1. THE KENYAN ACTION PLAN (Outline of Presentation) Background to Kenyan statistical office Issues considered in arriving at Action Plan Proposed Action Plan Conclusions

2. Background CBS operates under an Act of Parliament which mandates it to collect, analyze and disseminate socioeconomic statistics Staff size of 800 officers with 111 professionals (71 being economists) Has staff in Hqs, line ministries, and all 70 districts

3. Background continued Functions like any other traditional government department (a major shortcoming) Produces regular leading economic indicators and cpi - monthly and economic survey and statistical abstract - annually Undertook surveys that improved the understanding of poverty in Kenya

4. What Issues did we consider ? The successful PRSP consultation process which was broad-based and all inclusive General data gaps in agriculture, FDI, BOP, infrastructure, industrial production and local level information Data gaps in the PRSP (sector indicators and targets)

5. Issues continued Rich but under-utilized data-bases eg WMS I, II, III, PPAs, 1999 Population Censuses, MICS, etc Weak collection and use of administrative statistics eg crime data, health, migration Current initiatives to revitalise use of data in planning, policy decision, and ME

6. The Action Plan for 2001-2004 Revise the National Sampling Frame Q1Y1 Undertake CWIK Survey Q2Y1 Initiate of agreeing on sector indicators and targets (experiences of UG&TZ) Q1Q2Y1 Start preparing PMMP Q1-Q4Y1 Start activities leading to National Statistics Day in November 2001eg discuss data gaps in house, hold symposiaQ1-Q2Y1

7. The Action Plan 2001-2004 Complete work started on developing ICT strategy (GIS/IMIS/LAN)Q1-Q3Y1 Prepare dissemination strategy Q1Y1-Q4Y3 Undertake ME trainingQ1-Q4Y1 Initiate the process of data mining to improve national and district indicators Q1Y1-Q4Y3

8. The Action Plan 2001-2004 Human resource development Hqs, Sectors, and DistrictsQ3Y1-Q4Y3 Revise the Consumer Price IndexQ1Y1 Implement SNA 1993 and Revamp Regional Statistical Training (…..) Discuss data gaps in ES by producers Q1-Q3Y1

9. The Action Plan 2001-2004 Restructuring of the Central Bureau of Statistics (Prepare a Strategic Plan with Vision, Mission, Core Functions etc and Revise the Statistics ActQ1Y1-Q4Y3

10. Conclusions Government provides regular budget to CBS operations but the resource are not enough Most if not all the activities fit within the resource frame discussed in this forum Undertake to share the action plan and experiences of this workshop

11. END I thank you all for listening to the Kenyan case