Kenya has started a training programme for Somalia’s civil servants in efforts to foster development in the war-torn country.
Having had no government in place for 18 years, senior civil servants of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) jetted into the country to learn public administration, enhancing good relations with neighbouring states and regional co-operation.
The week-long training, which is being coordinated by the Foreign Affairs ministry, started Monday at the Kenya Institute of Administration.
Speaking at the opening ceremony Foreign Affairs assistant minister Richard Onyonka said the country was committed to bringing stability and development in Somalia.
“Kenya recognises the need to extend technical assistance, inform of training, as part of the broader effort in facilitating national reconstruction and building of the TFG,” he said.
Somalia is one of the countries in the world to experience civil unrest for a long time, resulting in the breakdown of various training and learning institutions.
“This has impacted negatively on the human-resources base of the country,” Mr Onyonka said.
The Kenya Government and the United Nations Development Programme (Somalia office) have teamed up to train all the civil servants.
“The officers will learn from the best practices in the country on how they can run their government,” Mr Onyonka added.
The first batch is made up of 25 officers and the programme is set to be rolled out in all other departments of the TFG.
According to the director of the Foreign Services institute Prof Phillip Mwanzia these officers will be trained on methods of public administration, diplomacy and other sectors relevant to their government.
“At the end, the officers will develop sharp negotiation skills, project management, monitoring and evaluation,” he said.
Source: Daily Nation
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