EFFECT OF RESOURCE AVAILABILITY ON PERFORMANCE OF WATER PROJECTS FUNDED BY CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA
Margaret Nyambura Rugiri - Master of Business Administration (Management Science), Kenyatta University, Kenya
Dr. John Mungai Njangiru - Lecturer, Department of Accounting and Finance, Kenyatta University, Kenya
ABSTRACT
The current study sought to determine the effect of resource availability as a facet of project monitoring and evaluation on the performance of CDF funded water projects in Nyeri County of Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design and relied on a target population of 86 water projects identified to have been funded by CDF in Nyeri County as gathered from the National Government Constituency Development Fund Board. The researcher employed a stratified random sampling technique to select 60 respondents comprising of the project managers assigned to the water projects. Primary data was gathered using questionnaires which were administered using the drop and pick method. The questionnaires were tested for validity and reliability using a pilot study and Cronbach’s Alpha Reliability Test. Both descriptive and inferential statistics (regression and correlation analysis) were applied for useful conclusions while both bivariate and multivariate methods were utilized. Regression analysis results further demonstrated resource availability was a useful predictor of project performance. Pearson correlation analysis results demonstrated that resource availability was positively associated with project performance. The study recommended that the project management teams device ways to improve the schedule performance of water projects which was found to be unsatisfactory. A further recommendation was made on need for legislative authorities to increase statutory allocation for monitoring and evaluation exercise that would help enhance performance of projects.
