Abstract: Since the inception of County government in 2010, the counties have been experiencing a number of challenges in the enhancing their performance. Accordingly, in spite of the various measures being undertaken to ensure the units of devolution work to achieve their objectives, there are few studies on the performance management on counties as this is a new phenomenon in Kenya on organizational performance. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the effect of human resources on the performance of County Government of Garissa, Kenya. The research design employed by the research study was descriptive design. This design is recommended as it helped in the provision of accurate information. The target population of the study was Garissa County Government. The respondents on the other hand were made up of senior management officials within the county of Garissa. The sampling design for the study was stratified sampling method that enabled the target population be grouped in form of strata for equitable representation. The study sample size was 101 respondents. The data collection instrument for the study was semi-structured questionnaires that was useful in obtaining primary data. 10% of the study sample size was part of the pilot group from which they were not included in the final research. Content validity was used in testing the validity of the questions within the questionnaire whereas reliability was obtained following a test on Cronbach Alpha. Quantitative data achieved by the survey was presented in the form of mean averages. Besides, statistical analysis software version 25 was also incorporated into the data analysis. Analysis of the qualitative data was done through content analysis. The findings from the study indicated that human resources greatly affect Garissa County Government's performance. With the positive correlation between human resources and the performance of Garissa County, it was also concluded that human resources are an important part of the County's overall strategic strategy. The study recommended that the county directors need to ensure the right employees who can work towards achieving similar goals within the county government of Garissa to encourage a greater team spirit are hired.
Keywords: Human Resources, Performance, Strategic Resources.
Title: EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF GARISSA, KENYA
Author: Mohamed Sheikh Osman, Dr. Hannah Bula
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 148-154
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 04-November-2022
