KeNAAM CEO’s Cease Opportunities Created By Devolution

The KeNAAM members’ chief executive officers have expressed the need to get more involved in the devolved government systems in order to bolster service delivery and advocacy for malaria.

Speaking during a breakfast meeting held in April, the CEO’s were informed that KeNAAM had firmed up the strategic plan to incorporate maternal and child health issues through a concept titled ‘Malaria ++’.

The Malaria ++ concept signals the expansion of KeNAAM scope of activities to include maternal and infant related issues.

This concept provides an opportunity for KeNAAM to strategically position itself in a more responsive platform in the Kenya devolved system.

At the same time, offering more value to its membership by providing them with support to engage in advocacy, partnership, collaborations and sub-granting in the new devolved system that came into being after the 4^th March 2013, General Election.

The CEO’s discussed on the areas they could partner with the devolved government with an aim of improving service delivery and advocacy.

KeNAAM in its new strategic will identify one of its members to take lead in the county.

KeNAAM plans to support the member with the relevant technical support and funding (depending on the availability) to continue with the achievement of its mission that of scaling up effective malaria interventions and addressing related disease and conditions among vulnerable communities in Kenya.

The CEO’s learnt that the KeNAAM new strategic direction has changed and it is focused on finding ways to better engage the membership more closely by having joint projects and program.

The CEO were requested to identify areas which they can work closely with KeNAAM in respect to the implementation of the strategic plan

The goal of the meeting was to bring together KeNAAM members CEO’s in order to enlighten them on the new KeNAAM Governance instruments and overall strategic direction.

The CEO’s were oriented on their role in the KeNAAM membership, the changes in the strategies and also the revised governance documents and constitution.