Abstract: The National Police Service came into effect through enactment of National Police Service Act 2017 from which the Service also derives its mandate. It can be argued that an accountable, transparent and efficient Policing Service is a requirement to safety and comfort of all communities in Kenya. To ensure that Police meet their objectives while executing their duties and serving the public, large public resources have been committed to ensure that the Service meets the up to date modern status. Much progress has been made through creation of the National Police Service, the National Police Service Commission, and other oversight bodies such as the Internal Affairs Unit and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority that oversee the performance of the Police. The general objective of the study was to determine the role of Monitoring and Evaluation practices and performance of the National Police Service in Meru County. Specific Objectives was to examine the role of stakeholder engagement on practices and performance of National Police Service in Meru County, to determine the role of resource allocation on practices and performance of National Police Service in Meru County, to determine the role of data management on practices and performance of National Police Service in Meru County, to determine the role of capacity building on practices and performance of National Police Service in Meru County. Police Stations in the entire Meru County will be used in this project. This study adopted descriptive survey design. The target population was 312 respondents from which a sample size of 175 respondents was drawn. SPSS was used for data analysis. A pilot study was conducted where 10% of sample was administered with questionnaires. SPSS (25) was used to check on reliability and validity of the research instrument. The pilot study revealed that the variables had Cronbach alpha coefficients of greater than 0.7 and thus, they were reliable. Construct validity was checked using Factor analysis where items with factor loading below 0.5 were excluded from further analysis. The study analysis conducted both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that monitoring and evaluation practices affected performance of the National Police Service in Meru County. The final study revealed that stakeholder involvement to have a positive and significant role on performance of National Police Service in Meru County. The study found that resource allocation to have a positive and significant role on performance of National Police Service. The study also found data management to have a positive and significant role on performance of National Police Service in Meru County. Finally, the study found capacity building to have a positive and significant role on performance of National Police Service in Meru County. The study recommends the use of monitoring and evaluation practices to ensure improvement of performance in the National Police Service in Meru County. Monitoring and evaluation practices explained 84.8% change of performance in the National Police Service in Meru County. The study will be useful to decision makers, the public, and the National Police service.
Keywords: Monitoring and Evaluation Practices, National Police Service, Resource Management, Stakeholder engagement, Meru County.
Title: MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE IN MERU COUNTY
Author: Denis Gikundi, Dr. Muchelule Yusuf
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 75-83
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 22-October-2022
