PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENTS County Planning

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENTS County Planning and Performance Management for Effective and Efficient Service Delivery By Simon M. Angote, OGW 15 th December, 2017 Diani Reef Beach Resort, Kwale County Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 1

Kenyan Perspective on Performance Management at the County Level Outline of Presentation l Rationale for Performance Management l History of Performance management l National Performance Management Framework (NPMF) l County Performance Management Framework (CPMF) Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 2

Why Performance Management? l Pressure from citizens who want demonstrable results – citizens expect improvements in their living standards l Accountability to the electorate for promises made in manifestos, development plans, electoral pledges and international commitments l Demands for transparency by citizens Better Governance and Accountability for ultimate Devolution Dividends to all Kenyans 3

Has Performance Management been an area of focus by governments since independence? l Since independence there is evidence of: l Development Planning – Five Year Development Plans, District Focus Strategy for Rural Development l Preparation of Annual Budgets l Mention of the need to improve performance in the Public Service in the Ndegwa Report l Staff Confidential Report Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 4

Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS) Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (2003 -2007) is seen to be the genesis of formal performance management in the Kenya Public Service l It set specific targets to reverse economic decline l Among, others, it provided for development, introduction and institutionalization of performance based management practices in the public service l Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 5

Results Based Management (RBM) This was introduced in 2004 as a means of delivering the ERS l It aimed at delivering effective, efficient, ethical and targeted results for Kenyans l It is a management strategy that seeks to achieve important changes in the way government agencies work with improving performance as the overall goal. l Performance Management is anchored in Vision 2030 Better Governance and accountability l for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 6

National Performance Management Framework (NPMF) Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 7

Country Performance Management Framework l Legal Basis – County Government Act 2012, section 37 - CGA 2012, section 47 – Executive Committee expected to design a performance management plan to evaluate performance - See sections 103, 105 - Public Finance Management Act 2012 section 126 requires every county government to prepare a development plan Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 8

Objective of the CPMF l To promote accountability in service delivery by ensuring that tasks are performed efficiently, effectively and also economically. l A Performance Management Framework provides a mechanism for the citizens to engage and evaluate the performance of their county government. Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 9

County Performance Management Framework (CPMF) Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 10

Components of the CPMF l National Development Plan – Vision 2030 l 10 Year Spatial Plans – a requirement under section 110 of the CGA 2012 l County Integrated Development Plan – equivalent of the MTPs at national level. They are ideally 5 year plans Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 11

l 5 -year Departmental Strategic Plans l Annual Development Plans l Work Plans – (individual) l Annual Budget l Performance Contracting l Staff Performance Appraisal l Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting and Learning Better Governance and accountability for ultimate devolution dividends to all Kenyans 12