Effect of Finance, Management Style, Resource Allocation on Health and Safety Regulations in County Governments in Kenya: A Case Study of ‘A’ City County
- August 7, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VII, July 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Dr John Cheluget (PhD)1, Martha Lemba2, Edith Mohat3
1Deputy Vice-Chancellor of The Management University of Africa (MUA), Kenya
2BML, The Management University of Africa (MUA), Kenya
3MBA, University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya
Abstract: – ‘A’ CITY County became a successor of the defunct City Council of CITY ‘A’. This came into existence after a successful promulgation and adoption of the new constitution in Kenya in 2010. In respect to this, the County Government of CITY ‘A’ has a responsibility of providing services that used to be provided by the defunct City Council of CITY ‘A’ and those delegated to it by the National Government of Kenya. The broad objective of this study was to look into factors affecting reinforcements of health and safety regulations in County governments in Kenya. The studies intention was to facilitate a broader understanding of the factors affecting the reinforcement of health and safety regulations in local authorities using the case of ‘A’ CITY County. Specifically, the study looked at three key factors: finances, management style and Resource allocation. The study used a descriptive research design and targeted a sample of fifty one respondents drawn from the various staff cadres at the City ‘A’ CITY County. The data was collected using questionnaires and was analyzed using MS Excel as well as the statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study established that, financing and management styles affected the reinforcement of health and safety regulation. It was further established that the allocation of adequate or sufficient resources was key in ensuring optimum implementation and reinforcement of health and safety regulations. The researcher recommended roles of employees as well as the public on health and safety while at the same time adopting a consultative decision making management style should be encouraged. The county should also ensure allocation of sufficient resources for the reinforcement of health and safety regulations.
Key Words: Occupational Health and Safety, Protection Motivation Theory, Health Belief Model, Theory of Reasoned Action, Statistical package for Social Sciences, City County, United Nations Environmental Programme, ‘A’ City County (City County where research was carried out)
