Environmental Factors Influencing Performance of Kerra Roads Projects in Moiben Sub County, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

Abstract

KeRRA road construction projects have experienced a myriad of challenges which has hindered effective completion of the projects across the 47 County governments in Kenya. In the third world countries, completion rates of roads construction is low and since devolution, Kenya has been on the front line in investing in various projects at national and county levels. Most of the roads are not completed on time, while others are not completed at all. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the environmental factors influencing performance of KeRRA road projects in Moiben Sub County, Uasin Gishu County in Kenya. The specific objectives were; to determine the extent to which political aspects influence performance of KeRRA roads projects; examine the exthent to which economic conditions influence performance of KeRRA roads projects, ascertain the extent to which legal aspects influence performance of KeRRA roads projects, examine the extent to which socio-cultural norms influence performance of KeRRA roads projects. Theories considered in the study were; Structural functionalism theory and resource based theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The target population was 360 respondents while the sample size was 189 respondents. The respondents were sampled out based on stratified random sampling and simple random sampling. The questionnaires and an interview schedule were used in data collection. Content validity was adopted in this study. Reliability was measured using cronbach’s alpha. The study results were presented using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results were, political aspects had (β =.123, p = .000, < .05), economic conditions had (β = 1.088, p = .044, < .05), legal aspects had (β = .389, p = .000, < .05), socio – cultural aspects had (β = 1.389, p = .000, < .05). The study concludes that both political, economic, legal and socio - cultural aspects have a significant effect on the performance of KeRRA roads projects in Moiben Sub County. The study recommends that the national and county government should provide incentives and enabling political environment for successful implementation of KeRRA projects. Disbursement of funds meant for construction of KeRRA projects in Moiben Sub County should be disbursed on time. The Sub County should put in place stringent procurement laws. The community's socio - cultural orientation should not be undermined during the implimentation of KeRRA projects.