dina
tion.
5t
h Ju
ne
2019
.
Dire
ctor
ate
of
Pub
lic
Part
icip
atio
n an
d Ci
vic
Educ
atio
n
Lack
of a
Pub
lic P
artic
ipat
ion
Polic
y/ G
uide
lines
.D
evel
oped
Pub
lic P
artic
ipat
ion
polic
y an
d G
uide
lines
do
ne o
n 3r
d O
ctob
er
2018
.Pu
blic
Par
ticip
atio
n Bi
ll D
rafte
d Bu
t Not
Pas
sed.
Fast
-tra
ck th
e pa
ssag
e of
the
Bill.
17th
N
ovem
ber
2018
- Jun
e 20
19.
Cros
s-cu
ttin
g m
anda
te n
eeds
to
be
mai
nstre
amed
.O
utre
ach
prog
ram
me
to se
nsiti
ze
sub-
coun
ty le
vels
on th
e sa
lienc
e of
pub
lic p
artic
ipat
ion.
4th
Janu
ary
2018
- May
20
19.
Lack
of p
olic
ies o
n pu
blic
feed
-ba
ck m
echa
nism
s (ho
tline
s; no
tice-
boar
ds; c
ompl
aint
m
echa
nism
s etc
.
Esta
blish
Citi
zen
Feed
back
M
echa
nism
.27
th
Nov
embe
r 20
18- 3
0th
June
201
9.
12
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Peac
e, C
ohes
ion
and
Inte
grat
ion
Dire
ctor
ate
Lack
of a
pol
icy
on a
co
llabo
rativ
e fra
mew
ork
(com
plem
enta
ry ro
le o
f go
vern
men
t)
Mem
oran
dum
of U
nder
stan
ding
on
Pea
ce a
nd S
ecur
ity
Waj
ir Co
unty
Pea
ce a
nd C
ohes
ion
Stra
tegy
.
1.
Waj
ir Pe
ace
Foru
m.
2.
Com
mun
ity P
olic
ing.
3.
Viol
ent E
xtre
mism
Str
ateg
y M
ains
tream
ed.
4.
Dom
estic
ated
Pea
ce P
olic
y.
Ong
oing
Inad
equa
te e
xper
ienc
ed st
aff in
pe
ace-
build
ing
(no
trai
ning
).St
aff D
evel
opm
ent P
lan.
2 tr
aini
ng se
ssio
ns o
n CP
MR
for D
irect
orat
e St
aff &
Pea
ce
Com
mitt
ee M
embe
rs.
26th
N
ovem
ber
2018
12th
Mar
ch
2019
.La
ck o
f und
erst
andi
ng o
f pea
ce
conc
ept l
eadi
ng to
insu
ffici
ent
inco
rpor
atio
n of
thes
e co
ncep
ts
in c
ount
y pr
ogra
mm
es (C
onfli
ct
sens
itive
pro
gram
min
g)
One
trai
ning
for e
ach
sub-
coun
ty O
n Co
nflic
t Sen
sitiv
e Pr
ogra
mm
ing
(DO
NO
HAR
M) f
or S
ub-C
ount
y O
ffice
rs.
Jan
8th
2019
.
Ove
r-Lap
s in
Peac
e an
d Co
nflic
t Pr
ogra
mm
ing.
Esta
blish
ing
& St
reng
then
ing
Peac
e Ac
tor’s
Coo
rdin
atio
n an
d Co
llabo
ratio
n St
ruct
ure.
5th
June
20
19.
3.4.
5.
13Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Crea
ting
Info
rmat
ion
Shar
ing
Plat
form
/ For
um.
Inte
r-Co
unty
Col
labo
ratio
n Fr
amew
ork
Ear
ly W
arni
ng
Syst
ems (
Gar
issa,
Man
dera
, W
ajir,
Isio
lo a
nd M
arsa
bit).
1.
Inte
r-Co
unty
Coo
rdin
atio
n Co
mm
ittee
.
2.
Inte
r-Co
unty
Ear
ly W
arni
ng
Mec
hani
sm.
3.
Dev
elop
Ear
ly W
arni
ng
Indi
cato
rs.
4.
Inte
r-Co
unty
Info
rmat
ion
Shar
ing
Foru
m
5.
Dev
elop
Info
rmat
ion/
Dat
a Sh
arin
g To
ols.
4th
Febr
uary
20
19.
4th
Febr
uary
20
19.
6.7.
8.
Wat
erLa
ck o
f a w
ater
Bill
(Dra
ft ex
ists)
Fast
trac
k pa
ssag
e of
the
Bill.
2nd
quar
ter
2019
.O
ld v
ehic
les-
inst
itutio
nal
supp
ort.
Purc
hase
of n
ew v
ehic
les a
nd
mai
nten
ance
of o
ld o
nes.
Ord
ered
tw
o w
ater
bo
wse
rs.
Non
-reve
nue
wat
er (t
heft,
sy
stem
loss
)M
eter
ing
and
intro
duct
ion
of
smar
t car
ds.
Ong
oing
.
Lack
of E
mer
genc
y Fu
nd
syst
em (e
mer
genc
y re
spon
se
capa
bilit
y)
Fast
trac
k Em
erge
ncy
Prep
ared
ness
Pol
icy.
Firs
t qu
arte
r of
201
9.
Lack
of c
apac
ity fo
r res
ourc
e m
anag
emen
t by
the
com
mun
ity.
Com
mun
ity T
rain
ing
Ong
oing
14
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Repa
ir an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f w
ater
syst
ems (
spar
e pa
rts e
tc.)
Allo
cate
reso
urce
s and
faci
litat
e fie
ld w
orke
rs.
Cont
inuo
us.
Hig
h le
vels
of il
liter
acy
(boo
k-ke
epin
g an
d re
cord
s m
anag
emen
t)
Capa
city
bui
ldin
g an
d tr
aini
ng.
Cont
inuo
us.
The
Wat
er C
ompa
ny n
ot fu
lly
inst
itutio
naliz
ed (b
oard
, boa
rd
stru
ctur
es a
nd p
roce
ss)
Form
a b
oard
– o
ngoi
ng.
Dec
201
8.
Key
Polic
y do
cum
ents
(str
ateg
ic
plan
s; op
erat
iona
l pol
icie
s; H
uman
reso
urce
s; cu
stom
er
serv
ice
char
ter)
miss
ing
Dev
elop
pol
icy
cons
isten
t with
st
rate
gy a
nd g
oals.
Ju
ne 2
019.
Low
com
plia
nce
with
stan
dard
s (q
ualit
y iss
ues)
Dev
elop
safe
ty a
nd h
ealth
pol
icie
s. Ap
ril 2
019.
Bloa
ted
staff
Fr
eeze
new
em
ploy
men
t
Retre
nchm
ent t
hrou
gh
natu
ral p
roce
ss. N
o re
plac
emen
t.
Imm
edia
tely
.
Poor
infra
stru
ctur
e t�
Reha
bilit
atio
n of
wat
er fa
cilit
y.
t�M
oney
allo
cate
d to
be
disb
urse
d.
This
finan
cial
ye
ar.
Imm
edia
te
15Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Fish
erie
s and
Al
tern
ativ
e
Live
lihoo
ds
Lack
of c
apac
ity (T
echn
ical
staff
an
d ex
pert
s)Re
crui
t tec
hnic
al st
aff.
20th
Janu
ary
2019
.N
o bu
dget
and
tech
nica
l sta
ff fo
r alte
rnat
ive
livel
ihoo
ds
(pou
ltry;
bee
-kee
pers
and
gum
s an
d re
sins)
t�D
evel
op a
pol
icy
and
a pl
an to
be
bud
gete
d fo
r 201
9/20
FY
for
30,0
00 e
xotic
bag
s.
t�D
evel
op a
pol
icy
for
cons
erva
tion
and
use
of g
ums
and
resin
s.
June
201
9.
Dem
onst
ratio
n an
d tr
aini
ng
sites
.Fe
ncin
g of
api
ary
sites
in B
ute
and
Kutu
lo.
10th
June
20
19.
Dis
aste
r M
anag
emen
t and
H
uman
itaria
n Co
-Ord
inat
ion
Part
ial I
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Disa
ster
Man
agem
ent A
ct
(inst
itutio
nal m
echa
nism
s are
as
a re
sult
not i
mpl
emen
ted)
-Bui
ld p
oliti
cal w
ill a
nd o
wne
rshi
p by
hol
ding
roun
d ta
ble
conf
eren
ce w
ith th
e go
vern
or
Febr
uary
20
19
Esta
blish
Disa
ster
Man
agem
ent
Fund
July
201
9
Co-o
rdin
atio
n an
d co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith C
ount
y Tr
easu
ry o
n Co
ntin
genc
y Fu
nds (
Disa
ster
D
raw
-Dow
n Re
gula
tions
?)
15th
Mar
ch
2019
16
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
The
Disa
ster
Act
is n
ot
enge
nder
ed o
r alig
ned
with
the
Clim
ate
Chan
ge A
ct.
Coun
ty D
isast
er M
itiga
tion
and
Resp
onse
Str
ateg
y.Se
cond
qu
arte
r and
Im
plem
ent
Polic
y in
Thi
rd
Qua
rter
. In
ter-A
genc
y an
d M
ulti-
Sect
oral
Co-
ordi
natio
n an
d m
anag
emen
t of
Confl
icts
Aff
ectin
g Pe
rform
ance
.
Esta
blish
Co-
Ord
inat
ion
Mec
hani
sm U
nder
the
Disa
ster
M
itiga
tion
Stra
tegy
(CSG
? Or S
ome
Oth
er In
stitu
tion.
Seco
nd
quar
ter a
nd
Impl
emen
t Po
licy
in T
hird
Q
uart
er.
Hum
an
Reso
urce
s D
epar
tmen
t
Staff
Orie
ntat
ion
and
Indu
ctio
n.
Hum
an R
esou
rce
Man
agem
ent
Plan
and
Str
ateg
y.25
th A
pril
2019
.La
ck o
f Sch
emes
of S
ervi
ce.
Co- D
irect
or a
nd C
EO o
f CPS
B.Jo
b Cl
assifi
catio
n an
d D
escr
iptio
n.N
o Tr
aini
ng P
olic
y.La
ck o
f Wor
kpla
ce S
afet
y Po
licie
s.Fe
w O
ppor
tuni
ties f
or P
eer a
nd
Peer
Lea
rnin
g.
Benc
hmar
king
Str
ateg
y.26
th
Febr
uary
20
19.
Wea
k Re
gist
ry M
anag
emen
t Sy
stem
.St
rate
gy o
f Rec
ords
Dig
itiza
tion-
M
ain
Regi
stry
.20
th M
ay
2019
.
17Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Educ
atio
n (E
CD
Dire
ctor
ate)
Lack
of E
CD P
olic
y.Cu
stom
ize
the
Nat
iona
l ECD
Pol
icy
to su
it th
e Co
unty
nee
ds a
nd
prio
ritie
s.
April
201
9.
Low
enr
ollm
ent i
n bo
th E
CD
and
Poly
tech
nics
.Se
nsiti
ze b
oth
pare
nts a
nd sc
hool
le
aver
s on
the
need
to e
nrol
l in
vario
us in
stitu
tions
.
Cont
inuo
us.
Cont
ract
ing
Fram
ewor
k fo
r ECD
no
t ins
titut
iona
lized
.Fa
st tr
acki
ng E
CD S
chem
e of
Se
rvic
e.Ja
nuar
y 20
19.
Disp
ariti
es in
gra
ding
of E
CD
teac
hers
.Pl
acin
g EC
D Te
ache
rs in
the
right
job
grou
p in
line
with
thei
r pr
ofes
siona
l qua
lifica
tion.
July
201
9.
Gap
s in
mon
itorin
g an
d ov
ersig
ht (m
onito
ring
and
te
ache
r ass
essm
ent i
n th
e in
-se
rvic
e tr
aini
ng h
ampe
red
by
logi
stic
s)
The
depa
rtm
ent n
eeds
to
purc
hase
thre
e ha
rdto
p la
nd
crui
sers
for e
ffect
ive
mon
itorin
g.
July
201
9.
Low
tran
sitio
n an
d en
rollm
ent
rate
s.Co
mm
unity
mob
iliza
tion
and
sens
itiza
tion.
Janu
ary
2019
.N
egat
ive
cultu
ral a
ttitu
des t
o ed
ucat
ion.
Com
mun
ity m
obili
zatio
n an
d se
nsiti
zatio
n.Ja
nuar
y 20
19.
Lack
of t
each
er tr
aini
ng
capa
bilit
ies f
or E
CD.
Fina
lizin
g re
nova
tion
of c
hild
w
elfa
re c
ente
r and
bui
ldin
g of
cl
asse
s in
the
Cent
re.
July
201
9.
Qua
lity
of te
ache
rs re
crui
ted
is lo
w.
Perk
teac
hers
ent
ry g
rade
to
Cert
ifica
te in
ECD
E.Ju
ly 2
019.
18
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Gen
der a
nd
Soci
al S
ervi
ces
Dire
ctor
ate
Lack
of p
olic
y on
gen
der a
nd
soci
al se
rvic
e iss
ues.
Dev
elop
pol
icy
thro
ugh
the
asse
mbl
y.Ja
nuar
y 20
19.
Neg
ativ
e re
spon
se to
GBV
iss
ues.
Sens
itiza
tion
and
part
nerin
g w
ith
orga
niza
tions
.D
ecem
ber
2019
.Co
ntra
ctin
g fra
mew
ork
for g
ende
r iss
ues n
ot
inst
itutio
naliz
ed.
Invo
lve
the
dire
ctor
ate
in th
e co
ntra
ctin
g pr
oces
s.D
ecem
ber
2018
.
Lack
of L
ocal
ized
GBV
issu
es a
t co
mm
unity
leve
l.Pr
oper
syst
em o
f sta
ff re
crui
tmen
t an
d de
ploy
men
t at c
omm
unity
le
vel.
Gap
s in
mon
itorin
g an
d ov
ersig
ht (A
sses
smen
t of G
BV
surv
ivor
s)
Prop
er m
echa
nism
s of m
onito
ring
shou
ld b
e pu
t in
plac
eSe
ptem
ber
2019
.
Lack
of p
rope
r fac
ilitie
s for
ge
nder
des
k.Pr
ovid
e th
e ne
cess
ary
faci
litie
s at
all g
ende
r des
ks.
July
201
9.
Lack
of t
rain
ing
prog
ram
mes
for
gend
er o
f offi
cers
han
dlin
g G
BVPr
ovid
e re
gula
r tra
inin
gs to
the
staff
.Ju
ly 2
019.
Qua
lity
of g
ende
r sta
ffs
recr
uite
d.Re
crui
tmen
t of q
ualifi
ed
pers
onne
l.Ju
ly 2
019.
Lack
of f
acili
ties l
ike
wor
ksho
ps
for r
epai
ring
tool
s for
PW
D.
Cons
truc
t wor
ksho
p fo
r rep
airin
g to
ols.
Sep
2019
.
Lack
pro
per d
ata
for P
WD
for
Waj
ir co
unty
.Al
loca
te fu
nds t
o ca
rryo
ut c
ensu
s fo
r PW
D in
Waj
ir co
unty
.N
ov 2
018.
Capa
city
bui
ldin
g of
soci
al
serv
ices
staff
and
ben
efici
arie
s of
PW
D o
n ca
sh tr
ansf
er.
Trai
ning
the
staff
s and
be
nefic
iarie
s.M
ay 2
019.
19Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Cultu
re a
nd
Her
itage
D
irect
orat
e
Lack
of i
nfor
mat
ion
that
cul
ture
ex
ist in
SD
Gs u
nder
SD
G 8
.Se
nsiti
zing
the
coun
ty
gove
rnm
ent
on th
e SD
Gs
espe
cial
ly o
n Cu
lture
.
July
201
9.
Lack
of o
ffice
and
wor
king
tool
s.Al
loca
tion
of o
ffice
spac
e to
Cu
lture
and
Her
itage
staff
for
impl
emen
tatio
n.
June
201
9.
Lack
of r
esou
rces
(Bud
get)
Allo
cate
bud
get t
o th
e di
rect
orat
e fo
r effe
ctiv
e im
plem
enta
tion
of
cultu
re a
nd h
erita
ge is
sues
.
July
201
9.
Lack
of c
ultu
re a
nd h
erita
ge
polic
y at
cou
nty
leve
l.Ad
voca
te fo
r the
pro
duct
ion
and
impl
emen
tatio
n of
cul
ture
and
he
ritag
e po
licy.
July
201
9.
Lack
of u
nder
stan
ding
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f cul
ture
to
deve
lopm
ent,
peac
e an
d co
hesio
n.
Sens
itizi
ng th
e co
mm
unity
an
d th
e co
unty
gov
ernm
ent
on th
e im
port
ance
of c
ultu
re
to d
evel
opm
ent,
peac
e an
d co
hesio
n.
July
201
9.
Lack
of i
ndep
ende
ncy
in
budg
et a
lloca
tion(
Cul
ture
is
subd
ued
in E
duca
tion
budg
et)
Inde
pend
ently
allo
cate
bud
get t
o cu
lture
dire
ctor
ate
with
its o
wn
ceili
ng.
July
201
9.
20
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Yout
h an
d Sp
orts
D
evel
opm
ent
Lack
of s
ub c
ount
y yo
uth
and
spor
ts o
ffice
rs.
Hire
qua
lified
you
th a
nd sp
orts
offi
cer t
o co
ordi
nate
spor
ting
activ
ities
in th
e su
b co
untie
s.
31st
July
20
19.
Abse
nce
of a
stan
dard
cou
nty
stad
ium
and
sub
coun
ty sp
orts
fie
lds.
Upg
rade
Waj
ir st
adiu
m to
ac
com
mod
ate
an a
thle
tics t
rack
an
d a
foot
ball
pitc
h.
31st
July
20
19.
Abse
nce
of v
ario
us sp
orts
fe
dera
tion
/ass
ocia
tion.
Esta
blish
spor
ts fe
dera
tion
in a
ll su
b co
untie
s.31
st
Dec
embe
r 20
18.
Abse
nce
of c
onta
ct w
ith
Nat
iona
l spo
rts i
nstit
utio
ns.
Mak
e co
ntac
t with
nat
iona
l spo
rts
orga
ns a
nd u
nder
stan
d th
eir r
oles
.31
st Ju
ly
2019
.La
ck o
f mea
ns o
f tra
nspo
rt fo
r sp
orts
offi
cers
to tr
aver
se th
e co
unty
.
Purc
hase
a v
ehic
le fo
r the
di
rect
orat
e of
spor
ts.
No
part
icip
atio
n of
out
of
scho
ol g
irls i
n sp
orts
.Se
nsiti
zatio
n m
eetin
g w
ith g
irls
pare
nts a
nd te
ache
rs.
31st
July
20
19.
Neg
ativ
e cu
ltura
l att
itude
s to
spor
ts.
Sens
itiza
tion
mee
ting.
31st
July
20
19.
Lack
of h
alls
and
inte
rnet
co
nnec
tion.
Cons
truc
t hal
ls an
d in
stal
l int
erne
t co
nnec
tion.
2019
.
21Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Dep
artm
ent
of H
ealth
Low
leve
ls of
imm
uniz
atio
n.H
igh
mat
erna
l mor
talit
y ra
tes
(160
0/10
0,00
0)H
igh
staff
turn
over
.In
suffi
cien
t spe
ndin
g on
de
velo
pmen
t an
d fa
cilit
ies.
Qua
lity
of fa
cilit
ies o
utsid
e of
W
ajir.
Qua
lity
cont
rol o
f new
faci
litie
s. In
vert
ed st
aff (t
echn
ical
/m
anag
eria
l pyr
amid
)D
evel
op p
olic
y th
roug
h th
e Co
unty
Ass
embl
y.
Gen
der i
ssue
s sub
sum
ed u
nder
ed
ucat
ion.
Prov
ide
regu
lar t
rain
ings
to th
e st
aff.
Road
and
Tr
ansp
ort
Dup
licat
ion
of e
ffort
(var
ious
ac
tors
that
are
not
Coo
rdin
ated
.t�
Dev
elop
ing
inte
grat
ed m
aste
r pl
an in
volv
ing
all s
take
hol
ders
.
t�Sh
arin
g w
ork
plan
with
oth
er
agen
cies
.Tr
ansp
ort L
egisl
atio
n.
Dev
elop
ing
Polic
y Fr
ame
Wor
k an
d Tr
ansp
ort B
ill.
Com
plex
ity o
f mat
rix re
port
ing.
Pr
oper
del
egat
ion
of d
utie
s.O
ffice
ove
r-cr
owdi
ng.
Cons
truc
tion
of a
dditi
onal
offi
ce
bloc
k.
22
Dep
artm
ent.
Dia
gnos
ed G
aps
Rem
edia
l Act
ion
Q2.
Q3.
Q4.
Resp
onsi
ble
Pers
on.
Sect
or g
over
nanc
e (P
lann
ing
budg
etin
g fra
mew
ork
etc.
)Bu
dget
and
gen
eral
pla
nnin
g to
be
don
e at
the
star
t of t
he e
very
fin
anci
al y
ear.
Lack
of e
ffect
ive
qual
ity
assu
ranc
e th
roug
h aff
orda
ble
and
acce
ssib
le m
ater
ials
test
ing.
Esta
blish
men
t of q
ualit
y as
sura
nce
office
whe
re q
ualit
y of
pro
ject
and
bu
ildin
g m
ater
ials
are
asse
ssed
.In
suffi
cien
t dev
olut
ion
of
serv
ices
to su
b-co
unty
leve
ls.St
reng
then
ing
of w
ard
base
fund
to
ena
ble
devo
lutio
n at
the
gras
s ro
ot.
Ove
rsig
ht Is
sues
fr
om C
ount
y As
sem
bly
Failu
re to
mee
t bud
get c
ycle
tim
e-ta
ble
and
dead
lines
.Pl
anni
ng d
epar
tmen
t co
-ord
inat
ion
with
oth
er
depa
rtm
ents
.
ICT
& Tr
ade
Lack
of s
ervi
ce c
hart
er.
Dev
elop
one
. 31
st M
arch
20
19.
Lack
of c
apac
ity o
f sta
ffs.
Giv
e tr
aini
ng to
12
ICT
Offi
cers
, 3
per Q
uart
er.
Man
ual R
even
ue C
olle
ctio
n Sy
stem
s. Au
tom
ate
Reve
nue
Colle
ctio
n fo
r Re
venu
e En
hanc
emen
t 30
th Ju
ne
2019
.U
nrel
iabl
e In
tern
et S
ervi
ce.
Proc
ure
Relia
ble
Inte
rnet
Fro
m
inte
rnet
serv
ice
prov
ider
s.31
st M
arch
20
19.
23Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
Department. Diagnosed Gaps Remedial Action
Q2. Q3. Q4. Responsible Person.
Directorate of Governance and Ethics.
Gaps in relation to article 10.
Gaps in relation to county planning as per section 102 [a] of the CGA.Lack of County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System structure.Challenge of lethargy in Government departments.Violation of the Constitution of Kenya, vision 2030, CGA and Procurement and Financial Management Act. Lack of Results Based Management.
Lack of job description County Assembly’s role as described in article 185.Lack of staff for the legal department.Lack of mechanism for handling public complaints.Implementation of Chapter 6 of the COK.Lack of budgetary allocation for civic education.Poor understanding of budgetary process and cycle.Mechanism for revenue generation.Lack of capacity.Challenges in procurement.Lack of medical cover for civil servants.Delays in payment of salaries and allowances.Corruption in all sectors.Absenteeism and ghost workers.Role of devolved units.System of tracking revenue usage.Formula for resource sharing at the County level.Restructure office of the County Secretary and directors.Retention of technical staff.Municipality and its governance.Performance appraisal systemsPoor understanding of the COK.Absorption of allocated funds.
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25Governance Plan: County Government of Wajir
ConclusionThe Governance Gaps Assessment conference culminated in the detailed governance gaps matrix presented above with actions and timelines. It is the hope of the Department of Governance and Ethics, that the County Government of Wajir county will support the implementation of this plan which will lead to improved service delivery for the residents of Wajir County.
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This document was prepared with the support of the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG)
March 2019
Directorate of Governance and Ethics, County Government of Wajir
P. O. Box 9-70200 Wajir