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methodalogy is given in a aanual of reconmended budgetary
procedures for HDA.
Given the camplexity inposed zpan %DA of implementing a
nuaber of projects f~ntied from different sources, and the
concomitant accounting a ~ d costizg syslens imposed by each of
that, NilA must, strive ncnetAaPess to opsrate as a comprehensive
whole. Insfsting upon a standard costing systen will be one way
ts achieve this objective.
The values used as labour ccst variables in the versions of
the node1 in Appendices 4.4.1 and G,4.2 are not those currently
in ase within WDA, The salary and per diem levels shown are in
line with those paid to employees working within the Groundwater
Profect, which are considerably higher. For example, the salary
and per diem rates for a Chief Driller within WDR are Sh.920 per
month znd Sh.12 per day respectively. The equivalent figures
used in rhe madel are Sh.2851 per month and Sh.100 per day
respectively. The figures used in the model are thought to be a
more realistic estizzte of the rates which need to be paid to
attract the quality of staff required, In terns of the total
cost of well construction, rhese costs ~ s e not of major
significance* As shown in Figures 2.4.5 and 2,4,6, labour costs
constitute less than 3% of the t~tal cansbruction cost.
The first sage of veil c~ns~r~ctlo> in the coating model,
**HydrugeO1ogytl shu~Ld no: be coxfused xith "Site Selectiong*.
Unlike previous azalyses, the s~cioiogical aspects of site
selection have been omitted. In reality, it has bee3 found that
WDA does not carry out this Eunctiox, and does :ot appear to be
Likely to have the fccili~ies to do so in the foreseeable
future . Often, the process is somewhat political, but the
distinction betieen ioczl plitics and sociology is ill defi~ed.
In this respect, the psocess reqxires aE important contribution
fson the WDA regi~nal office, bxt as such it is considered to be
pzrt of that overhead. Any acfcal socio:ogical work carried out
as past of site selection is qeceraliy undertaken by the agency
for whcm WDA is constructing the well. In the case of the
Groundwater Project, Zh4s has been the Central Rangelands
Deveiopnent Project and the Bay 2egio~ Agricultural Development
3rcj ec%. Site selection for XZW, therefore, is purely a
technical process, concerned with selecting the best site from
available hydrogeolagical dats.
Any soclo-econo~ic: work uzdertaken by NDk through the
planning Unit skauld be vieved for the sosent as research, and
riot as a routine functim of veil canscmction. Again, this