Planning of cooperative development in the economic and agricultural development of Kenya. A formalized and integrated approach to sector planning
Reithaug, I.; Miriti, A.M.; Andreou, P.
Eastern Africa Journal of Rural Development 10(1/2): 284-308
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0377-7103 Document Number: 398695
Those responsible for drawing up plans for co-operative development in Kenya explain their strategy. Their intention has been not only to prepare a long range plan for the co-operative sector, but also to institute the development planning function as an integrated and basic part of an information system for co-ordination planning and control of the co-operative sector. The plans are drawn on the basis of the Government's policy and transformed into operational details controllable through a standardized field reporting system. Another important feature was decentralization of the planning process and involvement of local officers and leaders in planning. To achieve this, a sectoral planning system was created whereby the departmental officers charged with the responsibility for implementation of the plans were given the task of formulating the operational plans on the basis of the policy, objectives and targets laid down in the National Cooperative Development Plan. The objectives of the planning process were presented and explained to all concerned on various occasions during the initial stages of the planning exercise, but it was not until the National Conference that a change in attitude was experienced. More training and follow-ups than expected were also required in order to get the various planning parts done by the participating organizations.