Prof. Samuel Onyuma, PhD
Director
Message from the Director
The aspiration of the Directorate of Planning and Performance Management is to mainstream planning and performance management systems across all university operations, functions, and processes. This department steers the institution toward milestones commensurate with our progressive stature, ensuring timely preparation, evaluation, and strategic monitoring of Performance Contracts in tight coordination with national government agencies.
Through successful council contract negotiations, strategic planning cycles, and Rapid Results Initiatives, the university relies on the collective efforts of staff, students, and stakeholders to translate goals into absolute institutional realities.
Directorate News: Performance Milestones
In the latest national evaluation framework released by the Public Service Performance Management and Monitoring Unit (Office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary), Laikipia University achieved an improved ranking reflecting a "Very Good Performance" status.
Rank 58
Out of 394 MDAs Overall
Rank 45
Out of 249 State Corps
Rank 16
Out of 38 Public Universities
Target Outlook: The Directorate is firmly optimizing current operational workflows to boost our competitive ranking trajectory from "Very Good" to "Excellent" for upcoming target intervals.
Core Responsibilities & Mandate
Develop and regularly review the university performance framework aligned with national indicators, standards, and appraisal weights.
Coordinate drafting of University Council performance metrics and prepare formal performance agreements.
Oversee cross-departmental implementation of performance contracting and annual work plans.
Compile, systematically process, and process structural quarterly and annual university reports.
Monitor statutory state directives and report compliance status variables directly to specific parent Ministries and Agencies.
Coordinate the structural evolution, ongoing updates, and structural audits of the general University Strategic Plan, Master Plans, and auxiliary policies.
Prepare data-driven Bi-annual Rolling Plans tracking the overall vision milestones.
Supervise tracking and regular assessment metrics for the University Customer Service Charter.
Mainstream values relating directly to National Cohesion, Disability awareness, and environmental directives within university networks.
Execute specialized monitoring analytics as designated by executive administrative organs.
Current Active Activities
Strategic Plan Tracker: Actively monitoring implementation bounds for the Strategic Plan.
Performance Metrics: Continuous audits tracking active department service timelines.
Cohesion Programs: Operational setup tracking community values and cultural inclusion setups.
Environmental Greening: Coordinating the local afforestation tree initiative targeting the planting of 15,000 trees.
Policy Assessments: Building aggregated execution data across secondary university systems.
Disability Mainstreaming: Driving structural inclusion adaptations throughout administrative layouts.