Factors Influencing the Implementation of Electricity Power Expansion Projects in Kenya. Case of Mandera East Sub County.

Abstract

The electric power segment in Kenya is at present unbundled into Generation, Transmission and Dissemination. Most government ventures flop because of absence of legitimate administration practices and usage. The study was set to investigate factors influencing the implementation of electricity power expansion projects in Kenya. Case of Mandera East Sub County. The study was guided by the main objectives; To examine the influence of availability of financial resources on the implementation electricity of power expansion projects, to establish the influence of community support on implementation of electricity power expansion projects and to determine the influence of leadership support on the implementation of electricity power expansion projects in Mandera East Sub County .The researcher used descriptive research design. The study targeted 10 project managers and 70 project team managers. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents. From the research findings, most of the respondents indicated that availability of financial resources had effect on the implementation of electricity power expansion projects. 90% of the respondents agreed to a very great extent that financial resources influence the implementation of electricity power expansion projects while only 10% agreed to a great extent. it was established that all (100%) the respondents agreed that community support affected the implementation of electricity power expansion projects. it was also established that 75% of the respondents indicated that community support influenced the implementation of electricity power expansion projects to a very great extent and 25% to a great extent. It was established that 55% of the respondents strongly agreed that Government leaders communicate the requirements of expansion projects to all concerned parties and 45% agreed while none of them disagreed which was an indication that all the respondents supported the statement. It was also revealed that 70% of the respondents strongly agreed while 30% agreed that top management in the sub county is involved in the planning and monitoring of the projects and resource allocation. The study findings were; that financial difficulties are the major cause of poor implementation of projects leading to delay in the timely completion of the expansion of projects in Mandera East Sub County, that community support and leadership support affect the implementation of electricity power expansion projects in Mandera East Sub County.it was recommended that Mandera East Sub County should set objectives, assess assets, resources, and estimate future financial needs and making plan to achieve monetary goals and also the financial activities should be planned for, recorded, monitored and controlled for effective project implementation. The study suggested that a similar study to be carried out in a different county and different objective should be adopted.