Mandate and Functions of the State Department

The State Department’s mandate and functions broadly cover issues of national and sectoral development planning. According to the Executive Order No. 1 of 14^thJanuary 2020 revised in May, 2020 on Organization of the Government of the Republic of Kenya, the functions of the State Department are:

• National and Sectoral Development Planning;
• Management of the National Government Constituency Development Fund;
• National Statistics Management;
• National Census and Housing Surveys;
• Population Policy Management;
• Liaison with Economic Commission for Africa;
• Monitoring and Evaluation of Economic Trends;
• Coordination of Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and
• Public Investment Policy and Oversight.