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assess the viability of opportunities for investments Efficiency Monitoring Unit
in irrigated agricultural production within River Daua
basin to stabilize national agricultural production, im-
proving land and water resources productivity, facili-
tating the economic empowerment of local communi-
ties and establishing a foundation for development of
agribusiness.
Multipurpose Dam
• Water supply
• Irrigation
• Regulation of flow (ensure continuous flow of water
throughout the year) Okash A. Adan
• Flood control or protection. Head of
• Tourism Efficiency and
• Increased livestock production Members of the Efficiency Monitoring Unit department. Monitoring Unit
• Fisheries
egal mechanism spell out in the con- monthly Governor’s Dashboard to ensure
Hydropower stitution of Kenya has necessitated the Governor is fully informed of progress
• Cross-border community integration and cohesion Lthe development of a monitoring and and challenges including early warning
• Reduce siltation at lower reaches of River Daua. evaluation system for county governments. system to identify risk and bottlenecks.
• Other water-related activities. The Constitution requires adherence to • Provide monthly, quarterly and Annual
principles of good governance and trans- Reports on projects and programmes of to
Hydropower potential was estimated to yield 8.2 MW parency in the conduct and management achieve value for money
with a potential energy yield of 43Gwh. of public programmes and projects. • Provide mentoring, coaching services for
The development of hydropower in the region will Governor Ali Roba upholds performance project managers to ensure projects and
lead to a cheap source of power for domestic, water management for public service delivery services are evaluated for impact created.
supply, irrigation and industrial use, hence fostering and intends to accelerate progress to • Ensure programmes are implemented as
economic growth among the three countries. achieve a high quality of life for the people per budget, CIDP and Annual Workplan.
• Cross-border community integration and cohesion of Mandera, • Establish framework for progressively
and other water-related activities He aspires to create a strong feedback achieving a County Government culture of
mechanism to regularly provide residents data-driven decision-making
Bridge Connecting Ethiopia and Kenya. with good quality and timely monitoring and • Review planning process and assist
1. The cross-border communities in Somalia, Kenya evaluation information on implementation county departments to know step-by-step
and Ethiopia trade on onions, sweet melons, orang- progress of flagship development projects what needs to be done to deliver results on
es, bananas and tomatoes and livestock. Potential to and programmes. The purpose of estab- high priority programmes
increase cross-border trade in various agricultural lishing EMU is to:
commodities and livestock is immense. • Work with other departments to fast-track Achievements.
2. With the construction of the dam, Kenya propos- implementation of high priority develop- • Training of staff on M&E
es the construction of a bridge across River Daua ment • Induction of staff on County Implementa-
to connect Kenya and Ethiopia at Malka Suftu and • Collect and collate data, analyzing and tion Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
Malka Mari. using information to inform the progress and Human Resource Management
3. The three countries will benefit from controlled and impact of interventions. • Improved service delivery through close
trade noting that a Customs and Immigration Border • Keeping the Governor informed on timely supervision of projects and programmes
Control Point will be established. and regular basis on progress of county • Timely submission of statutory report by
plans and programmes ministries
• Monitor weekly reporting template on • Formulation of County M&E framework
Watershed Management.
• The proposed Daua Dam will be located in River performance of flagship projects and
Daua at latitude 4.064824 and longitude 41.043819.
The proposed site is located at approximately 20km Delivery Unit
upstream of Rhamu Dimtu town in Mandera County
• The dam has a potential to command a total net he Mandera County Delivery Unit “We emphasize on non-
area of 133,000 hectares that can benefit the three
aims atdelivering the Governor Ali
partner states TRoba legacy. financial reports and
timely implementation of
• Estimated dam height is about 90m with a capacity The Governor established the unit to track projects and plans. The
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of approximately 4.5 billion M and can be utilized to
generate hydropower estimated at 8.2MW . delivery of services by working collabora- Delivery Unit appraises
plans and reports formu-
tively with all departments to fast-track the
• Intervention under multipurpose dam. Ahmed Madey
• Water supply - the development will provide bet- implementation of key high-priority projects. lated by the Economic Head of Delivery
Planning
The team is tasked with providing monthly,
Department.
ter access to water throughout the year and improve quarterly, annual reports on programmes, We independently evalu- Unit
supply for domestic, livestock and industrial use in
both urban and rural areas. services and value for money. ate, verify, investigate
The unit keeps the Governor informed on and serve as a “response
timely and regular basis on progress of unit” to avoid risks.
Irrigation county plans and programs. The unit inde- Head: Ahmed Ali Madey,
To build on current agricultural practices in the ba- pendently evaluates progress and reports Deputy Head:
sin, the ongoing small irrigation farming along the
basin has enabled farmers to transition from a purely results to the Governor. The team acts as Hassan Hussein Mohamed,
as a watchdog while ensuring quality and
Assistant Deputies:
pastoral livelihood to a mixed farming system and a
similarly important learning in the process. It is very advisory services where necessary. Zahara Bashir, Dakane Mohamed
“We will carry out internal audit covering
Coordinators:
interesting that the current production systems are performance appraisal and act as the eye Hassan Hashim, Mustafa Mohamed Adan,
mixed farming systems that are viable options under
an intensive irrigated situation. and ear of the Governor,” says the head of Mumtaz Bishar Musa, Abdi H. Kahiye,
the unit Ahmed Ali Madey. Abdullahi Hussein Kassim.