The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)/Africa Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Kenya Secretariat has handed over the interim Self-Assessment Report to Murang'a County as part of the validation of the County Peer Review Mechanism (CPRM).
Speaking at the Murang'a county headquarters Thursday, Sospeter Ojaamong, the Chairperson of the NEPAD/APRM Kenya secretariat, explained that the peer review programme is a voluntary initiative that allows independent reviews and recommendations on how counties can improve in provision of services. "This is a voluntary programme; the governors cannot assess themselves but with the help of APRM we can come independently and review them for the sake of pointing out areas where counties have excelled or are failing and how they can improve," he said.
The NEPAD /APRM Kenya Secretariat is a semi-autonomous government agency under the National Treasury and Planning that has a panel of eminent persons who are independent people who have served this country in various capacities and who visit counties and listen to suggestions from the public. "They listen to the opinions of the focus groups on how the governor has performed in devolved functions such as infrastructure, water and Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) among others and come out with an independent report," he said. "We are here today to validate what we collected from the public," he added.
The overall objective of establishing the CPRM is to promote good governance practices and facilitate peer learning of best practices for balanced socio-economic development across the country.
