Browsing by Author "Moi, Edna"

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    Administration of Legal Issues in African Development for Global Sustainability
    (East African Nature & Science Organization, 2020) Moi, Edna; Minja, David; Makhamara, Felistus
    Despite the evolution of legal systems in Africa, its development cannot be realized without the adoption of global practices relevant to the 21st-century complexities. Using data from Kenya, the objective of this paper was to determine people's awareness of legal issues, innovation tools for harnessing research data, and innovations for sustainability. This paper gives a brief history of government systems in various African countries which existed before colonization and further recommends mechanisms for promoting citizens’ legal rights. The paper highlights the administration of legal rights in Kenya citing new innovative tools for general development. It recommends ways that could be embraced for promoting development; the technology system, the rule of law, constitutionalism, democracy and stakeholders' support. The paper concludes that the majority of Kenyan citizens need legal awareness. The possible outcome of the process remains uncertain and open to further stakeholders' inputs. The paper finally recommends the increasing involvement of every stakeholder which is expected to increase the rate of Africa's development for global sustainability.
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    Corporate Governance Practices and Their Effect on Strategic Plan Implementation at Isuzu East Africa
    (RJI Reviewed Journal International of Education Practice, 2024) Kibe, Stephen Gachoka; Moi, Edna
    This study focused on identifying corporate governance practices and their effect on strategic plan implementation at Isuzu East Africa. Dynamic capability theory, agency theory and stakeholder theory were used to guide the study. The research was conducted at Isuzu East Africa, a private manufacturing company and respondents were employees working in the organization. IEA had a total of 474 employees and the targeted sample size was 30% of the total, equivalent to 143 employees. Descriptive research design that is cross sectional and stratified random sampling was used when collecting responses. A questionnaire was used for data collection and both close and open ended questions were used. The questionnaires were administered to employees online through google forms. A 5-point Linkert scale was used for close ended questions. The research instrument was tested to ensure reliability and validity. Reliability was determined using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. Responses were kept anonymous to ensure confidentiality of information given by participants of the study. Data collected was analyzed using SPSS and relationship between the various variables determined using correlation and regression analysis. The study found that there was statistically significant relationship between change management, resource management and risk control and strategic plan implementation. The research concluded that resource management had the greatest impact on strategic plan implementation. The study recommended that organizations adopt practices that positively affect implementation of their strategic objectives. Organizations need to maintain a score card of their change management, resource management and risk control strategies to ensure they are aligned to achieve effective implementation. Additional research should be conducted in organizations in different sectors to determine the corporate governance practices most critical for their strategic plan implementation and other variables such as communication and organization structure studied.
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    Determinants of Public Participation in Implementation of Development Projects in Kenya: A case Study of Wajir County Government Water Projects
    (International Academic Journals, 2020) Omar, Shamsa; Moi, Edna; Moi, Edna
    The main purpose of the study was to investigate determinants of public participation in implementation of devolved projects in Kenya, a case study of Wajir county government water projects. The objectives are: To determine how stakeholder engagement influence public participation in implementation of devolved projects, to evaluate how public awareness influence implementation of devolved projects in Kenya, to assess the extent to which training affect implementation of devolved projects in Kenya and to assess how decision making influence implementation of devolved water projects in Kenya in Wajir County. Descriptive research, design was employed; the study targets a population of 101,321 households from Wajir County. A 400 household sample is arrived at using Miller and Brewer (2003) statistical formula. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire. The study data collection instrument was reviewed by university supervisor to ensure validity. SPSS was used to analyze data using descriptive statistics. Data presentation was done using percentages and frequencies tables. Informed consent was sought from the respondents prior to data collection. Confidentiality took precedence regarding all information that was collected in order to avoid victimization. The study findings revealed that stakeholders engagement, public awareness, decision making and training influence water projects implementation in Wajir County. Based on the findings of the study that has come from the respondents in the field and the literature review, the researcher makes the following recommendations: First, the researcher recommends that the stakeholders should be involved and consulted from the beginning of projects idealization, identification, resourcing, planning, implementation and in the monitoring and evaluation process. Secondly, to ensure effective public participation in devolved projects, Wajir County should publicize all its proposed projects in the relevant materials and media that can be quickly and widely accessed. County government of Wajir should also carry out civic education to ensure that people are informed of their responsibility to take part in the planning and implementation of the county projects. Thirdly, the researcher recommends that resources with some biases to both human and financial resources should be scrutinized and both the county and national government should come up with strategies of allocating sufficient finances and hire quality and sufficient personnel. Finally, the study recommends that training should be paramount in projects success.
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    Effect of devolution on healthcare administration in Murang'a County, Kenya
    (International Academic Journals, 2020) Njoroge, Gitonga; Moi, Edna
    The health administration managers play a critical role in healthcare decision-making, and their susceptibility to local and regional politics is noteworthy. This is despite the need for channeling more resources towards the devolution of healthcare in the 47 counties in Kenya. While an expansive body of literature has explored the implications of devolution on certain aspects of an economy, little has been published on the effect it has on healthcare administration. There is a little empirical study on the effect devolution has on the administration of health services in Gatanga Sub-county in Murang'a County despite having a population of 95,601 people. According to the agency theory, an agent ought to serve in the best interest of the principal. By extrapolation, regional healthcare administrators ought to serve better their principals after they are empowered by devolution. To that effect, this study ought to examine the effect of devolution on healthcare administration in Gatanga Sub-county. The study sought to achieve three key objectives, namely (a) to assess the effects of devolution on healthcare financial planning, (b) to examine the effects of devolution on the management of healthcare facilities; and (c) to evaluate the effects of devolution on healthcare human resource management. A randomly selected sample of 91 healthcare practitioners, 46 healthcare beneficiaries, and 19 healthcare administrators in the county was involved in the study. Data was collected using semistructured questionnaires and analysed using descriptive analysis. It was observed that the county government primarily funds healthcare service with minor support from grants from the national government and donors. They experienced a range of financial challenges, namely unreliable, delayed, and insufficient funding, lack of sufficient equipment. It was also observed that devolution had improved administration through expanding managerial space and improvement in overall service delivery. However, operational challenges, such as poor involvement of stakeholders in day-today operations and decision-making, were rampant. Lastly, devolution has allowed healthcare facilities to attract qualified workers, perhaps from local societies, although staff challenges such as staff demotivation and inadequacy of CPD opportunities were observed. This study recommends fostering capacity building for local healthcare facilities to help in bolstering the skills of healthcare administrators and the need for awareness among administrators concerning the welfare of healthcare practitioners.
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    Influence of Citizen Engagement in Budget Planning on Devolved Governance Systems in Mombasa County, Kenya
    (IAJAH, 2024-10) Kioko, Sila Boniventure; Moi, Edna
    Public participation was at the heart of the Kenya constitution 2010, which demanded that public participation should be employed in all county governments that were established under the constitution. It was incumbent upon each devolved unit to develop a public participation policy to encourage and guide how the citizenry were involved in planning and implementation of public projects. In Kenya, the primary objectives of public participation in decentralized governance systems were to enlighten, involve, confer, cooperate, and enable the populace through various channels, such as elections or civil society initiatives that solicited public opinion throughout the policy-making process. Public bureaucracy, on the other hand, had a culture that discouraged public participation and instead favored traditional means of exchanging information, such as public hearings, which were frequently one-sided and unfocused on fixing problems. Therefore, through genuine public engagement, it was necessary to change that mentality and guarantee that citizens were partners in the governing process rather than only clients. This study aimed to ascertain how citizen involvement affected budget planning in devolved governance systems; second, to ascertain how citizen awareness affected budgeting and devolved governance and to explore the influence of monitoring and evaluation in budget planning on the performance of devolved governance systems in Mombasa county, Kenya. Stakeholder theory served as the study's foundation. The study used a descriptive research design. The aim of the study was the Mombasa County population of 378,422 households, and the Yamane method was used to choose 400 families as a sample. To improve the validity and reliability of research instruments, a pilot study was carried out. The primary research instrument for gathering both quantitative and qualitative data for the study was a self administered questionnaire. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze the quantitative data both descriptively and inferentially. The results were shown as frequency tables, means, and standard deviations. Themes were used to analyze qualitative data, which were then presented narratively. To carry out the study, the investigator obtained a research authorization letter from Graduate School, Kenyatta University, as well as a research permit from the National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation (NACOSTI). The study concludes that citizen engagement positively affect the performance of devolved governance systems in Mombasa County, Kenya. The study recommended that policymakers and governance leaders in Mombasa County should prioritize the promotion of citizen engagement in the budgeting process. This can be achieved through the establishment of citizen engagement forums, public meetings, and town hall meetings where citizens can discuss and provide input on budget proposals.