About Us

Welcome to the Umanyi Center

The Umanyi Centre is an initiative of the County Government of Makueni also referred to as a Center of Research and Knowledge Management. The knowledge hub is a replica or digital form of the physical center located at MAP established with a purpose to support knowledge-driven governance and improved service delivery. It provides a centralized platform for collecting, organizing and sharing information on departmental performance, with the goal of fostering learning, promoting best practices and informing decision-making.

In advancing it’s mandate, the center not only fosters a culture of continuous documentation,learning, collaboration and innovation in public service but also promotes success stories emerging from various departments for use at the domestic, inter-county, national and global levels. The Center is hosted at the Department of Devolution ,Public Participation, County Administration and Social Programs and is managed through a multi agency approach that attracts knowledge management champions or focal person from every department. The Department of ICT, Education and Internship plays a critical role in digitization process.

In addition to serving as a digital repository of innovations, lessons learned and key documents, the portal also facilitates peer-to-peer learning and structured interdepartmental engagement. These physical and collaborative exchanges promote cross-pollination of ideas, uptake of innovations and adaptive problem-solving across the County Government. The Knowledge Management function is guided by a systematic model that includes:

1. Knowledge identification & capturing – systematic documentation of relevant information and practices;

2. Packaging – transforming knowledge into accessible formats such as short stories, photos and videos;

3. Sharing – through digital platforms, media, conferences and peer learning forums;

4. Monitoring benefits of sharing – assessing the value and impact of knowledge use;

5. Adoption – integrating effective approaches into operations; and

6. Piloting, scaling and peer reviews – facilitating learning loops and continuous improvement.

Vision Statement

A central catalyst for enhancing devolution knowledge-sharing culture, research and documentation for innovative devolved service delivery .

Mission Statement

To be a world class devolution knowledge hub that facilitates acquisition, storage and dissemination of quality information resources and services that contribute to progressive implementation of devolved functions and research activities that continuously enrich devolved governance ecosystem.

Objectives

The core values of the department are:

1. To identify, collect, store, manage and make available relevant, quality and up-to-date sources of information to support devolved service delivery
2. To provide an efficient and effective library and information services that meet the information needs of the county departments and stakeholders.
3. To provide exceptional research administrative services for bench marking teams, researchers and research institutions learning from the county’s context
4. To facilitate value addition for community led research, data, monitoring and knowledge management initiatives.
5. Lead the development and implementation of research, documentation and knowledge management policies, programs and projects
6. Establishment of the county government printing services