Compensation plans to show evidence of consultation, consensus and availability of funds for compensation. The program will undertake inclusive on-going Moderate Consultation and Public Poor consultations with stakeholders and a training Consultation: Consultations are held for program will be developed for implementers. specific subprojects. Social The program will undertake a risk profile of the Moderate Labour Influx: conflict due to labour influx labour influx, which will goevern the requirements for mitigation measures, and to be part of the contractual obligations during program implementation The program will carry out dissemination and Moderate Grievance Redress There is a awareness raising activities amongst the Mechanisms: formalized complaint implementing agency and the Counties about the mechanism at the local work of the grievance mechanisms. As necessary, (County) level but its funds from the technical assistance component effectiveness is hampered will be used for this process. by lack of awareness KUSP will assess capacity needs in depth for Significant Lack of capacity for environmental and social management in environmental and social Capacity Counties and ensure that all Counties have management: gaps (staffing and skills adequate staff with all necessary skills. The mix) at NEMA, UDD, and program will develop Environment and Social County levels may lead to a Development Units with trained environment and weak planning, social development specialists in all implementation and implementing entities. monitoring of environmental and social management plan of the investments. County Governments will be incentivized to Moderate Budget Allocation: Inadequate budget allocated provide adequate resources to environmental and to environmental and social social management as performance is a minimum management, including condition to achieve the program objectives and compensation payments. access the KUSP. Training on costing EIA/ESIA and resettlement compensation will be included in capacity building program. Annual Performance Terms of Reference for annual capacity and Low Audit: Audit does not include performance assessment will ensure that adequate technical expertise to assess skills are present to assess environmental and environmental and social social management systems. management performance
Compensation plans to show evidence of consultation, consensus and availability of funds for compensation. Consultation and Public Consultation: Poor Consultations are held for specific subprojects. The program will undertake inclusive on-going consultations with stakeholders and a training program will be developed for implementers. Moderate Labour Influx: Social conflict due to labour influx The program will undertake a risk profile of the labour influx, which will goevern the requirements for mitigation measures, and to be part of the contractual obligations during program implementation Moderate Grievance Redress Mechanisms: There is a formalized complaint mechanism at the local (County) level but its effectiveness is hampered by lack of awareness The program will carry out dissemination and awareness raising activities amongst the implementing agency and the Counties about the work of the grievance mechanisms. As necessary, funds from the technical assistance component will be used for this process. Moderate Lack of capacity for environmental and social management: Capacity gaps (staffing and skills mix) at NEMA, UDD, and County levels may lead to a weak planning, implementation and monitoring of environmental and social management plan of the investments. KUSP will assess capacity needs in depth for environmental and social management in Counties and ensure that all Counties have adequate staff with all necessary skills. The program will develop Environment and Social Development Units with trained environment and social development specialists in all implementing entities. Significant Budget Allocation: Inadequate budget allocated to environmental and social management, including compensation payments. County Governments will be incentivized to provide adequate resources to environmental and social management as performance is a minimum condition to achieve the program objectives and access the KUSP. Training on costing EIA/ESIA and resettlement compensation will be included in capacity building program. Moderate Audit: Annual Performance Audit does not include technical expertise to assess environmental and social management performance Terms of Reference for annual capacity and performance assessment will ensure that adequate skills are present to assess environmental and social management systems. Low
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