Monitoring and Evaluation Training on Implementation of Community Projects; Case of Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority, Kenya
- October 6, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue IX, September 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Kahuthia, R. W. M1, Dr. Ochieng, D. O2
1Masters Candidate, St. Paul’s University (SPU), Limuru, Kenya
2Senior Lecturer, St. Paul’s University (SPU), Limuru, Kenya
Abstract:-Monitoring and evaluation is vital for any project to be implemented effectively. In order to enhance the achievement of this effectiveness, certain factors have to be put into consideration. In Kenya, monitoring and evaluation is a new concept especially in the public sector and is slowly gaining momentum. It is for this reason that this study sought to investigate the effects of monitoring and evaluation training on project implementation in Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority.The study was anchored on the Participatory Development Model and the Interdependence Theory. In a bid to attain the set objectives, the study adopted descriptive survey design. The target population for the study was 392 staff members of Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority. The study employed stratified and simple random sampling techniques to select a sample of 72 respondents sampled from members of staff from the sampled organisation and purposive sampling technique was employed to select 7 key informants who were heads of different departments in the organisation. Qualitative data was analysed thematically in narrations and descriptions while quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics, especially frequencies and percentages, with the assistance of the Statistical Data Analysis Package for Social Sciences. Analysed data was presented in tables of frequencies and percentages, graphs and charts. Analysed data indicated that 88.6% of respondents in the sampled organisation had not received training in monitoring and evaluation.The study recommends M&E training to be offered and highly prioritized and should be offered to all members of staff in the organisation regardless of the department they belong to and the position they hold in the organisation and proper structures need to be put in place. This will contribute positively to monitoring and evaluation in practice, policy and theory in the organization and elsewhere.
Key words: Monitoring and Evaluation; Training; Project Implementation
