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The key steps in the policy formulation process

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The key steps in the policy formulation process
In the case of public policies, the following are the key steps in the policy formulation process

Step 8
The National Assembly debates the bill and approves it.
Step 9
After approval by the National Assembly, the bill goes to the Republican President for Assent so that it becomes an Act, Law or Policy.
Step 7
Within the National Assembly, the bill is referred to the relevant committee for consideration. The committee calls for submissions from stakeholders to help refine the bill. The committee then submits a report for debate in the National Assembly.
Step 6
Draft bill is taken to the National Assembly for consideration
Step 5
Draft bill is taken to government legal advisers for certification (usually under the Ministry of Legal Affairs/Department of Justice)
Step 4
Draft bill is submitted to Cabinet for consideration
Step 3
Draft bill is redrafted by the ministry taking into consideration comments from various stakeholders
Step 2
Draft bill is published in the Government Gazette for comments by various stakeholders e.g. members of the public, political parties,
NGOs, etc. This is done within a given period of time.
Step 1
Minister identifies a problem in his/her sector i.e. demands being made by people for action to betaken by the ministry e.g. demands on bad roads, crime, waste, inefficiency, etc. Minister drafts a bill for the proposed policy. Draft bill shows policy objectives and courses of action or alternatives to achieve the objectives. This is done after consultations with key stakeholders like ministry officials, policy analysts, political parties, NGOs, etc.
Step 10
The Act is published in Government Gazette and it becomes the policy for that sector, ministry or government department.

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Even other organisations such as political parties and companies have organs similar to those of government and follow the same steps in the process of formulating their policies.

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