Methodology and Framework

Progress on the selected promises was tracked through desk research, primarily by reviewing news reports from December 2024 to March 2026. This research involved collecting data from media outlets and official statements to monitor the fulfilment of commitments. This effort aligns with the work the CPA has undertaken to match the monitoring of commitments made in the manifestos of four candidates during the August 2024 presidential elections campaigns.  

The promises made in the NPP election manifesto are organised into four categories: Reconciliation, Accountability, Governance, and Human Rights. These categories group related promises to facilitate the assessment of the administration’s performance across different policy sectors.

Each promise is assigned a status: Kept, Broken, Stalled, or In Progress. A promise is marked as Kept when the stated goal is achieved. The label Broken is used when the government acts against the promise. Stalled indicates that no progress has been made, while In Progress is used when the government has initiated steps toward the goal but has not completed the process. This classification system provides a framework for measuring the progress of each commitment.

When a category is selected, a scorecard displays the breakdown of promises completed. This scorecard shows the percentage of promises completed for each status, along with the total count. The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of promises in a given status that have been completed by the total number of promises under that main tab. For example, if a category such as Reconciliation contains 6 promises and 2 are marked as Kept, the scorecard will display 33% for that status. Below the scorecard, the system lists the individual promises, with each entry including the current status and a description of the original commitment. For example. If the “Promise Broken” tab is selected (under the reconciliation tab), it will show that 1 out of 6 promises has been broken, which is 17%. Below the scorecard, there is a description of the broken promise: “Expanding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” This section includes the initial promises and their current status. The scorecard also allows users to display promises by other statuses, such as the percentage of promises broken and in progress. This structure allows for easy comparison of data between categories and provides detailed information for each specific promise.