"Inclusion of Peace & Violence Reduction in Post 2015 Development Agenda" Regional Review Conference on the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence and Development Nairobi, Kenya | 26-27 November 2014

1. INCLUSION OF PEACE &
VIOLENCE REDUCTION IN POST
2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
Presented During Geneva Declaration
Conference
By
Robert C. B. Buluma
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Nairobi, 26th -27th November, 2014

2. Contents
Introduction
Targets for goal 16
Are these global targets measurable?
Do we have the data?
What should we do to have data?
What are the advantages of NSOs
collecting GPS data?
What are the key indicators to be
collected?
What are the challenges in data
collection?

3. Introduction
 The UN Open Working Group on SDGs
included Goal 16 in post 2015
development agenda
 Goal 16 addresses:
Promotion of peace & inclusive societies

4. Introduction cont’d
Provision of access to justice for all
Building of effective, accountable &
inclusive institutions
 All these touch on governance, peace &
rule of law

5. Targets for Goal 16
Targets are:
Reduce all forms of violence & deaths
End all forms of violence & abuse
Promote rule of law & ensure equal
access to justice
Reduce illicit financial & arms flows

6. Targets for Goal 16 Cont’d
Combat all forms of organized groups
Reduce corruption & bribery
Develop effective, accountable &
transparent institutions
Ensure representative decision making at
all levels

7. Targets for Goal 16 Cont’d
Broaden participation of developing
countries in global governance
Provide legal identity for all (birth
registration)
Ensure public access to information
Build capacity of national institutions to
combat violence, crime & terrorism
Promote & enforce non – discriminatory
laws & policies

8. Are these global targets
measurable?
The answer is yes!
In Kenya, NSO (Kenya National Bureau of
Statistics) formed:
Governance unit started in 2001 to handle
Governance, Peace & Security Statistics
Section has TWC with focal point officers
from MDAs
NSO is the chair of TWC

9. Are these global targets
measurable?
GPSS Unit:
Holds regular meetings
Reviews data collection tools
Receives timely GPS data from MDAs
Identifies capacity building needs

10. Are these global targets
measurable?
Ensures data collection methods are sound
Supports institutionalization of GPS data
Ensures GPS data is published annually in
Economic surveys & Statistical Abstracts

11. Do we have the data?
1: Crimes reported to Police
Number
Crimes1 2010 2011 2012 2013*
Homicide ………………2…,23…9……2…,6 4…1……2,…76…1 ……2,…87…8 ……
Offences against morality4 ,…81…7 ……4…,70…3……4,…80…6 … …4,7…79………………………
Other offences against p2e0r,s0o1n2s …2…0…,14…4…2…0,6…9…8 …1…9,3…4 4……………………………
Robbery …………………2,8…43………3, 2…62……3…,2…62……3…,5…51……
Breakings ………………6…,45…3……7…,3 2…5……7,…57…8 ……6,…39…7 ……
Theft of stock …………2…,2…44………2,2…69… …2…,37…7……1…,96…5…………
Stealing ………………1…1,…98…6 …1…3 ,…79…7 …14…,1…11……11…,4…55……
Theft by servant …………2,5…91………2,…88…9 …2 …,98…4……2…,70…2……………
Vehicles and other thefts1 …,36…5……1…,76…8……1,…66…3 … …1,6…31………………………
Dangerous drugs ………5…,0…81………4,6…49……4 ,…18…1……4,…31…6……………

12. Do we have the data?
2: Firearms/ammunitions/drugs
Unit 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013*
Firearms/Ammunition/Drugs
Firearms
Recovered
Rifles ………………………N…um…be..r 121 162 164 122 169
Pistols ……………………N…u…mb…er.. 128 80 102 97 77
Toy Pistols ………………N…um…b…er…… . . 174 10 38 17 39
Total 423 252 304 236 285
Surrendered
Rifles ………………………N…um…be..r 163 1,064 26 11 16
Pistols ……………………N…u…mb…er.. - - - - -
Toy Pistols ………………N…um…b…er…….. - - 38 - -
Total 163 1,064 64 11 16
Recovered1 ……………………………..
Number 110,047 38,127 16,288 12,768 3,712
Number 4,480 3,373 100 56 499
Ammunition (Rounds)
Surrendered ……………………………..
Total 114,527 41,500 16,388 12,824 4,211
Kg 7,289 14,764 25,943 4,735 17,122
Drugs seized

13. Do we have the data?
3. Judiciary Statistics
Year Status of Case
Magistrate
's
Courts
Kadhi '
s
Court
High
Courts
Court
of
Appeal
Suprem
e
Court
Total
Filed ……………………………… … 41…5,.378 1,086 27,440 .. .. 443,904
Pending ………………………… … 7…32…,4…82. 2,150 106,898 .. .. 841,530
Disposed of ……………………… … 43…3,…07…9…. 792 21,251 .. .. 455,122
Filed ……………………………… … 37…1,.697 2,432 20,428 .. .. 394,557
Pending ………………………… … 6…15…,5…26. 2,796 42,059 .. .. 660,381
Disposed of ……………………… … 48…8,…65…3…. 1,786 85,267 .. .. 575,706
Filed ……………………………… … 31…9,.469 2,055 25,798 958 .. 348,280
Pending ………………………… … 5…96…,2…83. 3,265 50,462 5,714 .. 655,724
Disposed of ……………………… … 33…8,…71…2…. 1,586 17,395 498 .. 358,191
Filed ……………………………… … 31…5,.206 2,421 27,614 1,126 17 346,384
Pending ………………………… … 5…10…,1…07. 2,437 114,826 6,234 9 633,613
Disposed of ……………………… … 31…3,…45…7…. 3,123 21,290 606 8 338,484
Filed ……………………………… … 11…6,.393 1,428 25,728 1,183 18 144,750
Pending ………………………… … 5…95…,2…48. 8,283 133,450 6,322 7 743,310
Disposed of ……………………… … 19…5,…41…8…. 3,090 20,640 1,032 11 220,191
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013*

14. Do we have the data?
4. Prison Statistics
2011 2012 2013*
M F M F M F
Sent enced t o 2 yrs or more ……………………………………………………………5,474 317 3,208 582 15,107 …497
Sentenced to 1 Month -2yrs 4…8…,16…9……5…,58…4……3…4,6…0…4 ……3,8…5…3 ……4…3,…68…6………5,698
Less than 1 Month ……………15…,1…16……1…,6…56……1…2,…29…4……1,…37…4……1…4…,736 1,644
Commit ted for debt ………………65…5………2…0………1…1…8 ………1…8 …………556 113
Total Convicted ……………69…,4..1P
4riso7n,5e7r7s by5 s7e,5x16 6,175 69,430 7,975
Total C on vi cte d Pri s on e rs…….
76,991 63,691 77,405
Commi tted for safe
custody (remand) by
s e x …….. 157,891 12,284 129,348 11,512 137,974 12,539
TToottaall PRreimsoannsd …………………
170,175 140,860 150,513
Population by
s e x…………….. 227,305 19,861 186,864 17,687 207,404 20,514
Total Pri s on s Popu l ati on……..
247,166 204,551 227,918
Number Previously convicted2 0…,6…20……1…,9…66……1…1…,44…6……1…,50…3………21…,8…30………1…,080
Deaths (Excluding Execut ions) …21…0………1…0………2…17…………19……………62…3…………9
Prison population per
100,000 of Kenyan
population 625.0 480.2 556.4

15. What should we do to
have data?:
SHaSA Group 1 on GPSS
 April 2012, Nairobi: Group 1 established
 Chaired by Kenya
 Constituted by 16 NSOs
(representing all regions)
 Secretariat: Statistics Division of AU
 AU requested technical support from
UNDP

16. What should we do to have
data? SHaSA Initiative
Main aim is continental integration:
 SHaSA has 4 strategic themes to:
Produce quality statistics for Africa;
Coordinate the production of quality
statistics for Africa
Build sustainable institutional capacity in
the African Statistical System; and
Promote a culture of quality decision-making

17. What should we do to have
data?: SHaSA Initiative cont’d
 Two modules adopted:
 Governance
 Peace & security
 Data collection tools
 2 ‘add-on’ survey modules
 2 instruments for administrative data
collection

18. What should we do to have
data?: SHaSA Initiative cont’d
Data collected is based on:
African Charter on Democracy,
Elections and Governance, and
 AU Protocol on the Establishment of
the Peace & Security Council
In addition, country specific data is
also included

19. What do we do to have data?

Let each NSOs have Governance, Peace &
Security Statistics Section
Revision of relevant Laws in various
countries
 Spearhead development of statistics units
in each MDA
 Capacity build statistics units in various
relevant institutions (MDAs)
Develop data collection tools

20. What are the advantages of
NSOs collecting GPSS Data?
 Official legitimacy as public institutions
 Familiarity with statistical standards
and procedures
 Strategically positioned to ensure
sustainability of data collection
 Such data will assist in monitoring &
evaluation of SDGs

21. What are the advantages of
NSOs collecting GPSS Data?
 Strategically positioned to ensure
sustainability of data collection
 Cost-effectiveness of attaching ‘add-on’
GPS modules to regular surveys

22. What are the key indicators
to be collected?
Summary of peace & violence
prevention data that can be collected:
Capacity of security forces
Civilian oversight of security sector
institutions
Police – reported incidences of crime
Crime management
Conflict management
Regional security
Continental security

23. What are the key indicators
to be collected?
Summary of Governance information
that can be collected:
Enactment & reporting of conventions
Freedoms
Children rights
Equality for women
Gender equality in decision making
Access to public service
Access to justice/equality before the law

24. What are the key indicators
to be collected?
Effectiveness of Judiciary
Parliamentary independence
Judiciary independence
Presidential limits
Accessibility of Parliament
Accessibility & effectiveness of Local
Government
Free & fair elections
Citizens participation & confidence in
elections

25. What are the key indicators
to be collected?
Political representativeness of
opposition & minorities
Transparency in financing of political
parties
Access to information
Transparency in Govt procurement
Transparency in budget process
Effectiveness in law enforcement
agencies
Reporting mechanism of corruption

26. What are the challenges
in data collection?
Lack of financial support
Lack of GPSS units in some countries
Lack of GPSS units in MDAs
Data quality concerns in some of the MDAs
Statistics is not core functions in some MDAs
 Periodic changing of officers handling data in
MDAs

27. What are the challenges
in data collection?
 Lack of trained personnel to handle GPSS
 Lack of harmonized data collection
methodologies
 Lack of adequate infrastructure in
NSO/MDAs for data collection
 Shortage of staff in NSOs/MDAs

28. Conclusion &
recommendations
Data on peace & violence reduction in post
2015 development agenda can be collected
 In Kenya, there is a strong will by various
MDAs for collaboration in data collection
NSOs need to build rapport with MDAs
Hold meetings with CEOs of MDAs
Major challenge in data collection is funding
for:
Capacity building in various MDAs
Equipment

29. THANK YOU
Thank you for listening to me
Be blessed
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