1. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1 OF 2019 ON FRAMEWORK FOR COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS

2. Objectives
The Executive Order No. 1 of 2019 is a directive issued by H.E. the President of the Republic of Kenya as the Head of the National Executive to:
 Define the framework for facilitating effective:
Oversight
Coordination
Implementation and
Administration
Supervision of National Government Programmes and projects under MTP III with focus on “the Big Four (4) Agenda”
Establish implementing and coordinating committees at various levels; National, Regional and County for efficient coordination and administration of National Government projects and programmes across the Republic of Kenya.

3. Principles of Executive Authority
Serve public interest and aspirations
Deliver public goods and services in an effective, transparent and accountable manner
Reasonable accessibility to all public goods and services all over the Republic

4. Coordinating Committees
There are four (4) committees:
National Development Implementation Committee
National Development Implementation Technical Committee
8 Regional Development Implementation Co-ordination Committees
47 County Development Implementation Co-ordination Committees

5. County Development Coordination Committees
Membership:
County Information Officer
County Directors of MDAs and SAGAs implementing National Government Programmes and Projects including the MDAs in the Enabler Cluster in the County
Delivery Director, PDU

6. The roles of County Development Coordination Committees
Coordinate within the County, using the multi-sectoral approach, the implementation of National Government Programmes and Projects.
Monitor, verify and evaluate the progress of National Government Programmes and Projects
Identify and suggest solutions for bottlenecks impending implementation of National Government Programmes and Projects within the County.

7. The roles of County Development Coordination Committees contd…
Prepare bi-weekly progress reports to the Regional Development Implementation Coordination Committee
Foster public support for National Government Programmes and Projects within the County by coordinating public participation and awareness activities, proactively informing public on the benefits, expected impact, project lifecycles and timelines for the projects and creating accessible avenues for broad citizen participation and feedback

8. Role of the State Department in the Implementation of the Executive Order
Examine/evaluate current approach applied in implementing the programmes and projects in the State Department to identify challenges,
Salient issues and gaps that undermine effective coordination, oversight, implementation, administration and supervision of the programmes and projects.
Establish way forward to address the challenges/gaps in order to improve effectiveness and efficiency in the implementation and delivery of programmes and projects in the State Department.

9. Discussion/areas of focus
Level of involvement of County Directors in project implementation in the respective Counties.
Capacity at the County level
Project implementation/management structures
Project implementation structure at State Department level
General challenges experienced/encountered in project implementation process/cycle

10. Thank You…