INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF THE EXISTING BEACH MANAGEMENT UNIT FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SUSTAINABLE BMU FINANCIAL MANAGE- MENT SYSTEM

MINISTRY OF MINING, BLUE ECONOMY AND MARITIME AFFAIRS TENDER FEBRUARY 2024 

Request for Expression of Interest

(Consulting Services – Individual Consultant Selection)

1. This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement
Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business; of 10th
August 2020.
2. The Government of Kenya has received a Credit from International Development
Agency (IDA) towards the cost of the Kenya Marine Fisheries
and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED) and intends to
apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under this contract:
Individual Consulting Services for the Assessment of the Existing Beach
Management Unit Financial System and Providing Technical Support For
The Establishment of a Sustainable BMU Financial Management System,
Contract No. KE-MOMBEMA-C1-2023-026-INDV
3. The overall objective of this consultancy is to undertake an assessment
of Beach Management Unit Revenue JCMAs and to recommend a sustainable
financial management system to be adopted by BMUs.
4. The tasks to be carried out under the assignment includes but not limited
to:
a) Undertake preliminary consultations with KEMFSED NPCU, SDBEF,
KeFS, County Government fisheries authorities and BMUs to
ensure thorough and common understanding of the assignment,
the agreed approach and way forward, and respective roles and
responsibilities.
b) Prepare an Inception report detailing: (i) proposed approach and
methodology (iii) a detailed timeframe for implementation of all
activities. Submit draft Inception Report to SDBEF and KeFS and
revise in line with comments received.
c) Conduct a background literature review of the Fisheries laws and
regulations and any other relevant documentation to familiarize
with the existing BMU revenue collection and management system
including but not limited to;
i. Fisheries Management & Development Act, 2016;
ii. The Fisheries (Beach Management Unit) Regulations,
2007 and the draft revised BMU Regulations 2021;
iii. Draft Fish marketing strategy;
iv. Draft Fish Levy Trust Fund Regulations;
v. Draft Marine Access Rights Regulations;
vi. National Guidelines for the Formation of Fisheries
Co-management Areas (CMAs) in Kenya;
vii. Other relevant community guidelines or related publications
for other community revenue collection systems in
Kenya in the management of natural resources eg wildlife,
forestry, water etc;
viii. Source and review other community Revenue collection
and management laws and guidelines or related lessons-
learned publications from other relevant countries,
where available in English, including:
• Tanzania fisheries laws and regulations
• MLF (2017) Guidelines for establishment of collaborative
fisheries management areas (CFMAs)
in coastal and marine waters of Tanzania
d) Familiarize with the functions of Fish Marketing authority and
the content of the draft National Fish marketing strategy in relation
to the organization of fishers to fisher cooperatives for the
orderly fish and fishery products marketing in Kenya. Document
findings in relation to the impact on the existing BMU finances
and revenue management;
e) Review the draft Fish Levy Trust Fund Regulations to understand
the various proposed levies and fees that include access to
fishing, fish and fish products levies to be imposed to fisheries
resource users in Kenya. Document findings in relation to the
impact on the existing BMU finances and revenue management;
f) Prepare and submit a literature review and synthesis report highlighting
and summarizing the current BMU finances and revenue
management system in Kenya; it’s strengths and weaknesses
and the best practices elsewhere on sustainable community finance
and revenue management system;
g) Conduct an assessment of BMU Finances and Revenue collection
and management system for each BMU within an existing
or newly established JCMA with support from KEMFSED;
h) Prepare an assessment report detailing the methodology as well
as results containing the management of BMU finances that include
sources of BMU revenue, expenditure areas, recording and
reporting and recommendations on best practice on the sustainable
management of BMU finances;
i) Present a draft BMU finances assessment report to SDFABE,
KeFS and County fisheries authorities in a workshop set up for
comment, and make revisions;
j) Incorporate the comments from the workshop and submit the
final report to NPCU who will then present to CECM (fisheries)
DG for their approval;
k) In collaboration with SDBEF and KeFS and County fisheries authorities,
develop a sensitization and awareness plan and design

sensitization materials aimed at raising awareness on the agreed
revenue system in Kenya, targeting relevant Government fisheries
staff, BMU executive committees and assemblies;
l) Submit a draft version of the sensitization plan and draft sensitization
materials to NPCU, SDBEF, KeFS and County fisheries
authorities for comment and approvals; and
m) Submit the final version of the sensitization plan and draft sensitization
materials to NPCU for further submission to CECM and
DG KeFS for their implementation.
5. The consultant shall possess the following qualifications:
a) A minimum of Master of Science degree, in natural resources management
or economics, fisheries management, or any related field
in natural resource management from a university recognized in
Kenya or overseas;
b) At least ten (10) years of relevant experience on financing community-
level natural resources management, fisheries management
or any related natural resource management including working
with communities and BMUs with good understanding of co-management
approaches;
c) At least Seven (7) years specific experience with at least Two similar
assignments in the national, regional and international level;
in areas of financing community-level natural resources management,
fisheries management or any related natural resource
management including working with communities and BMUs with
good understanding of co-management approaches; county and
coastal community governance systems in Kenya;
d) Be a registered member of professional body recognized in Kenya
with valid membership.
6. The Consulting Services Contract is expected to be for a period of Five (5)
calendar months from the date of commencement.
7. The State Department of Blue Economy and Fisheries through the Kenya
Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED) Project
now invites individuals to express their interest in providing the services.
Interested individuals must provide information indicating that they are
qualified to perform the services (attach curriculum vitae (CV), copies of
documentary evidence of Academic qualifications, Professional Qualifications
and registration/licensing of professional body).
8. An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection
of Individual Consultants method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement
Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated September 2023 Fifth Edition (Regulations).
9. Interested individuals may obtain further information at the address below
from 0900 to 1700 hours East African Time (EAT) from Monday to
Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400hours EAT) and public holidays
or download full TORs on Website: www.kemfsed.org; www.mibema.
go.ke; www.tenders.go.ke
Expression of interest shall be delivered by 21st February 2024 at 1100hours EAT.
– using one of the following modalities: (i) deposit in the tender box located on
Mezzanine Floor, Maktaba Kuu Building Opposite NHIF Ngong Road Nairobi, Kenya
or (ii) send by email to: info@kemfsed.org and quote the Assignment title and
Contract No. in the subject row. For expressions of interest that will be deposited at
the tender box, the packages should be clearly marked Assessment of the Existing
Beach Management Unit Financial System and Providing Technical Support for The
Establishment of a Sustainable BMU Financial Management System, Activity No.
KE-MOMBEMA-C1-2023-026-INDV
The addresses referred to above are:

Physical Address
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy
and Maritime Affairs
State Department for Blue
Economy and Fisheries
Ragati Road, NHIF Building 14th
Floor
P O Box 58187 – 00200 NAIROBI
Email:ps@blueeconomy.go.ke
Website: https//www.mibema.
go.ke,
Other addresses
The National Project Coordinator
Kenya Marine Fisheries and
Socio-Economic Development
(KEMFSED) Project
Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy
and Maritime Affairs
State Department for Blue Economy
& Fisheries
Maktaba Kuu Building, Mezannine
Floor, Ngong Road,
www.kemfsed.org
Email: info@kemfsed.org
Telephone: +254-20-2718870