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:

1. National and Sectoral Development Planning;
2. Management of the National Government Constituency Development Fund;
3. National Statistics Management;
4. National Census and Housing Surveys;
5. Population Policy Management;
6. Liaison with Economic Commission for Africa;
7. Monitoring and Evaluation of Economic Trends;
8. Coordination of Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and
9. Public Investment Policy and Oversight.