Abstract: The Kenyan government and international organizations have continued to invest in the implementation of water development projects to assist the rural communities to alleviate the problem of water scarcity. The performance of these projects is the major problem as they are not successful and falling out of use at an alarming rate. To invest in the implementation of water development projects more effective and worth, success rates of these projects should be increased. The Study, therefore, examined the stakeholder’s management factors in the effective implementation of water projects in Kiambu County by focusing on four specific objectives: stakeholder policy factors, beneficiary factors, contractor factors and consultant factors. The study was guided specifically by the following four theories: Stakeholders participation theory, the complexity theory, constraints theory and project management competency theory. The unit of observation was Project managers, assistant project managers and the project supervisors of 40 water projects and the unit of analysis was 40 water projects implemented in Kiambu County for the last four years. The study adopted a census survey design with the respect of the unit of analysis which is the 40 water projects that have been implemented in Kiambu County for the last four years. A census was conducted since only 40 projects were studied and a census is applicable when the entire population is small. Data was collected through the use of semi-structured questionnaires which were administered to the project manager’s, assistant project managers and project supervisors and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23. A pilot study was conducted to pretest the validity and reliability of data collection instruments. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Analysis of data was done using descriptive and inferential statistics. The relative importance index method was used to determine the relative importance of the various factors that influence effective implementation of water project according to the responses. The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was used to show the degree of agreement between the rankings of any two parties. The analyzed results were presented using tables and qualitatively.
Keywords: Beneficiary Factors, Consultant factors, Contractor Factors, Project Implementation, Stakeholders, Stakeholders Management.
Title: Factors Influencing Stakeholders Management in Effective Implementation of Water Projects in Kiambu County, Kenya
Author: Mureithi Ndugo Muhiai, Yusuf Muchelule Wanjala, Prof. Mike Amuhaya Iravo
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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