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OUR VISION

OUR MISSION

OUR CORE VALUES

A society that upholds gender equality, dignity, respect and fairness for all.

To effectively and efficiently promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination of all persons in Kenya.

FairnessTransparencyAccountabilityRespect for DiversityInclusivenessIntegrity

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LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................iiiLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................ivFOREWORD BY CHAIRPERSON ......................................................................................vSTATEMENT BY COMMISSION SECRETARY ..............................................................viEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................vii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION AND MANDATE ............................................. 11.1 MANDATE OF NGEC ............................................................................................. 11.2 FUNCTIONS .............................................................................................................. 11.3 NGEC ALIGNMENT WITH KENYA’S VISION 2030 ......................................... 21.4 RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC PLAN ............................. 21.5 PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE PLAN ............................................................. 3

CHAPTER TWO: SITUATION ANALYSIS ................................................................... 42.1 GENDER EQUALITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION ............... 42.2 PESTLE ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Political Environment ................................................................................ 4 2.2.2 Economic Situation .................................................................................... 4 2.2.3 Socio-cultural Factors ................................................................................ 5 2.2.4 Technological Environment ..................................................................... 5 2.2.5 Legal Environment .................................................................................... 52.3 STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS (SWOT) ................................................................................................................... ... 62.4 STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSIS ................................................................................. 62.5 SUMMARY OF ISSUES FROM SITUATION ANALYSIS ................................... 9

CHAPTER THREE: STRATEGIC DIRECTION .......................................................... 113.1 STATEMENTS OF CORPORATE IDENTITY ..................................................... 11 3.1.1 Vision Statement ...................................................................................... 11 3.1.2 Mission Statement .................................................................................... 11 3.1.3 Core Values ............................................................................................... 113.2 OVERALL GOAL .................................................................................................... 113.3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................... 113.4 STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................ 12

CHAPTER FOUR: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RISK MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 164.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ..................................................................... 164.2 ACCOUNTABILITY ................................................................................................ 164.3 RISK MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................... 16 4.3.1 Risks and Mitigation Measures ............................................................. 16 4.3.2 Continuous Risk Management .............................................................. 17 4.3.3 Accountability for Mitigation Measures .............................................. 17 4.3.4 Key Assumptions ..................................................................................... 184.4 DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN .............................................................................. 18

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER FIVE: MONITORING AND EVALUATIONFRAMEWORK .............. 205.1 MONITORING& EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ............................................. 205.2 LINKING M&E AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE .......................................... 205.3 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS ........................................................................... 205.4 PROGRESS REPORTS ............................................................................................. 20

APPENDIX 1: IMPLEMENTATION MATRIX ............................................................ 21APPENDIX 2: MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK ................... 35APPENDIX 3: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ................................................... 39THE COMMISSION ........................................................................................................ 40

LIST OF TABLESTable 1: SWOT Analysis ..................................................................................................... 6Table 2: Stakeholders’ Analysis ........................................................................................ 7Table 3: Objective Outcomes Table ............................................................................... 12Table 4: Critical Risks and Mitigation Measures ........................................................ 17

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromeACRWC African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child CAJ Commission on Administrative JusticeCBO Community Based OrganizationCEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination AgainstWomenCEO Chief Executive OfficerCRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CSO Civil Society Organization DRC Data Recovery Center DRP Disaster Recovery PlanECOSOC Economic, Social and Cultural RightsFBO Faith Based OrganizationFGM Female Genital MutilationFIDA Federation of Women LawyersGBV Gender-Based ViolenceGoK Government of Kenya HIV Human Immuno-deficiency VirusICT Information and Communication TechnologyKNBS Kenya National Bureau of StatisticsKNCHR Kenya National Commission on Human RightsKNHREC Kenya National Human Rights and Equality CommissionKPI Key Performance IndicatorMDG Millennium Development GoalM & E Monitoring and EvaluationMGCSD Ministry of Gender, Children and Social DevelopmentMTP Medium Term PlanNCGD National Commission on Gender and DevelopmentNCPWD National Council for Persons with DisabilitiesNGEC National Gender and Equality CommissionNGO Non-Governmental OrganizationPA Performance Agreement PESTLE Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and EnvironmentalPWDs Persons with DisabilitiesRBA Rights-based ApproachRMC Risk Management CoordinatorSIG Special Interest GroupSWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and ThreatsUDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 27 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, gives the National Gender and Equality Commission mandate to promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination among all Kenyans and in all spheres of life with particular focus on Special Interest Groups (SIGs) consisting of women, persons with disabilities, children, the youth, the elderly and the minority and marginalized groups and communities.

To realize its full mandate, the Commission, through a broad based consultative process designed its first three-year Strategic Plan, dubbed, ‘Our First Mile’ because it lays the foundation of the engagement with state and non-state actors, the SIGs and Kenyans at large.

The Strategic Plan comes at a defining phase in our country’s nascent democracy. We now have a devolved system of government. One of the critical activities the Commission will have to undertake is to devolve its services to the counties. We therefore have a challenging task ahead of us in building an effective institutional capacity to enable us to serve all Kenyans.

We have to maintain our presence and offer structured engagement in all the fields transcending the national and county governments. This Strategic Plan has taken into account every conceivable detail in the programmingof the Commission’s activities towards responding to the unique demands and specific needs of all Kenyans and SIGs.

We remain alive to the challenges ahead and continue to seek meaningful ways of surmounting them. We strongly believe that with a firm legislative framework, it will be possible to bring on board all those persons and groups who have been marginalized and ensure an inclusive just society as envisaged in Vision 2030.

The Commission will be at the forefront in advising the Government in the enactment of appropriate legislation, seek new and enhance existing partnerships for resource mobilisation, engage the Treasury for budgetary support and help mobilise county governments to ensure that the principles of equality are upheld.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial and technical support, from government and development partners including, though not limited to; UN Women, UNDP, Ford Foundation, and HeinrichBollStiftung who supported NGEC’s past interventions and who we would want to continue collaborating with in future. On behalf of Commissioners, management and staff of NGEC, we thank all the stakeholders for providing support during the preparation of this Strategic Plan. I urge you to walk with us in our first mile through 2013-2015.

Winfred Osimbo LichumaChairpersonNational Gender and Equality Commission

FOREWORD BY CHAIRPERSON

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I am pleased to present the National Gender and Equality Commission Strategic Plan 2013-2015, my first since commencing duties as Secretary in October 2012.This Strategic Plan provides a proactive frame of reference to operationalize the NGEC’s mandate and guide it in achieving the envisaged vision of social transformation in Kenya.

The Strategic Plan is a product of a consultative process and was formulated using key analytical tools such as SWOT and PESTLE, taking into account the provisions of the new constitutional dispensation and the country’s social and economic blue print Vision 2030.

We hope to implement this plan within three years with key deliverables spread out in short, medium and long term objectives. In achieving these objectives, we shall remain focused to our Mission, Vision and the Core Values on fairness, transparency and accountability, respect for diversity, inclusiveness and integrity, which the Commission stands for.

The successful implementation of the 2013-2015 Strategic Plan will result in a fully-fledged institution with a national presence and visibility. We aim at streamlining our operations, pooling synergies and engaging stakeholders to effectively deliver on our mandate.

In any journey, the first step is critical. I, therefore, urge all Commission staff to dedicate all efforts to this first mile of the journey and noble duty and together ensure that every Kenyan has an opportunity to realize equality in all spheres of life.

Prof. Rose O.OdhiamboCommission SecretaryNational Gender and Equality Commission

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This Strategic Plan is meant to guide activities of the Commission for a period of three years from 2013 to 2015. The Strategic Plan is a product of wide consultations which begun in 2011 and included review of policy documents, interviews with experts, stakeholder consultations, and brainstorming sessions within the NGEC staff, sessions with development partners, civil society organizations, government agencies and other independent Commissions.

NGEC is a constitutional entity established by an Act of Parliament in 2011. The Commission is a successorto the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission pursuant to Article 59(4) of the Constitution, established to promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination in line with Article 27 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The Commission’s mandate is spelt out in Section 8 of the NGEC Act, 2011.

The vision of NGEC is “A society that upholds gender equality, dignity and fairness for all”. The Commission is guided by a mission “To effectively and efficiently promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination of all persons in Kenya”. TheCommission is grounded on six Core Values, namely, Fairness; Transparency and Accountability; Respect for Diversity; Inclusiveness and Integrity.

Gender and equality biases in Kenya have been the basis of differential treatment of persons based on their sex roles, ethnicity, status, religion, race, age, beliefs and disability among other attributes. The Commission is set to address issues of gender equality and freedom from discrimination among all Kenyans with a focus on Special Interest Groups, namely; women youth, children, persons with disabilities (PWDs), the elderly and minority and marginalised groups and communities. The Commission will roll out programs in various sectors including health, education, housing, employment, capital and social infrastructure, and justice among others.In this planning period, the over-arching goal for NGEC isto contribute to the reduction of gender inequalities and the discrimination against all interest groups. The Commission seeks to achieve this goal through four priority strategic objectives during the life of the current Strategic Plan.

a) To create an enabling legal environment to achieve equality in compliance with the Constitution and other written laws, treaties and regulations;

b) To provide comprehensive and adequate response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV);

c) To mainstream needs and issues of SIGs in development at national and county governance systems and private institutions;

d) To advocate for financing of substantive equality at all levels; e) To build an effective, efficient and sustainable institutionvisible at all

levels.

In order to achieve the above priority strategic objectives, the Commission seeks to employ four broad-based intertwined strategies:

1. Public education, advocacy, research and advisory;2. Monitoring compliance of laws, policies and international treaties;

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3. Mainstreaming, co-ordination and collaboration, and4. Institutional development and resource mobilization.

The strategies will be applied concurrently in the design and implementation of interventions geared towards addressing each of the priority strategic objectives.

In order to effectively implement this Plan, NGEC has proposed a functional organizational structure consisting of the policy arm and the Secretariat. The latter is composed of the program and research directorate and the finance and administration directorate that shall be filled with technical and operational staff. The Commission also intends to invest in cutting edge information technology systems and establishment of regional offices to increase its operational efficiency. To adequately fund its operations and programs in the first three years, the Commission will engage in a structured resource mobilization program to increase its resource base.

An implementation framework and monitoring and evaluation plan are integral components of this Strategic Plan to guide the execution process of the programs, interventions and activities as well as providing NGEC with routine dashboards on progress made towards achieving the strategic objectives. NGEC will continue to review and revise the Strategic Plan in accordance with new evidence generated through the M&E program and hope to install a functional performance management system.

1.1 MANDATE OF NGECNGEC derives its mandate from the Constitution of Kenya 2010 inArticles 10, 27,43, 59 and Chapter Fifteen among others. Article 10 provides for the national values and principles of governance, which include: human dignity, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights and non-discrimination. Specifically, Article 27 of the Constitution sets out the principle of equality and freedom from discrimination by stating that, every person is equal before the law and has a right to equal protection and benefit under the law.

1.2 FUNCTIONSThe functions of the Commission are as provided in Section 8 of the NGEC Act 2011, which states as follows:-

(a) To promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination in accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution;

(b) Monitor, facilitate and advise on the integration of the principles of equality and freedom from discrimination in all national and county policies, laws, and administrative regulations in all public and private institutions;

(c) Act as the principal organ of the State in ensuring compliance with all treaties and conventions ratified by Kenya relating to issues of equality and freedom from discrimination and relating to special interest groups including minorities and marginalized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and children;

(d) Co-ordinate and facilitate mainstreaming of issues of gender, persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups in national development and to advise the Government on all aspects thereof;

(e) Monitor, facilitate and advise on the development of affirmative action implementation policies as contemplated in the Constitution;

(f) Investigate on its own initiative or on the basis of complaints, any matter in respect of any violations of the principle of equality and freedom from discrimination and make recommendations for the improvement of the functioning of the institutions concerned;

(g) Work with other relevant institutions in the development of standards for the implementation of policies for the progressive realization of the economic and social rights specified in Article 43 of the Constitution and other written laws;

(h) Co-ordinate and advise on public education programmes for the creation of a culture of respect for the principles of equality and freedom from discrimination;

(i) Conduct and co-ordinate research activities on matters relating to equality and freedom from discrimination as contemplated under Article 27 of the Constitution;

(j) Receive and evaluate annual reports on progress made by public institutions and other sectors on compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements on the implementation of the principles of equality

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and freedom from discrimination;(k) Work with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, the

Commission on Administrative Justice and other related institutions to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and complementarity in their activities and to establish mechanisms for referrals and collaboration in the protection and promotion of rights related to the principle of equality and freedom from discrimination;

(l) Prepare and submit annual reports to Parliament on the status of implementation of its obligations under this Act;

(m) Conduct audits on the status of special interest groups including minorities, marginalized groups, persons with disabilities, women, youth and children;

(n) Establish, consistent with data protection legislation, databases on issues relating to equality and freedom from discrimination for different affected interest groups and produce periodic reports for national, regional and international reporting on progress in the realization of equality and freedom from discrimination for these interest groups;

(o) Perform such other functions as the Commission may consider necessary for the promotion of the principle of equality and freedom from discrimination; and

(p) Perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Constitution and any other written law.

1.3 NGEC ALIGNMENT WITH KENYA’S VISION 2030The Kenya Vision 2030 provides for priority sectors and flagship projects as critical milestones to realization of provisions envisioned in the Social, Economic and Political pillars. The Vision acknowledges that specific policy, legislative and programmatic interventions are required for efficient development while overcoming critical barriers including gender gaps and other inequalities which impact upon access to and control of resources, economic opportunities, power and political voice.

Under the Social Pillar, the blue print visionary paper anticipates by 2030 ‘a just and cohesive society that enjoys equitable social development in a clean and secure environment’. The Social Pillar emphasizes on investing in the people of Kenya through equitable provision of social amenities that include education and training, healthcare services, water and sanitation, housing and urbanization. The Social Pillar also provides for a sub-sector that deals with: ‘Gender, Vulnerable groups and the Youth’. It focuses on four key areas, namely: opportunity; empowerment; capabilities and vulnerabilities in all aspects of development. NGEC is at the centre of the national institutional framework with obligations to ensure that all provisions in the Vision 2030 are executed in a timely fashion by all the sectors and players.

1.4 RATIONALE FOR DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC PLANThis Strategic Plan provides NGEC with a proactive frame of reference to operationalize its mandate and guide the Commission in achieving the envisaged

vision of rapid social transformation in Kenya. Lessons from other developing countries such as Rwanda, Liberia,South Africa and Uganda indicate that remarkable success in achieving gender equality and freedom from discrimination has been through well-guided policy, legal, institutional and strategic frameworks. Some of the best practices of promoting genderequality and freedom from discrimination in these countries include the adoption of a rights-based approach (RBA) to gender equality and women’s empowerment,andanchoring this approach in legislation. They also adopted participatory development approaches and deliberate implementation of comprehensive and decentralized equality programs and strategies,and allocated budgets towards the implementation of these strategies, ensuring innovative institutional mechanisms for co-ordination and monitoring the implementation of these strategies. This Strategic Plan will inform how NGEC co-ordinates-and works together with other stakeholders towards the effective delivery of initiatives in this regard.

1.5 PROCESS OF DEVELOPING THE PLANThis Strategic Plan is the outcome of a number of processes that begun in 2011 and included stakeholder consultative meetings, brainstorming sessions by NGEC staff, development partners, civil society organizations, government agencies and other independent Commissions; a review of policy documents, and interviews with experts on the mainstreaming of the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination. These processes were intended to ensure consensus building and ownership in its design and hopefully in the implementation process. The fair draft of the Strategic Plan was validated through a consultative meeting of stakeholders in March 2013 and feedback obtained was used to refine the final plan you are now reading.

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2.1 GENDER EqUALITY AND FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATIONAccording to the NGEC Act 2011‘Gender’’ means the social construction of the roles and responsibilities of women and men among different communities and cultures, classes, ages and during different periods in history. The resulting gender roles create different recognition and opportunities for men and women, thereby perpetuating inequalities between them. The Act defines ‘Equality’ as fairness in treatment and access to opportunities. Equality of opportunities occurs when there is fairness through creation of an enabling environment for women, men, girls and boys to realize their potential. ‘Discrimination’ is described as the differential treatment of persons based on their sex, ethnicity, status, religion, race, age, beliefs and disabilities, among other attributes. In addressing the issues of gender equality and non-discrimination, NGEC mandate focuses on the following target groups; women, the elderly, children, youth, PWDs, minorities and marginalized groups and communities.

2.2 PESTLE ANALYSISPESTLE analysis was applied in assessing the prevailing conditions under which NGEC is expected to operate. The PESTLE factors include: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal and Environmental factors that will have implications on the realization of NGEC’s strategic objectives.

2.2.1 Political environmentThe political environment in Kenya is likely to remain both complex and volatile. The implementation of the Constitution brought with it transition dynamics and processes which present both challenges and opportunities for NGEC and its target groups. The Strategic Plan covers the period of regime change following the first election under the new Constitution. This period witnesses the establishment of a second chamber of Parliament (Senate) and another tier of government (County government).

These changes are critical and will have implications on such issues as political impunity and corruption, both of which have impacted substantively upon the functioning of the Government, the distribution and quality of essential services, with implications for NGEC’s target groups. This could perpetuate further inequalities and discrimination in both private and public establishments. NGEC will seek to take advantage of the provisions of the Constitution including the different accountability mechanisms to promote and ensure compliance with the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination by all institutions at both levels of governance. NGEC intends to use prevailing political environment to influence financing for gender and inclusiveness responsive programs and initiatives, costing and funding of SGBV services, development of policies, laws and administration guidelines promoting inclusiveness and equality issues, and increase the presence and visibility of the Commission at national and county levels.

2.2.2 Economic situationSlowedeconomic growth, budgetary deficits and high unemployment rates, are some of the challenges facing Kenya today. The national and county governments will have to make crucial decisions on the distribution of resources and the priorities for public spending. NGEC will work alongside other institutions such as the Commission on Revenue Allocation, Transitional Authority and other constitutional and non-constitutional

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Commissions and independent offices, public and private sectors and CSOs to ensure equity in the rationalization and distribution of public resources at both national and county levels in line with Chapter 12 of the Constitution.

NGEC will also strive to ensure that certain vulnerable groups such as women, the youth and PWDs participate in the on-going recruitment for staff for both national and county governments and institutions. The Commission will also work towards ensuring diversity in the constitution of the boards and top management, and the inclusion of otherwise marginalized groups in decision-making in both public and private sectors.

2.2.3 Socio-cultural factorsThere are significant challenges facing the socio-cultural environment of the country. These include; poor quality of essential social services, which are also inequitably distributed; retrogressive socio-cultural practices that continue to persist, with negative implications for children, women, the youth, PWDs and the elderly and minorities and marginalized groups and communities. These have had serious implications on their well-being and productivity.

The Constitution provides key opportunities to address these issues as it provides rights to be enjoyed by all Kenyans. It further obligates the State to take measures to ensure the enjoyment of certain ECOSOC rights by all citizens.NGEC will work with stakeholders to facilitate the development of standards for the implementation of policies for the progressive realization of these rights and monitor compliance.

2.2.4 Technological environmentThe rapid advancement in technology in Kenya provides NGEC with an opportunity to leverage on ICT in carrying out its work. Availability of technologies to enhance visibility and access to the NGEC provides an important opportunity. The same technologies can facilitate NGEC in data collection and compilation, and in monitoring compliance among its partners.

As ICT advances, one other key role that NGEC will play is to advocate for the development and adoption of these technological advances towards facilitating all target groups to adequately respond to their unique needs, as a means of promoting access to essential services, employment opportunities, and challenging existing discrimination.

2.2.5 Legal environmentThe Constitution of Kenya establishes a robust policy and legal framework for the operationalization and realization of NGEC’s mandate. Article 2 (6) of the Constitution recognizes all treaties and conventions which the country has ratified. This includes all treaties and conventions relating to gender equality and freedom from discrimination. Additionally, the Constitution articulates certain national values and principles of governance, which include; human rights, equity, social justice, non-discrimination and the protection of the marginalized. The Constitution further provides affirmative action mechanisms for addressing past discriminations among certain target groups. In the next three years, NGEC will work in collaboration with other constitutional Commissions and stakeholders to co-ordinate, and consolidatethese gains.

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NGEC will play an oversight role in facilitating, coordinating, and monitoring compliance on the integration of the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination.

2.3 STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS (SWOT)The SWOT analysis provides an overview of the internal environment, to enable NGEC and stakeholders to identify organizational opportunities, weaknesses, strengths and threats. The outcomes of the SWOT analysis are listed in Table 1:

Table 1.SWOT Analysis

Strengths Weaknesses

a) Clear mandate derived from theNational Genderand Equality Commission Act 2011;

b) Strong policy and regulatory framework for enforcing gender equality and freedom from discrimination anchored in the Constitution;

c) Goodwill from GoK and other stakeholders; d) Independence, credibility and

legitimacy;e) Wide mandate that allows for

innovation; f) Professional, knowledgeable and skilled staff

that represent Kenya’s diversity.

a) Inadequate financial resources;

b) Inadequate human resources; c) Limited presence/ visibility

in the counties.d) Low level of awareness by the

public on the mandate and role of NGEC;

Opportunities Threatsa) Existence of a pool of reliable development

partners;b) A vibrant civil society involved in the

promotion of gender equality and non-discrimination;

c) Existence of technologies to enhance operations;

d) New structures and institutions of central and devolved government.

a) Competition with other organizations and govern-ment departments for limited resources;

b) Unpredictable political envi-ronment;

c) Overlapping mandates with other GoK agencies and Com-missions;

d) Deep rooted religious struc-tures and cultural practices that perpetuate inequalities

2.4 STAKEHOLDERS ANALYSISThe stakeholderanalysis provides an assessment of the roles of various institutions and interest groups that NGEC will partner with in the promotion of gender equalityand freedom from discrimination.

Table 2 provides an analysis of stakeholders by their roles and mandate and possible areas of collaboration with NGEC:

Table 2.Stakeholders AnalysisStakeholder Roles/mandate of the Stakeholder Areas of collaboration

Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development

• Overall implementation of policies, laws and programs to support gender equality, children, PWDs, and the social development agenda. The Ministry developsgender responsive policies and legislationin consultation with NGEC and other stakeholders.

• Mainstreaming of gender and disabilityissues, and advocacyon the rights of the vulnerable, as well as co-ordination of public education programmes on the rights of vulnerable groups.

• Collaborate in policy formulation, legislative reviews, advocacy, and the exchange of data and conducting of research on matters of equality, including gender- responsive budgeting.

• Prepare and submit reports to the National Assembly on gender issues.

National Council for Children Services

• Provide oversight and co-ordination of initiativesin support of the rights of children, including organizations providing children’s services in Kenya;mobilization of resources for the implementation of children’sprograms; formulation and implementation of policies and laws on children’s issues; the registration of charitable children institutions; and networking with other partners.

• Collaboratingwith and facilitating the NCCS in the formulation of policies and laws relating to children,and providing advisory services on child-related programmes.

• Prepare and submit reports to the National Assembly on children’s issues.

Women’s Enterprise Fund

• To enhance women’s entrepreneurship by providing accessible and affordable credit to support women entrepreneurs and/or expand businesses for wealth and employment creation.

• Monitoring and facilitation of women empowerment initiatives and programmes.

National Council for Persons with Disabilities

• To promote the rights of PWDs in Kenya and promote the mainstreaming of issues of disabilities into all aspects of socio-cultural, economic and political development.

• To promote the mainstreaming of rights of PWDs in national and county level development

• Prepare and submit joint annual progress reports to the National Assembly on issues of PWDs

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Stakeholder Roles/mandate of the Stakeholder Areas of collaboration National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya

• To coordinate the implementation of the Fund for PWDs, and advise GOK on the administration of these funds.

• Promoting the economic rights of PWDs.

Development partners

• To complement State resources, to provide technical support and equipment,build the capacities of state and non-State actors in the promotion of gender equality and freedom from discrimination.

• Facilitate the implementation of programmes in the promotion of gender equality and non-discrimination.

Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR)

• Provide co-ordinating and facilitative support to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights; to research, monitor compliance and report on human rights standards and best practises; to conduct human rights education and training and to investigate and provide redress for human rights violations in Kenya(including through referral mechanisms).

• To develop standards for the realization of ECOSOC rights

• To provide redress in the case of violations; to promote the rights of NGEC’s target groups in collaboration with the KNCHR;

• To provide progress reports on the realization of ECOSOC rights and the rights of the NGEC’s target groups generally.

Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ)

• Investigate any conduct in State affairs, maladministration, complaints of abuse of power, unfair treatment, manifest injustice or unlawful, oppressive, unfair or unresponsive conduct in the public sector, to provide advisory opinions on the improvement of public administration; and to generally promote public awareness and ensure compliance with the tenets of integrity, good governance and responsiveness;

• To promote alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; to set up complaints handling and referral mechanisms to promote efficiency and effectiveness in activities;

• To publish reports on the status of administrative justice.

• Protection of the rights of vulnerable groups by ensuring compliance by public institutions;

• Promotion of constitutionalism and human rights advocacy;

• Provision of advisories,opinions and recommendations.

Stakeholder Roles/mandate of the Stakeholder Areas of collaboration Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS)

• The principal GoK agency for collecting, analysing and disseminating official statistical data in Kenya.

• Conducting research, collecting and collating of data on NGEC’s target groups.

Media • Promote access to information on issues relating to gender inequalities and discrimination, to enhance the visibility of NGEC and disseminate information about its work and target groups.

• Promote awareness and compliance on issues relating to gender equality and non-discrimination, and access and visibility of NGEC and its work.

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs)

• To implement programs and advocate for the promotion of gender equality and freedom from discrimination;

• To highlight violations and seek avenues of redress;

• To sensitize stakeholders and disseminate information on issues of gender inequalities and non-discrimination.

• Work together towards promotion of gender equality and freedom from discrimination through awareness creation, lobbying and advocacy, and collaboration with government institutions and private sector.

Private Sector • Support programmes that seek to promote the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination in their operations, as part of their interventions towards corporate social responsibility.

• Promotion of the integration and compliance with the principles of gender equality and non-discrimination through program interventions, in collaboration with the other key stakeholders.

2.5 SUMMARY OF ISSUES FROM SITUATION ANALYSISThis section summarizes the key issues that NGEC’s first strategic direction should consider in order to effectively and efficientlydeliver its primary and secondary mandate and functions. Figure 1 shows the steps and processes followed in identifying the priority issues:

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Lack of enforcement of laws, regulations and rules on gender, equality and inclusiveness issues;Need for laws, policies and administrative guidelines at county governments that seeks for full integration on principles of gender, equality and freedom from discrimination in all sectors of life with particular focus on SIGs;Inadequate public education on gender equality and non-discrimination; Lack of standards for public and private entities to benchmark on progression towards integration of principles of gender, equality and non-discrimination;Inadequate public and private sector reporting on mainstreaming of issues of gender, PWDs, youth, children, elderly, marginalized and minority groups and communities;Undetermined levels of compliance by the State, public and private entities with all treaties and regulations on gender, equality and freedom from discrimination in all sectors of life;Inadequate funding for gender and equity responsive programs at all levels;Ill preparedness of most sectors to respond and manage SGBV; Low awareness of the existence and mandate of NGEC;Absence of NGEC in counties;Inadequate resources (financial, infrastructure and human) for NGEC to function effectively and efficiently;Greater opportunities to employ IT in delivery of NGEC mandate.

Public education, advocacy, research and advisory; Monitoring compliance of laws, policies and international treaties;Mainstreaming, co-ordination and collaboration;Institutional development and resource mobilization.

To create an enabling legal environment to achieve equality in compliance to the Constitution and other written laws, treaties and regulations;To provide comprehensive and adequate response to SGBV;To mainstream the needs and issues of SIGs in development agenda through national and county devolved governance systems and private institutions;To advocate for financing of substantive equality at all levels;To build an effective, efficient and sustainable institution visible at all levels.

3.1 STATEMENTS OF CORPORATE IDENTITYA statement of corporate identity is an articulation of the uniqueness of the organization, which identifies the basis of the organization’s positioning in the society. The statement of corporate identity spells the Vision, Mission and Core Values of NGEC.

3.1.1 Vision statementA society that upholds gender equality, dignity, respect and fairness for all.

3.1.2 Mission statementTo effectively and efficiently promote gender equality and freedom from discrimination of all persons in Kenya.

3.1.3 Core valuesThe core values constitute shared beliefs and principles that guide the work of NGEC. These beliefs and values are essential and must be upheld because they define the culture of NGEC.

NGEC core values are:a) Fairness: Treat all people with dignity and impartiality;b) Transparency: Act in an open and responsible manner;c) Accountability: Take responsibility of all omissions and commissions

when executing its mandate;d) Respect for Diversity:Value opinions, circumstances, feelings and views

of others, taking into account diversity;e) Inclusiveness: Facilitatethe involvement ofall stakeholders in its affairs;f) Integrity:Promotehonesty and truthfulness.

3.2 OVERALL GOALThe over-arching goal for NGECisto contribute to the reduction of gender inequalities and the discrimination against all; women, men, PWDs, the youth, children, the elderly, marginalized groups, minorities, and marginalized communities.

3.3 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVESa) To create an enabling legal environment to achieve equality in

compliance with the Constitution and other written laws and international treaties;

b) To provide comprehensive and adequate response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV);

c) To mainstream needs and issues of SIGs in development agenda at national and county governance systems and private institutions;

d) To advocate for financing of substantive equality at all levels; e) To build an effective, efficient and sustainable institution visible at every

level.

CHAPTER THREE: STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Figure 1.Steps and Processes in Development of the 2013-2015 Strategic Plan

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Strategic Objective

Expected outcome

Sub strategies

3.4 STRATEGIESIn order to effectively address the priority strategic objectives, the following intertwined strategies will be used for programming:

1. Public education, advocacy, research and advisory;2. Monitoring compliance of laws, policies and international treaties;3. Mainstreaming, co-ordination and collaboration;4. Institutional development and resource mobilization.

For each strategic objective, a mix of strategies and sub-strategies are identified, as well as the corresponding expected outcome(s). The logic is presented in the objective-outcome table below. An implementation plan which provides the strategies, corresponding key performance indicators, timelines, responsible parties and budgets, is also presented in Appendix 1.

Table 3. Objective Outcomes Table

1. To create an enabling legal environment to achieve equality in compliance with the Constitution and other written laws and international treaties

1.1. The national, county, public and private institutions and structures are guided by laws, rules guidelines and regulations that are cognizant of principles of equality and freedom from discrimination.1.2. Legislations at all levels and sectors seek to achieve equality and spirit of inclusiveness.1.3. Kenya complies with international and regional reporting obligations.

1.1 Review policies, legislations andadministrative measures at county and national level in line with the principles of equality and non-discrimination and issue advisories as required.1.2 Undertake public education and information to sensitize key stakeholders and the public on integration of the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination in administrative policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines.1.3 Support devolution governance structures to develop policies, rules and laws sensitive to considerations ofprinciples of inclusiveness and equality.1.4.Institute timely public interest litigations at county and national level on matters of interest that directly undermine principles of equality and inclusiveness as provided for in the Constitution of Kenya, national and international obligations.1.5. Seek constitutional interpretations on provisions, policies, and regulations that significantly contravene principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination in priority spheres.1.6 Issue advisories to national and county governments on the principle ofequality and freedom from discrimination.

2. To provide comprehensive and adequate response to Sexual and Gender- Based Violence (SGBV).

Well prepared institutions torespond to, manage andreduce prevalence of SGBV.

2.1. Coordinate delivery of public education and information on the added value and benefit of reduced SGBV prevalence on economic, social, political development agenda.2.2. Audit and monitor compliance of national and county governments, public and private sectors with laws, policies and regulations on seeking reduction of SGBV.

2.3 Conduct investigations and hearings on incidences of SGBVin private and public sectors and recommend appropriate redress.2.4 Monitor county and national level budgets to ascertain adequacy of costing and budgetary allocations for SGBV initiatives.

3 To mainstream needs and issues of SIGs in development at national and county governancesystems and privateinstitutions.

3.1 Effective na-tional and county machinery for mainstreaming issues of SIGs in the development agenda estab-lished3.2 Institutional-ization of mainstreaming strategy on issues of SIGs in national andcounty govern-ment, and inpublic and private sectors.

3.1 Coordinate design of an advocacy program on economic value of investment in gender empowerment, and inclusiveness of SIGs in development agenda at county and national government, and in private and public sectors.3.2 Establish standards and indicators on mainstreaming of issues of SIGs in the development agenda at private , public nation and county governments.3.3 Monitor performance levels of public and private institutions, county and national government on mainstreaming issues of SIGs in the development agenda including SIGs representation and involvement in decision making and leadership positions.3.4 Conduct annual reviews and audits of State compliance with national, regional and international commitments of principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination including the realization of ECOSOC rights among SIGs.3.5 Provide advisories to all sectors and institutions on mechanisms of substantive mainstreaming of SIGs issues in development.

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Strategic Objective Expected outcome Sub strategies

4. To advocate for financing of substantive equality atall levels.

4.1.The national and sectoral budgets, county and private sector budgets contain line items or financial kitty to advance substantive equalityprinciples.

4.1.Commission baseline studies profiling counties, national sub-sectors and private sectors by levels of equity in political representation, wage employment, and access to minimum defined services.4.2 Monitoring inclusiveness of SIGs in the budget making process.4.3 Monitoring compliance with principles of substantive equities and inclusiveness provided in institutional administrative guidelines, policies and regulations.4.4 Offering advisories to national, county governments and private sector on gender and inclusiveness responsivebudgeting and programming.4.5 Collaborate with State organs and private sector to develop, protect, and promote substantive equality in threepriority sectors.

Strategic Objective Expected outcome Sub strategies

5. To build an effective, efficient and sustainable institution visible at alllevels.

5.1 Establish a vibrant and highly efficient national gender and equalityinstitution.

5.1 Create a well-defined governance structure with clear roles and responsibilities and delineation of authority.5.2 Implement a financial management system and policies that minimizes risks and gurantee unqualified audit.5.3 Adopt and apply cutting edge IT systems and policies that places the institution in high levels of automation and effiency.5.4 Design and implement well-coordinated human resources management practices entrenched in strategy with career pathways and progression to deliver high quality logistical and administrative services.5.5 Develop a communication strategy that seeks to institutionalize the NGEC mission, vision and core values, cultivate a strong image and brand tointernal and external audiences.5.6 Establish strong partnerships and networks in Kenya and in the continent to promote gender equity and freedom from discriminations.

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CHAPTER FOUR: ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND RISK MANAGEMENTThis chapter provides the organizational structure and risk management plan.

4.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTUREThis organizational structure will enable NGEC to deliver on its mandate in an efficient and effective manner. The current organizational structure of NGEC is attached in Appendix 3.

4.2 ACCOUNTABILITYAccountability is the expectation that each employee will accept credit or blame for results achieved in performing the assigned tasks. Employees are expected to report results of their work to their respective departmental or sectional heads to enable the management to determine whether effective decisions are being made and whether tasks are being performed as planned. Accountability must always flow from the bottom upwards.

The Commissioners are in charge of policy formulation, giving strategic leadership in programming and general monitoring and evaluation of the Plan’s implementation and prioritization of the projects to be undertaken. They do this through three committees, namely; Finance and Administration Committee, Audit Committee and Policy and Programs Committee. The Secretariat, through the leadership of the Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the day-to-day implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of NGEC’s operations.

4.3 RISK MANAGEMENTThere are several potential risks to the implementation of this Plan, including timely availability and disbursement of resources. All these will be assessed and measures put in place to mitigate potential risks. The risk management of this Plan shall be evaluated in order to take necessary mitigation actions.

4.3.1 Risks and mitigation measuresSuccess in achieving the envisaged objectives of the Plan will only be realized if the prevailing and anticipated conditions in the internal and external environment (i.e. assumptions) hold. The plan’s success will also be determined by potential unforeseen factors and events, which if they occur, will threaten the degree to which the planned activities can be undertaken (risks). Whereas these factors and events can happen, it is generally assumed that they will not occur at levels that can fatally undermine the Strategic Plan’s implementation.

The critical risk factors for NGEC and mitigating factors are summarized in Table 3 below:

Table 4.Critical Risks and Mitigation Measures

Potential Risks Mitigating Actions

Rigidity and resistance to change by public and private institutions.

• Creation of awareness among various cultures on the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination;

• Empowerment of NGEC’s target groups to claim their rights;

• Lobbying and advocacy among stakeholders including duty bearers to promote the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination.

Slow speed of implementation of the Constitution.

• Continuous sensitization, advocacy, and capacity building on the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination.

Inadequate funding and competition for scarce resources.

• Investment in fundraising initiatives in addition to the GoK’s budget allocation;

• Prudent utilization of available resources in key activities and programmes that create optimal impact.

Unpredictable political environment.

• Lobbying and advocacy among the political leadership and seeking legal redress where necessary.

Overlaps and competing mandates with other institutions.

• Collaborate with other institutions to build synergies and avoid duplication of efforts.

4.3.2 Continuous risk managementNGEC will continuously identify and respond to risks through planning and implementation ofappropriate risk mitigation measures. Effective risk management depends on early identification and analysis of risks, early implementation of corrective actions and continuous monitoring and reassessment. For this reason, NGEC will establish and strengthen an Internal Audit as well as a Monitoring and Evaluation Unit as fundamental functions in achieving its goals and objectives. These units will undertake the following key activities on a continuous basis:

a) Risk Identification;b) Risk Analysis;c) Risk Mitigation Planning;d) Risk Mitigation Plan Implementation;e) Risk Tracking.

4.3.3 Accountability for mitigation measuresNGEC will establish a Risk Management System for reducing risk to tolerable levels, the impact of risks in achieving its objectives in terms of quantity, quality, cost, and time. The key components of the proposed Risk Management System will be:

(a) A Risk Management Policy to guide the operationalization of the system

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in the organization;(b) A Risk Management Committee composed of all Heads of Department

and chaired by the Commission Secretary. The Committee’s main responsibility will be to consider and adopt risk management measures;

(c) A Risk Management Coordinator (RMC) to harmonize and oversee the risk management activities in all departments. These activities include risk identification, risk assessment as well as the development and implementation of appropriate mitigation measures. Another critical activity for the RMC will be the development of early warning indicators for risks.

4.3.4 Key assumptionsThe following are the assumptions and risks for implementation of NGEC activities over the Plan period:

a) Financial and human resources required for the implementation of this Strategic Plan will be availed (by both the GoK and development partners);

b) The GoK and other key stakeholders will remain committed to the integration of the principles of gender equality, and freedom from discrimination.

4.4 DISASTER RECOVERY PLANWithin the meaning of this Strategic Plan, a “disaster” is regarded as any event that can cause a significant disruption in operational and/or computer processing capabilities for a period of time, which will affect the operations of NGEC. The disaster recovery scenario that is specifically addressed within the scope of this Strategic Plan is the loss of access to the computer center and the data processing capabilities of those systems and the network connectivity.The actions that will be taken by NGEC in enhancing its disaster management readiness include the following:

a) Conducting a disaster reviewThis involves identifying the types of disasters that are likely to affect NGEC and which might result in discontinuity of operations and loss of data.

b) Developing a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)The DRP provides a state of readiness allowing prompt personnel response after a disaster has occurred. This, in turn, provides for a more effective and efficient recovery effort. The DRP shall be developed to accomplish the following objectives:

i. Limit the magnitude of any loss by minimizing the duration of a critical application service interruption;

ii. Assess damage, repair the damage, and activate the repaired computer center;

iii. Recover data and information imperative to the operation of critical applications;

iv. Manage the recovery operation in an organized and effective manner;v. Prepare technology personnel to respond effectively in disaster recovery

situations.

The DRP shall entail: i. A description of what constitutes a crisis or a discontinuity;ii. Consistent actions to be taken before, during and after a disaster;iii. The responsibilities, procedures, and checklists that will be used to manage

and control the situation following an emergency or crisis occurrence;

c) Establishment of a Data Recovery Center (DRC)i. The DRC is a server that stores information from all computers in NGEC;ii. The DRC should also provide critical recovery when operating systems,

applications have been damaged or destroyed;iii. The DRC should thus provide connectivity to computers via a Local Area

Network;iv. There should be specification on the persons who have access to the Data

Recovery;v. Information in the DRC should be archived in off-site storage to the

Disaster Recovery Center.

d) Information Preservationi. Implement back up and off-site storage arrangements: The data center

resources should be periodically copied to similar storage resources at a remote location;

ii. Avoid data loss and downtime by installing and updating anti-virus software.

e) Conduct Disaster Recovery Education for Employees: i. Prepare employees for data backup: Educate members of staff on where to

store their files (in a specific directory on their PC that is backed up or on the central server) so that all files are included in the backup;

ii. Prepare employees for Disaster Recovery: Sensitize all employees on whom to contact in case of an emergency, and outline what they can do to remain productive during the recovery period. Identify who in NGEC will contact a service provider to initiate recovery efforts;

iii. The contact information for utility companies should be stored off-site in case of a fire, flood, or other act of nature.

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5.1 MONITORING& EVALUATION FRAMEWORKThe M&E framework attached in Appendix 2 will be used to ensure timely and comprehensive implementation and review of the Strategic Plan. In order to institutionalize the framework, NGEC will establish a Monitoring and Evaluation unit.

5.2 LINKING M&E AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCEThe Strategic Plan M&E framework is expected to guide the individual directorates to take up leadership in the implementation process and enhance the envisioned performance. Detailed work-plans and operational manuals will therefore be developed. The corporate objectives will be translated into departmental targets which in turn will be used to formulate programs or projects as well as individual performance targets. The actual performance of various administrative levels will be monitored continually and evaluated at the end of the defined period against the agreed targets in the Performance Agreement (PA). The PA will also be used for staff performance appraisals. At each point of evaluation of the performance and achievement of the strategic plan, the management will use data and evidence generated to make decisions on resource allocations, human resource rationalization, or review of priority, content and scope of the programs and projects.

5.3 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORSNGEC has identified the following critical factors for the successful implementationof the Strategy Plan:

a) Understanding of the Strategy Plan by all those who are involved in its implementation;

b) Provision of leadership and commitment from NGEC’s top management. Theleadership is required to lead by example;

c) Effective communication between all implementers on activities and outcomes;

d) Timely implementation of activities;e) Availability of resources as identified under each strategy;f) Effective translation of Strategic Plan targets to annual plans and budgets,

andg) Regular review, performance oversight, measurement and reporting.

5.4 PROGRESS REPORTSProgress reports shall be prepared regularly by the implementing departments as per the budgetary cycles. The reports will describe actions taken by the departments toward achieving specific strategies of the Plan and will include costs, benefits, challenges faced, performance measures, progress made, emerging issues, and recommendations.

The Strategic Plan will be evaluated on quarterly and annual basis and at the end of the plan period to ensure that it remains relevant, feasible and delivers outputs that contribute to sustainable development.

CHAPTER FIVE: MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

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lenc

e (S

GBV

)

Sub-

stra

tegi

es

Broa

d ac

tiviti

es

Perf

orm

ance

In

dica

tors

Re

spon

sibi

lity

Tim

elin

eBu

dget

(Ksh

s. M

illio

n)2.

1. C

oord

inat

e de

liver

y of

pub

lic e

duca

tion

and

info

rmat

ion

on th

e a

dded

val

ue a

nd b

enefi

t o

f red

uced

SG

BV p

reva

lenc

e on

eco

nom

ic,

soci

al, p

oliti

cal

deve

lopm

ent

age

nda

2.1.

1 C

o-or

dina

te d

esig

n of

a

mul

ti- m

edia

per

suas

ive

cam

paig

n on

val

ue o

f re

duce

d le

vels

of S

GBV

SGBV

cam

paig

n A

ll pr

ogra

ms

Yr 2

, 335

0

2.1.

2 C

omm

issi

on c

ampa

ign

eval

uatio

n st

udy

to a

sses

s th

e ef

fect

iven

ess

of th

e pr

ogra

m

Eval

uatio

n st

udy

R,M

&E

Yr 3

120

2.2.

Aud

it an

d m

onito

r c

ompl

ianc

e of

nat

iona

l and

cou

nty

gove

rnm

ents

, p

ublic

and

pri

vate

sec

tors

with

law

s, p

olic

ies

and

regu

latio

ns o

n se

ekin

g to

redu

ce in

cide

nces

of

SG

BV

2.2.

1 C

ondu

ct a

nnua

l rev

iew

sRe

view

repo

rts

Lega

l and

In

vest

igat

ions

Yr

2, 3

60

2.2.

2 Pr

opos

e re

war

ds,

ince

ntiv

es a

nd s

anct

ions

to

enco

urag

e co

mpl

ianc

e

Num

ber o

f in

cent

ives

, rew

ards

, sa

nctio

ns p

ropo

sed

M &

E,

Com

plia

nce

and

inte

rnat

iona

l Tr

eatie

s

Wom

en a

nd

Gen

der

All

Prog

ram

s

Yr 1

,2 3

5

Sub-

stra

tegi

es

Broa

d ac

tiviti

es

Perf

orm

ance

In

dica

tors

Re

spon

sibi

lity

Tim

elin

eBu

dget

(Ksh

s. M

illio

n)2.

3 C

ondu

ct in

vest

igat

ions

an

d he

arin

gs o

n in

cide

nces

of

SG

BV in

pri

vate

an

d pu

blic

sec

tors

and

re

com

men

d ap

prop

riat

e re

dres

s

2.3.

1 H

old

publ

ic h

eari

ngs

Num

ber o

f pub

lic

hear

ings

hel

dLe

gal a

nd

Inve

stig

atio

nsYr

1,2

, 360

2.3.

2 C

ondu

ct ti

mel

y in

vest

igat

ions

of

com

plai

nts

viol

atio

ns a

nd g

ive

reco

mm

enda

tions

.

Num

ber o

f in

vest

igat

ions

co

nduc

ted

and

solu

tions

pro

vide

d

Lega

l and

In

vest

igat

ions

Yr 1

, 2, 3

150

2.3.

3 Es

tabl

ish

colla

bora

tion

with

rele

vant

inst

itutio

ns in

ha

ndlin

g in

vest

igat

ion

and

refe

rral

of c

ases

Num

ber o

f ref

erra

l ne

twor

ks e

stab

lishe

d

Num

ber o

f in

stitu

tions

pa

rtne

red

with

for

refe

rral

s

Lega

l and

In

vest

igat

ions

Yr 1

, 2, 3

80

2.4

Mon

itor c

ount

y an

d na

tiona

l lev

el b

udge

ts

to a

scer

tain

ade

quac

y of

co

stin

g an

d bu

dget

ary

allo

catio

ns to

SG

BV

initi

ativ

es

2.4.

1 C

omm

issi

on c

ount

y SG

BV c

ostin

g st

udie

s

2.4.

2 U

nder

take

bud

get a

nd

expe

nditu

re re

view

s in

thre

e se

ctor

s to

exa

min

e th

eir

resp

onsi

vene

ss to

equ

ity a

nd in

clus

iven

ess

SGBV

cou

nty

cost

ing

stud

y re

port

Budg

et re

view

and

ex

pend

iture

trac

king

re

port

s.

Wom

en, a

nd

Gen

der

Wom

en, a

nd

Gen

der

Yr 1

, 2, 3

Yr 2

, 3

200

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Stra

tegi

c ob

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3: T

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ains

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and

issu

es o

f SIG

s in

dev

elop

men

t age

nda

at n

atio

nal a

nd c

ount

y go

ver-

nanc

e sy

stem

s an

d pr

ivat

e in

stitu

tions

3.1

Co-

ordi

nate

des

ign

of a

n a

dvoc

acy

prog

ram

on

econ

omic

val

ue o

fin

vest

men

t in

gend

erem

pow

erm

ent,

and

incl

usiv

enes

s of

SIG

s in

deve

lopm

ent a

gend

a at

coun

ty a

nd n

atio

nal

gov

ernm

ent,

and

in p

riva

tean

d pu

blic

sec

tors

3.1.

1Co-

ordi

nate

dev

elop

men

t of

equ

ity a

nd in

clus

iven

ess

advo

cacy

mod

el b

ased

on

mod

ellin

g to

dem

onst

rate

soc

ial,

econ

omic

and

pol

itica

l ad

ded

valu

e fo

r inv

estin

g in

subs

tant

ive

equa

lity

and

incl

usiv

enes

s in

sel

ecte

d se

ctor

s

Equa

lity

and

Incl

usio

n A

dvoc

acy

Prog

ram

(E

IAP)

in p

lace

Publ

ic

educ

atio

n,

advo

cacy

and

co

mm

unic

atio

ns

Yr 1

, 2 3

14

0

3.1.

2 Pi

lot t

he E

qual

ity a

nd

Incl

usio

n ad

voca

cy p

rogr

am in

se

lect

ed c

ount

ies

and

priv

ate

sect

or

Pilo

t rep

ort

R,M

&E

Publ

ic

educ

atio

n,

advo

cacy

and

co

mm

unic

atio

ns

Yr 3

55

3.2

Esta

blis

h st

anda

rds

and

indi

cato

rs o

n m

ains

trea

min

g of

issu

es o

f SI

Gs

in th

e de

velo

pmen

t

ag

enda

at p

riva

te,

publ

ic ,

natio

nal a

nd c

ount

ygo

vern

men

ts

3.2.

1 H

old

orie

ntat

ion

sess

ions

w

ith s

take

hold

ers

at n

atio

nal

coun

ty a

nd p

riva

te s

ecto

rs o

n

mai

nstr

eam

ing

of is

sues

of S

IGs

Num

ber o

f sec

tor-

base

d st

akeh

olde

r mee

tings

he

ld

All

prog

ram

sYr

120

Sub

–str

ateg

ies

Broa

d ac

tiviti

es

Perf

orm

ance

Indi

cato

rsRe

spon

sibi

lity

Tim

elin

eBu

dget

(K

shs.

M

illio

n)3.

2.2

Dev

elop

sta

ndar

ds a

nd

indi

cato

rs o

n m

ains

trea

min

g of

issu

es o

f SIG

s in

the

deve

lopm

ent p

rogr

ams

Stan

dard

s an

d in

dica

tors

de

velo

ped

All

prog

ram

s Yr

1, 2

50

3.2.

3 H

old

diss

emin

atio

n m

eetin

gs o

n th

e m

inim

um

stan

dard

s an

d in

dica

tors

and

se

ctor

spe

cific

indi

cato

rs

Num

ber o

f dis

sem

inat

ion

mee

tings

hel

d by

sec

tor

All

prog

ram

s Yr

1, 2

25

3.2.

4. D

evel

op re

port

ing

tem

plat

es, t

imel

ines

, us

er to

ol

kits

, and

dat

abas

es

Tem

plat

es, m

anua

ls a

nd

data

bas

e de

velo

ped

R,M

&E

Yr 2

, 318

0

3.3

Mon

itor

perf

orm

ance

leve

ls o

f pub

lic a

nd p

riva

te in

stitu

tions

, cou

nty

and

nat

iona

l go

vern

men

t on

mai

nstr

eam

ing

issu

es o

f SI

Gs

in th

e de

velo

pmen

t ag

enda

incl

udin

g SI

Gs

repr

esen

tatio

n an

d in

volv

emen

t in

deci

sion

mak

ing

and

lead

ersh

ip p

ositi

ons

3.3.

1 Re

view

cou

nty

deve

lopm

ent b

lue

pri

nts

and

priv

ate

sect

or

long

-term

str

ateg

ic p

lans

and

ad

vice

on

valu

e o

f inv

estin

g in

ge

nder

em

pow

erm

ent,

equi

ty

and

incl

usiv

enes

s

Num

ber

of d

evel

opm

ent

blue

- pri

nts

and

long

term

st

rate

gic

plan

s re

view

ed

Num

ber o

f cou

ntie

s an

d pr

ivat

e se

ctor

org

aniz

atio

ns

with

an

expl

icit

stra

tegy

for

inve

stin

g in

gen

der e

qual

ity

and

incl

usiv

enes

s

All

prog

ram

s

R, M

&E

Yr 2

, 3

Yr 3

7

3.3.

2 In

corp

orat

e a

mod

ule

on p

ublic

and

pri

vate

sec

tor

perf

orm

ance

mon

itori

ng

prog

ram

, on

mai

nstr

eam

ing

SIG

s in

the

plan

ning

and

de

velo

pmen

t pro

gram

s.

Num

ber o

f pub

lic a

nd

priv

ate

sect

ors

repo

rtin

g on

th

e su

bjec

t-mai

nstr

eam

ing

SIG

s

All

prog

ram

sYr

1, 2

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Sub

–str

ateg

ies

Broa

d ac

tiviti

es

Perf

orm

ance

Indi

cato

rsRe

spon

sibi

lity

Tim

elin

eBu

dget

(K

shs.

M

illio

n)3.

4 C

ondu

ct a

nnua

l re

view

s a

nd a

udits

of

Sta

te c

ompl

ianc

e w

ith n

atio

nal,

regi

onal

an

d in

tern

atio

nal

com

mitm

ents

of

prin

cipl

es o

f ge

nder

eq

ualit

y an

d fr

eedo

m

from

dis

crim

inat

ion

in

clud

ing

the

re

aliz

atio

n of

EC

OSO

C ri

ghts

am

ong

SIG

s

3.4

Ann

ual r

evie

ws

Ann

ual r

epor

ts

Com

plia

nce

with

In

tern

atio

nal

Trea

ties

Yr 1

, 2, 3

15

3.5

Prov

ide

advi

sori

es

to a

ll se

ctor

s a

nd

inst

itutio

ns o

n m

echa

nism

s of

sub

stan

tive

m

ains

trea

min

g of

SIG

s

issu

es in

dev

elop

men

t

3.5.

1 D

evel

op g

uide

lines

to

info

rm th

e st

rate

gy a

nd

mec

hani

sms

of m

ains

trea

min

g is

sues

of S

IGS

in n

atio

nal a

nd

coun

ty g

over

nmen

ts a

nd in

pr

ivat

e se

ctor

Gui

delin

es d

evel

oped

N

umbe

r of s

ensi

tizat

ion

wor

ksho

ps h

eld

with

key

st

ate

acto

rs a

t nat

iona

l and

co

unty

leve

ls

Num

ber o

f ins

titut

ions

th

at h

ave

impl

emen

ted

the

guid

elin

es

Wom

en a

nd

gend

er, y

outh

an

d ch

ildre

n pr

ogra

m

Yr 1

, 2, 3

25

3.5.

2 H

old

annu

al fe

edba

ck

stak

ehol

der m

eetin

gs o

n pr

ogre

ss a

nd p

erfo

rman

ce

on c

ompl

ianc

e to

nat

iona

l re

gion

al a

nd in

tern

atio

nal

com

mitm

ents

Feed

back

mee

tings

are

co

nduc

ted

Com

plia

nce

with

In

tern

atio

nal

Trea

ties

Yr 2

, 315

Stra

tegi

c O

bjec

tive

4: T

o ad

voca

te fo

r fina

ncin

g of

sub

stan

tive

equa

lity

at a

ll le

vels

4.1:

Com

mis

sion

ba

selin

e st

udie

s pr

ofilin

g co

untie

s, n

atio

nal s

ub-

sect

ors

and

priv

ate

sect

ors

by l

evel

s of

eq

uity

in p

oliti

cal

repr

esen

tatio

n, w

age

em

ploy

men

t, an

d ac

cess

to m

inim

um

defin

ed s

ervi

ces

4.1.

1 C

ondu

ct th

e ba

selin

e su

rvey

Pr

ofile

repo

rts

All

prog

ram

s Yr

2, 3

250

4.1.

2 D

isse

min

atio

n of

the

base

line

stud

y fin

ding

s

Dis

sem

inat

ion

mee

tings

R,

M&

EYr

2, 3

30

4.1.

3 H

old

data

use

for d

ecis

ion

mak

ing

wor

ksho

ps

Wor

ksho

ps h

eld

R,M

&E

Yr 3

10

4.2

Mon

itori

ng

incl

usiv

enes

s of

SIG

s in

the

budg

et m

akin

g p

roce

ss

4.2.

1 D

evel

op g

uide

lines

on

grea

ter i

nvol

vem

ent o

f SIG

s in

bu

dget

ing

Han

dboo

k of

gui

delin

es

deve

lope

dA

ll pr

ogra

m

Yr 2

5

4.2.

2 M

onito

r par

ticip

atio

n of

the

SIG

s in

bud

get m

akin

g pr

oces

s at

nat

iona

l and

cou

nty

leve

ls, a

nd in

pri

vate

sec

tors

Mon

itori

ng re

port

s A

ll pr

ogra

ms

Yr 2

180

4.3

Mon

itori

ng

com

plia

nce

with

pr

inci

ples

of

subs

tant

ive

equ

ities

and

in

clus

iven

ess

pro

vide

d in

in

stitu

tiona

l a

dmin

istr

ativ

e gu

idel

ines

, po

licie

s an

d re

gula

tions

4.3.

1 A

nnua

l rev

iew

s C

ompl

ianc

e re

port

s A

ll Pr

ogra

ms

Yr 2

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4.4

Offe

ring

adv

isor

ies

to n

atio

nal,

coun

ty

and

priv

ate

sec

tor

on g

ende

r and

in

clus

iven

ess

resp

onsi

vebu

dget

ing

and

prog

ram

min

g

4.4.

1 H

old

feed

back

ses

sion

s on

out

com

es o

f ann

ual r

evie

ws

on

incl

usiv

enes

s of

the

SIG

s in

bu

dget

mak

ing

proc

ess

Feed

back

ses

sion

repo

rt

All

Prog

ram

sYr

2, 3

60

4.5

Col

labo

rate

with

st

ate

orga

ns a

nd

priv

ate

sect

or to

de

velo

p, p

rote

ct, a

nd p

rom

ote

subs

tant

ive

equ

ality

in th

ree

pr

iori

ty s

ecto

rs

4.5.

1 Fo

rge

and

mai

ntai

n

part

ners

hips

with

rele

vant

pu

blic

and

pri

vate

inst

itutio

ns

incl

udin

g C

SOs

and

de

velo

pmen

t par

tner

s

A n

etw

ork

of p

artn

ers

is

deve

lope

dA

ll pr

ogra

ms

Yr 2

, 320

4.5.

2 D

isse

min

atio

n of

rese

arch

an

d ot

her i

nfor

mat

ion,

co

mm

unic

atio

n an

d ed

ucat

ion

(IEC

) m

ater

ials

to p

rom

ote

subs

tant

ive

equa

lity

Num

ber o

f dis

sem

inat

ion

mee

tings

hel

d Pu

blic

edu

catio

n,

advo

cacy

and

co

mm

unic

atio

ns

Yr 2

, 360

4.5.

3.D

ocum

enta

ry o

f st

ate

and

priv

ate

inst

itutio

ns t

akin

g th

e le

ad in

pro

mot

ing

and

impl

emen

ting

prin

cipl

es o

f su

bsta

ntiv

e eq

ualit

y

Repo

rt ‘t

akin

g th

e le

ad’

All

Prog

ram

sYr

34

Stra

tegi

c O

bjec

tive

5: T

o bu

ild a

n ef

fect

ive,

effi

cien

t and

sus

tain

able

inst

itutio

n vi

sibl

e at

all

leve

ls

Sub-

stra

tegi

esBr

oad

activ

ities

Pe

rfor

man

ce in

dica

tors

Re

spon

sibi

lity

Tim

elin

eBu

dget

(Ksh

s.

Mill

ion)

5.1

Cre

ate

a w

ell-

defin

ed g

over

nanc

e st

ruct

ure

with

cl

ear r

oles

and

re

spon

sibi

litie

s an

d d

elin

eatio

n of

au

thor

ity

5.1.

1 D

evel

op m

anua

l on

role

s an

d re

spon

sibi

litie

s of

co

mm

issi

oner

s an

d se

cret

aria

t

Man

ual

Secr

etar

iat

Yr 1

5

5.1.

2Bui

ld c

apac

ity o

f all

staf

f to

deliv

er o

n al

l fun

ctio

ns o

f the

C

omm

issi

on

Num

ber o

f tra

inin

gs

cond

ucte

d H

uman

re

sour

ces

Yr 1

, 2, 3

100

5.1.

3 Ta

ke e

duca

tiona

l tou

r to

cou

ntri

es w

ith s

imila

r C

omm

issi

ons

for b

est p

ract

ices

Num

ber o

f edu

catio

nal

tour

s ta

ken

Com

mis

sion

ers

and

Hea

ds o

f Pr

ogra

mm

es

Yr 1

, 2, 3

150

5.2

Impl

emen

t a

finan

cial

man

agem

ent s

yste

m a

nd p

olic

ies

that

min

imiz

es ri

sks

and

gur

ante

e un

qual

ified

aud

it

5.2.

1 D

evel

op fi

nanc

ial a

nd

gene

ral r

isk

man

agem

ent

and

disa

ster

reco

very

pla

ns

Risk

man

agem

ent p

olic

y an

d de

velo

ped

Fina

nce

Inte

rnal

Aud

itC

omm

issi

oner

s

Yr 1

5

5.2.

2 Tr

ain

staf

f on

risk

m

anag

emen

t and

dis

aste

r re

cove

ry

Num

ber o

f sta

ff tr

aine

d;N

umbe

r of t

rain

ings

co

nduc

ted

Inte

rnal

Aud

itH

RYr

210

5.2.

3 C

ondu

ct p

erio

dic

risk

as

sess

men

tN

umbe

r of r

isk

asse

ssm

ents

con

duct

edN

umbe

r of p

oten

tial r

isks

id

entifi

ed

Inte

rnal

Aud

itYr

25

5.2.

4 Id

entif

y an

d un

dert

ake

risk

miti

gatio

n m

easu

res

such

as

avo

idan

ce, t

rans

fer,

redu

ctio

n et

c.

Num

ber o

f ris

k m

itiga

tion

mea

sure

s id

entifi

ed a

nd

unde

rtak

en

Inte

rnal

Aud

itYr

2, 3

2

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5.3

Ada

pt a

nd a

pply

cu

tting

edg

e IT

sy

stem

s an

d po

licie

s th

at p

lace

s th

e in

stitu

tion

in h

igh

leve

ls o

f a

utom

atio

n an

d ef

fienc

y

5.3.

1 A

cqui

re, i

nsta

ll an

d ut

ilize

app

ropr

iate

ICTs

to s

uppo

rtop

erat

ions

Num

ber a

nd ty

pes

of IC

T te

chno

logi

es in

stal

led

Leve

l of o

pera

tiona

l ef

ficie

ncy

IT Hum

an

reso

urce

s

Yr 1

, 240

5.3.

2 Tr

ain

staf

f on

the

ICT

syst

ems

and

new

tech

nolo

gies

Staf

f hav

e th

e sk

ills

nece

ssar

y to

ope

rate

the

IT

appl

icat

ions

inst

alle

d

IT HR

Yr 2

, 34

5.3.

3 In

stal

l a d

ecen

tral

ized

w

eb-b

ased

M&

E sy

stem

s lin

king

cen

tral

offi

ces

with

pr

ivat

e se

ctor

, cou

nty,

CSO

s an

d na

tiona

l lev

el s

take

hold

ers

Func

tiona

l web

-bas

ed

M&

E sy

stem

R,

M&

EYr

2, 3

150

5.4

Des

ign

and

impl

emen

t w

ell c

o-or

dina

ted

hum

an re

sour

ces

man

agem

ent

pra

ctic

es e

ntre

nche

d in

str

ateg

y w

ith c

aree

r p

athw

ays

and

pro

gres

sion

to d

eliv

er h

igh

qual

ity lo

gist

ical

an

d ad

min

istr

ativ

e se

rvic

es

5.4.

1 Pr

epar

e al

l cri

tical

hum

an

reso

urce

man

agem

ent p

olic

ies

and

man

uals

Num

ber o

f pol

icie

s an

d m

anua

ls fu

lly

impl

emen

ted

R,H

RYr

1, 2

10

5.4.

2: Im

plem

ent a

car

eer

prog

ress

ion

polic

y th

roug

h m

ento

rshi

p, p

rofe

ssio

nal

trai

ning

s, a

nd jo

b gr

oup

base

d pr

omot

ions

Num

ber o

f sta

ff be

nefit

ing

from

the

care

er

prog

ress

ion

R,H

RYr

2, 3

90

Sub-

stra

tegi

esBr

oad

activ

ities

Pe

rfor

man

ce in

dica

tors

Re

spon

sibi

lity

Tim

elin

eBu

dget

(Ksh

s.

Mill

ion)

5.5

Dev

elop

a

com

mun

icat

ion

stra

tegy

that

see

ks to

inst

itutio

naliz

e N

GEC

mis

sion

, vis

ion

and

core

val

ues

and

culti

vate

a s

tron

g im

age

and

bran

d to

inte

rnal

and

ext

erna

l a

udie

nces

5.5.

1 Es

tabl

ish

a re

sour

ce c

entr

e w

ith l

inke

d e-

libra

ry a

nd c

all

cent

re

Reso

urce

and

cal

l cen

tre

esta

blis

hed

Adm

inis

trat

ion

Yr 2

, 310

0

5.5.

2 D

esig

n an

d im

plem

ent a

br

and

visi

bilit

y pr

ogra

mSt

rong

pub

lic v

isib

ility

an

d aw

aren

ess

of N

GEC

IT

Pub

lic

educ

atio

n,

advo

cacy

and

co

mm

unic

atio

ns

Yr 2

, 350

5.5.

3. S

igna

ge a

nd b

rand

ing

of

all C

omm

issi

on o

ffice

s an

d IE

C

mat

eria

ls

Stro

ng b

rand

A

dmin

istr

atio

n Yr

2, 3

50

5.6

Esta

blis

h st

rong

par

tner

ship

s an

d ne

twor

ks in

Ken

ya a

nd in

the

con

tinen

t to

prom

ote

gend

er e

quity

and

fr

eedo

m fr

om d

iscr

imin

atio

n

5.6.

1 In

itiat

e th

e es

tabl

ishm

ent

of A

fric

an n

etw

ork

of

Com

mis

sion

s/un

its w

orki

ng o

n is

sues

of g

ende

r e

qual

ity a

nd in

clus

iven

ess

Hol

d fir

st c

onve

ntio

n of

C

omm

issi

ons

Com

mis

sion

ers

Yr 2

, 315

5.6.

2 Es

tabl

ish

a st

rong

er

pres

ence

at t

he A

fric

an U

nion

to

pus

h fu

rthe

r equ

ality

and

in

clus

iven

ess

agen

da in

add

ition

to

gen

der i

ssue

s

Expl

icit

agen

da a

t Afr

ican

U

nion

on

issu

es o

f equ

ality

an

d in

clus

iven

ess

Com

mis

sion

ers

Yr 2

, 315

5.6.

3 Es

tabl

ish

a st

rong

fu

nctio

nal c

ross

- gen

erat

iona

l m

ovem

ent a

t nat

iona

l and

co

unty

leve

l pro

mot

ing

issu

es o

f SIG

s

Net

wor

k C

omm

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oner

s Yr

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elop

a re

sour

ce m

obili

zatio

n st

rate

gyw

ith p

olic

ies

on g

rant

man

agem

ent

5.7.

1 Id

entif

y an

d pu

rsue

al

tern

ativ

e so

urce

s of

fina

ncin

g fr

om p

ublic

, pri

vate

sect

ors

and

deve

lopm

ent p

artn

ers

Num

ber o

f alte

rnat

ive

fund

ing

sour

ces

purs

ued

Am

ount

s m

obili

zed

or

pled

ged

Fina

nce

Yr 1

, 2, 3

2

5.7.

2 Lo

bby

and

advo

cate

for

m

ore

budg

etar

y al

loca

tion

from

th

e G

over

nmen

t and

ext

erna

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pmen

t sou

rces

Am

ount

smob

ilize

d fr

om

the

Exch

eque

rC

omm

issi

oner

s Yr

1, 2

,3

1

5.7.

3 D

evel

op a

nd im

plem

ent

gran

t m

anag

emen

t pol

icie

s Fu

nctio

nal g

rant

m

anag

emen

t uni

t is

esta

blis

hed

Fina

nce

Yr 2

, 35

Tota

l47

52

APP

END

IX 2

: MO

NIT

OR

ING

AN

D E

VA

LUA

TIO

N F

RA

MEW

OR

K

Out

put

Indi

cato

rsBa

selin

e Ta

rget

A

ssum

ptio

ns

The

natio

nal,

coun

ty,

publ

ic

and

priv

ate

inst

itutio

ns a

nd

stru

ctur

es a

re g

uide

d by

law

s,

rule

s gu

idel

ines

and

regu

latio

ns

that

are

cog

niza

nt o

f pri

ncip

les

of e

qual

ity a

nd fr

eedo

m fr

om

disc

rim

inat

ion

a)

Num

ber o

f tar

get

inst

itutio

ns th

at h

ave

inst

itutio

naliz

ed g

ende

r eq

ualit

y an

d no

n-di

scri

min

atio

n pr

inci

ples

TBD

12 (4 p

er y

ear)

a)

Ther

e w

ill b

e p

oliti

cal

will

to s

uppo

rt re

view

of

legi

slat

ions

with

NG

EC’s

ad

vice

b)

Stak

ehol

ders

will

co

nsis

tent

ly c

onsu

lt N

GEC

in

for

mul

atio

n of

pol

icie

s an

d la

ws

Legi

slat

ions

at a

ll le

vels

and

se

ctor

s se

ek to

ach

ieve

equ

ality

an

d sp

irit

of in

clus

iven

ess

b)

Num

ber

of ta

rget

le

gisl

atio

ns, p

olic

ies,

rule

s an

d gu

idel

ines

revi

ewed

or

ena

cted

at n

atio

nal,

coun

ty, a

nd p

riva

te s

ecto

r th

at in

tegr

ate

the

prin

cipl

es

of e

qual

ity a

nd n

on-

disc

rim

inat

ion

TBD

6 (2 p

er y

ear)

Nat

iona

l, co

unty

and

pri

vate

sect

or

inst

itutio

ns a

dequ

atel

y re

spon

d to

, m

anag

e an

d re

duce

pre

vale

nce

of

SGBV

a)

Num

ber o

f ins

titut

ions

re

port

ing

SGBV

cas

esb)

N

umbe

r of i

nstit

utio

ns

repo

rtin

g ab

ilitie

s to

co

nclu

sive

ly m

anag

e an

d ha

ndle

SG

BV c

ases

c)

Num

ber o

f ins

titut

ions

w

ith d

edic

ated

bud

gets

to

man

age

and

cont

rol S

GBV

d)

Redu

ced

prev

alen

ce o

f in

stitu

tiona

l-bas

ed S

GBV

25%

20%

20%

30%

75%

50%

50%

20%

Inst

itutio

ns a

nd th

eir

mem

bers

hip

will

pro

vide

ac

cura

te re

port

s on

inci

denc

es o

f SG

BV

Cha

nges

in S

GBV

pre

vale

nce

will

not

be

a fa

ctor

of r

educ

ed

and

inac

cura

te re

port

s on

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THE NATIONAL GENDER AND EQUALITY COMMISSION36 37STRATEGIC PLAN 2013-2015

Out

put

Indi

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e Ta

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A

ssum

ptio

ns

Effe

ctiv

e n

atio

nal a

nd c

ount

y m

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nery

for m

ains

trea

min

g is

sues

of S

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in th

e de

velo

pmen

t age

nda

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Num

ber o

f ins

titut

ions

or

sec

tors

repo

rtin

g pa

rtic

ipat

ion

of S

IGs

in

deve

lopm

ent p

rogr

ams

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Num

ber o

f ins

titut

ions

re

port

ing

tran

sitio

n of

SI

Gs

to a

utho

rity

and

de

cisi

on m

akin

g po

sitio

ns

c)

Num

ber o

f inv

estig

atio

ns

carr

ied

out o

n in

tegr

atio

n of

pri

ncip

les

of e

qual

ity

and

free

dom

from

di

scri

min

atio

n

20%

15%

0

50%

40%

5

a)

The

targ

et g

roup

s w

ill

com

e ou

t to

seek

out

po

sitio

ns o

f lea

ders

hip

b)

Inst

itutio

ns a

re a

war

e of

th

e pr

inci

ples

of e

qual

ity

and

upho

ld th

em in

se

rvic

e de

liver

yc)

Im

plem

entin

g in

stitu

tions

ar

e aw

are

of th

e pr

inci

ples

of

equ

ality

and

EC

OSO

C

righ

ts

d)

NG

EC w

ill h

ave

the

capa

city

to m

onito

r all

rele

vant

act

ors

e)

Impl

emen

ting

inst

itutio

ns

will

coo

pera

te in

pr

ovid

ing

timel

y an

d ac

cura

te fe

edba

ck o

n th

eir

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

set

guid

elin

esf)

Vic

tims

will

bre

ak th

e cu

lture

of s

ilenc

e an

d re

port

to th

e C

omm

issi

on

case

s of

vio

latio

nsg)

Pa

rtne

r ins

titut

ions

w

ill a

ssis

t NG

EC in

co

nduc

ting

inve

stig

atio

ns

rele

vant

to th

eir m

anda

te

Out

put

Indi

cato

rsBa

selin

e Ta

rget

A

ssum

ptio

ns

Inst

itutio

naliz

atio

n of

m

ains

trea

min

g st

rate

gy o

n is

sues

of

SIG

s in

nat

iona

l and

cou

nty

gove

rnm

ents

, and

in p

ublic

and

pr

ivat

e se

ctor

s

a)

Num

ber o

f tar

get

inst

itutio

ns th

at m

ake

thei

r se

rvic

es e

quita

bly

acce

ssib

leb)

N

umbe

r of i

nstit

utio

ns

that

com

ply

with

nat

iona

l re

gion

al a

nd in

tern

atio

nal

com

mitm

ents

on

mai

nstr

eam

ing

issu

es o

f SI

Gs

10%

30%

a)

Com

mun

ities

will

pr

ogre

ssiv

ely

aban

don

prac

tices

that

per

petu

ate

ineq

ualit

y an

d di

scri

min

atio

nb)

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itize

ns w

ill h

old

duty

be

arer

s ac

coun

tabl

e in

uph

oldi

ng e

qual

ity

prin

cipl

esc)

In

stitu

tions

will

app

reci

ate

the

adde

d va

lue

for

inve

stm

ent i

n pr

inci

ples

of

gen

der,

equa

lity

and

incl

usio

n

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natio

nal s

ecto

r bud

gets

, co

unty

and

pri

vate

sec

tor b

udge

ts

cont

ain

line

item

s or fi

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itty

to a

dvan

ce s

ubst

antiv

e eq

ualit

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iona

l bud

gets

mak

e de

liber

ate

effo

rts

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nd

subs

tant

ive

equi

ty

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Cou

nty

gove

rnm

ents

giv

e co

nsid

erat

ions

to fu

ndin

g ef

fort

s at

incr

easi

ng

subs

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ive

equi

ty

c)

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ate

sect

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t ded

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ssum

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ns

A v

ibra

nt a

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y e

ffici

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natio

nal

gend

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qual

ity

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st

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THE COMMISSION

The Commission comprises of the Chairperson, four Commissioners and the Secretariat staff.

The Chairperson is the spokesperson of the Commission and supervises and directs the work of the Commission.

The role of the Commissioners is providing guidance on overall strategic direction of the Commission. The Commissioners, collectively, are the ultimate decision making authority for directing and controlling affairs of the Commission. They approve policies that direct operational management. The Commissioners supervise operations through the CEO who directly reports to the Chairperson on behalf of the Commission. The Commissioners role also focuses on relationship building, networking and partnership with other key institutions, and representing the organization to its various constituencies, both regionally and internationally.

NGEC will develop two management divisions, namely, Finance and Administration, and Programmes and Research. NGEC will also establish county offices managed through county coordinators.

I. DIVISION OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

This Division has the responsibility of managing and co-ordinating the financial and administrative affairs at the Commission. As such, the Directorate has a leading role in achieving the Commission’s supporting objective of ensuring that NGEC has the capacity to deliver on its mandate. The sections under this directorate include:

a) Finance This section is responsible for financial management and strategic planning. The strategic planning drives corporate performance, risk management and organizational excellence. On the other hand, the financial function is to ensure that sufficient resources are available and optimally allocated to facilitate the implementation of the Commission’s strategies and achievement of desired outcomes.

b) Human Resource (HR) and AdministrationThe role of HR and administration department includes general human resource management including recruitment and placement, employee orientation and induction, development of human resource policies, industrial relations and staff welfare, training and development, and co-ordination of administrative, logistical and support services such as transport, cleaning, maintenance and repair.

c) Supply chainThis department will host supply chain management functions including procurement to ensure the Commission has all services, goods and works needed to function effectively. The department will ensure that the Commission receives services and goods that meet minimum specifications and standards and deliver services of highest value to its stakeholders in a timely fashion.

II. DIVISION OF PROGRAMMING AND RESEARCH This division oversees implementation of programs in the various thematic areas on NGEC’s mandate. It co-ordinates and facilitates mainstreaming of gender and equality for all the special interest groups in national development. The programmes in the Department include:

a) Gender and Women;b) Youth and Children;c) Disability and the Elderly;d) Marginalized and Minorities;e) Research, Monitoring and Documentation;f) Legal, Complaints and Investigations;g) Compliance and International Treaties;h) Public Education, Advocacy, and Communications.

The first four thematic departments (Gender and Women; Youth and Children; Disability and Elderly; Marginalized and Minorities) are charged with the responsibilities of mainstreaming issues of gender and women, youth and children, disability and elderly, the minority and marginalized groups respectively in all national and county policies, laws and administrative rules as well as in private and public sector. Each of the department will develop corresponding standards, guidelines, tools and methodologies for mainstreaming issues of special interest assigned group, facilitate integration of gender equality and non-discrimination in all sectors. They will also co-ordinate and advice on public education programs for creation of a culture in respect to the principles of gender equality and freedom from discrimination;formulate relevant research agenda in collaboration with other stakeholders in the sector and evaluate relevant policies affecting the special interest group assigned. They will also receive and evaluate reports made by government agencies and other sectors on the special groups assigned. These thematic departments will work closely with four program-specific supportive departments to fully execute their functions.

a) Research, M &E and DocumentationThe Research and Monitoring &Evaluation, and Documentation department conducts research for the Commission and undertakes monitoring and evaluation in the implementation of programs by the Commission on all the interest groups for decision making. The department also sets standard on all gender and equality issues, and prepares reports on the status of implementation of the Commission’s obligations.

b) Legal, Complaints and InvestigationsThis department is responsible for the review of policies and legislations, and recommending appropriate legal actions. The section also conducts investigations in respect of any violations of the principle of equality and freedom from discrimination.

c) Compliance and International Treaties.The department develops standards for the implementation of policies for the progressive realization of the economic and social rights and ensures integration of international treaties and conventions into national laws and policies.

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d) Public Education, Advocacy and CommunicationsThis department designs public education and information interventions and develops advocacy strategies through which the Commission will reach and influence its stakeholders and partners to promote principles of gender equality and inclusion of SIGs interests. The section further advices the Commission on most influential and persuasive communications strategy and mix of channels for use to reach its critical audience. The department is also responsible for image building, public relations with internal and external publics as well as branding of the Commission.

III. INTERNAL AUDITThe role of the internal audit department is to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes. The section evaluates controls and advises managers at all levels, evaluates risks, analyses operations and reviews NGEC’s adherence to rules, regulations, laws, codes of practice, guidelines and principles as they apply individually and collectively to the Commission.

IV. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHONOLOGY This department is responsible for software and hardware installations at the Commission including layout of an infrastructure within the headquarters and regional offices. The department will be responsible for installing interactive web-based communications and use social media to popularize the mandate of the Commission. The section facilitates messages and dissemination of information to appropriate audience and suggests new initiatives to keep the Commission on the cutting edge of communication with stakeholders.

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