Challenges of Public Policy Process: Case Studies from Kenya
<p id="p1">This chapter discusses the policy process from policy formulation to administration in the African context. It particularly examines the challenges of public policy formulation, implementation, evaluation and administration from an African perspective using two case studies from Kenya, na...
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| Lenguaje: | inglés |
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IntechOpen
2025
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/1223939 |
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| Sumario: | <p id="p1">This chapter discusses the policy process from policy formulation to administration in the African context. It particularly examines the challenges of public policy formulation, implementation, evaluation and administration from an African perspective using two case studies from Kenya, namely, the Social Health Authority (formerly National Health Insurance Fund) and the Variable Scholarship and Loan Funding initiative that preceded the Higher Education Loans Boards. Based on interviews with 27 key informants, the chapter interrogates why governments continue to battle with recurrent challenges in the process, including bad governance, poor implementation of public policies and the consequences thereof. Several key challenges emerge, including lack of a documented justification for the policy, public administration interference, lack of capacity, inadequate stakeholder consultation, limited financial resources, lack of or limited public participation, poor leadership, bad governance and a paucity of relevant data, among others. The chapter recommends that capacity across all phases of public policy be enhanced, effective public participation and stakeholder consultations be undertaken, policy administration be rationalized, especially when changes in public administration occur following the election of a new regime, monitoring and evaluation be continuous, bad governance be punished and adequate funding for policies needs to be sourced or else, piloting the new approach should be considered before scaling up.</p> |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83635-346-1 |
| DOI: | 10.5772/intechopen.1011043 |