dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of monitoring and evaluation
practices on county government projects: a case of Madera central sub-county, Mandera
County, Kenya. The study specifically established the influence of stakeholders’ engagement
in M&E process, capacity building for M&E, and budgetary allocation and technology
adoption on performance of county government projects. Theories that were utilised include:
The Resource Based View Theory, The Principal Agent Theory, Theory of Change and
Stewardship Theory. This study employed descriptive survey research design. The projects
under consideration that made up the target were the 67 projects that were tendered for and
started by the County government of Mandera in Mandera Central Sub County. A sample
size of 267 were attained using (Yamane, 1967) simplified formula. Stratified random
sampling was used to obtain a sample from each stratum. The main tool of data collection for
this study was questionnaires. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS Version 25.0). All the questionnaires received were referenced and items in
the questionnaire were coded to facilitate data entry. After data cleaning which entails
checking for errors in entry, descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean
score and standard deviation were estimated for all the quantitative variables. The qualitative
data from the open-ended questions were analyzed using thematic content analysis and
presented in narrative form. Inferential data analysis was done using multiple regression
analysis. Information was presented in form of Tables. The study found that amount allocated
to M&E, adequacy of allocated amount, provision of budget allocation to M&E and timely
disbursement of funds influence performance of county government projects in Mandera
central sub-county to a great extent. The study found that advocacy to promote M&E,
collaborations, stakeholder analysis and communication influence performance of county
government projects in Mandera central sub-county to a great extent. The study found that
technical expertise in M&E; surveillance system; and M&E champions influence
performance of county government projects in Mandera central sub-county to a great extent.
The study found that privacy issues e.g. invasion by hackers; security concerns; ICT literacy;
information sharing among stakeholders and system incompatibility with
stakeholders/partners influence performance of county government projects in Mandera
central sub-county to a great extent. The study concluded that capacity building for M&E had
the greatest influence on the performance of county government projects in Mandera central
sub-county, followed by stakeholders’ engagement in M&E process, then technology
adoption in M&E while budgetary allocation for M&E had the least influence to the
performance of county government projects in Mandera central sub-county. The study
recommends that the government should provide the county government projects in Mandera
central sub-county with comprehensive, quality and convenient training on various
technology used in county government projects in Mandera central sub-county. The study
further recommends that deliberate efforts should be made by the stakeholders concerned
with these projects to involve professional or experts in management of county government
projects particularly during planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation phases. | en_US |