Kenya Natl Bureau Statistics & Statistics Sweden Phase 3 - KNBS & Statistics Sweden 3 Kenya Natl Bureau Statistics & SCB Fas 3 This is a project supporting the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in cooperation with Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån, SCB) with SEK 49.8 million 2022-2026. The ultimate objective of the project is that policy makers in the Kenyan society base their decisions on unbiased, reliable and quality statistics that help them to design policies that contribute to creating better living conditions for the people of Kenya. The specific objective is to increase access to statistics that meet user needs.

KNBS and SCB have cooperated in two previous projects – contributions 51110063 Statistics Support-KNBS (SEK 34.4 million 2014-2019) and 11333 Extension cooperation KNBS & Statistics Sweden (SEK 19.5 million 2019-2021). This support has been very successful. KNBS has been actively engaged and together with SCB they have dealt effectively with the problems that have arisen. The support was independently evaluated in 2020 (Frans van Gerwen and Norah Madaya, “Evaluation of Cooperation Between Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Statistics Sweden Since 2014,” Sida Decentralised Evaluation 2021:4). The evaluators judged the cooperation highly relevant and effective in strengthening and consolidating KNBS and its production of statistics data and analysis for social economic development of Kenya.

The primary argument for this support is that it strengthens KNBS ability to contribute to transparency, accountability and informed public debate and to a public sector that can effectively play its role in development and multi-dimensional poverty reduction.

The project consists of five components:
*Specific statistical products (including gender statistics, statistical business register and geospatial statistics)
*Management
*Statistical quality assurance
*Information and communication technology
*The Kenyan National Statistical System and the Young Statisticians Program.

The Embassy on behalf of Sida will sign one agreement with SCB and another agreement with the Kenya National Treasury on behalf of KNBS. Detta är ett projekt som stöder Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) i samarbete med Statistiska centralbyrån (SCB) med SEK 49,8 miljoner år 2022-2026. Det yttersta målet med projektet är att beslutsfattare i det kenyanska samhället baserar sina beslut på opartisk, tillförlitlig och kvalitetsstatistik som hjälper dem att utforma policyer som bidrar till att skapa bättre levnadsvillkor för folket i Kenya. Det specifika målet är att öka tillgången till statistik som tillgodoser användarnas behov.

KNBS och SCB har samarbetat i två tidigare projekt -- insats 51110063 Statistics Support-KNBS (SEK 34,4 miljoner år 2014-2019) och insats 11333 Extensionssamarbete KNBS & SCB (SEK 19,5 miljoner år 2019-2021). Detta stöd har varit mycket framgångsrikt. KNBS har varit aktivt engagerade och tillsammans med SCB har de hanterat de problem som har uppstått effektivt. Stödet utvärderades självständigt 2020 (Frans van Gerwen och Norah Madaya, “Evaluation of Cooperation Between Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Statistics Sweden since 2014,” Sida Decentralized Evaluation 2021: 4). Utvärderarna bedömde samarbetet som mycket relevant och effektivt för att stärka och konsolidera KNBS och dess produktion av statistikdata och analys för socialekonomisk utveckling i Kenya.

Det främsta argumentet för detta stöd är att det stärker KNBS förmåga att bidra till öppenhet, ansvarsskyldighet och informerad offentlig debatt och till en offentlig sektor som effektivt kan spela sin roll i utveckling och flerdimensionell fattigdomsbekämpning.

Projektet består av fem komponenter:
* Specifika statistiska produkter (inklusive genderstatistik, statistiskt företagsregister och geospatial statistik)
* Management
* Statistisk kvalitetssäkring
* Informations- och kommunikationsteknologi
* Det kenyanska nationella statistiksystemet och Programmet för yngre statistiker.

Ambassaden på Sidas vägnar ska underteckna ett avtal med SCB och ett annat avtal med det kenyanska finansministeriet (National Treasury) på KNBS vägnar. Development objective: Policy makers in the Kenyan society base their decisions on unbiased, reliable and quality statistics that helps them to design policies that contribute to creating better living conditions for the people of Kenya. 
Although the project proposal does not says so, this also means that citizens are better informed and can better hold governments accountable.
Project objective: Increased access to statistics that meet user needs.  
This of course implies improved production too.
Component 1 - Statistical products
Outcome 1: Improved range and quality of statistical products, including gender statistics, the Statistical Business Register, and geospatial statistics.
Component 2 - Management
Outcome 2.1: Leadership motivates and supports the staff at KNBS to successfully adopt change in order to achieve the organisation's goals (defined in KNBS’s strategy).
Outcome 2.2: Management use performance data to continuously assess KNBS’s work and improve the utilization of resources. 
Component 3 - Quality assurance
Outcome 3.1: Statistics are produced using standardised processes.
Outcome 3.2: Statistics are sufficiently documented.
Component 4 - Information and communication technology
Outcome 4.1: Statistics production is done efficiently and securely
Outcome 4.2: Efficient tools are used for statistics production and dissemination
Component 5 - The Kenya National Statistical System (NSS)
Outcome 5.1: KNBS supports and coordinates the “Sector Statistics”, i.e., the NSS’s data producers
Outcome 5.2: KNBS provides guidelines and standards to the Sectors
Young Statisticians Program, which will train eight people per year over the five-year program for employment at KNBS.