Outside assessments - Practioners including InWEnt alumni report on experiences with outside GAs - using indicators to increase political accountability, inform the policy process and political debate

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Outside assessments - Practioners including
InWEnt alumni report on experiences with outside
GAs - using indicators to increase political
accountability, inform the policy process and
political debate

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Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Process

• The disputed 2007 elections precipitated a crisis
  and violence that left over 1300 dead and over
  600,000 displaced
• The National Accord was signed by the two
  Principals President Kibaki and Prime Minister
  Raila Odinga to form a Grand Coalition Government
  whose mandate would be to implement Four Agenda
  Items

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The Four Agenda Items

• Agenda 1 Immediate action to stop violence and
  restore fundamental rights and liberties
• Agenda 2 Immediate measures to address the
  humanitarian crisis, promote reconciliation, and
  healing
• Agenda 3 How to overcome the political crisis
• Agenda 4 Address long term issues, including
  constitutional, legal and institutional reforms
  land reforms tackling youth unemployment,
  tackling poverty, inequity and regional
  development imbalances, consolidating national
  unity and cohesion, and addressing impunity,
  transparency and accountability.

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Actionable indicators

• Agenda Item 1
• Stopping violence Incidences of political
  violence actions to stop violence, for example,
  demobilisation and disarmament of illegal armed
  groups and perceptions about political violence,
• Restoring fundamental rights and liberties
  Different forms and scales of violence and
  incidences that promote/violate rights.

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Actionable indicators

• Agenda Item 2
• Addressing the humanitarian crisis Resettlement
  programme for internally displaced persons the
  nature of humanitarian assistance
• Promoting healing and reconciliation Actions to
  promote healing and reconciliation.

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Actionable indicators

• Agenda Item 3
• Resolving the political crisis Power sharing
  political cohesion and coherence in decision
  making public perceptions on delivery of
  services conflict management in the coalition.

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Actionable indicators

• Agenda 4 Progress made in
• Undertaking constitutional and institutional
  reforms.
• Tackling poverty and inequality.
• Tackling unemployment among youth.
• Consolidating national cohesion and unity.
• Undertaking land reforms.
• Addressing transparency and accountability.
• Tracking progress of commissions of inquiry
  established to address various aspects of the
  root causes and the consequences of the crisis.

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Methods

• National Baseline Survey The baseline survey
  comprised a sample size of 4,021 households
  spread across the country in all regions. The
  respondents in the survey are randomly sampled.
  The survey is conducted in every quarter.
• Case studies Case studies on implementation of
  each agenda item were undertaken in selected
  areas of the country. Data for the case studies
  is obtained through interviews with key
  informants, expert interviews, and Focus Group
  Discussions, among other methods.
• Secondary data sources A review of data by
  government departments, United Nations agencies,
  humanitarian agencies including the Kenya Red
  Cross Society, civil society organizations and
  the media is undertaken.

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Increasing accountability

• Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation
  Monitoring Project was set up by the AU and the
  Government to measure progress
• The projects goal are to
• Avail objective data on the progress in the
  implementation of the National Accord.
• Provide data to inform interventions.
• Provide information on emerging socio-political
  issues/challenges that impact on the
  implementation of the National Accord.

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Dissemination

• The report is published on the Kenya Dialogue
  website www.dialoguekenya.org
• Dissemination forums are organized with
  government officials, religious leaders, civil
  society, international community
• Newspapers publish extracts
• TV and radio stations hold shows to discuss the
  reports countrywide
• Civil Society hold debates and forums on the
  report

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How the results were used and by whom

• Government inform policy, legislative agenda,
  point at short term and long term issues, assess
  the status of the nation
• Civil Society inform program design and
  implementation, hold the government to account
  step up pressure on government to implement the
  reform agenda. NCCK has used the assessment
  reports to inform her positions and in the design
  of governance programmes.
• Citizens inform or level expectations, inform
  the future
• International community inform diplomatic
  relationships and funding, step up pressure for
  implementation of reform

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Sustainability

• KNDRP is funded by various development partners
  including the Open Society, AU
• It is tied to the life of the Grand Coalition
  Government that will expire in 2010 or if a new
  constitution is enacted or if the coalition
  collapses
• The KNDRP is funded by donors making it difficult
  to continue if the support was withdrawn

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Lesson learnt

• The participation of the citizenry and the civil
  society, religious institutions, private sector
  and government is critical in achieving a well
  balanced assessment
• Achievement of the de jure indicators has been
  easier while de facto indicators have been very
  difficult to achieve
• Country led initiatives are more responsive to
  local needs
• The monitoring project enjoys wide acceptance and
  legitimacy across the board

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