ONS/SLP Sample Clauses

ONS/SLP. The role which various security sector actors played before, during and after the 2012 election has received positive endorsement from the general public as well as all electoral stakeholders. Coordination of the security sector by ONS deserves credit and detailed reporting and adequate representation by the security sector players was always a prominent and reassuring feature at all SC meetings. The excellent lead advisory role played by UN Police Advisers also deserves recognition as they were the vital bridge facilitating all essential information needed by PMU to manage security sector funding efficiently and in line with the UNDP established financial procedures. Deployment of security personnel was visible at all polling stations throughout the county on Election Day a point well noted by international and national observer teams. The maturity and impartial stand in handling of incidents by SLP also received endorsement from electoral stakeholders. The fact that both the campaign period and Election Day were peaceful and passed without much feared violence is credited to the security sector for doing their job professionally and discharging their responsibilities as were expected of them. It is worth mentioning that PMU had to resort to direct payments in the absence of a formal capacity assessment as required by UNDP to disburse funds to implementing partners. Both ONS and SLP resisted the assessment seeing it as an "outsider checking upon them". Explanations have been provided to both institutions and the recent understanding is that such assessments may be acceptable in the near future. The direct payments to security sector activities substantially increased the workload of the already thinly spread PMU staff.