22 | NEWSFOCUS October 30, 2018 www.mygov.go.ke National higher education conference opens in city The highlights of the conference include research presentations and round-table discussions BY CORPORATE AFFAIRS, COMMISSION FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION T he 2nd Biennial Conference on the State of Higher Education in Kenya will be held between 30th October to 2nd November 2018 at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies. Participants will be drawn from policy makers, academicians and researchers from government and private institutions. The four-day conference organised by the Commission for University Education (CUE) with support of partners, is aptly themed Positioning Universities as the Nexus of Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer for Socioeconomic Development. The highlights of the conference include research presentations, round-table discussions on technology and innovation, quality assurance in higher education and selected case studies. The conference will also feature exhibitions on commercialisation of research outputs; collaborations, partnerships & linkages. The sub-thematic areas will also seek to propose for adoption workable and implementable strategies in buttressing curre emerging issues pe to the larger citizenry as es poused in the gov “Big Four Agenda”. Further, discussi will assess the sta of doctoral training and research in the country. This come against the backdrop of latest sectorial reports depicting challenges of doctoral training in respect to low enrollments and completion rates; relevance and innovativeness of doctoral academic programmes. The deliberations on this front will result into an enhanced common framework for doctoral training-ensuring Kenyan graduates at this highest level of academic purt are globally pted and competitive. Part of the levelhigh forum will involve high ranking government officials including Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Chairmen and Management members of Higher Education State Corporations, representatives of the private sector as well as Executives of the East Africa region’s quality assurance higher education agencies. Partners and participants too in the conference are UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCO), The National Research Fund, and National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) and the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC). MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES & IRRIGATION MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, FISHERIES & IRRIGATION STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CROPS DEVELOPMENT REPUBLIC OF KENYA INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB) REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR PROVISION OF AUDIT SERVICES TO AGRICULTURAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (ASDSP) PHASE II Background: The Kenya Government implemented Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP I) from 2012 to 2017 to help meet its goals on agriculture and food security as guided by its Constitution 2010, Vision 2030, the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS) and later the big 4 Agenda. The ASDSP entered its second phase (ASDSP II) from 9th December, 2017 for another 5 years and aims to enhance coordinated sector support towards resilient value chain development. Implementation will be at both national and county level in the spirit of devolution and will employ approaches used in phase I as well as new innovative ones which promise better efficiency and effectiveness. Rolling Audit services as provided for in the Government Financial Management Act of 2009 and the Specific Agreement between the Government of Kenya and Government of Sweden is required to support Programme secretariats at both levels of government. Service description: The objective of the assignment is to carry out independent audits to the Programme and certify that funds and other resources are being utilized on planned activities and that there is value for money. The audit is, in addition, to confirm that the Programme complies in all respects with the Agreements between SIDA and GOK and complement the public audit system. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, through state Department for crops development now invites eligible consultancy firms to collect and submit Request for proposal (RFP) for provision of Rolling Audit services at ASDSP Office, 6th floor, Hill Plaza Building, Ngong Road, Nairobi. Interested eligible firms are to meet the following mandatory criteria: I. Detailed company profile II. Copies of Registration and Tax Compliance Certificate (for local firms while foreign firms submit the equivalent in their countries) III. Demonstrate the ability and capacity to undertake the assignment (include works in the past, client list and successful past partnerships) Financial capability (submit audited accounts for the last three (3) years VI. Registered and physical address and contacts IV. V. Must adhere to IPSAS Completed Request for Proposal documents are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked “RFP FOR PROVISION OF AUDIT SERVICES TO ASDSP II” and DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 11.00am 13th November, 2018. The completed tender documents should be posted to reach the address shown below on or before 13th November, 2018 at 11.00am, East African time or placed in the tender Box marked ‘ASDSP Tender Box on 6th floor, Hill Plaza Building, Ngong Road, Nairobi on or before the said date and time. Request for proposal documents will be opened in the presence of firm’s representatives who choose to attend at 11.00am, East African time on 13th Plaza Building, Ngong Road, Nairobi whose address is shown below: The Principal Secretary State Department for Crops Development ASDSP P.O BOX 30028-00100 NAIROBI. Tel. 254 - (0) 2- 2718870 Fax 254 - (0) 42711149/2710808 Email: pc@asdsp.co.ke Interested bidders can also access the above information from the ministry website www.kilimo.go.ke and Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDSP) website: www.asdsp.co.ke. Late documents shall be rejected and returned to the firms unopened. Short listed firms will subsequently be issued with Request for Proposal (RFP) with specific terms of Reference. Project Coordinator ASDSP FOR: THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY November, 2018 at at ASDSP Office, 6th floor, Hill REPUBLIC OF KENYA STATE DEPARTMENT FOR CROPS DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB) REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES FOR AGRICULTURAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (ASDSP) PHASE II Background: The Kenya Government implemented Agricultural Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP I) from 2012 to 2017 to help meet its goals on agriculture and food security as guided by its Constitution 2010, Vision 2030, the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS) and later the big 4 Agenda. The ASDSP entered its second phase (ASDSP II) from 9th December, 2017 for another 5 years and aims to enhance coordinated sector support towards resilient value chain development. Implementation will be at both national and county level in the spirit of devolution and will employ approaches used in phase I as well as new innovative ones which promise better efficiency and effectiveness. Technical Assistance services are required to support Programme secretariats at both levels of government. Service description: The TA support will strengthen technical and operational capacity of implementing structures at national, intergovernmental and county levels to address the following challenges; • Low productivity along the entire value chains • Inadequate entrepreneurial skills among value chain actors including service providers • Low access to markets by value chain actors • Strengthening structures and capacities for consultation and coordination within the sector at both levels of government. • Mainstream gender equity, social inclusion and environmental resilience. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, through state Department for crops development now invites eligible consultancy firms to collect and submit Request for proposal (RFP) for provision of Technical Assistance services at ASDSP Office, 6th floor, Hill Plaza Building, Ngong Road, Nairobi. Interested firms are expected to meet the following mandatory criteria: I. Detailed company profile II. Copies of Registration and Tax Compliance Certificate (for local firms while foreign firms submit the equivalent in their countries) III. Demonstrate the ability and capacity to undertake the assignment (include works in the past, client list and successful past partnerships) IV. Financial capability (submit audited accounts for the last three (3) years V. Registered and physical address and contacts Completed Request for Proposal documents are to be enclosed in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked “RFP FOR PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES TO ASDSP II” and DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 11.00am 13th November, 2018. The completed tender documents should be posted to reach the address shown below on or before 13th November, 2018 at 11.00am, East African time or placed in the tender Box marked ‘ASDSP Tender Box on 6th floor, Hill Plaza Building, Ngong Road, Nairobi on or before the said date and time. Request for proposal documents will be opened in the presence of firm’s representatives who choose to attend at 11.00am, East African time on 13th November, 2018 at at ASDSP Office, 6th floor, Hill Plaza Building, Ngong Road, Nairobi whose address is shown below: The Principal Secretary State Department for Crops Development ASDSP P.O BOX 30028-00100 NAIROBI. Tel. 254 - (0) 2- 2718870 Fax 254 - (0) 42711149/2710808 Email: pc@asdsp.co.ke Interested bidders can also access the above information from the ministry website www.kilimo.go.ke and Agricultural Sector Development Programme (ASDSP) website: www.asdsp.co.ke. Late documents shall be rejected and returned to the firms unopened. Short listed firms will subsequently be issued with Request for Proposal (RFP) with specific terms of Reference. Project Coordinator ASDSP FOR: THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
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