1. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR COUNTY GOVERNMENTS
County Planning and Performance Management for Effective and Efficient Service Delivery
By Simon M. Angote, OGW
15th December, 2017
Diani Reef Beach Resort, Kwale County
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2. Kenyan Perspective on Performance Management at the County Level
Outline of Presentation
Rationale for Performance Management
History of Performance management
National Performance Management Framework (NPMF)
County Performance Management Framework (CPMF)
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3. Why Performance Management?
Pressure from citizens who want demonstrable results – citizens expect improvements in their living standards
Accountability to the electorate for promises made in manifestos, development plans, electoral pledges and international commitments
Demands for transparency by citizens
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4. Since independence there is evidence of:
Has Performance Management been an area of focus by governments since independence?
Since independence there is evidence of:
Development Planning – Five Year Development Plans, District Focus Strategy for Rural Development
Preparation of Annual Budgets
Mention of the need to improve performance in the Public Service in the Ndegwa Report
Staff Confidential Report
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5. Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS)
Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation ( ) is seen to be the genesis of formal performance management in the Kenya Public Service
It set specific targets to reverse economic decline
Among, others, it provided for development, introduction and institutionalization of performance based management practices in the public service
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6. Results Based Management (RBM)
This was introduced in 2004 as a means of delivering the ERS
It aimed at delivering effective, efficient, ethical and targeted results for Kenyans
It is a management strategy that seeks to achieve important changes in the way government agencies work with improving performance as the overall goal.
Performance Management is anchored in Vision 2030
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7. National Performance Management Framework (NPMF)
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8. Country Performance Management Framework
Legal Basis
– County Government Act 2012, section 37
CGA 2012, section 47 – Executive Committee expected to design a performance management plan to evaluate performance
See sections 103, 105
Public Finance Management Act 2012 section 126 requires every county government to prepare a development plan
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9. Objective of the CPMF
To promote accountability in service delivery by ensuring that tasks are performed efficiently, effectively and also economically.
A Performance Management Framework provides a mechanism for the citizens to engage and evaluate the performance of their county government.
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10. County Performance Management Framework (CPMF)
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11. National Development Plan – Vision 2030
Components of the CPMF
National Development Plan – Vision 2030
10 Year Spatial Plans – a requirement under section 110 of the CGA 2012
County Integrated Development Plan – equivalent of the MTPs at national level. They are ideally 5 year plans
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12. 5-year Departmental Strategic Plans Annual Development Plans
Work Plans – (individual)
Annual Budget
Performance Contracting
Staff Performance Appraisal
Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting and Learning
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