Disclosable Restructuring Paper - Program to Strengthen Governance for Enabling Service Delivery and Public Investment in Kenya (GESDeK) - P161387 (English)

The Program achieved commendable progress in several KRAs despite the delays experienced at its inception due to the administrative transition in the aftermath of the general elections in 2017, as well as the challenging operating circumstances the Government has faced since the onset of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) health pandemic in 2020. [...] DLR 3b and DLR 3c.) Progress toward the achievement of DLR 4b has also been limited due to the delays in the procurement process for both the development of the GHRIS and the hardware for the data warehouse to consolidate and host HR data, on which the achievement of this DLR depended. [...] The teams launched a series of technical consultations to revisit the scope of the modifications discussed during the MTR as necessary and adjusted the targets considering the progress achieved since the MTR. [...] DLR 1.5(b); Automation of the PCN, pre-feasibility and DLR 1.6(b); Automation of budgeting, Monitoring and feasibility phases of the public investment project cycle Evaluation (M&E), and reporting phases of the public enabled through the completion of the pre-investment investment project cycle enabled through the module in the PIMIS (US$1 million). [...] The modifications build on the significant progress achieved in the technical quality and regularity of the cash plans prepared by the Cash Management Technical Committee, which has been facilitated by parallel improvements regarding the automation of the cash planning and management process and its interface with IFMIS.