Background of the Assignment

A Mid-Term Review is a comprehensive exercise undertaken at mid-point of a development plan’s implementation during which the government re-assesses the projects original development objectives, their relevance in light of new circumstances and likelihood of achieving them within the set timeliness.The State Department for Planning through Macroeconomic Planning and International Economic Partnerships Directorate therefore intends to conduct an independent review of the Third MTP 2018-2022 and prepare a Mid-Term Review (MTR) report and its Popular Version that will provide an assessment on the extent to which programmes and projects including policy, legal and institutional reforms of the Third MTP have been implemented at mid-point of the Plan period. The findings and lessons learnt from the review are expected to inform the implementation of programmes and projects for the remaining period of the Third MTP.  They will also inform the formulation, design and prioritization of policies, programmes and projects for the Fourth MTP of the Kenya Vision 2030.

Objectives of the assignment

The assignment involves preparation of a Mid-Term Review report of the Third MTP 2018-2022 that outlines progress made in its implementation.  The MTR will cover the period 2018/19-2020/21. It will be based on agreed performance indicators, targets and outputs/outcomes as spelt out in the National Reporting Indicator Handbook for the Third MTP 2018-2022 and Annex II on Monitoring and Evaluation Matrix in MTP III that outlines mid-term performance indicator projections.

The MTR report will highlight the extent to which MTP goals and objectives were met during the first half of its implementation on Economic Pillar of the MTP 2018-2022, identify challenges experienced and recommend ways of fast-tracking implementation of targeted policies, programmes and projects in the remaining second half of the Plan period. More importantly, it will inform the formulation, design and implementation of strategies, policies, programmes and projects of the Fourth MTP 2023-2027 of the Kenya Vision 2030.