Abstract: In Kenya, county governments have financed road construction projects that have taken longer to complete than anticipated, with most of them going over budget and providing work of lower than expected quality. In Embu, some road construction projects have stagnated, while others are dropped before they can be completed successfully. There is an opportunity cost associated with this situation since taxpayer money was wasted when it could have been put to better use supporting the expansion of Kenya's economy overall. Concerns have also been raised regarding the lack of physical resources, misappropriation of funds, shortage of human resources, and incapacity to invest in cutting edge information and communication technologies in road construction projects funded by the Embu County Government. The purpose of this study was to determine how the performance of road construction projects funded by the Kenyan county government of Embu was impacted by the physical resource capabilities. Descriptive survey and correlation designs were used in this investigation. The seven (7) road construction projects that the Embu county government started in 2017 and that haven't finished as of 2023 served as the analytical unit.The target population consisted of 70 community leaders who were selected from particular areas within the seven (7) construction projects funded by the Embu County Government, 30 workers from the planning department of the county government of Embu, and 67 contractors and supervisors. A total of 167 respondents made up the observation unit.. Using stratified random sampling, a scientific method was used to determine the sample size of 117. Responses to the questionnaire were gathered, and data was analyzed using (SPSS) version 24 under the guidance of regression analysis, means, and standard deviations. The findings showed that the majority of respondents mentioned that the county had equipment that was only somewhat necessary to complete the construction projects in the county. According to the study, physical resource capacity should be distributed according to task and efficiency requirements, with more machines being used during peak hours and fewer machines during slower periods.
Keywords: Physical resource capability, Project Performance.
Title: EFFECT OF PHYSICAL RESOURCE CAPABILITY ON PERFORMANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FUNDED BY EMBU COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN KENYA
Author: Musyoki Wayua Tabitha, Dr. Paul Sang
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 12, Issue 1, January 2024 - March 2024
Page No: 198-204
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Published Date: 01-March-2024
