Mutual Accountability and Aid Transparency
- Rwanda –
IATI Partner Country Meeting, 4th July 2011
Paris, France
Ronald NKUSI
Director, External Finance Unit
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
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Outline
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National Mutual Accountability Framework
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Major Behavioral Changes – outcome of the MA survey
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Factors promoting behavioral changes
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Aid Transparency
Aid on Budget
Domestic accountability and Role of Parliament
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National Mutual Accountability
Framework
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Rwanda Aid Policy - Key national foundation for mutual
accountability
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National Aid Coordination Forum – DPM, DPR, DPCG, and BSHG –
led by the Government.
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Assessment of progress towards aid effectiveness targets addressed through
the fora
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Review mainly Ministries, DAC donors and local government agencies, limited
assessment at implementation agencies (i.e. NGOs).
Review comprehensively donor and sector performance individually
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Consistent with national development strategy priorities
Clear institutional responsibilities with GoR’s vision and preference
Product of inclusive consultations which is endorsed by the Cabinet
Sector level MA mechanisms: Joint Sector Reviews and Sector
Working Groups
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National Mutual Accountability
Framework – Cont’d
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Performance Assessment Framework – an integral and key
instruments of MA
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Common Performance Assessment Framework (CPAF) – Sector level assessment on
outcome targets and policy actions, drawn from the Economic Development and
Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS) M&E Framework
Donor Performance Assessment Framework (DPAF) – Donor assessment on aid
effectiveness targets, drawn from the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and
Rwanda’s Aid Policy
Review comprehensively donor and sector performance individually
Areas for further Improvement
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Inclusiveness (local government, CSOs, private sector, etc.) could be further
strengthened.
Limited dialogue on analytic inputs engaged by Parliaments, CSOs, etc
Accessibility and use of information by stakeholders be improved
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Major Behavioural Changes
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Major behavioural Changes by GoR
 Improvement of PFM and strong efforts for Public Sector Reform to ensure efficient
use of funds and effective implementation (i.e. Introduction of SPIUs)
 Reporting of aid information to the Parliament
 Strong leadership by Government – Kigali Statement of Action, Division of Labour
 Open and candid dialogue between GoR and DPs
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Major behavioural changes by DPs
 Trust in leadership of the country
 Increased alignment of DP support with GoR priorities
 Greater aid predictability
 Greater use of country systems (more GBS, SBS support)
 Agreement to shift sector as per DoL and respect Silent Periods.
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DPAF, DoL, DPM providing political engagement seen as good practical steps, tools and
processes
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Factors Promoting Behavioural Changes
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Aid Transparency:
 Development Assistance Database (DAD)’s new feature to undertake DPAF
and PD Survey through the system increases the comprehensiveness of aid
information reported through the DAD.
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DPAF through DAD further enhances aid transparency; not only the volume
and allocation but also modalities and alignment/compliance with aid
effectiveness agreements.
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Comprehensive, timely, and adequate information supports
comprehensiveness of national budget preparation – through providing key
information for budget consultation.
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NGO module in plan: comprehensive aid information supports national
ownership and accountability for ODA to Rwanda
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Factors Promoting Behavioural Changes
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Aid on Budget:
 By Organic Finance Law, all revenues (resources) must be included
in the Finance Law.
Resources/support executed by Government agencies
 Availability of timely, adequate, comprehensive and quality information
on commitments
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Enhances national ownership and domestic accountability
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Rolling out of SmartFMS – aid on budget a pre-requisite for any
resources to be executed by Government agencies
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Factors Promoting Behavioural Changes
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Domestic Accountability:
 Performance Contract drawn from Ministries annual workplans,
linked with national budget and its execution => aid on budget
critical element of enhancing domestic accountability
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Parliament overseeing not only national budget execution but also
implementation of national development strategy (Economic
Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy) => Parliament’s
oversight role over value for aid money (regardless of aid
modalities)
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Alignment of aid delivered by NGOs and comprehensive aid
information (on- and off-budget) is essential in ensuring oversight
role of Parliament
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Challenges – Example of Health Sector
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Lack of aid transparency
(timely commitment, etc.)
challenges putting aid on
budget
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Significant level of aid
executed by NGOs or direct
execution – accountability
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Oversight by Parliament on
aid execution a challenge
On Budget
Off-Budget
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Work in progress
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Development Assistance Database (DAD) upgrading
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Use of common project identifier
Use of GoR Chart of Account
Linking DAD with SmartFMS
NGO module
Strengthened Sector Working Groups/SWAp and PBAs
Single Project Implementation Units (SPIUs) – transparency and
aid on budget
Aid Procedure Manual to further facilitate aid management
process including donor appraisal/supervision missions policy.
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Thank you
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