The government is preparing to assess the impact of a KSh21 billion project aimed at improving living conditions in Kenya’s informal settlements as the programme approaches the end of its implementation period.
The State Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Tuesday, August 18, that it is looking for an independent consultant to evaluate the Second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Project (KISIP2), which is supported by the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
The review will focus on whether the project delivered value for money, achieved its intended development goals and made a meaningful difference in the communities it was designed to support.
According to a government procurement notice, the assessment will cover interventions funded by both the World Bank and AFD.
The government also wants the evaluation to determine whether KISIP2 produced tangible benefits for residents of targeted informal settlements and contributed to improving the institutional capacity needed to upgrade such areas.
The assessment is expected to provide an overall picture of the project’s performance as it nears the conclusion of its implementation phase.
The review will therefore offer an opportunity to establish whether the billions invested in improving informal settlements translated into the intended benefits for communities and strengthened efforts to address challenges facing residents in these areas.
