Aimed at mitigating the risk of violence in the lead up to, during and immediately after 2017 Kenyan elections, the Kenya Election Violence Prevention and Response Programme (KEVP) sought to build capacity of grassroots and county-level peace builders and structures; support dialogue and communication between communities, local administration, electoral institutions and other key actors; and facilitate electoral security planning and early warning – early response mechanisms. Over 5.7 million Kenyans benefited from the programme.
With an aim to create an enabling environment to address the issue of “anti-violence success” in 5 target counties (Nairobi, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, Nandi and Kisumu) of Kenya, we carried out end-line evaluation of KEVP programme. This included a detailed review of existing regulations, reports, relevant publications & research documents, including KEVP baseline survey, programme records, log frame, M&E plan, etc. As part of the evaluation exercise, we formulated a robust research design to conduct an end-line survey, including developing data collection tools, guides and questionnaires.
Key Objectives
- Identify and map relationships between key influential actors in identified at-risk areas
- Expand existing structures that facilitate coordination and information sharing between identified local influencers, including community leaders, local administrators, whose expected and desirable outcome is to ensure that communities’ election violence prevention and response capacities are mobilised
- Ensure electoral security structures develop plans and processes that enhance prevention and responses to early indicators of violence
