Factors influencing implementation of health projects in Garbatula Sub-county, Isiolo County, Kenya
Abstract
Project implementation consists of challenging processes in the project management plan to
satisfy the project specifications. This involves coordinating people and resources, as well as
integrating and performing the activities of the project in accordance with the project
management plan. The study established the factors influencing implementation of health
projects in Garbatula Sub-County, Isiolo County. The study was guided by the following
objectives; to examine how stakeholder involvement, budgetary allocation, project
management and project monitoring influence implementation of health projects in Garbatula
Sub-County, Isiolo County. The study was grounded on the empowerment theory which is
supported by the public participation theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design.
The target population for this study composed of the 268 stakeholders in Garbatula Sub-
County, Isiolo County. A sample population of 158 was arrived at by calculating the target
population of 268 with a 95% confidence level and an error of 0.05 using the below formula
taken from Kothari (2004). The study selected the respondents using stratified proportionate
random sampling technique. Primary data was obtained using self-administered
questionnaires. Primary data was gathered directly from respondents and for this study, the
researcher administered the questionnaire personally to the respondents. Data was analyzed
using descriptive statistics. The qualitative data from the open-ended questions was analyzed
using conceptual content analysis and presented in prose. Inferential data analysis was done
using multiple regression analysis. The findings were presented in frequency tables. The
study findings were also used by the government and particularly the County more so in
implementation of government health projects. The study found that project monitoring had
the greatest effect on the implementation of health projects, followed by stakeholder
involvement, then budgetary allocation while project management had the least effect to the
implementation of health projects in Garbatula Sub-County, Isiolo County. The study
recommends that the county government should adopt an effective stakeholder mobilization
strategy that help build collaborations with other health sector players like NGO’s, CBOs and
private companies for the realization of health goals in Kenya through devolved units, that
the project management should engages the stakeholders more to harmonize its goals and
objectives with the aspirations of the stakeholders and reduce dissonance levels thereby
increasing satisfaction, that county government should improve integrated communications
plan to improve project implementation and that management in health projects in Garbatula
sub-county should ensure that they employ and deploy qualified and competent individuals
for project monitoring process.
Citation
Degree of Master of Arts in Project Planning and ManagementPublisher
University of Nairobi
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