The MIJIKENDA Study 2023 - Field Exit Report!

We have conducted the Mijikenda Study at the Kenyan Coast and we are back in the Capital. I was with the same Research Assistant with whom we worked the last time on this, Grace Wanjiru Murigo. We were supposed to have conducted research in the remaining 7 Kayas of the Mijikenda, but given the logistical challenges and cost implications, given the rise in cost of everything in Kenya, we decided to visit 4 of the 7 Kayas.

However, we increased the number of Informants from 2 per Kaya to 3, which included: Kaya Elder (Man), Kaya Elder (Woman) and a Youth for each Kaya. So in total, we were supposed to conduct 12 Interviews. On the final day of fieldwork, it rained heavily and the roads became impassable, which made us spend substantial time getting our car back to the road. This therefore meant that we arrived late and instead of doing three interviews, we managed only 2 and then sent the Questionnaire to the third person to fill and share back with us. So in total, we still had 12 interviews, but only 11 Video clips.

Look out for the video clips on the EvalIndigenous YouTube Channel.

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Awuor PONGE, PhD
Sasakawa Fellowship Scholar, The Practice of International Development;
Vice-President, African Evaluation Association (AfrEA);
Africa Representative, EvalIndigenous Evaluators Network - EvalPartners;
Associate Fellow i/c Research, Policy & Evaluation, African Policy Centre (APC);
Adjunct Faculty, Gender & Development Studies, Kenyatta University;
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