Performance Report for FY 2009/10 - UWASNET

Performance Report for FY 2009/10
Institution Key responsibility
Ministry of
Agriculture,
Animal Industry
and Fisheries.
Ministry of
Gender, Labour
and Social
Development.
Water,
Sanitation and
Environment
Sector Working
Group.
Water Policy
Committee.
Annual
GOU/Donor
Joint Sector
Reviews.
MAAIF spearheads agricultural development through its Plan for
Modernisation of Agriculture and holds the responsibility for water
use management in relation to Water for Production including the onfarm
use and management of water for production (irrigation, animal
production and aquaculture). The MoU between the MWE and MAAIF
defines the shared and separated responsibilities in the field of Water
for Production (WfP).
MoGLSD is responsible for gender responsiveness and community
development/mobilisation. It assists the sector in gender responsive
policy development, and supports Districts to build staff capacity to
implement sector programmes.
The overall coordination of the sector is undertaken by the Water and
Sanitation Sector Working Group. The group is chaired by the Permanent
Secretary of MWE meets at least every quarter and provides policy and
technical guidance for sector development in the country. It comprises
representatives from MWE, NWSC, MoH, MoES, MoFPED, DPs and
NGOs (represented by UWASNET). Two sub-sector working groups have
been established for Water for Production (WfP) and Sanitation . These
sub-sector working groups report to the WSSWG
The WPC is stipulated in the Water Statute (1995). The membership
includes government ministries, and representatives from district local
governments, private sector and NGOs. The WPC advises on water
policy, standards for service delivery, and priorities for water resources
management. The WPC also advises on revisions to legislation and
regulations for water resources and also coordinates formulation of
international water resources policy.
The JSRs are held and have the following objectives: i) Progress and
performance of the sector is assessed in relation to 10 key sector
performance golden indicators, ii) Agreement is reached on key strategic
policy issues, and iii) Guidance is provided for resource allocation and
use with particular emphasis on accountability and transparency. JSRs
will continue to been held annually with annual Joint Technical Reviews
(JTRs) held midway.
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