Cdf and Latif Starehe

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SUPPLY OF PLASTIC CHAIRS DAIMA PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Purpose of the project was to improve learning condition

Project information

Location

Huruma

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

           Estimated cost              Project cost

                                             Remarks

439,000,000                        Amount allocated:2009/2010-kshs.

Amount spent:

439,000,000

Year of funding

Not specified

Status of the project

Accountability standards

Quality

Accountability

Vital document accessible

Status of public participation

Community participated in all stages of implementation

Usage/utility

In use

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the Starehe CDF website

Observation

Good

Recommendations

  •  Plastic chairs are not durable next time cdf official should supply the school with metallic chairs.
  • The school committee should demand to know how much the plastic chairs costed

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

April 7, 2012 at 7:53 am

HURUMA STALLS

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Purpose of the project:-improve business

Project information

Location

Huruma

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

           Estimated cost             Project cost

                                                   Remarks

3,529,655.58                                                Amount allocated:3,529,655.58

Amount spent:

 Not specified

Year of funding

Status of the project

Complete and not in use
Accountability standards

Quality

 Fair

Accountability

Vital document accessible

Status of public participation

Low citizen participation since the community was not involved in the implementation of the project

Usage/utility

Not in use

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the Starehe CDF website

Observations

The stall have not yet been opened

No electricity

Cheap and shoddy job

Cheap labour

Poor project location

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • A financial audit should be urgently done as a first in recovery of any lost funds
  • The local community should be involved in implementation and monitoring the progress of the project.
  • In case of misuse of funds the project contractor should be arrested and prosecuted

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

April 7, 2012 at 7:29 am

CONSTRUCTION OF A TOILET KOSOVO TOILET

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Purpose of the project:-Improve health standard

Project information

Location

Mathare

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

        Estimated cost            Project cost

Remarks

1,500,000                                                    Amount allocated:2006/2007-kshs. 800,000Kshs 300,000 reallocated from st Teresa girls project

Amount spent:

1,100,000

Year of funding

2006/2007

Status of the project

not in use
Accountability standards

Quality

Poor

Accountability

Vital document not accessible

Status of public participation

Community did not participat in all stages of implementation

Usage/utility

not in use

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the Starehe CDF website

Observation

  • Shoddy work
  • Poor workman ship
  • Misuse of material by the contractor

Recommendation

  • The contractor should be investigated
  • In case of misuse of fund he/she should be arrested and prosecuted
  • The community should be fully involved since they were only involved during initiation.

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

March 13, 2012 at 2:36 pm

CONSTRUCTION OF DANIEL COMBONI ROAD HURUMA

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Purpose of the project:-Improve transportation

     Project information

Location

Huruma

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

          Estimated cost               Project cost

                                             Remarks

                                                   Amount allocated:

Amount spent:

Not specified

Year of funding

2010-2011

Status of the project

Complete and in use
Accountability standards

Quality

Good

Accountability

Vital document accessible

Status of public participation

Community participated in all stages of implementation

Usage/utility

In use

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the COMMUNITY

Observation

Good work

Proper finish work

Recommendations

  • Records should be availed to determine how much was used was allocated to this project
  • Accountability and transparency board should be installed

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

March 13, 2012 at 2:08 pm

CONSTRUCTION OF TOILET MASHINDE GROUNDS HURUMA

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Purpose of the project:-Improve learning condition

Project information

Location

Huruma

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

        Estimated cost            project cost

  Remarks

                                                    Amount allocated:Unknown

Amount spent:

Unknown

Year of funding

Unknown

Status of the project

Complete but not in use
Accountability standards

Quality

Poor

Accountability

Vital document accessible

Status of public participation

Low citizen participation since the community was not involved in the implementation of the project

Usage/utility

Not in use

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the Starehe CDF website

shoddy job

poor workmanship

Recommendations

  • The CDFC should purchase the missing equipments for the facility to achieve its common objective
  • Project should be completed in good time to avoid delay and misuse of more funds
  • The CDFC should inform the beneficiaries on when the project will be completed
  • A financial audit should be urgently done as a first in recovery of any lost funds
  • Records should be availed to determine how much was allocated to this project.
  • Transparency and accountability board should be installed

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

March 13, 2012 at 1:59 pm

CONSTRUCTION OF A TOILET GHETTO KIAMAIKO TOILET

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Purpose of the project:-Improve health standard

Project information

Location

Huruma

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

Estimated cost                                                           Project cost

        Remarks

 1,500,000                                                    Amount allocated:2006/2007-kshs. 800,000

Amount spent:

800,000

Year of funding

2006/2007

Status of the project

Complete and in use
Accountability standards

Quality

BAD

Accountability

Vital document not accessible

Status of public participation

Low citizen participation since the community was not involved in the implementation of the project

Usage/utility

In use but poor quality

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the Starehe CDF website

Observations

  • Cheap labor and misuse of materials
  • Poor work
  • Misuse of materials
  • This is an irrelevant project since there were two toilets which were built by the former MP Maina Kamanda and they were not completed.

Recommendations

  • The community/ beneficiaries should be fully involved in the implementation of the project
  • A project committee should be formed to supervise and monitor the implementation process
  • In case of misuse of fund the area MP should be arrested and prosecuted and the contractor black listed

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

February 26, 2012 at 11:55 am

CONSTRUCTION OF A KITCHEN HURUMA PRIMARY SCHOOL

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Purpose of the project:-Improve education standards

Project information

Location

Huruma

Implementing agency

CDF

Project initiation

CDF

          Estimated  cost             Project cost

                                             Remarks

1,700,000                                                    Amount allocated:2006/2007-kshs. 1,700,000

Amount spent:

1,700,000

Year of funding

2006/2007

Status of the project

Complete and in use
Accountability standards

Quality

Fair

Accountability

Vital document accessible

Status of public participation

Low citizen participation since the community was not involved in the implementation of the project

Usage/utility

In use but poor quality

NB: the information in this report was drawn from the Starehe CDF website

Observations

  • Poor structures
  • Cheap labour as per the amount allocated to the project.

Recommendations

  • The contractor should be investigated because of poor quality of project
  • In case of misuse of fund he/she should be arrested and prosecuted
  • The community should be fully involved since they were only involved during initiation.

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Written by Community watch dogs starehe.

February 4, 2012 at 12:20 pm

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