Liberia: Only 12 of 385 ARREST Agenda Interventions Fully Completed, Naymote Report Reveals

Monrovia —The Naymote Partners for Democratic Development has released its annual President Meter Report Implementation Rating of the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) for 2026, reporting that 58.4 percent of interventions under President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) are either completed or ongoing.

The Naymote’s 2026 President Meter Report warned that the figure represents implementation activity rather than actual completion or measurable impact.

The President Meter Project is Naymote Partners for Democratic Development’s independent accountability mechanism for tracking the implementation of Liberia’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) and translating government commitments and implementation evidence into clear, accessible information for citizens.

According to Naymote’s 2026 President Meter Report, released in September 2026, the civil society organization tracked 385 government interventions across six strategic pillars during the 21-month period from January 2025 to September 2026.

The assessment classified 12 interventions, or 3.1 percent, as completed; 213, or 55.3 percent, as ongoing; 57, or 14.8 percent, as not started; and 103, or 26.8 percent, as not rated because available evidence was insufficient to determine their implementation status.

The Naymote report stated that the 225 interventions categorized as completed or ongoing produce an overall 58.4 percent activation rate, emphasizing that the figure should not be interpreted as a completion score. “The activation rate therefore reflects implementation activity, not completion or impact,” the report stated.

Infrastructure Leads Implementation

The report stated, “Of the six pillars assessed, Infrastructure Development recorded the highest activation rate at 67.3 percent, followed by Governance and Anti-Corruption at 63.7 percent, Environmental Sustainability at 63.3 percent, Rule of Law at 60 percent, Economic Transformation at 55.4 percent, and Human Capital Development at 53.1 percent.”

The Naymote’s 2026 President Meter Report stated that the infrastructure sector showed some of the most visible implementation activity, including road rehabilitation, water and electricity expansion, public transportation improvements and major infrastructure projects.

The report cited 92.11 kilometers of primary roads paved or rehabilitated, 231.69 kilometers of secondary roads rehabilitated or maintained, 137 kilometers of urban and community roads upgraded, and 193.99 kilometers of feeder and village-access roads worked on.

It also reported that the procurement of 285 pieces of yellow machinery, the addition of 53 buses and four trucks to the National Transit Authority fleet, and the expansion of public transportation services to five counties.

In the water sector, the report said 846 million gallons of water were produced or distributed, alongside 3,210 new household water connections and 1,751 new sewer connections.

The report added that electricity access reportedly increased from 33 percent in 2024 to 37 percent in 2025, while the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant was restored to its 88-megawatt capacity—and 20-megawatt solar plant was also commissioned in June 2026.

The Naymote report further highlighted the groundbreaking of the US$363.9 million, 255-kilometer Western Corridor Road Project in April 2026.

Governance and Economic Transformation

Naymote reported that under economic transformation, domestic revenue increased from US$847.7 million in 2025 to more than US$1 billion by September 2026.

The report also cited more than 275,000 digital financial transactions and the procurement of 304 agricultural machines, alongside rice mills, power tillers, farmer subsidies, mechanization hubs and agricultural extension programs.

However, Naymote warned that increased domestic revenue and agricultural investment must ultimately translate into improved public services, job creation, productive investment, higher farmer incomes and better household welfare.

In Governance and Anti-Corruption, the report said 1,081 presidential appointees, representing 95 percent, had declared their assets, while 759,223 people were enrolled in the biometric identification system during the 2025 reporting period.

The Public Procurement and Concessions Commission reportedly had 56 procuring entities actively transacting on the electronic government procurement platform by June 2026.

Naymote also noted the establishment of the Ministry of Local Government in April 2026, describing the move as an important step toward decentralization.

Rule of Law Shows Progress, but Challenges Remain

According to the report, Rule of Law pillar recorded a 60 percent activation rate, with four interventions completed, 17 ongoing, seven not started and seven not rated.

The report revealed that the among the reported, outputs were 278 cases referred to alternative dispute resolution, with 152 settlements recorded.

The report also said 422 juvenile cases were diverted from the formal court system and 554 Child Justice Exit Clearances were issued.The launch of Liberia’s National Security Strategy 2026–2036 in June 2026 was also listed among the key institutional milestones.

Naymote also identified persistent challenges, including pretrial detention, case backlogs, overcrowded correctional facilities, limited justice-sector personnel outside Monrovia and inadequate legal-aid coverage.

Environmental and Human Capital Pillars

The Naymote annual President Meter Report disclosed that Environmental Sustainability recorded a 63.3 percent activation rate, with 19 of 30 interventions ongoing. However, none of the interventions had yet been classified as completed.

The Naymote report highlighted progress in carbon-market governance, including the presentation of Liberia’s National Carbon Market Policy to the President in September 2026 and the development of a national carbon registry.

The report also pointed to renewable-energy investments, environmental regulation, climate resilience initiatives and efforts to combat illegal mining.

“Human Capital Development, the largest of the six pillars with 130 interventions, recorded a 53.1 percent activation rate. None of the interventions was classified as completed, while 69 were ongoing, 23 had not started and 38 could not be rated,” reported added.

The report cited the issuance or renewal of 2,445 school operational permits, training for 1,463 PTA leaders, professional development for 692 teachers and ICT training for 297 teachers.

The Naymote report also highlighted the commissioning of three World Bank-supported IRISE senior secondary schools in Gbarnga, Ganta and Kakata during the reporting period.

The organization, however, stressed that the schools were inherited projects initiated before the current administration and should not necessarily be counted as projects initiated entirely under President Boakai.

Information Gap Remains a Concern

The President Meter Report stressed that that one of the report’s major concerns is the number of interventions classified as “not rated.” Naymote said the 103 not-rated interventions represent a significant accountability and information gap, although the classification does not necessarily mean that implementation has not occurred.

However, Naymote said available evidence was insufficient to make a reliable determination. The report cited inconsistent information-sharing by Ministries, Agencies and Commissions, limited publication of progress reports on official websites and inadequate access to supporting implementation records.

Naymote also criticized what it described as an emphasis on activities and outputs rather than measurable improvements in citizens’ lives. The organization noted that government performance should increasingly be measured by whether roads reduce travel time, whether electricity and water services become more reliable, whether education improves learning outcomes, whether health services improve public health and whether economic interventions increase incomes and employment.

Meanwhile, Naymote is recommending that in order to improve monitoring of the ARREST Agenda through 2029, the government should make every

intervention measurable, publish a consolidated AAID results framework and establish a single public tracking matrix.

Naymote also called for standardized definitions of “Completed,” “Ongoing,” “Not Started” and “Not Rated,” as well as quarterly evidence-based updates from responsible government institutions.

Naymote is also forwarding other recommendations, including linking each intervention to its budget allocation, fund releases, actual expenditures and achieved results; establishing a public AAID evidence portal; strengthening independent verification; and requiring government institutions to close evidence gaps surrounding the 103 not-rated interventions.

The Liberian civil society organization also praised the Liberia Government, stating that the implementation of the ARREST Agenda has moved beyond its early activation phase, with a substantial portfolio of government programs now underway.

However, Naymote said the central accountability question has shifted from whether implementation has begun to whether ongoing interventions will be completed on time, within budget and at acceptable quality, and whether they will deliver measurable benefits to citizens across Liberia.

“The emerging story is not one of inactivity, but of a national development agenda with a substantial portfolio of work in progress,” Naymote said. The organization emphasized that by 2029, the ultimate test of the ARREST Agenda will be whether government commitments are completed, equitably delivered and translated into sustained improvements in the lives of Liberians.

Naymote, however, promised that it will continue monitoring the accountability chain from government promises and budgets to implementation, completion and measurable impact.