Resource Corner

From the executive summary:

"In 2008 the OECD takes stock of the implementation status of Rome agreement (2003) and Paris declaration (2005) on aid harmonisation and alignment. While many of the worlds poorest have seen some sort of improvement in quantity and quality of aid, Kenya like many other countries outside the HIPC framework are yet to experience a major leap in the quantity and quality of aid. Achieving aid harmonisation targets and alignment under the Paris and Rome agreements could mean a dramatic change in the way macro - economic policies are formulated and implemented, how public service delivery is provided to millions Kenyans and governance and security is guaranteed to address the actual development needs of Kenyans. For government this will imply, policy coherence, structural and economic reforms and political will to sustain reforms. For donors the implication points their commitment to improving the quality of aid under the Rome and Paris declaration framework. This will entail reforms at the policy, structural as well as systemic processes of aid delivery to Kenya. The study notes with considerable concern the lack of progress towards the use of national systems in the delivery of aid despite the enormous efforts by the government in the areas of public finance management reforms, procurements and the oversight role of the parliament. The study outlines some of the underlying factors behind these failures and proceeds to discuss some of the policy options the government and donors could consider towards aid harmonisation. It concludes with recommendations in areas that are crucial to the implementation of MDGs."