The practice of using participatory methodologies to assess people’s poverty from their own perspective is becoming increasingly widespread. Kenya has been at the forefront of implementing such exercises and has carried out three Participatory Poverty Assessments since 1994. These assessments contributed to a better understanding of poverty in the country. The Kenya Participatory Impact Monitoring exercise build on this experience and proposes the use of participatory methodologies to monitor the implementation and impact of policy instruments designed to target the poor. This report presents the findings from six piloted districts. The results help explain why so many people remain in poverty in the country despite the continuous policy efforts targeted at poverty eradication. It also provides recommendations on how to better focus efforts and improve the delivery of policy.