Resource Management, Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Completion of Kenya Police Housing Scheme Projects

Abstract

There1 has been1 an1 increase1 in1 demand1 and1 supply for housing all over the1 world. This is attributed1 to urbanization1 and1 increase1 in1 the1 need1 for accommodation1 for public servants. Access to housing is a basic human1 right that should1 be1 available1 to all individuals. The1 study aimed1 to investigate1 how participatory monitoring and1 evaluation1 affect the1 relationship between1 resource1 management and1 the1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects. Specifically, the1 study established1 the1 influence1 of resource1 management on1 the1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects, the1 influence1 of participatory monitoring and1 evaluation on1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects, and1 the1 moderating effect of participatory monitoring and1 evaluation1 on1 the1 relationship between1 resource1 management and1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects. Pragmatism paradigm was adopted. The1 study used1 mixed1 method1 design. The1 target population1 was 47 police1 housing scheme1 projects in1 8 regional blocks in1 Kenya. The1 unit of observation1 was 1564 respondents, out of which a sample1 of 319 was selected1 using stratified1 random sampling. The1 research used1 structured1 questionnaire1 and1 interview guides for data collection. The1 qualitative1 data collectend1 through interviews was analyzed1 using NVivo 12. Quantitative1 data was descriptively analyzed1 by use1 of measures of central tendencies and1 measures of dispersion. Pearson correlation analysis was conducted1 for the1 hypothesis to measure1 the1 strength of the1 relationships between1 the1 independent and1 dependent variables. For regression, a stepwise regression analysis was done which involved estimating the relationship between one independent variable and one dependent variable. To test the moderating variable, a regression analysis containing three1 models was used. The1 study found1 a statistically significant relationship between1 resource1 management and1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects (r=0.846, p=0.000<0.05). The1 study also1 found a strong correlation1 between1 participatory monitoring and1 evaluation and1 the1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects (r=0.814, p=0.000<0.05). Moreover, the1 research found1 after introduction1 of participatory monitoring and1 evaluation1 into the1 relationship, and1 the1 interaction1 term in1 model 2 increased1 the1 R square1 by 0.049. This implies that the1 interaction1 between1 participatory monitoring and1 evaluation1 and1 combined1 resource1 management explains 4.9% variations in1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects. F was at F (6, 156) =84.002, p<0.000<0.05) and1 therefore1 the1 overall moderating influence1 was significant. The1 research concluded1 that facility resource1 management had1 the1 greatest effect on1 the1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects, followed1 by information1 technology resource1 management, then1 financial resource1 management, then1 material resource1 management, while1 human1 resource1 management had1 the1 least effect on1 the1 completion1 of Kenya police housing scheme projects. The1 study recommends that Kenya police housing scheme projects managers in1 Kenya should1 employ human1 resource1 practices that will ensure1 qualified1 personnel who are1 well trained1 and1 highly motivated1 to achieve1 projects which are1 completed1 within1 scope, completed1 within1 budget, completed1 within1 time1 and1 achieve1 quality of the1 houses. In1 addition1 to developing and1 documenting techniques for proper human1 resource1 planning, recruitment, and1 motivation, it is recommended1 that a comprehensive1 policy framework be1 established1 at the1 national level. The1 findings would1 contribute1 to practice1 as it would1 benefit construction1 industry professionals and1 contractors operating in1 Kenya. Institutionalizing the policy framework within existing government structures and regulatory frameworks is crucial for its successful implementation and sustainability.