Abstract: This study sought to assess how governance frameworks affect the performance of the county Public Service Boards. These frameworks were assessed based upon particular functions that are created in the county Act. These functions include: disciplinary control, human resource planning and budgeting and advisory functions. Governance Frameworks entail the set of responsibilities and practices, policies and procedures, exercised by an agency’s executive, to provide strategic direction, ensure objectives are achieved, manage risks and use resources responsibly and with accountability. The independent variables of the study were: Human Resource policies, Performance Contracting mechanisms and Monitoring and Evaluation processes. The dependent variable was performance of public service. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The unit of analysis was County Public Service Boards. The unit of observation included board members from five selected counties in Kenya. The theoretical framework relied on stewardship theory policy network theory and Weberian bureaucracy. The sampling frame in this study included seven members from each of the five Public Service Boards selected. The study used multi sampling technique where simple random sampling was used to select the Public Service Boards whereas the respondents were conveniently sampled. The study used questionnaires as the main method of collecting the data. Data was sorted, coded, analyzed by use of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. ANOVA was used to test the significance of the regression model. Multiple regression formula was used to determine the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The study concluded that there is a positive effect of Human resource planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Performance Contracting on the Performance of the Public Service Board. The study also calls for collaboration between and among county public officers and academics, researchers and policy think tanks, to enable development of practical strategies to effectively address governance frameworks. The study recommends that a further study be undertaken, covering all the 47 county Public Service Board performance in Kenya.
Keywords: Governance Frameworks, performance, Public Service Board.
Title: Effect of Governance Frameworks on Performance of Public Service Boards in Devolved Governments in Kenya: A Survey of Selected Counties
Author: Stella C. Bosuben, Dr. Kabare Karanja
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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