GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 3929

IT IS notified for general information that the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya, has established a Policy Steering Committee on Performance Management in the Government consisting of the following: Permanent Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister—(Chairman); Members: Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance; Permanent Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030; Permanent Secretary, Ministry of State for Public Service; Permanent Secretary, Performance Contracting Department; Secretary, Public Service Commission; Director General, Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat; Registrar of the High Court; Clerk of the National Assembly; James Ongwae, Chairman Panel of Experts on Review of Performance Contracting; Patrick Obath, Kenya Private Sector Alliance; Wanjiru Gikonyo, The Institute for Social Accountability; Joint Secretaries: Secretary Administration, Office of the Prime Minister; Dan Omino, Consultant Functions of the Policy Committee on Performance Management: The Policy Steering Committee on Performance Management will have overall responsibility in the management and co-ordination of Performance Management in the entire Government including Performance Management tools such as Performance Contracting and Performance Appraisal Systems. It will also provide policy direction and strategic leadership in the improvement of performance in the three arms of Government. More specifically, the Policy Steering Committee on Performance Management shall: (a) Provide oversight and coordination in the development and implementation of Performance Management in the three arms of Government including all Performance Management tools such as Performance Contracting and Performance Appraisal Systems; (b) Co-ordinate the process of Performance Contracting in the Public Service including development of its policy framework in the Government; (c) Ensure linkages of Performance Management processes in the three branches of the National Government and the devolved Governments (d) Develop an appropriate policy framework to facilitate implementation of Performance Management in the Public Service; (e) Advise Government on enabling legal and institutional framework to support implementation of Performance Management; (f) Submit quarterly progress reports on the development and implementation of Performance Management in the Public Service to the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister; (g) Commission any Research and Development and liaise with other bodies locally or internationally to pursue improvement in the Performance Management system in Government; (h) Carry out any other duties as may be prescribed to the committee from time to time. Meetings: In the performance of its functions the Policy Steering Committee on Performance Management shall: (a) Hold such number of meetings at such places as it shall deem appropriate; (b) Regulate its meetings as it shall deem appropriate; (c) Co-opt members as it shall deem appropriate. Technical Implementation Committee: The Steering Committee shall be supported by a Technical Implementation Committee based at the Office of the Prime Minister [1061 THE KENYA GAZETTE 8th April, 2011 and shall be headed by a Chairman, which shall be responsible to the Committee for: (a) General administration of the Committee’s Secretariat; (b) Preparing reports on behalf of the Committee (c) Implementing and assisting the Committee to carry out its functions; and (d) Undertaking any other functions incidental to the foregoing. The Technical Implementation Committee will comprise of personnel drawn from public and private practice as may be deemed appropriate. This notice supersedes