Policy

Policy reflects a statement of long-term objectives and measures to address a given issue, problem or opportunity in a given jurisdiction. Policy takes different, and often sequential, forms as they move along the approval process. They can range from Policy Brief to Green Paper (Technical Issues Paper), County Executive Committee Memorandum (CEC Memo) and White Paper (Sessional Paper). Sessional Papers are approved by the County Assembly. Policy generally works through a five-step cycle: Agenda Setting, Formulation, Adoption, Implementation and Evaluation/Review. Policy Making covers the first three of these steps, the other steps permeate the rest of the overall PEM cycle.