Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM)

Resource Management and Implementation of Development Projects: a Case of Productive Sector Development Project in Mogadishu, Somalia

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Resource Management and Implementation of Development Projects: a Case of Productive Sector Development Project in Mogadishu, Somalia Yusuf, Jama Y When implementing development projects, the project resource manager is responsible for careful planning of finances, human resources, time and materials needed at every successive phase of the project. In Somalia, there seems to be a missing link in the way development projects are being implemented. The key problem seems to stem from the fact that the available resources have not been carefully planned for. The inquiry aimed at establishing the influence of resource management on implementation of development projects in Mogadishu, Somalia. More specifically, the inquiry explored financial resource management, human resource management, time resource management and physical resource management on implementation of development projects in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study was guided by resource based view. The study would important to policy makers, practitioners in the field of project management, the management of the respective development projects in addition to contributing towards existing theories and literature. Descriptive survey design was adopted targeting 1045 project coordinators, project technical advisors, staff and beneficiaries of Productive Sector Development Project. Stratified random sampling was adopted in selection of 289 participants as the study sample. The concerns of the respondents were gathered through questionnaire as the tool. Validity was ensured through the views of the supervisor and the experts while Cronbach Alpha coefficients were computed to establish reliability. The analysis of the views of the participants was done using descriptive and inferential means. The results of the study were expected to demonstrate the positive and significant role played by effective management of resources in implementation of development projects. The study established that financial resource management (β=.161, p<0.05), human resource management (β=.195, p<0.05), Time resource management (β=.144, p<0.05) and material resource management (β=0.164, p<0.05) were significant predictors of implementation of development projects in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study concludes that resource management significantly contributes towards implementation of development projects in Mogadishu, Somalia. The recommend that finance managers of the Productive Sector Development Project should diversify their sources of funds and reduce overreliance on external parties like donors. The project should always track and monitor the progress in execution of the Productive Sector Development Project to ensure the activities are carried out in time. All the existing assets and other physical facilities of Productive Sector Development Project should be utilized effectively while maintaining them regularly

A Study of Luo Ethnobotanical Terminology with Implications for Lexicographic Practice

2021-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Study of Luo Ethnobotanical Terminology with Implications for Lexicographic Practice Ojwang, Humphrey, J This study focusses on the study of Luo ethnobotanical terminology in a culture specific configuration. It takes into account the cultural and linguistic aspects of plant names and how their meanings are derived in the Luo speech community in Kenya. This study also examines how these linguistic and ecological features can be incorporated in future lexicographic works, documentation, and mainstreaming in environmental conservation. The work is relevant in the study of linguistics, botany, and anthropology.

Multiparty Democratisation Process in Africa, The Kenyan Experience

1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Multiparty Democratisation Process in Africa, The Kenyan Experience Nzomo, Maria

Exploration of Cloud Computing Practices in University Libraries in Kenya

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exploration of Cloud Computing Practices in University Libraries in Kenya Makori, Elisha O Modern technological solutions are rapidly changing the information landscape in library and information establishments. One such innovative solution that is gaining momentum in information centers is cloud computing. The purpose of this paper is to explore and compare opportunities and challenges of “cloud computing paradigm” in handling and supporting delivery of information services in university libraries in the face of the present hard economic situation and limited financial budgets.The study is based on current academic literature, document analysis, several editorials and articles on the potential and challenges of cloud computing paradigm in university library and information centers