Assessment Of Monitoring And Evaluation Practice Of Ethiopian Roads Authority

This study assesses the Monitoring and Evaluation practice of Ethiopian Roads Authority whichrnmost of its projects face high time and cost overrun as well as quality problems. The M&Ernpractice of the Authority was assessed based on the four basic components of M&E System:rnInstitutional capacity, Data quality, tools and M&E result utilization.rnThe research design employed is descriptive research and the data type is qualitative datarncollected using questionnaire, key informant interview and from different documents of thernAuthority. The target population consists about 200 individuals who are responsible for ProjectrnPlanning, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation. From the population, 133 individuals arernselected using Stratified Sampling technique and the data is analyzed using SPSS version 21.rnThe research showed that, though it is neither equipped well nor capacitated to be self standing,rnand the M&E practice is dispersed among different units in the Authority, the Authority has arndedicated central M&E unit. The data source used for the M&E practice is from single sourcernand there is no appropriate data validation system. Regarding M&E tools, ERA uses specificrnguideline and manual and also has different performance measurement indicators but it doesn’trnuse specific M&E approach consistently. The M&E findings are compiled as lesson learnt andrnthe M&E result utilization is mainly for decision making. But there is a gap in communicatingrnthe M&E result among key staffs involved in the M&E process as well as members of thernManagement which indicates that there is a limitation in utilization of same effectively. Finally,rngetting good quality of data, delayed information, difficulty in using M&E tools & methods,rncapacity gaps, gaps in implementing efficient M&E systems supported by ICT and perception ofrnemployees on the M&E tasks and environment are the identified challenges which the Authorityrnis experiencing.rnTherefore, in order to strengthen the M&E practice of Ethiopian Roads Authority this studyrnrecommends that the unit responsible for M&E should be properly staffed & equipped with thernnecessary knowledge and skill. Moreover, the dispersed M&E responsibilities in the Authorityrnshall be harmonized centrally within the M&E work unit. To ensure data quality, mechanism forrndata triangulation, clearance, and validation should be designed. Furthermore, to maximize the

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