preaching mutual agreements between the government and our political parties is dishonorable act, which damages our image from the world family

Last few days, we have been hearing complains and counter complains from the political parties and the government with regard to voters registration and civil registration. However, not a short ago, A representatives  representing the government, the three political parties and Somali-land donors jointly signed a mutual agreement, which authenticates that civil registration and voters registration be implemented in parallel. Nevertheless,within short while, the government proposed new initiatives which dictates that civil registration be completed prior to voters registration, which is totally deviating what has been agreed by all parties the past . However, as both Somali-land presidential parliamentary election due by next June 2014, it is totally impractical absolutely to conclude three super tasks within nine months. Considering unfeasible proposal of the government, many spectators believe that, the government has a hidden agenda which perhaps intended to delay the next elections and seek presidential term extension from our house of elders who are just a rubber stamp for the president. Within few days, Somali-land donors expected to arrive in Somali-land  to mediate the parties concerned and certainly, they will inform the government not to be an obstacle to voters registration and in event that take place, then unquestionably, the credibility of the government will be ruin and that is not good for a poor country like Somali-land, as we depends the international community for our developing assistance even include our elections.  As experienced from the  most countries in the world, civil registration is a complex system which takes several years to be completed as the same involves multiple tasks to be performed which is totally impossible in the case of Somali-land to be completed with the time frame specified by the government, which is said to be several months  and those advocates doing this miracle within few months lives in day dream in view of circumstances involved the process.

 

In the event any government from the international community willing to execute this type of task, prior to conduct implementation for civil registration, a policy and procedure required to set up and implementation for the same, which requires to be advertised over the media months ahead the implementation time, but what is policy and procedure. policy and procedure is a set of policies are principles rules and guidelines formulated or adopted by an organization to reach its long term goals and typically published in booklet or other forms that is widely accessible .Policies and procedures are designed to influences and determine all the major decisions and actions and activities take place within the boundaries set by them. Procedures are the specific methods employed to express policies in action in day-to-day operations of the organization. Together, policies and procedures ensure that a point of view held by the governing body of an organization is translated into steps that result in an outcome compatible with that view. Policies are the business rules and guidelines of a company that ensure consistency and compliance with the company’s strategic direction. The Policies lay out the business rules under which a company, division, or department will operate.  The majority of Processes cross departments or functional areas.  Each Process designates the connect points and where it crosses department lines.  The documentation presents the total Process.  It is helpful to be able to reference or drill down to the applicable Policy or Procedure for a Process step.  A Process map is a useful tool to graphically display the Process. Processes indicate where there is a separation of responsibilities and control points.  They are also very helpful to identify Policy and Procedure requirements.  Processes address who is responsible to perform the Process department, division, what major functions are performed, and when the function is triggered.   

 

 

What is civil registration as per united nations?.Civil registration is defined as the continuous, permanent, compulsory and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events pertaining to the population as provided through decree or regulation in accordance with the legal requirements of a country. Civil registration is carried out primarily for the purpose of establishing the legal documents provided by the law. These records are also a main source of vital statistics. Complete coverage, accuracy and timeliness of civil registration are essential for quality vital statistics. A civil registration system refers to all institutional, legal, technical settings needed to perform the civil registration functions in a technical, sound, coordinated, and standardized manner throughout the country, taking into account cultural and social circumstances particular to the country. A major goal of the vital statistics programme in the United Nations Statistics Division is to assist countries in developing capacities to operate and maintain the fundamental systems of civil registration and vital statistics in a coordinated manner. In 1968, United Nations, economic and Social Council approved, in its resolution 1307 .the world programme for improvement of vital statistics. This Programme aimed to improve vital statistics through various means such as issuing recommendations and guidelines, organizing seminars for exchange of experience, providing training and technical assistance and disseminating statistics. A unified process of continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of the vital events and characteristics thereof, as provided through the legal requirements of the country, is called Civil Registration System (CRS). Before any Civil Registration System is proposed, we need an act to passed and voted by our parliament. India which is the second most populated in the world that become independent in 1947 has passed the act of registration of Births and Deaths Act in 1969. This act provides for the compulsory registration of births and deaths. Civil Registration records are the best source of Vital Statistics. The records resulting from Civil Registration System have two main uses. First, as a personal legal document, required by citizens as proof of facts e.g. age, identity etc and second, the data generated through a complete and up to date System of Civil Registration are essential for socio-economic planning and also to evaluate the effectiveness of various public’s related programs.when any decision be made, we need to set up implementation period which no doubt will take several years to be completed. 

 

But is what policy implementation. Policy implementation involves putting adopted policies into effect. Successful implementation is dependent upon three elements. First, policies must be passed down from the president or state and local government officials to the appropriate agency within the government bureaucracy. Thus, a policy designed to enforce traffic safety by cutting down on the number of drunk drivers would be passed down to law enforcement officials for implementation. When no existing agency has the capabilities to carry out a given policy, new agencies must be established and staffed. The second element essential to effective policy implementation is clear interpretation. In other words, legislative intent must be translated into operating rules and guidelines. Too much ambiguity in this stage can lead to involvement by the judiciary  that will force legislators to clarify their ends and means for policy implementation. The judiciary may overrule the implementation of policies where legislative intent cannot be effectively translated into appropriate operating rules and guidelines. The final element needed in effective policy implementation is also difficult to accomplish. The dedication of resources to implement the policy under the first element must be joined with coordination of the policy with ongoing operations. In other words, a new initiative or agency must not cause excessive competition or disagreement with existing initiatives or agencies. In addition to the aforementioned elements, policy implementation can further be complicated when policies are passed down to agencies without a great deal of direction. Policy formulation is often the result of compromise and symbolic uses of politics. Therefore, implementation imposes a large amount of both discretion and confusion in agencies that administer policies. In addition, bureaucratic incompetence, ineptitude, and scandals may complicate the policy implementation process. The above issues with policy implementation have led some scholars to conclude that new policy initiatives will either fail to get off the ground or will take considerable time to be enacted. The most surprising aspect of the policy process may be that policies are implemented at all. The process to implement a policy involves long process which include study the requirements. Take into account the results of your risk assessment. Optimize and align your document. Structure your document. Write your document. Get your document approved. Training and awareness of your employees and end of the story. However, if you thought you’ve reached the end of your document-implementation story, you’re wrong – the journey has just begun. It is not enough to have a perfect policy or procedure that everyone just likes you also need to maintain it. In conclusion, A Gentleman’s agreement cannot be broken without breaking the person who has entered into it. Gentlemen’s agreement is an informal and legally non-binding agreement between two or more parties. It is typically oral, though it may be written, or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually beneficial etiquette. The essence of a gentlemen’s agreement is that it relies upon the honour of the parties for its fulfillment, rather than being in any way enforceable. It is therefore, distinct from a legal agreement or contract, which can be enforced if necessary. In the psychometrics reliability is the overall consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability if it produces similar results under consistent conditions. For example, measurements of people’s height and weight are often extremely reliable. political agreements allow the parties entered the desired benefits to all parties.The new purpose of the government for civil registration is exclusively impracticable to complete within months and preaching mutual agreements between the government and our political parties is dishonorable act, which damages our images from the world family and therefore, we must honor the earlier agreement witnessed by the international community.

 

Ismail Yusuf.