The KDP/Timiza Ugatuzi team is also supported internally by a select team of non-programme staff (head office support). The Team Leader, Kenya Devolution Programme /Timiza Ugatuzi is responsible for the entire programme staff team and leads efficient planning and implementation of the programme in close coordination with other Act! technical teams across relevant departments and specifically within the DHR platform. KDP/Timiza Ugatuzi has been implemented in 16 Counties of Kenya in the past year, with a possibility of extending the same subject to annual strategic reviews, needs assessment and available resources. Other areas include the Capacity Strengthening of Counties for enhanced own source revenue effectiveness, Climate Change Planning and Response Blue Economy and strengthening Digital & Technological approaches.

KDP/Timiza Ugatuzi is designed to strengthen the devolution benefits and services outcomes for citizens of Kenya as well as enhance the planning, coordination, and collaboration between and among key devolution institutions including Inter-Governmental Relations institutions (IGRs) County Governance & County Assemblies County-based civil society networks and Private Sector around Public Finance Management, Social Accountability, County Performance, Trade and Investments, and Citizens Engagement. The devolution programme fits into Act!’s Strategic Focus Area of Democracy, Governance, and Human Rights (DHR) – one of the FOUR key pillars of our programmatic operations. Act! does this through implementing partners, offering them capacity development, management of grants so that value for money is achieved and providing strategic leadership in national advocacy for the benefit of women, youth, people with disabilities and other marginalized communities.Īct Change Transform (Act!) together with its consortium and strategic implementing partners is implementing the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) funded Kenya Devolution Programme (KDP) from 1st July 2021 until 31st March 2025.

Act Change Transform (Act!) is a local Non-Governmental Organization whose mission is to facilitate the empowerment of marginalized people and communities in Kenya and neighbouring countries, to become active participants in their development by enabling them to: stand up for their rights demand good governance in the management of resources and participate in decision-making processes.

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