Common use of Other Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements Clause in Contracts

Other Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. Program Institutions 1. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall maintain, and cause to be maintained, the following entities, with composition, powers, functions, staffing, facilities and other resources acceptable to the Bank: (a) at provincial level: (i) the Provincial Program Steering Committee chaired by the provincial development and reform commission and comprising representatives from, among others, the provincial departments of responsible for finance, water resources, ecology and environment, housing and urban-rural development, and agriculture and rural affairs, responsible for providing leadership, policy guidance and coordination in the preparation and implementation of its Respective Part of the Program; and (ii) the Provincial Program Management Office, responsible for supporting the coordination, management, reporting, and supervision of its Respective Part of the Program, including coordination with the provincial line departments and the Demonstration Counties on the implementation of its Respective Part of the Program. (b) at county level: (i) a leading group in each Demonstration County, responsible for providing overall policy, financial and institutional guidance on Program implementation and facilitating coordination among different implementing agencies within its respective jurisdiction; and (ii) a management office in each Demonstration County, responsible for implementation of the Program at the county level and coordinating day- to-day activities with the Provincial Program Management Office and other agencies, monitoring Program implementation within the county concerned. 2. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to: (a) undertake the actions set forth in the Program Action Plan; (b) not amend, revise or waive, nor allow to be amended, revised or waived, the provisions of the Program Action Plan, or any provision thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank; and (c) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate, in accordance with guidelines acceptable to the Bank, the implementation of the Program Action Plan. 3. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to apply, throughout the period of implementation of its Respective Part of the Program, the Program Implementation Plan in a timely and efficient manner acceptable to the Bank. The Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to, not amend, suspend, or waive said Program Implementation Plan or any provision or schedule thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Program Implementation Plan and those of this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement shall prevail.

Other Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. Program Institutions 1. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall maintain, and cause to be maintained, the following entities, with composition, powers, functions, staffing, facilities and other resources acceptable to the Bank: (a) at provincial level: (i) the Provincial Program Steering Committee chaired by the provincial development and reform commission and comprising representatives from, among others, the provincial departments of responsible for finance, water resources, ecology and environment, housing and urban-rural development, and agriculture and rural affairs, Group responsible for providing leadership, policy guidance and coordination in the preparation and implementation of its Respective Part of the Program; and (ii) the Provincial Program Management Office, Office responsible for supporting the coordination, management, reporting, and supervision of its Respective Part the activities under paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 1 to the ProgramLoan Agreement, including coordination with the Basin Program Management Office, the provincial line departments and the Demonstration Counties Sub-provincial Entities on the implementation of its Respective Part of the Program. (b) at county sub-provincial level: (i) a leading steering group in each of the Demonstration County, Sub-provincial Entities responsible for providing overall policy, financial and institutional guidance on Program implementation and facilitating coordination among different implementing agencies within its respective jurisdiction; and; (ii) a management office in each of the Demonstration County, Sub-provincial Entities responsible for implementation of the Program at the county level and within its respective jurisdiction, coordinating day- day-to-day activities with the Provincial Program Management Office and other agencies, monitoring Program implementation within its respective jurisdiction; and (iii) an expert group at the county concernedmunicipal level responsible for providing technical support and expert advice for Program implementation. 2. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties Sub-provincial Entities to: (a) undertake the actions set forth in the Program Action PlanPlan (as it relates to its Respective Part of the Program); (b) not amend, revise or waive, nor allow to be amended, revised or waived, the provisions of the Program Action PlanPlan (as it relates to its Respective Part of the Program), or any provision thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank; and (c) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate, in accordance with guidelines acceptable to the Bank, the implementation of the Program Action PlanPlan (as it relates to its Respective Part of the Program). 3. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to Sub-provincial Entities to, apply, throughout the period of implementation of its Respective Part of the Program, the Program Implementation Plan in a timely and efficient manner acceptable to the Bank. The Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties Sub-provincial Entities to, not amend, suspend, or waive said Program Implementation Plan or any provision or schedule thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Program Implementation Plan and those of this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement shall prevail.

Other Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. Program Institutions 1. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall maintain, and cause to be maintained, the following entities, with composition, powers, functions, staffing, facilities and other resources acceptable to the Bank: (a) at provincial level: (i) the Provincial Program Steering Committee chaired by the provincial development and reform commission and comprising representatives from, among others, the provincial departments of responsible for finance, water resources, ecology and environment, housing and urban-rural development, and agriculture and rural affairs, Group responsible for providing leadership, policy guidance and coordination in the preparation and implementation of its Respective Part of the Program; and; (ii) the Provincial Program Management Office, Office responsible for supporting the coordination, management, reporting, and supervision of its Respective Part of the Program, including coordination with the Basin Program Management Office, the provincial line departments and the Demonstration Counties Sub-provincial Entities on the implementation of its Respective Part of the Program; and (iii) an expert group responsible for providing technical support and expert advice for Program implementation. (b) at county sub-provincial level: (i) a leading steering group in each of the Demonstration County, Sub-provincial Entities responsible for providing overall policy, financial and institutional guidance on Program implementation and facilitating coordination among different implementing agencies within its respective jurisdiction; and (ii) a management office in each of the Demonstration County, Sub-provincial Entities responsible for implementation of the Program at the county level and within its respective jurisdiction, coordinating day- day-to-day activities with the Provincial Program Management Office and other agencies, and monitoring Program implementation within the county concernedits respective jurisdiction. 2. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties Sub-provincial Entities to: (a) undertake the actions set forth in the Program Action PlanPlan (as it relates to its Respective Part of the Program); (b) not amend, revise or waive, nor allow to be amended, revised or waived, the provisions of the Program Action PlanPlan (as it relates to its Respective Part of the Program), or any provision thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank; and (c) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate, in accordance with guidelines acceptable to the Bank, the implementation of the Program Action PlanPlan (as it relates to its Respective Part of the Program). 3. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to Sub-provincial Entities to, apply, throughout the period of implementation of its Respective Part of the Program, the Program Implementation Plan in a timely and efficient manner acceptable to the Bank. The Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties Sub-provincial Entities to, not amend, suspend, or waive said Program Implementation Plan or any provision or schedule thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Program Implementation Plan and those of this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement shall prevail.

Other Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. Program Institutions 1. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall maintain, and cause to be maintained, vest the following entities, with composition, powers, functions, staffing, facilities and other resources acceptable to the Bank: (a) at provincial level: (i) the Provincial Program Steering Committee chaired by the provincial development and reform commission and comprising representatives from, among others, the provincial departments overall responsibility for management of responsible for finance, water resources, ecology and environment, housing and urban-rural development, and agriculture and rural affairs, responsible for providing leadership, policy guidance and coordination in the preparation and implementation of its Respective Part of the Program; and (ii) the Provincial Program Management Office, responsible for supporting the coordination, management, reportingimplementation, and supervision of its Respective Part of the Program, including coordination with the provincial line departments monitoring and the Demonstration Counties on the implementation of its Respective Part of the Program. (b) at county level: (i) a leading group in each Demonstration County, responsible for providing overall policy, financial and institutional guidance on Program implementation and facilitating coordination among different implementing agencies within its respective jurisdiction; and (ii) a management office in each Demonstration County, responsible for implementation evaluation of the Program at the county level in its Rural Drinking Water and coordinating day- to-day activities with the Provincial Program Management Office and other agencies, monitoring Program implementation within the county concerned. 2. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to: Sanitation Department (aRDWSD) undertake the actions as set forth in the Program Action Plan;Operations Manual. 2. The Program Implementing Entity shall establish within two (b2) not amend, revise or waive, nor allow to be amended, revised or waived, the provisions months of the Effective Date and maintain, throughout the period of Program Action Planimplementation, or any provision thereofa Program Steering Committee, without the prior written agreement of the Bank; and (c) maintain policies with functions, composition and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate, in accordance with guidelines responsibilities acceptable to the Bank. Without limitation to the foregoing, the implementation aforementioned committee shall be chaired by the Development Commissioner and comprise of key government officials from departments directly involved in the Program; and be responsible for the Program Action Planoversight, providing strategic direction, ensuring inter-agency collaboration. 3. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the The Program Implementing Entity shall, shall establish within one (1) month of the Effective Date and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to apply, maintain throughout the period of implementation of its Respective Part the Program, a program management unit (“PMU”), within RDWSD, headed by a Program Director, assisted by multi-disciplinary and competent staff, all with experience and qualifications, in numbers and under terms of reference agreed with the Bank; which unit shall be provided with such powers, financial resources, functions and competencies, agreed with the Bank, as shall be required for them to carry out the day-to-day implementation of the activities under the Program, including compliance with the Program Action Plan, compiling data on results and evidence on achievement of DLRs for submission to the Independent Verification Agent and monitoring and evaluation requirements, all as set forth in the Program Operations Manual. 4. The Program Implementing Entity shall maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Program, a Program Implementation Committee (PIC), chaired by the Additional Chief Secretary, RDPR, with functions, composition, and responsibilities acceptable to the Bank and which will conduct regular review of the Program. 5. Within one (1) month from the Effective Date, the Program Implementing Entity shall establish and maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Program, the Program Implementation Plan District Technical Support Staff in a timely and efficient manner acceptable to all the Bank. The districts of the Program Implementing Entity shallassisted by multi-disciplinary and competent staff, all with experience and shall cause qualifications, in numbers and under terms of reference agreed with the Demonstration Counties toBank to support and co-manage day to day activities, not amendoversight, suspend, or waive said Program Implementation Plan or any provision or schedule thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of coordination as set forth in the Program Implementation Plan and those of this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement shall prevailOperations Manual.

Other Program Institutional and Implementation Arrangements. Program Institutions 1. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall maintain, and cause to be maintained, the following entities, with composition, powers, functions, staffing, facilities and other resources acceptable to the Bank: (a) at provincial level: (i) the Provincial Program Steering Committee chaired by the provincial development and reform commission and comprising representatives from, among others, the provincial departments of responsible for finance, water resources, ecology and environment, housing and urban-rural development, and agriculture and rural affairs, responsible for providing leadership, policy guidance and coordination in the preparation and implementation of its Respective Part of the Program; and (ii) the Provincial Program Management Office, responsible for supporting the coordination, management, reporting, and supervision of its Respective Part of the Program, including coordination with the provincial line departments and the Demonstration Counties on the implementation of its Respective Part of the Program. (b) at county level: (i) a leading group in each Demonstration County, responsible for providing overall policy, financial and institutional guidance on Program implementation and facilitating coordination among different implementing agencies within its respective jurisdiction; and (ii) a management office in each Demonstration County, responsible for implementation of the Program at the county level level, and coordinating day- to-day activities with the Provincial Program Management Office and other agencies, monitoring Program implementation within the county concerned. 2. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to: (a) undertake the actions set forth in the Program Action Plan; (b) not amend, revise or waive, nor allow to be amended, revised or waived, the provisions of the Program Action Plan, or any provision thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank; and (c) maintain policies and procedures adequate to enable it to monitor and evaluate, in accordance with guidelines acceptable to the Bank, the implementation of the Program Action Plan. 3. Without limitation on the generality of Part A of this Section I, the Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to apply, throughout the period of implementation of its Respective Part of the Program, the Program Implementation Plan in a timely and efficient manner acceptable to the Bank. The Program Implementing Entity shall, and shall cause the Demonstration Counties to, not amend, suspend, or waive said Program Implementation Plan or any provision or schedule thereof, without the prior written agreement of the Bank. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Program Implementation Plan and those of this Agreement or the Loan Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement and the Loan Agreement shall prevail.