Policies & Guidelines

The Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate is mandated to coordinate M&E of all Government Policies, Programmes and Projects. The Directorate has developed the Kenya M&E Policy to guide the implementation of the M&E function in the Public Sector. The M&E Policy is awaiting the approval of the Cabinet. The Directorate also provides guidelines in an effort to strengthen the M&E function across all levels of government. The guidelines serve as a tool to assist in setting up, designing, implementing and sustaining a functional M&E system that provides impartial, transparent and useful information for evidence-based decision making. Some of the policies and guidelines are:

• Kenya National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy, August 2022
• Kenya Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit, July 2022
• County Annual Progress Report (C-Apr) Guidelines, June 2022
• Big Four Agenda Reporting Template 2022
•  Annual Progress Report Template for Ministries, Departments and Agencies 2022
• Kenya Evaluation Guidelines-2020
• Monitoring and Evaluation Norms and Standards for the Public Sector
• Guidelines for the Development of County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (CIMES)-2019
• Implementation of the National Integrated Monitoring & Evaluation System (NIMES) – Methodological and Operational Guidelines – May 2015
• Guidelines/Standards for Preparation, Appraisal, Monitoring & Evaluation of Development Projects-2009