The approach to this review was modelled substantially on Rapid Appraisal principles USAID 1996). Given the constraints of time and resource, this was seen as an appropriate means in seeking answers to the significant questions associated with the key elements in this assignment. The data gathering process drew on published and unpublished documentation, individual and group interviews with key informants drawn from across the spectrum of stakeholder interests. Interviews were conducted with a total of 299 informants:individual citizens, civil society groups, junior, mid-ranking and senior officials at central and district level, representatives of statutory bodies, parliamentarians, representatives of international organisations and NGOs.