5.0 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PAPER

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1 5.0 SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PAPER Introduction This course unit is designed to equip the officer with the knowledge, skills and attitude that will enable them facilitate, oversee and promote participatory activities in an administrative area General Objectives By the end of this course unit, the officer should be able to: a. understand the national socio-economic agenda of Kenya b. appreciate the economic challenges confronting the Kenyan nation c. understand the interventions in terms of policies and strategies for socio-economic d. appreciate the impact of globalisation on national e. promote the entrepreneurial culture in their administrative areas f. monitor and evaluate the impact of projects and initiatives in their administrative areas Course Unit Summary TOPIC SUB-TOPICS 5.1 Economic Development - Indicators of economic - Government strategy for sustainable economic - Factors which contribute and limit economic - Application of ERS and Vision 2030 to economic activities - Role of partners and multilateral agencies 5.2 Socio-Development Issues - Socio/cultural issues affecting - Socio/cultural strength and weaknesses - Intervention strategies to harness strength and opportunities - Strategies to suppress weaknesses 5.3 Entrepreneurship - Entrepreneurial opportunities and activities - Importance of committing resources to entrepreneurial activities - Acquisition of entrepreneurial skills - Community resource endowment for

2 TOPIC SUB-TOPICS competitive advantage - Strategies for sustaining competitive advantage - Maintaining factor-resource inventories - Networking with other areas 5.4 Agriculture and Development 5.5 Manufacturing Industry and Development 5.6 Service Industry and Socio-Economic Development 5.7 Development Planning and Implementation - Role and importance of agriculture in economic in Kenya - The role of the Government in agricultural sector - Contributions of small and large scale farming - Sources of credit for agricultural - Role of NGOs and CBOs in agricultural - Contributions of industry to national - Factors that facilitate industrial - The role of Private Sector in industrial - The role of government/sagas in industrial - The role of small scale enterprises in Kenya s industrial - The role of agencies - Components of service industry - Role of various components of service industry - Factors that contribute to of service industry - Role of government and SAGAS in of service industry - Role of NGO, CBO, Private Sector and partners in the growth of service industry - Role of national, district and strategic plans in national - Preparation of National and district plans - Planning and implementation of programmes and

3 TOPIC SUB-TOPICS projects - Monitoring and evaluation of programmes and project - Rural-urban equity in resource allocation 5.8 Environment and Development - Environmental challenges - Importance of environmental conservation - Strategies for coping with environmental challenges - Strategies for mainstreaming environmental issues 5.1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT i) identify the indicators of economic ii) explain Government strategies for sustainable economic iii) evaluate the role of the various factors of production in economic iv) and their limitations interpret the impact of various market forces on socio-economic v) interpret and apply the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS) and Vision 2030 in their administrative areas vi) Explain the role of partners towards socio-economic in Kenya Indicators of economic Government strategies for sustainable economic Factors which contribute and limit economic Impact and characteristics of market forces on economic Application of Economic Recovery Strategy and vision 2030 to economic Role of partners and multilateral agencies 5.2 SOCIO- DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

4 i) describe the socio/cultural issues that affect in their administrative areas ii) identify the socio/cultural strengths and weaknesses of the community and their impact on iii) design intervention strategies to harness the strengths and opportunities arising from the socio-cultural dynamics of the community iv) design strategies to suppress the weaknesses in the socio-cultural dynamics Socio/Cultural issues affecting : Wife Inheritance Early marriages Female genital mutilation Gender inequalities in opportunities Dependency syndrome and poverty culture HIV/AIDS and drug/substance abuse Youth and Socio/ cultural strengths and weaknesses Strengths community values that support rule of law Weaknesses community values that contravene rule of law Intervention strategies to harness strengths and opportunities: Community education and sensitisation on available resources, services, values and practices. Health Sensitisation Strategies to suppress weaknesses: Community education Introduction of good alternative values for the negative cultural practice Encourage inter-community cultural exchanges 5.3 ENTERPRENEURSHIP i) identify the entrepreneurial opportunities and activities available in their administrative areas ii) encourage the people to use their resources for entrepreneurial activities iii) facilitate the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills and competencies for their community iv) identify the competitive advantage of an area in terms of resource endowment

5 v) design strategies for sustaining the competitive edge including marketing strategies vi) maintain a factor/resource inventory to enhance the competitive edge to their area vii) network with other administrative areas to exchange knowledge skills and information on entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial opportunities and activities Importance of committing resources to entrepreneurial activities Wealth creation - poverty reduction Enhanced incomes Enhanced status Acquisition of entrepreneurial skills Community workshops/ barazas Community exchanges and field visits Talks by successful entrepreneurs and role models Community resource endowment for competitive advantage Human resources Natural resources Financial resources Physical resources Strategies for sustaining competitive advantage Production strategies Marketing Strategies Financing strategies Patenting and copyrighting Trade practices in Kenya and regionally Maintaining factor-resources Inventories Community assets Community skills and talents Community artefacts Community cultural/ physical attractions (Eco-Tourism) Networking with other Areas Exchange visits Field visits 5.4 AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT i) explain the role and importance of agriculture in the socio/economic of Kenya ii) interpret the policies of the government in agricultural iii) analyse the relative contribution of both large and small scale farmers in national

6 iv) describe the various credit facilities available to the agricultural sector and their characteristics v) discuss the role of NGOs and CBOs in agricultural The role and importance of agriculture in economic in Kenya The role of Government in agricultural sector Contribution of large and small scale farming Sources of credit for agricultural Role of NGOs and CBOs in agricultural 5.5 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY AND DEVELOPMENT i) analyse the contribution of manufacturing industry in the socioeconomic ii) identify the factors that facilitate manufacturing and industrial in an area of jurisdiction iii) describe the role of private sector in manufacturing and industrial iv) discuss the role of Government/ SAGAs in industrial v) explain the role of small scale enterprises in Kenya s manufacturing and industrial vi) identify the specialised industrial agencies and describe their role in economic Contribution of Industry in National Development Factors that facilitate industrial : water, energy, security, policy framework, mining, exploration and others The role of private sector in industrial informal and formal sectors Role of government/sagas in industrial The role of small scale enterprises including the Jua Kali to Kenya s Industrial Role of specialised agencies e.g. Kenya Industrial Estate, Industrial Development Bank, East Africa Development Bank, Housing Finance Company of Kenya, ICDC, Small Enterprise Finance Company and CDE

7 5.6 SERVICE INDUSTRY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT i) identify the components of service industry ii) describe the role of various components of service industry in socioeconomic iii) analyse the role of government and SAGAs in the of the iv) service industry describe the role of NGOs, CBOs, private sector and partners in the growth of the service sector v) Explain the factors that contribute to the of the service industry Components of service industry (banking, tourism, insurance, communication, warehousing, ICT, transport) Role of various components of service industry Role of government and SAGAs in of service industry Role of NGOs, CBOs, private sector and partners in the growth of service industry Factors that contribute to the of service industry 5.7 DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION i) describe the role of national, district and strategic plans in national ii) describe the process of preparing national, district and strategic plans iii) Monitor and report on the progress of programmes and projects in their areas of jurisdiction on a continuous basis iv) Describe the importance of rural-urban equity in resource allocation for balanced. v) Discuss the challenges for regional planning and implementation in vi) high potential and ASAL areas Analyse the scope of private sector and government involvement in the planning and implementation process (Public private Partnership) vii) Facilitate the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects by communities in the areas of jurisdiction. viii) Coordinate public private sector initiative

8 5.7.1 Role of national, district and strategic plans in national Preparation of National and District and strategic plans Monitoring and evaluation of programmes and projects continuously Rural-urban equity in resource allocation Regional planning: challenges for high potential and ASAL areas Scope of private sector and government in planning and implementation process (Public Private Partnership) Facilitating, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluation of projects Public private partnership 5.8 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT i) identify environmental challenges in their areas of jurisdiction ii) describe the importance of environmental conservation to iii) design strategies for coping with the environmental challenges in their areas of jurisdiction iv) design strategies for mainstreaming environmental issues in the human activities for sustainable Environmental Challenges Pollution Deforestation/ Soil erosion Depletion of non-renewable resources Human-animal conflict Importance of environmental conservation Strategies for coping with environmental challenges (community participation legislation and sensitisation) Strategies for mainstreaming environmental issue

9 REFERENCES 1 Republic of Kenya, Sessional Paper 10, 1965 African Socialism and its Application 2 Republic of Kenya, Sessional Paper 1, 1986 Economic Management for Renewed Development 3 Republic of Kenya, Sessional Paper 4, 1980 on Economic Prospects 4 Republic of Kenya, Treasury Circulars on Forward and Draft Estimates 5 Republic of Kenya, Statement H.E. President Republic of Kenya, Sessional Paper No. 2 of 1992 on Small Scale Enterprise Development 7 Republic of Kenya, Environment Management Coordination Act Republic of Kenya,( ), Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation,Prepared by the Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, Ministry of Planning and National Development. 9 Republic of Kenya, Vision 2030; Government Printer. 10 Todaro, (2000) Economic Development: 11 NEMA Policy guidelines.