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An initiative of the Institute of Economic Affairs-Kenya in Partnership with KHRC, YAA, SID,

SPAN/TISA, NTA, MUHURI, NCCK, SUNY-Kenya and TI-Kenya with funding from Diakonia-

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5th Floor ACK Garden House, 1st Ngong AvenueP.O. Box 53989-00200 Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 242-20-2721262, 2717402Fax: 254-20-2716231 Cell: 0724-256510, 0733-272126

Email: [email protected]; Website:www.ieakenya.or.ke

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NON-STATE ACTORS ROLE IN

DECENTRALIZED FINANCING IN KENYA

KICC, 6-8 OCTOBER 2010

COMMUNIQUE

The following resolutions were reached by Non State Actors that participated in the National

Conference on Non-State Actors Role in Decentralised Financing held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6 th

to 8th October 2010.

With regard to Governance, Accountability and Oversight of decentralized funds

participating organizations resolve to:

Non State Actors resolve to push for harmonization of the existing structures indecentralised financing and streamline their interventions to the new constitutional realities

Benchmark against other countries having a devolved system of government Form action groups to engage with decentralised financing units in an effective, structured

and sustained manner

Vet individuals aspiring for public office and elective positions at the county level Actively participate in units and processes critical in fund management Form county monitoring units


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Identify structures that will ensure sustainability of interventions to build good governanceand community participation

Effectively hold duty bearers accountable

Consolidate efforts and seek positive, structured engagement in mutual areas of focus

Create channels to facilitate bottom-up feedback on reports

With regard to citizen participation in the management of decentralized financing, the Non-

State Actors resolve to:

Advocate for legislation to entrench citizen participation in planning, implementation and,monitoring and evaluation

Mobilize citizens to seek leadership positions at the county level to ensure that positions arefilled by people with the relevant and sufficient capacities that will promote efficiency and

integrity in service delivery

Empower the community to engage in decentralised units and all processes ofdecentralisation

Facilitate and empower the community to demand accountability Empower communities to internalize the Bill of rights to enable them to seek their

enforcement

Organize communities to develop scorecards and manifestos to engage the local leadership Empower communities through innovative strategies such as art and drama Facilitate media programmes to provide opportunities for community participation Liaise with the media to accommodate communities to participate and air their views Facilitate civic education to raise awareness and understanding on devolved governments

and decentralised financing

Work with technocrats to further empower the community


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With regard to planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of decentralized

financing, the Non-State actors resolve to:

Strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of projects and interventions benefiting fromdecentralised funds

Standardize tools used in social audit to facilitate effective assessment of interventions andcomparative analysis

Enable the community to participate in envisioning as part of joint community planning Set standards for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of interventions and

projects facilitated by decentralised funds

Advocate for a legal framework to make community participation in planning mandatory Build the capacity of communities to effectively participate in planning, implementation,

monitoring and evaluation

Participate in the formulation of county plans to national priorities Monitor the public procurement processes by decentralised funds units

Partnerships

The participants agreed to strengthen existing networks at National and Local Levels and more

specifically participate in the Taskforce on Devolution at the Ministry of Local Government. Theparticipants are keen to ensure that both legislative and policy frameworks are right but also that

citizens are meaningfully engaged.

Background information on the conference

The conference was organized by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in partnership with other

like minded organizations, with funding from Diakonia.

The conference was held with the aim of coordinating, acknowledging and extensively documenting

previous efforts of Non-State Actors (civil society, community based and faith-based organizations)in decentralized financing countrywide so as to understand their impact in various parts of Kenya.


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Participating organizations had the opportunity to showcase their work related to decentralized

finance by highlighting their thematic area, devolved funds addressed, level of intervention,

geographical area of operation, success stories, experiences, lessons learnt and challenges.

This information will form the contents of a publication detailing the role and experiences

(successes and failures/challenges encountered, lessons learnt) of these organizations over time, theextent of intervention, and draw out lessons for the devolution process in Kenya.

And as the country forges ahead with the implementation of the new constitution, partner

organizations will jointly advocate for the incorporation of these lessons into the new devolution

legislation and policy framework to avoid the recurrence of past mistakes while building on the

positive experiences.

ABOUT IEA

IEA is a civic forum that seeks to promote pluralism of ideas through open, active and informed

debate on public policy issues. The IEA is independent of political parties, pressure groups, lobbies

and any other partisan interests. Through its Futures Program, IEA seeks to facilitate increased

utilization of futures methodologies i.e. vision building, scenarios thinking and strategic planning in

decision making to enhance development in Kenyas constituencies.

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN THE CONFERENCE

Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), The Youth Agenda (YAA), Society for International

Development (SID), Social and Public Accountability Network/The Institute of Social

Accountability (SPAN/TISA), National Taxpayers Association (NTA), Muslims for Human Rights

(MUHURI), National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), State University of New York-

Centre for International Development (SUNY-Kenya) and Transparency International-Kenya.

PARTICIPATING ORGNAIZATIONS

1. Centre for Law Research International (CLARION)2. KPMG Kenya3. Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR)4.

Turkana Development Organizations Forum (TUDOF)5. Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRCE)

6. Institute of Participatory Development (IPD)7. St. Johns Community Centre - Pumwani8. Strategies for Northern Development (SND)9. Nyeri District Residents Association (NYEDRA)10. Association of Media Women in Kenya (AMWIK)


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11. Centre for Economic and Libertarian Affairs (CELA)12. Maringo Community Resource Centre (MACORCE)13. Community Initiative Action Group (CIAG)14. BERA Orphans Children Rehabilitation and Survival Project15. Amkeni Organization16.

Tembea Youth Centre for Sustainable Development17. Olosentu Dam Project

18. CJPC-Diocese of Lodwar19. Kenya HIV/AIDS Support Organization (KEHASO)20. Abenengo21. Migori Civic Local Affairs Network22. Centre for Economic Governance and AIDS in Africa (CEGAA)23. Centre for Enhancing Democracy and Good Governance (CEDGG)24. Bunge la Mwananchi Networks - Busia County25. Fanaka Youth Group26. People for Rural Change Trust27. Action Aid Kenya (AAK)28. Oxfam GB29. ACK-Directorate of Social Services (DOSS)30. Africa Youth Trust31. Plan International32. International Republican Institute33. Institute fo Legislative Affairs (ILA Kenya)34. Western Region - Christian Community Services (WR-CCS)35. URAIA - National Civic Education Programme36. Pricewaterhouse37. Nyeri Social Forum38. Legal Resources Foundation (LRF-Kenya)39. Other Participants included Government Officials and Development Partners and a host of

Independent Consultants in Governance.

For More Details Contact Mr. Abraham Rugo Muriu on Contact 0202721262 or 0721431083

Dated,

Friday 8 October Nairobi,

Nairobi

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