Office Action Plans and Legal Framework review 2014 4.0 MOI and sector Sector Ministries and Pilot Districts begin January ministries implementation of decentralization functions 2015 4.a Government Government adopts boundary commission report and March process for local council election in 2016 2015 4.b Government and Adopt Changes in Law No. 7 for Assignment of May 2015 Parliament Decentralized Functions 5.0 MOI and Sector Inter-Ministerial Committee semi-annual meeting June 2015 Ministries discussing district pilot implementation 5.a MOI and Sector Sector Ministries and MoF develop allocation formulas July 2015 Ministries for transfers to districts for decentralized functions 6.0 MOI and Sector Review Development and Assess Progress on November Ministries Decentralization in Pilot Districts 2015 6.a MOI and Sector Inter-Ministerial Committee semi-annual meeting to December Ministries review decentralization progress 2015 7.0 Government Prepare and Hold for Local Council Elections 2016 7.a MOI and civil Institutional capacity assessment and planning at district June 2015 / Service level. Staffing of each district reclassified in accordance Dec. 2017 Commission with service delivery functions (2 phases) 8.0 MOI Draft and promulgate by-law requesting all districts to December implement participatory planning and accountability 2014 reporting process (as per PEM) 9.0 Sector ministries Sector ministries will make district level experts available December to the district council for planning purposes related to 2014 their sector (or regional or central level experts according to their capacity) 10.0 Vice-President’s Midterm review of policy implementation December Office 2017 As illustrated in the table above, a meeting in the Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by the to discuss and endorse the process will thus precede each major milestone. Following the implementation of all major devolution aspects outlined above, the Inter-Ministerial Committee will field a mid-term evaluation. The objective of the evaluation will be to take stock of the situation and the changes made and provide recommendations for adjustments. Possible revision to the approach will thus be implemented in the latter past of the roadmap period based on the review recommendations. A detailed milestone for sector decentralization is found in Annex C. Sector devolution and district classification The sector devolution process will be gradual starting with key basic service delivery sectors and moving to other sectors over time. Five sectors will serve as the basis of the first round of decentralisation reform prescribed by this policy. These are: Roads
Office Action Plans and Legal Framework review 2014 4.0 MOI and sector ministries Sector Ministries and Pilot Districts begin implementation of decentralization functions January 2015 4.a Government Government adopts boundary commission report and process for local council election in 2016 March 2015 4.b Government and Parliament Adopt Changes in Law No. 7 for Assignment of Decentralized Functions May 2015 5.0 MOI and Sector Ministries Inter-Ministerial Committee semi-annual meeting discussing district pilot implementation June 2015 5.a MOI and Sector Ministries Sector Ministries and MoF develop allocation formulas for transfers to districts for decentralized functions July 2015 6.0 MOI and Sector Ministries Review Development and Assess Progress on Decentralization in Pilot Districts November 2015 6.a MOI and Sector Ministries Inter-Ministerial Committee semi-annual meeting to review decentralization progress December 2015 7.0 Government Prepare and Hold for Local Council Elections 2016 7.a MOI and civil Service Commission Institutional capacity assessment and planning at district level. Staffing of each district reclassified in accordance with service delivery functions (2 phases) June 2015 / Dec. 2017 8.0 MOI Draft and promulgate by-law requesting all districts to implement participatory planning and accountability reporting process (as per PEM) December 2014 9.0 Sector ministries Sector ministries will make district level experts available to the district council for planning purposes related to their sector (or regional or central level experts according to their capacity) December 2014 10.0 Vice-President’s Office Midterm review of policy implementation December 2017 As illustrated in the table above, a meeting in the Inter-Ministerial Committee chaired by the to discuss and endorse the process will thus precede each major milestone. Following the implementation of all major devolution aspects outlined above, the Inter-Ministerial Committee will field a mid-term evaluation. The objective of the evaluation will be to take stock of the situation and the changes made and provide recommendations for adjustments. Possible revision to the approach will thus be implemented in the latter past of the roadmap period based on the review recommendations. A detailed milestone for sector decentralization is found in Annex C. Sector devolution and district classification The sector devolution process will be gradual starting with key basic service delivery sectors and moving to other sectors over time. Five sectors will serve as the basis of the first round of decentralisation reform prescribed by this policy. These are: Roads
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