This is the second strategic plan for the Ministry of Livestock Development and covers the period 2008 to 2012. The plan ties with the objectives of the Vision 2030 Strategy and the Medium Term Plan (2008-12) and integrates additional strategies to address short-term constraints and for implementation of key flag-ship projects outlined in Vision 2030.
The goal of the MOLD is to improve the livelihoods of Kenyans through sustainable livestock development. During this strategic plan, the MOLD the benefit to the country will be will be increase productivity through efficient delivery of services in the livestock sector. To achieve this MOLD has identified five strategic objectives namely:
1. Develop appropriate policy and legal environment
2. Increase livestock productivity through provision of widely accessible inputs and services to farmers and pastoralists
3. Enhance investment in the livestock sector
4. Increase market access of livestock and livestock produce
5. Enhance institutional efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery
However, in implementing this strategy, the MOLD faces four major challenges namely:
a) Underfunding - Low funding levels especially for operations and maintenance which have nearly grounded field operations
b) Understaffing - The Ministry has an aging staff of only 5,264 staff out of authorized establishment of 14,740 because it has not recruited since 1988 thus creating acute succession management challenges.
c) Transport – the ministry’s activities are field based and countrywide but presently the ministry has a small and old fleet that .
d) Office accommodation – the ministry’s administrative and technical departments units are scattered in three different locations. In addition, there is inadequate office accommodation for staff both in the headquarters and field offices throughout the country. This increases overheads, reduces communication efficiency across departments and compromises synergy in organizational competencies.
The total cost of implementing this strategy will be Kshs 45.498 billion spread over the five year period. This amount will be allocated as follows: Kshs 55m to develop an appropriate policy and legal environment, Kshs 18.058 billion to enhance livestock productivity, Kshs 207m to promote investment in the livestock sector, Kshs 13.464 billion to increase market access for livestock and livestock products including establishment of disease free zones, and Kshs 13.553 billion to reorganize the technical departments in the ministry and reform its institutions by establishing 12 specialized institutions comprising of three corporations, four institutes, four boards and one council in the livestock sector. Finally, the MOLD will use Kshs 161m during the strategic period to address cross cutting issues namely a) Environment, b) Emergency preparedness c) Gender equity, d) HIV/AIDS and e) strengthening linkages with national and international agencies e) enhancing peace building and conflict management skills for communities and MOLD staff in livestock producing areas.
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The goal of the MOLD is to improve the livelihoods of Kenyans through sustainable livestock development. During this strategic plan, the MOLD the benefit to the country will be will be increase productivity through efficient delivery of services in the livestock sector. To achieve this MOLD has identified five strategic objectives namely:
1. Develop appropriate policy and legal environment
2. Increase livestock productivity through provision of widely accessible inputs and services to farmers and pastoralists
3. Enhance investment in the livestock sector
4. Increase market access of livestock and livestock produce
5. Enhance institutional efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery
However, in implementing this strategy, the MOLD faces four major challenges namely:
a) Underfunding - Low funding levels especially for operations and maintenance which have nearly grounded field operations
b) Understaffing - The Ministry has an aging staff of only 5,264 staff out of authorized establishment of 14,740 because it has not recruited since 1988 thus creating acute succession management challenges.
c) Transport – the ministry’s activities are field based and countrywide but presently the ministry has a small and old fleet that .
d) Office accommodation – the ministry’s administrative and technical departments units are scattered in three different locations. In addition, there is inadequate office accommodation for staff both in the headquarters and field offices throughout the country. This increases overheads, reduces communication efficiency across departments and compromises synergy in organizational competencies.
The total cost of implementing this strategy will be Kshs 45.498 billion spread over the five year period. This amount will be allocated as follows: Kshs 55m to develop an appropriate policy and legal environment, Kshs 18.058 billion to enhance livestock productivity, Kshs 207m to promote investment in the livestock sector, Kshs 13.464 billion to increase market access for livestock and livestock products including establishment of disease free zones, and Kshs 13.553 billion to reorganize the technical departments in the ministry and reform its institutions by establishing 12 specialized institutions comprising of three corporations, four institutes, four boards and one council in the livestock sector. Finally, the MOLD will use Kshs 161m during the strategic period to address cross cutting issues namely a) Environment, b) Emergency preparedness c) Gender equity, d) HIV/AIDS and e) strengthening linkages with national and international agencies e) enhancing peace building and conflict management skills for communities and MOLD staff in livestock producing areas.
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