Effectiveness of Performance Contract Monitoring and Reporting in Enhancing Development of Physical Infrastructure in Public Technical Training Institutes in Kenya: A Case Study of Technical Training Institutes in Kakamega County

Performance Contracts of Technical Training Institutes (TTIs) in Kenya are annual, negotiated agreements between the institutions’ Boards of Governors and the Ministry of Education for the periods July 1st to June 30th based on cycles for respective Financial Years. These contracts are designed to improve service delivery, physical facilities, infrastructure, ensure accountability and align with Competency Based Education and National Goals such as Vision 2030. Once performance contracts are signed, performance is monitored and reported quarterly with financial evaluations conducted by the Public Service Performance Management Unit (PSPMU). Reports are submitted online to the Ministry of Education and related agencies. The objective of the study was therefore to establish the effectiveness of Performance Contract (PC) monitoring and reporting in enhancing development of physical infrastructure in public Technical Training Institutes in Kakamega County. The Context, Input, Process and Product (CIPP) evaluation model by Daniel L. Stufflebeam (1966) was used to examine the effectiveness of performance contract monitoring and reporting in enhancing the development of physical infrastructure in public TTIs in Kenya. Interview schedules, document analysis guides, Observation schedules and Focus Group Discussions were used for data collection. The study established that PC Monitoring and reporting were effective as more than 80% of the infrastructure development targets were achieved. The study recommended that Ministry of Education should institutionalize participatory performance contract Monitoring and Reporting that mandate structured consultation with principals, Heads of Department and technical staff. The Ministry of Education should make it a requirement that all monitoring and reporting planning processes incorporate feasibility studies and audits of available financial, technical, and human resources, thereby reducing the likelihood of stalled or partially completed projects thereby reducing the likelihood of the effectiveness in enhancing the provision of physical infrastructure. The findings of this study are significant to the Government of Kenya as they inform Policy Formulation processes and review in Performance Contracting. It also forms a baseline information for Principals of public TTIs in making proposals for related performance contracting aspects.

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