Monitoring and Evaluation Budgetary Allocation and Performance of Road Construction Projects in Kisumu County, Kenya
- December 22, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRSI, Management
International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume VIII, Issue XII, December 2021 | ISSN 2321–2705
Elvis Juma Amolo, PhD1, Charles Mallans Rambo, PhD2*, Charles Misiko Wafula, PhD3*
1Lecturer PhD, University of Nairobi, Kenya
2 Associate Professor PhD, University of Nairobi, School of Open and Distance Learning, Kenya
3Senior Lecturer PhD, University of Nairobi, School of Open and Distance Learning, Kenya
*Corresponding author
Abstract: Road construction is a fundamental aspect in development of every economy, contributing 19.1% of GDP and accounting for 93% of all freight and passenger traffic in Kenya. However, these projects have experienced time and cost overruns besides compromised quality due to the poor exercise of monitoring and evaluation practices. The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of M&E Budgetary Allocation on performance of road construction projects in Kisumu County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional survey research design and Structured questionnaires used to collect quantitative data from a sample size of 65 respondents out of a target population of 65 subjects. Validity test was done on the instruments and a value of 0.78 obtained using Content Validity Index while reliability involved pretesting of the instruments amongst the 10% of the respondents and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient value of 0.79 obtained. Analysis was done through both descriptive techniques of mean and standard deviation and inferential techniques of Correlation and Regression at a significance level of 0.05 and thematic content analysis of qualitative data for triangulation. The hypothesis was tested at α=.05 level of significance and the result was: 1. H0: M&E Budgetary allocation does not significantly influence performance of road construction projects in Kisumu County, Kenya was rejected since P=0.000<0.05. Therefore the study concluded that there is significant influence of M&E Budgetary Allocation on performance of road construction projects in Kisumu County, Kenya. It is recommended that Project management and policy makers should actively undertake M&E Budgetary Allocation to enhance performance of road construction projects and to suggest appropriate policies for strengthening M&E Budgetary Allocation to boost effective implementation and performance of road construction projects. Further research should be carried out on other case studies other than road construction projects.
Keywords: M&E Budgetary Allocation, performance of road construction projects
