Monitoring And Evaluation Practices And Performance Of Global Environment Facility Projects In Kenya, A Case Of United Nations Environment Programme

ABSTRACT

The Performance of Global Environment Facility Projects have not been up to predetermined

standards in various aspects. For this reason, Institutional Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)

practices are spurred by demand for project effectiveness, efficiency, transparency,

accountability, information frameworks, quality, and availability of M & E technologies and

instruments. Various agencies have established full-fledged M & E departments and legal or

regulatory frameworks for regular M&E execution of projects that are donor funded on the

backdrop of stringent regulations to achieve purposed socio economic development in target

beneficiary communities. The study examined Monitoring and Evaluation routine at United

Nations Environment Program Global Environment Facility Projects in Kenya and its effect on

Project Performance. The broad aim of this study was to ascertain the influence of the practices

of monitoring and evaluation on the performance of UNEP GEF Kenyan chapter projects. The

specific aims of this research were to determine influence of planning process, technical

expertise, stakeholder involvement and Management involvement on performance of UNEP

GEF projects in Kenya. The research enrolled the entire population of UNEP GEF project staffs

to respond to an in depth individual interview questionnaire. The study population had 15 project

managers, 32 support staff, 5 monitoring, and evaluation staffs. The analysis of data was done by

utilising computerized statistical package of social scientists (SPSS) and summarized in tables

for interpretation and inference. M & E practices were analysed at four levels of planning

process, technical expertise, stakeholder involvement and management participation.

Associations between M & E practice and project performance were measured using logistic

regression model, with estimated odds ratios (ORs) at 95% confidence intervals (CIs) with a P