GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 680

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of Kenya as contemplated in Article 179 and the county executive committee resolution number CECM/408/2019 and in conformity with expectations of an effective structure of county governments as contemplated in section 30 (3) (d) of the County Governments Act, 2012, I establish the Governor's Delivery Unit as follows- 1. The Unit There is established a Governor's Delivery Unit (GDU) whose main purpose shall be to track and report on progress of the County administration's key projects and programs as well as coordinate dissemination of public information on the status of those key projects. The Unit shall be tasked with improving the co-ordination of the County Government flagship programs; and to monitor, evaluate and report on the timely fulfilment to the Governor on key development priorities. 2. Functions of the Governor's Delivery Unit (a) Implement and monitor performance management systems for the county government. (b) Supporting County Departments' delivery capacities to bridge implementation gaps and accelerate delivery. (c) Working with the County Department Heads to institutionalize the delivery culture including through: (i) Providing skills-gap analyses (ii) Delineating a long-term professional development strategy (iii) Establishing a working guideline and modality for the GDU (iv) Providing continuous capacity building support, through 1- 1 coaching, on-job trainings and process facilitations. (v) Developing a better outcome-based performance management product for the government (vi) Developing a sustainable vision for the GDU as a centre of excellence at the county level (vii) Providing quality assurance and oversight on delivery programming (d) Plan, sequence and deliver the right interventions at the right time. (e) Ensure robust project management processes are in place, including reporting and documentation of activities. (f) Assess progress against project delivery plans, highlighting key risks to delivery, proposing mitigation measures and escalating to decision-makers where appropriate. (g) Support monitoring and evaluation processes with detailed analyses and working with counterparts to address findings (h) Provide briefings and assessments of progress — whether thematically or on a project and programme basis — for the county executive committee (i) Develop high quality reports and recommendations for decision-makers across the county government to take action upon. 3. Administration of the Unit The Unit shall be headed by a special advisor appointed by the Governor who shall report to the Chief of Staff. The unit may have such other officers as are necessary for efficient delivery and as may be determined by the county executive committee in consultation with the county public service board. Issued under the hand and seal Dated the 15th January, 2020. MUTAHI KAHIGA, MR/0426446 Governor, Nyeri County.