This chapter seeks to outline the Monitoring and Evaluation institutional arrangements that will track and report on CIDP implementation progress. The section describes county monitoring and evaluation structure, data collection analysis, reporting and information sharing.
Monitoring and review process will be done at both the operational and the strategic levels. At the strategic level, the monitoring process will be in line with monitoring support towards the strategic objectives of the plan. On the other hand, the operational monitoring will focus on monitoring progress towards the strategic priorities for respective sectors. Strategic monitoring will be done at the midterm and end term of the planning period. The midterm review will coincide with the formal articulation of the strategic objectives of the plan. Hence, it will focus on: reviewing progress made and identifying challenges and strategies for acceleration and incorporating any realignment of the strategic priorities within the plan.
The county will develop a County Monitoring and Evaluation System (CMES), which will define the development initiatives and projects to be monitored and evaluated, the activities needed for monitoring and evaluation to be successfully implemented, and the roles and responsibilities of the different players in the monitoring and evaluation exercise. The scope of the CMES will entail: data collection, indicator development, research and results analysis, documentation and dissemination for advocacy and sensitization, project monitoring and evaluation, and capacity development and policy coordination. This will be further defined in the County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy which will set up committees that will make the CMES operational and will include: County M&E Committee(CoMEC), County Technical M&E Committee, Sector Based M&E Committees, Sub-County M&E Committees (SCoMEC), Ward M&E Sub Committees. These committees will be in operation upon the approval of the M&E policy. The structure of the M&E committees is illustrated in Figure 4.
Figur: 4: Monitoring and Evaluation Committee Structure
