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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017

Theme:

“Enhancing National Capacity for SALW Control and Management in the Region”

FEBRUARY 2018

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OUR VISION

We envision a safe and secure sub-region in a peaceful continent free from arms proliferation.

OUR MISSION

We exist to coordinate action against small arms and light weapons proliferation in the Great

Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa and Bordering States.

CORE VALUES

In all its operations, RECSA is guided by the following principles, which shape our internal

culture: Teamwork; Gender Sensitivity; Integrity; Transparency; Flexibility;

Professionalism and; Partnership.

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Dear Distinguished Reader,

Welcome to the July 2016 –

June 2017 RECSA Annual

Report. The theme for this

report “Enhancing National

Capacity for SALW Control

and Management in the

Region” resonates well

with our ambition of building national capacities

as the cornerstone for delivering sustainable and

collaborative SALW interventions and solutions

aimed at combating the illicit proliferation of SALW.

The activities undertaken in the 2016/17 financial years were based on the pillars of the RECSA Five

year Strategic Plan (2016-2020):

* Institutional Development and Strengthening

* Physical Security and Stockpile Management

for a safe environment towards sustainable

development

* Adaptive Research and Public Education

* Mainstreaming M&E and special interest groups

in SALW interventions

FOREWORD

The report highlights the core programmes

and activities implemented, institutional

performance and achievements of

RECSA in the reporting period. The

report discusses the, challenges faced and

proposes a way forward for the future.

The audited financial statements for RECSA Secretariat for the financial year 2016-2017 are also presented herein.

Since inception, RECSA has depended on

the commitment and support of Member

States to coordinate the implementation

of SALW interventions in the region,

which have reinforced the legitimacy and

track-record of the institution. RECSA

is also greatly indebted to the trust

bestowed upon it by our development

partners and other stakeholders.

We are more than persuaded that the

prevailing spirit of cooperation and

support will strengthen our resolve to

jointly push RECSA’s agenda forward

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and to create a suitable environment for

sustained peace and prosperity in accordance

with the Sustainable Development Goal 16.4.2

and Agenda 2063 of the African Union (The

Africa We Want”- an integrated, politically

united, prosperous Africa with good governance,

respect for human rights and rule of law that is

peaceful and secure with strong cultural identity

and common heritage).

Théoneste MUTSINDASHYAKA

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

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The success of the Secretariat during the

period is largely owed to the support

and cooperation rendered by a number

of stakeholders. In this regard, the Secretariat

would like to acknowledge the Council of

Ministers (COM) and the Technical Advisory

Committee (TAC) under whose leadership the

Secretariat has managed to execute its mandate.

In a special way, the Secretariat extends its

gratitude to all the RECSA Member States and

development partners (African Development

Bank, European Union, African Union, United

States Government, German Government

through the Bonn International Centre on

Conversion (BICC) and UN Trust Facility

Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation

(UNSCAR) for their financial and technical support towards SALW management and

control interventions.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Secretariat is also grateful to all other

stakeholders (media fraternity, CSOs, academia

and private sector) who directly or indirectly

contributed to the implementation of SALW

interventions in the region.

Finally, the Secretariat highly appreciates its

senior management and staff whose tireless effort was critical in delivering the institution’s mandate as well as in the production and

publication of this report.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE

Foreword ......................................................................................................................................(iv)

Acknowledgement........................................................................................................................(vi)

CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................1

Background to RECSA.....................................................................................................................1

CHAPTER TWO: ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED IN FY 2016/17...............................................3

Pillar 1: Institutional Development ..................................................................................................3

Pillar 2: Physical Security and Stockpile Management for a safe environment towards

sustainable development........................................................................................................................................8

Pillar 3: Adaptive Research, Public Education and Awareness..................................................................13

Pillar 4: Mainstreaming M&E and Special Interest Groups in SALW Interventions..........................15

CHAPTER THREE: CHALLENGESAND WAY FORWARD......................................................16

Challenges and way forward............................................................................................................16

Conclusions....................................................................................................................................17

Audited Financial Statements for FY 2016/17..............................................................................................18

Report of the Independent Auditor ..................................................................................................................19

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BICC Bonn International Centre for Conversion

CAR Central African Republic

CISSA Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa

COM Council of Ministers

CSOs Civil Society Organizations

DRC Democratic Republic of Congo

NAP National Action Plan

PSSM Physical Security and Stockpile Management

RECSA Regional Centre on Small Arms

RoC Republic of Congo

RSTS RECSA Small Arms Tracing Software

SALW Small Arms and Light Weapons

TAC Technical Advisory Committee

UNPoA UN Programme of Action on Small Arms

UNSCAR UN Trust Facility for Supporting Cooperation on Arms Regulation

WRA Weapons Removal and Abatement

LIST OF ACRONYMS

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GENERAL INTRODUCTION

Background

The Great Lakes region and Horn of Africa

has been and continues to be affected by armed conflicts in most of its member states. These wars/conflicts have been sustained by use of small arms and light weapons (SALW). In

March, 2000 Ten Member States pronounced

themselves on the problem of the illicit

proliferation of SALW in the Great Lakes

Region in a declaration commonly known as

the Nairobi Declaration.

Gravely concerned with the problem of the

proliferation of illicit SALW in the great

lakes region and horn of Africa and the

devastating consequences like sustaining

armed conflict and armed crime, degrading the environment like poaching and fueling the

illegal exploitation of natural resources and

abetting terrorism and other serious crimes

in the region, RECSA Member states further

agreed on a comprehensive strategy to deal

with this problem which required putting in

place a legally binding regional instrument - the

Nairobi Protocol for the Prevention, Control and

Reduction of Small Arms and Light Weapons in

the Great Lakes Region and the Horn of Africa.

The Nairobi Protocol was signed on 21st

April, 2004 by Republic of Burundi, Republic

of Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo,

State of Eritrea, Federal Democratic Republic

of Ethiopia, Republic of Kenya, Republic of

Rwanda, Republic of Seychelles, Republic of

the Sudan, United Republic of Tanzania and

Republic of Uganda. Four other countries have

since joined RECSA: Somalia in 2005; Republic

of Congo in 2009; Central African Republic in

2011 and Republic of South Sudan in 2011.

The Regional Centre on Small Arms in the Great

Lakes Region, the Horn of Africa and Bordering

States (RECSA) was established in June 2005,

by Member States under Article 2 of the

Agreement Establishing RECSA. It is an inter-

governmental body with juridical personality

which enjoys diplomatic status by virtue of the

Host Agreement entered into with the Republic

CHAPTER ONE1

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of Kenya. In Accordance with Article 9 of the

Agreement establishing RECSA, it has three

policy organs namely:

Council of Ministers (COM), composed of

ministers responsible for internal security

in the Member States (except Eritrea where

it is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) as the supreme organ that offers policy guidance to the functioning of the institution.

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC),

composed of the RECSA Executive

Secretary, National Focal Point Coordinators

of RECSA Member States and 2 members

of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).

TAC is the 2nd highest organ charged

with reviewing the annual work plans and

budgets of the Secretariat and monitoring

the implementation of the Secretariat’s

programs and activities.

The Secretariat, is the administrative body

of RECSA and is headed by the Executive

Secretary. In accordance with Article 12 of

the Agreement establishing RECSA, the

Secretariat is mandated to build the capacity

of the Member States, coordinate and

monitor the implementation of the Nairobi

Protocol within the RECSA Region.


ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT DURING THE FY 2016 - 2017

PILLAR 1: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING

Under this strategic Pillar, RECSA strives

to strengthen the operational capacity of the

Secretariat and that of national institutions

responsible for Small Arms Management

and Control. In the period under review, the

following activities were implemented in line

with this pillar.

Development of Regional Guidelines on

establishment of National Institutions

responsible for SALW

Following the Nairobi Declaration of 2000 on

the problem of the illicit proliferation of SALW

in the Great Lakes Region, and its coordinated

agenda for action, some Member States went

ahead to establish National Focal Points. Other

Member States established them after the

signing of the Nairobi Protocol in 2004; while

others are yet to do so. However, where these

have been established, the process has been

unstructured, without clear guidelines, resulting

into different modes of operation, placement, names, and staffing. All this has affected in varying degrees the capacity of the respective

Member States to implement their obligations

pertaining to SALW instruments that they are

signatories to. To solve this challenge, during

the review period RECSA Secretariat developed

and launched the guidelines on establishment

of National Institutions responsible for SALW

management and control. The main objective of

the guidelines is to provide Member States with

procedures and steps for establishing national

institutions responsible for SALW management

and control. The guidelines are also aimed at

clarifying to the Member States the mandate

and functions of the national SALW control

mechanisms.

CHAPTER TWO2


Establishment of National Institutions for SALW Management and Control in CAR and Cameroon

Having been one of the last member states

to join RECSA in 2011, the Central African

Republic (CAR) has been lacking a national

coordination mechanism to spearhead the

implementation of international and regional

SALW instruments in the country. Using the

guidelines mentioned above, RECSA Secretariat

supported the establishment of a National

Institution responsible for SALW management

and control. The National Institution is

expected to ensure coherence and effective coordination in the management of small arms

and light weapons by ensuring that all relevant

parts of the government work together with

national and international partners to conceive,

direct, monitor and evaluate relevant, efficient and effective SALW control measures. Below are the photos taken during the sensitization

workshop of senior government officials in Central African Republic as one of the phases

to set up the National Institution for SALW

Management and control.

Group photo taken during workshop to sensitize senior

Government officials in Central African Republic on the need to establish a National Institution responsible for

SALW management and control.

Group photo taken during workshop to sensitize senior Government officials and Parliamentarians in in Cameroon on the need to establish a National Institution responsible

for SALW management and control.

In addition, a sensitization workshop was

also held for Parliamentarians and Senior

Government Officials on the creation and operationalization of a National Commission

for the Control and Management of Small Arms

and Light Weapons in Cameroon.


Development of the National Action Plans for SALW Management and Control in CAR

One of the strategies to capacitate member

states in the implementation of SALW

interventions and resource mobilization is to

support them in the development of SALW

National Action Plans (NAPs). Simply defined, a National Action Plan on small arms and light

weapons is a comprehensive plan to enhance

proper management and control of small arms

and light weapons at national level in order to

prevent, combat and eradicate the proliferation

and illicit trade of arms.

During the period under review, RECSA

Secretariat with funding from the African

Development Bank supported the development

and validation of the National Action Plan for

Central African Republic. The NAP is awaiting

adoption by the Government. Once adopted by

Government, the NAP is expected to provide

a roadmap for the implementation of SALW

interventions in the country and also act as a

tool for resource mobilization.

Group photo after NAP validation workshop

Operationalization of the RECSA Organization Structure

During the Dar Es Salaam extra ordinary Council

of Ministers (COM) Meeting (29th May 2014),

a new expanded RECSA organization structure

was approved to beef up its staffing levels to effectively deliver on its mandate. Accordingly, during the period January to May 2017, the

Secretariat received 4 Directors on Secondment

and recruited six (6) Principal Officers namely;


Director Administration and Finance; Director

Operations and Programs; Director Planning

and Coordination; Director of Institutional

Development and Capacity Building; Principal

Officer – Finance; Principal Officer – Monitoring and Evaluation; Principal Officer – Physical Security and Stockpile Management; Principal

Officer – Protocol, Communications and Public Relations; Principal Officer – Resource Mobilization and; Principal Officer – ICT. The Directors and Technical officers are expected to improve the operational efficiency of the Secretariat.

High Level Advocacy Meetings on SALW

During the period under review, the Secretariat

conducted a number of high-level advocacy

meetings on SALW management and control

in the following member states: Central African

Republic, Republic of Sudan, Republic of

Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and

Democratic Republic of Congo. The meetings

were aimed at lobbying respective member

states to support the implementation of the

Nairobi Protocol and other SALW international

instruments and to fulfil their annual financial subscriptions to the Secretariat.

Below photo while in DRC is RECSA

Executive Secretary (middle) pausing with the

Vice Minister for Internal Security (left) and

Minister of Defense.

From left DRC Vive Minister of Internal Security, RECSA Executive Secretary and DRC Minister of Defense


Capacity Building for RECSA Staff

Photo taken during the High level Executive Course in Germany

In accordance with its mandate of building

the capacity of its member states, RECSA

Secretariat in partnership with the German

Federal Foreign Office through BICC organized a two weeks High-level executive course on

weapons and ammunitions management for

four Directors and one Principal Officer from RECSA Secretariat. The course was conducted

in Germany.

Stakeholder Partnerships and Collaborations

In accordance with Article 2 of the Nairobi

Protocol, one of the objectives of the Protocol

is to promote cooperation at the sub regional

level as well as international fora to effectively combat the SALW problem in collaboration

with relevant partners. Accordingly, in FY

2016/17, the Secretariat established a number of

partnerships and collaborations with a number

of stakeholders to enhance the implementation

of SALW control and management in the

region. The Secretariat signed Memorandum of

Understandings with Committee of Intelligence

and Security Services of Africa (CISSA), Riara

University and SARCOM. These partnerships

and collaborations are aimed at improving

information sharing on SALW control issues

between the institutions. Below are the photos

taken after signing the M.O.Us with the three

respective institutions.

CISSA officials’ visit at RECSA Secretariat

Riara University officials’ visit at RECSA Secretariat


SARCOM official’s visit at RECSA Secretariat

PILLAR II: SUPPORT MEMBER

STATES IN PHYSICAL SECURITY AND

STOCKPILE MANAGEMENT

This Pillar focuses on all aspects of safety,

security, storage and management of small

arms in state and civilian possession in efforts to control the proliferation of illicit small

arms and light weapons. Under this Pillar, the

following activities were implemented during

the reporting period.

Marking of Firearms

In accordance with Article 7 of the Nairobi

Protocol, state parties undertook to ensure

that all small arms and light weapons in the

possession of the state are marked with a unique

mark. To support this commitment RECSA

Secretariat has since 2009 to date provided a

total 51 arms marking machines to its member

states to facilitate the realization of Article 7 of

the Nairobi Protocol. During the period under

review, technical support on arms marking was

provided to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

Firearms Marking Training in progress at Police

Headquarters Kinshasa

In addition, the Democratic Republic of Congo

(DRC) benefited from the training of 20 selected police personnel on how to mark firearms using the MC Couth 2000 marking machine.

DRC vice minister for foreign Affairs launching the firearms marking for National Police at Police

Headquarters in Kinshasa


Strengthening the Operational Capacity of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the Military

Under Article 4 of the Nairobi Protocol, state

parties undertake to enhance the capacity of

national Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs)

and security agencies including appropriate

training on investigative procedures, border

control, law enforcement techniques and

upgrading of equipment and resources.

Accordingly, in the period under review the

Secretariat organized training of LEAs in

physical security and stockpile management

best practices. A total of 200 selected personnel

were trained from Djibouti, Rwanda, Uganda

and Tanzania. The trainings undertaken are

expected to improve the operational capacity

of trained officers in arms and ammunition management to reduce the risks of diversion

and unintended explosions. In addition, six (6)

regional instructors were trained and certified with the aim of creating sustainability of PSSM

training by reducing reliance on international

instructors. Photos below were taken during

PSSM National trainings.

PSSM Training for Republic of Rwanda

PSSM Training for Republic of Uganda

PSSM Training for United Republic of Tanzania


Support for Safe Storage of Firearms and Ammunition

Handing over Steel Arms Boxes in United Republic of Tanzania

Majority of the RECSA member states still have

a challenge of safe storage of stockpiles resulting

into the risks associated with diversion and

unintended explosions. To contribute to solving

this problem, RECSA Secretariat supported the

Republic of Uganda in the construction of a

permanent armory while the Republic of Kenya

and United Republic of Tanzania were provided

with 130 and 150 steel arms boxes respectively.

Handing over Steel Boxes in Republic of Kenya

Construction of Permanent Armory in Republic of Uganda in progress

Disposal of Obsolete Firearms and UXOs

Under Article 8 of the Nairobi Protocol, state

parties undertake to identify and adopt effective programmes for the collection, safe storage,

destruction and responsible disposal of SALW

rendered surplus, redundant or obsolete in

accordance with domestic laws. Accordingly,

with support from the United States

Government, during the period under review

RECSA Secretariat supported destruction

initiatives in the Republic of Uganda, Republic

of Kenya, United Republic of Tanzania and

Republic of Rwanda. A total of 30,250 firearms and 60 tons of UXOs were destroyed. Below are

photos taken during the destruction exercises.

Top two photos (Rwanda destruction); middle

left (Tanzania Kigoma destruction); middle

right (Uganda Bukasa destruction); Bottom left

(Kenya Ngong destruction) while Bottom right

(Kenya Magadi destruction).


Destruction of Firearms in Kigoma United Republic of Tanzania

Destruction of UXOs in Republic of Rwanda

Destruction of firearms in Republic of Uganda

Destruction of firearms Republic of Kenya


Support on Electronic Record Keeping and Tracing

Under Article 7 (d) of the Nairobi Protocol, state

parties undertake to ensure the maintenance for

not less than 10 years of information in relation

to SALW that is necessary to trace and identify

those SALW which are illicitly manufactured

or trafficked and to prevent and detect such activities. Accordingly, RECSA Secretariat with

support from the Japan Government and AU –

EU Project developed a customized software

to support the electronic record keeping of

information related to SALW. The software is

called RECSA Small Arms and Light Weapons

Tracing System software (RSTS). It has so

far been deployed in 8 member states of the

RECSA region namely: Uganda, Rwanda,

Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Seychelles, South

Sudan and Ethiopia. The level of usage of the

software varies from country to country. The

RSTS software is intended to support member

states to facilitate reliable tracing ad retrieval

of records related to SALW, reduce lead times

in investigations of crime related guns and also

to support in the prosecution of cases related to

crime guns.


Secretariat provided technical backstopping on

the use and management of the RSTS software.

Under the EU-AU project, the software was

installed and training undertaken in the Republic

of Malawi. Republics of Uganda (Police) and

Rwanda (military) benefitted from a re-training on the use of the RSTS software.

Re-Training for the Police in Republic of Uganda

Training and Installation of RSTS Software in Republic of Malawi


RSTS Software Re-Training for the Military Republic of Rwanda

Cross-Border Collaborations on SALW Management and Control

In furtherance of Article 2 (c) and (d) of the

Nairobi Protocol, member states are supposed

to promote cooperation at the sub regional

level in the fight against SALW proliferation. With funding from the EU-AU Project, RECSA

Secretariat in collaboration with INTERPOL

and the respective member states in the EAPPCO

and SARPCCO region have been holding a

series of cross-border simultaneous operations

code named “Usalama Operations”. The

objective of the Usamala Operations has been

to combat trafficking of: SALW, drugs, humans and vehicles. During the period under review,

RECSA Secretariat supported the convening of

the Pre-operation and After-Review workshops

of Usalama III.

PILLAR III: ADAPTIVE RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

Interventions under this Pillar involve

awareness creation and exchange of information

with stakeholders. Research forms a key part

of this Pillar to generate new information for

dissemination.

i) Knowledge Generation and Sharing

From Left RECSA Executive Secretary, Director AfDB –EARC, Task manager Launching the study Reports

In 2015 and 2016, RECSA Secretariat with

funding from the African Development Bank

undertook various studies that have contributed

to knowledge generation in the field of small arms proliferation and its nexus to fragility,

cattle rustling and poaching among others.

Study reports were launched in November, 2016


by the AfDB Director East African Regional

Centre and RECSA Executive Secretary

Group photo taken at the launch of the study reports

Highlights of the study reports

a The study on SALW proliferation and

fragility situations was undertaken in the

countries of South Sudan, Burundi, Central

African Republic, DRC and Somalia. The study

revealed that SALW proliferation is among the

key drivers of fragility (Somalia 64%, DRC

79%, CAR 78%, and Burundi 80%).

b The regional study on SALW

proliferation and cattle rustling was undertaken

in the countries Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan,

Somalia and Ethiopia. The study highlighted

the role of SALW proliferation as a driver

and how it creates a vicious cycle. In Kenya,

Ethiopia & South Sudan cattle rustling has

become more militarized and commercialized

while in Uganda it is no longer existent because

of its successful disarmament program in the

Karamoja region.

c The regional study on SALW proliferation

and poaching was conducted in the countries of

Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, DRC and CAR. The

study revealed that SALW proliferation is one

of the drivers noting that 95% poaching is done

using small arms. Weak legislation and capacity

of rangers were also identified among other major challenges in the fight against poaching.

d The study on armed crime in EAC

member states revealed that armed crime had

reduced in all the countries resulting from

the firearms marking initiatives undertaken. Secondly, the role of community policing

in reducing crime was also identified more especially in Rwanda. I recommend that this be

emulated in other countries.

e The study on legislation harmonization

conducted in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya,

and CAR produced a model legislation for

use by Member States in harmonizing their

current legislation on SALW to regional and

international SALW instruments. I commend

the efforts of the Governments of Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania for harmonizing their

legislation and I call upon all the remaining

RECSA member states to follow suit.

ii) RECSA Visibility

In the period under review, a number of

documentaries have been produced to increase


RECSA’s visibility and demonstrate impact of

RECSA interventions in member states. The

documentaries are available on the official RECSA Secretariat YouTube Account and they

include:

a) Short film on RECSA

b) Keep the Safety On: A documentary on

PSSM training in the RECSA region

c) Countering Illicit Firearms in Africa:

A documentary on the 7-year AU-EU-RECSA

Project

RECSA’s website provides vital information to

our partners, students, researchers, consumers,

service providers, and international players

about RECSA’s role and activities. The website

was recently revamped and is now operational.

During the review period, RECSA has

continuously produced and disseminated

general SALW information to stakeholders

through RECSA social media platforms namely:

Twitter (@recsasec), Facebook (regional Centre

on Small Arms – RECSA, YouTube (RECSA

Secretariat). Through these initiatives, the

Secretariat has deepened people’s knowledge

of RECSA’s mandate and achievements in arms

management and control.

PILLAR IV: MAINSTREAMING

MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS IN SALW

INTERVENTIONS

This Pillar reiterates RECSA’s commitment

towards monitoring and evaluating the

implementation of the Nairobi Protocol and

Strategic Plan 2016-2020 related to firearms management and control. Accordingly, a

number of core activities were implemented

during the period under review in order to

achieve the above objectives.

Development of the Regional SALW Reporting Tool


embarked on the process of developing

a Regional SALW Reporting Tool which

is aimed at facilitating the assessment of

implementation of SALW interventions in

the Member States as well as monitoring

the implementation of the Nairobi Protocol.

The tool is expected to improve on the

reporting obligations of member states to

RECSA Secretariat and the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).


CHAPTER THREE:

CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD

RECSA still faces a number of challenges that

impedes its growth, namely;

One of the major challenges facing the

Secretariat is the failure by member states to

fulfil their annual financial obligations to support its operations and adequate remuneration of its

staff. Member states are urged to fulfil their annual financial obligations to RECSA.

The Prevention, control and reduction of illicit

SALW proliferation is a responsibility of

individual member states yet respective RECSA

member states do not prioritize small arms and

light weapons intervention in their medium and

long term strategies and plans. When they do,

they are overshadowed by the broad peace and

security themes. It is highly recommended that

SALW interventions are clearly included in the

respective member states’ medium and long

term development plans including allocation of

commensurate resources.

The implementation of International and

Regional SALW instruments at Member

State level requires fully established and

supported national coordination mechanisms.

Unfortunately, most member states do not

have fully fledged Directorates/Departments/Commissions responsible for SALW

management and control. They only have

individuals performing their police duties but

designated as National Focal Points. If RECSA

is to achieve meaningful results in the fight against illicit SALW proliferation, the Dar-es-

Salaam COM resolution of upgrading National

Focal Points into Directorates or Departments

should be implemented without any further

delay.

In spite of the many training programs that

RECSA coordinates for its member states,

RECSA lacks a dedicated fully fledged SALW training Centre to support its capacity building

and training efforts for its member states more especially in the field of physical security and stockpile management (PSSM). The

establishment of such a centre will go a long way

to ameliorate the capacity building and training

challenges related to the implementation of

Nairobi protocol.

CHAPTER THREE3


RECSA lacks its own permanent home. This

negatively impacts on its corporate image

and further compounds the challenges of

operational costs as it relies on contributions

of the Kenya Government to fulfil its rental obligations. In order to strengthen the corporate

image of RECSA and solve its operational costs

challenges, RECSA welcomes development

partners who can partner with RECSA Secretariat

to realise the dream. The Government of Kenya

has allocated land to RECSA to construct its

permanent home.

CONCLUSION

The Secretariat has made significant progress, contribution and impact in promoting human

security in the Region. RECSA is now

the leading and model inter-governmental

organization spearheading the fight against proliferation of illicit small arms and light

weapons on the African continent.

However, there is still more work to be done and

particularly noting that SALW management and

control is a very dynamic and complex matter

that requires increased collaboration and support

of member states and other stakeholders. A

spirit of increased and sustainable collaboration

as well as political will are critical ingredients

as we strive to coordinate actions against

proliferation of small arms and light weapons

proliferation in the region.


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Report of the Independent Auditor


APPENDICES:

Appendix 1: Categorization of National Institutions on SALW Management and Control

Member State Year of Estab-

lishment

Categorization Level of Autonomy

Burundi 2003 Independent entity Fully autonomous CAR 2011 Point of contact Semi-autonomousDjibouti 2004 Point of contact Semi-autonomousDRC 2008 Independent entity Semi-autonomousEritrea 2005 Point of contact Semi-autonomousEthiopia 2004 Point of contact Semi-autonomousKenya 2002 Directorate Semi-autonomous RoC 2009 Point of contact Semi-autonomousRwanda 2003 Directorate Semi-autonomous Seychelles 2004 Point of contact Semi-autonomous Somalia 2006 Point of contact Semi-autonomous South Sudan 2008 Independent entity Fully autonomous Sudan 2004 Department Semi-autonomous Tanzania 2001 Department Semi-autonomous Uganda 2001 Department Semi-autonomous

NATIONAL FOCAL POINT COORDINATORS (NFPs) ON SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS IN THE RECSA REGION

NAME COUNTRY1. CP Laurent KABURA Republic of Burundi2 Lt. Colonel Selesson NOEL Central African Republic3 Col. François NDE Republic of Congo

4Colonel (FARDC) Jean-Pierre KASONGO KABWIK

Democratic Republic of Congo

5 Col. Omar Houssein HASSAN Republic of Djibouti

6Major Kiflemarian Woldegiorgis WOLDE-MARIAM

The State of Eritrea

7 Commander Tsegay TUMAYFederal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

8 AIGP. Marcus OCHOLLA Republic of Kenya


9ACP Joseph Costa HABYARA

Republic of Rwanda

10 Chief Superintendent Phillipe CECILE Republic of Seychelles11 Mr. Abdiaziz Mohamed SHIRE Federal Republic of Somalia12 Lt. Gen. Andrew Koul Nynoun GEW Republic of South Sudan

13 Brig. Mohamad SAEED ATTA Republic of Sudan

14 SACP Justus Kamugisha United Republic of Tanzania15 CP. Wilfred Makmot OKELLO Republic of Uganda

LIST OF RECSA SECRETARIAT STAFF

EMPLOYEE NAME POSITION CATEGORY

1 Theoneste MUTSIN-DASHYAKA

Executive Secretary Regional seconded staff

2 Philip Ouma AWINODirector of Administration & Finance

Regional seconded staff

3 Joseph Mugisha ZIKAMADirector of planning & Co-ordination


4 Christo Simon FATAKIDirector of Institutional Development & Capacity Building


5 Desire Bonaventure BA-KOSSA

Director of Operations & Programs


6 Godfrey BAGONZAProject Coordinator AfDB & WRA Projects

Regional professional staff

7 Dorothy SIBOE Principal Officer - FinanceRegional professional

Staff

8 Abubaker NTAMBI Principal Officer – M&ERegional professional

Staff

9 Eric KAYIRANGA Principal Officer - PSSMRegional professional

Staff


10 Dody SAHINGUVUPrincipal Officer – Resource Mobilization

Regional professional

Staff

11 Irene WAMBUIPrincipal Officer – Protocol, Communications & Public Relations

Regional professional

Staff

12 Anthony WAWERU Principal Officer - ICTRegional professional

Staff

13 Dan OSANOAg. Project Coordinator/Finance officer to AU-EU project


14 Patricia NANGAMIAdministrative Assistant to EU project


15 Jane AGOSA Administrative Officer Local Staff16 Elijah MWANGI Finance Assistant Local Staff17 Zakayo AKULA Procurement Assistant Local staff

18 Judith Avunah LUGASIAdministrative Assistant to WRA Grant

Local staff

19 Anne KARWITHAAdministrative Assistance to Executive Secretary

Local staff

2 0 Dorine ADHIAMBO Receptionist Local staff

21 Joseph K. BYEGON Security personnel Seconded local staff

22 David KETER Security personnel Seconded local staff

23 Musa MUCHUMA Security personnel Seconded local staff24 Margaret CHEPNG’ENO Office Assistant Local staff25 Daniel MALOBA Office Cleaner Local staff


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