SUPPORT
TO KENYA PRIVATE SECTOR ALLIANCE KEPSA, THROUGH THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
THE NESC COUNCIL
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National Economic Social Council
website
FUNCTIONS & ORGANISATION
Functions
This is a standing committee comprising of eminent persons with diverse
experience, knowledge, and skills that is chaired by H.E the President
or Hon. Minister for Finance in his absence. The committee provides
expert advice on economic and social matters to H.E. The President and
the Cabinet.
A summary of the functions of the Council (interpreted from Kenya Gazette
Notice No. 7699 of September 24, 2004) are
1. create a forum in which the Government, Private Sector and
the labour unions can discuss and identify policy issues and recommend
to the Government implementation of such policies;
2. gather, analyze and compile information on economic developments
and trends and submit such information to the Cabinet with appropriate
recommendations;
3. appraise the various programs and activities of the Government,
including the Economic Recovery Investment Programme, for the purpose
of determining the extent to which such programmes and activities contribute
to the achievement of Government policy objectives;
4. develop and recommend to the Cabinet, co-ordinated policies
that will promote social equity, economic growth, create employment
and reduce poverty and inequality;
5. give its opinion, suggestions or recommendations on any matter
or question on which it may be consulted by the Government, the Private
Sector or the Civil Society;
6. Improve the targeting of strategic objectives with a focus
on the most critical social and economic needs especially in areas that
have direct impact on strengthening the potential of the private Sector
to create employment opportunities and those that address poverty reduction.
7. Utilize the Private Sector and the Civil Society capacities
and synergy through collaboration engagement and networking in order
to promote efficiency and effectiveness of economic planning process;
and
Liaise with existing research institutions, the universities and the
Central Bureau of Statistics in the performance of its functions.
Organisation
Tthe Council is organised into two broad task forces. The first task
force is charged with the mission of suggesting initiation for delivering
high and sustained economic growth, while the second task force is charged
with the mission of delivering equitable and sustained socio-economic
development. The two task forces are complementary to each other and
they work closely together so that recommendations to speed up economic
growth are also recommendations to speed up equitable access and opportunities
for socio-economic development
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