M&E Capacity Building

The Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate is charged with the responsibility of strengthening M&E capacities in the country including Counties’ M&E capacity as per the requirements of Schedule 4 of the Constitution of Kenya.  The Directorate addresses the issue of capacity in two ways: on request basis or through periodic identification M&E capacity needs of its stakeholders in view of strengthening  them. Thus, the directorate individually or in collaboration with partners provides capacity development services to institutions upon request.

On the other hand , the Directorate, periodically develops and implements a  Capacity Development Strategy to guide M&E capacity development inline with the identified capacity gaps. The M&E capacities development has various dimensions such as  provision of M&E training; technical assistance to institutions  in various aspects of M&E; and provision of M&E guidelines. The Directorate has partnered with various institutions to strengthen M&E capacities in the Country. Such partnerships are with the local universities where M&E courses at Diploma and Post-Graduate levels are offered, Kenya School of Government where short courses on M&E are available; other International Institutions where training on M&E can be accessed and various institutions that provide both financial and technical support.