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8/9/2019 Research Scientist IBM Research Africa Dr.charity Wayua EaseofDoingBusinessReport ConnectedEA2015 1-04-15

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Doing Business in Kenya: Can Data TranGovernment Processes?


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he Partnership Model


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The annual Doing Business ranking

the World Bank attempts to measu

The complexity and cost of regul

processes

The strength of legal institutions


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Should we care


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Evaluating the lifecycle of a domesti

Indicator 2015 Ranking 20

Starting a Business 143

Dealing with construction permits 95

Getting Electricity 151

Registering Property 136

Paying Taxes 102

Trading Across Borders 153

Getting Credit 116

Protecting Minority Investors 122

Enforcing Contracts 137

Resolving Insolvency 134


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Business Process Re-engineerin


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Main Challenges

-!oordination across agencies"departments

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#nnecessary customer touch poin

- $ne%cient processes and redunda


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Starting a Busi


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Kenya’s istance to !rontie

&o' of (rocedures

Time )days*

!ost

+inimum !apital

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34'21

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Distance to 6rontier Time:7 (ro!ost DT6 8Rank


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"hat does it ta#e and ho$


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#tarting a Business$na%ysis of time ta&en at t'e Com(any )


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"hat happens at the company re


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oes the registry have enough resou

(rocedure *o of c%er&Separating documents /

Scanning documents .Scanning documents )after mistakes hae

been corrected*

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Stapling documents -

Stapling documents )after mistakes hae been

corrected*

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;ntering data<3

;ntering data )after mistakes hae been

corrected*<

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=pproing documents 1

>pening physical folders /

(rinting certi?cate< -

Signing certi?cate .

Scanning certi?cate -


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)ecommendation Pote

+m(aReduce the amount of time it takes to register atthe companies registry

5

+anually combine registration process for &SS6and &@$6 at @uduma

3

;mail submission of documents 3

(ass the !ompany Bill .,

>nline system for submission and processing of alldocuments and payments

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Recommendations


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Registering Pro


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Kenya’s istance to !rontie

Time

&o' of (rocedures

!ost

, -, ., /, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, -,,

66

33

71

Distance to Frontier

Time:72 da# ProcedureCost -4.3% DTF –56.88Rank -136


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Registering Property in Ken


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Contents of application forms


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Recommendations

Recommendation Potential

impactOnline search for titles without requirement for physical

signature and seal

1 point

Combine application for land rent certification, consent to

transfer, valuation and stamp duty assessment

52 points

Increase number of valuers, provide them with hand heldGPS’ and ready for transport

5 points

Digital assessment and payment of land rent, stamp duty

and title search

29 points

Online application to transfer property with electronic

payments

104 points


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Registering Property in Ken


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Conclusions

-'Data drien approach to understand an

transform goernment serices

.'#nderstanding the legal and policy reforequired to support technology intere

/'Transforming re9engineered processes technology

0 $m roe the DB rank and citiAen ex er


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