Makueni County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy 2022

Abstract

Chapter 12 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides for openness and accountability in management of public resources. This includes among others a robust system of monitoring and evaluation as a way of ensuring efficient and effective implementation of policies, programmes and projects geared towards socio-economic transformation, by public bodies. The County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (CIMES) guidelines 2019 provide a framework for the establishment of County M&E systems to track county development results and performance. The system verifies whether the activities of each county’s development projects or programs adhere to planning timelines and targets as presented in the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) and whether resources are being used in an effective and efficient manner. For sustainable monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, the CIMES guidelines provide for structures, among them committees at different levels which play a key role in generating and dissemination of M&E feedback in line with the National Integrity Monitoring & Evaluation System (NIMES). It is against this background that the Government of Makueni County has sought to develop this policy in order to provide for an enabling framework for coordination and implementation of the M&E function within the county. This policy intends to recognizes both the importance and relevance of M&E and also establishes structures for effective monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning while also providing guidance to stakeholders involved in M&E at the county level.