Module Three: Governing for Development

Unit 3.1: What is good governance?
Focusing on the different levels of governance that exist in society (at state level through the government, at community level and in the family); exploring the values and norms of good governance – focusing on different types of leadership and the relationship between good governance and democratic leadership. 

Unit 3.2: How are public resources managed?
A review of income generating activities of the government and how resources are managed through its various institutions – and an appraisal of several practices that represent bad governance, such as corruption, political patronage, nepotism, and inefficient administration. It focuses on the different laws and practices related to how natural resources (land, water, wildlife, minerals and forests) are managed in Kenya – raising issues related to long-term sustainability and environmental protection.

Unit 3.3: Entrenching good governance
Asking what factors (leadership, political will, etc.) influence the practice of governance; reviewing the laws and institutions that can help promote good governance – and exploring strategies and practices that can strengthen the ‘institutional pillars’ and so  entrench good governance as an automatic, habitual way of conducting public affairs.