Reports from Country Teams – KENYA
5.0. KENYA Country Team
Foundation: 2003 – 2005
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Stakeholders Forum
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Selection of Country
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Secretariat
2005 – 2006 (10 months – MOU)
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Country Team consultations
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Country Objectives and goal
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Country Action Plan
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Monthly meetings – KCT
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Signing of MOU with IA
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Release of Funds
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Incentive Fund
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communication
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meeting expenses
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administrative cost
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consultancies
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others – PAT, Budget briefs, EAAG, Washington Forum / IA week
Country Team Protocols – Linkages / Synergies
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EAAG
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Task Force on Taxation
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Business Sector / NGO partnership
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Involvement of Government / UNDP / CIDA
Role Played by Actors
NGOs
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Personnel (staff time)
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Contribution of office space
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Facilitation
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Stakeholder mobilization
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Networking with regional networks
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Formulation of KCT
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Feed on content to action plan
PVOs
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Time
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Identification of partners
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Skills
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Design of protocols of governance
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Design and implementation process
USAID
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Liaison person
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Access to information
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Facilitation (financial) of KCT members to the Washington week
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Meeting with USAID mission
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Orientation to country strategic plan
IA
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Guidance on Action Plan
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Monitoring implementation
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Feedback on process
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Financial support
CHALLENGES
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Lack of commitment by US PVOs
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Lack of transparency
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Lack of Motivation