EuropeAid The principle of Alignment Risks and Challenges of NAMs for NSAs and LA NSA and Justice Reform in Kenya EuropeAid

Non-state actors and the Governance, Justice, Law andOrder Reform Programme (GJLOS) in Kenya The NSA Facility for Democratic Governance in Kenya: o GJLOS, important SPSP in Kenya, co-funded by the EC; o NSA involvement seen as a missing link; o NSA and Gov. agreed upon NSAs being “in” and “around” “In”: enhanced NSA participation in GJLOS thematic working groups & tech. coord. Committee; “Around”: independent facility supporting NSAs in their contribution to the achievements of GJLOS key results areas (calls for proposals, types of activities fully consistent with objectives sustaining independent NSAs’ capacity of action & monitoring).

EuropeAid Strategic and operational challenges Link between country ownership and alignment (and other principles) Own initiatives critical for effective CSO alignment Need for critical alignment Potential role of independent facilities Seizing windows of opporturtinities Transformative capacity CSOs

EuropeAid Promoting domestic accountability from the outside Integrating PE-analysis into the actual design of support programmes Ensuring institutional change on the donor side to deliver effective support in domestic accountability Investing in concrete processes and mechanisms for accessing, reconciling and enforcing rights and obligations Focusing on incremental change through realistic, cumulative and combined support strategies Main challenges for greater effectiveness in promoting domestic accountability Building coalitions of reform-minded actors (social mobilisation)