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Determinants of Public Participation in Budget Making Process in Devolved Governments in Kenya: A Case of Trans Nzoia County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Participatory budgeting has been supported in the legislative framework in Kenya, however, the process faces challenges characterized by low participation rates. This study therefore interrogated the influence of citizen’s ... -
Determinants of Effective Handling of Public Complaints in Public Sector in Kenya: A Case of Office of Ombudsman
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Since the inception of the Office of Ombudsman in 2011 through an Act of Parliament in Kenya, handling of public complaints in the public sector has not been satisfactory. The increase in public complaints by citizens ... -
Effects of Community Interventions on Youth Deradicalization in Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)There is scarcity of empirical literature on how the community practices such as life skill training, mentoring, sport events and career sponsorship have contributed to de-radicalization among the youth in the counties. ... -
Program Framework and its Effects on the Implementation of the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Lamu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Kenya has had an increasing number of vulnerable and orphaned children, the population of children is projected to be 19 million with about 3.5 million being orphaned and vulnerable children. Traditionally orphans were ... -
The Influence of Reward System on Employee Performance in the Public Sector: A Case of Nairobi Metropolitan Services
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Employees play a significant role in the performance of the organization. This is mostly attributed to the manner, which performance evaluation; recognition and relevant information are managed. Employees are a significant ... -
Influence of Board Composition on Performance of Sugar Companies in Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Kenya's sugar manufacturing companies have had disappointing financial results with high debts over the last decade. In Western Kenya, in particular, most companies either work below capacity or have factories fully closed ... -
Determinants of Stakeholders Participation in the Electoral Process in Kenya: The Case of Murang’a County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Stakeholders’ participation has become an important requirement in governance globally. In Kenya, the constitution of Kenya (2010) made it mandatory for stakeholders’ participation in most government activities and ... -
Strategic Planning Implementation Effects on Service Delivery among County Governments in Kenya: A Case of Kisii County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The study set to assess how the implementation of strategic plans affects the delivery of services Kenya with a case study of Kisii County Government. The study aimed to find out the influence of employees‟ feedback, ... -
Determinants of Service Delivery in Public Sector: A Case Study of Huduma Center in Nairobi City County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)This research pursued to study the determinants of public service delivery, focusing on strategic direction, influence of strategic location, existence of evaluation framework, and influence of employee practices. Assessment ... -
Institutional Bureaucracy and Implementation of Strategic Planning in the National Police Service, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Organizations today face major unpredictable changes that make strategy implementation difficult and complex. The National Police Service Strategic Plan (2018-2022) only highlighted the achievements of its predecessor and ... -
Determinants of Gender Mainstreaming Process in Recruitment Practices in the Public Sector, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)In the last two decades, there have been numerous efforts by international organizations and national governments around the world to ensure gender mainstreaming in the public sector as well as in the private sector. In ... -
Determinants of Strategy Implementation among Regulatory Authorities in Kenya: Case of National Construction Authority
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The study sought to establish the determinants that influence implementation of strategies among regulatory authorities in Kenya and specifically the National Construction Authority. The study specifically sought to determine ... -
Influence of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Many countries across the world find themselves in positions of fiscal deficits that compel them to borrow either internally or externally from various sources to bolster improvement and advancements in their economies. ... -
Social Audit and Performance of National Government Constituency Development Fund Projects in Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The projects funded using National Government Constituency Developed Fund in Kenya faces, time and cost overruns as well as quality issues. Since developing economies like Kenya face resource scarcity, it is important to ... -
Determinants of Implementation of the Hiv/Aids Workplace Policy in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)HIV has been termed as a great threat to the country‘s economic development. Despite the efforts in prevention and management of HIV/AIDS over the years, this threat that the epidemic poses to the world is still substantial. ...
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Determinants of Public Participation in Budget Making Process in Devolved Governments in Kenya: A Case of Trans Nzoia County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Participatory budgeting has been supported in the legislative framework in Kenya, however, the process faces challenges characterized by low participation rates. This study therefore interrogated the influence of citizen’s ... -
Effects of Community Interventions on Youth Deradicalization in Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)There is scarcity of empirical literature on how the community practices such as life skill training, mentoring, sport events and career sponsorship have contributed to de-radicalization among the youth in the counties. ... -
Determinants of Effective Handling of Public Complaints in Public Sector in Kenya: A Case of Office of Ombudsman
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Since the inception of the Office of Ombudsman in 2011 through an Act of Parliament in Kenya, handling of public complaints in the public sector has not been satisfactory. The increase in public complaints by citizens ... -
Program Framework and its Effects on the Implementation of the Cash Transfer for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Lamu County, Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Kenya has had an increasing number of vulnerable and orphaned children, the population of children is projected to be 19 million with about 3.5 million being orphaned and vulnerable children. Traditionally orphans were ... -
The Influence of Reward System on Employee Performance in the Public Sector: A Case of Nairobi Metropolitan Services
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Employees play a significant role in the performance of the organization. This is mostly attributed to the manner, which performance evaluation; recognition and relevant information are managed. Employees are a significant ... -
Influence of Board Composition on Performance of Sugar Companies in Western Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Kenya's sugar manufacturing companies have had disappointing financial results with high debts over the last decade. In Western Kenya, in particular, most companies either work below capacity or have factories fully closed ... -
Determinants of Stakeholders Participation in the Electoral Process in Kenya: The Case of Murang’a County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Stakeholders’ participation has become an important requirement in governance globally. In Kenya, the constitution of Kenya (2010) made it mandatory for stakeholders’ participation in most government activities and ... -
Strategic Planning Implementation Effects on Service Delivery among County Governments in Kenya: A Case of Kisii County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The study set to assess how the implementation of strategic plans affects the delivery of services Kenya with a case study of Kisii County Government. The study aimed to find out the influence of employees‟ feedback, ... -
Determinants of Service Delivery in Public Sector: A Case Study of Huduma Center in Nairobi City County
(Kenyatta University, 2021)This research pursued to study the determinants of public service delivery, focusing on strategic direction, influence of strategic location, existence of evaluation framework, and influence of employee practices. Assessment ... -
Institutional Bureaucracy and Implementation of Strategic Planning in the National Police Service, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Organizations today face major unpredictable changes that make strategy implementation difficult and complex. The National Police Service Strategic Plan (2018-2022) only highlighted the achievements of its predecessor and ... -
Determinants of Gender Mainstreaming Process in Recruitment Practices in the Public Sector, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)In the last two decades, there have been numerous efforts by international organizations and national governments around the world to ensure gender mainstreaming in the public sector as well as in the private sector. In ... -
Determinants of Strategy Implementation among Regulatory Authorities in Kenya: Case of National Construction Authority
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The study sought to establish the determinants that influence implementation of strategies among regulatory authorities in Kenya and specifically the National Construction Authority. The study specifically sought to determine ... -
Influence of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya: An Empirical Analysis
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Many countries across the world find themselves in positions of fiscal deficits that compel them to borrow either internally or externally from various sources to bolster improvement and advancements in their economies. ... -
Social Audit and Performance of National Government Constituency Development Fund Projects in Mandera County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The projects funded using National Government Constituency Developed Fund in Kenya faces, time and cost overruns as well as quality issues. Since developing economies like Kenya face resource scarcity, it is important to ... -
Determinants of Implementation of the Hiv/Aids Workplace Policy in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)HIV has been termed as a great threat to the country‘s economic development. Despite the efforts in prevention and management of HIV/AIDS over the years, this threat that the epidemic poses to the world is still substantial. ... -
Determinants of Government’s Supply of Affordable Housing: A Case of the Starehe Project in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Globally there exists a housing shortage. Research shows that over one billion people globally live in slums and more than one million do not have homes. What is more worrying is the trend where over one million people ... -
Influence of Substance Abuse on Service Delivery by the Kenya Police Officers A Case Study of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)Substance abuse is a problem to some serving police officers and hence delivering poor services to members of the public. The problem could be contributed to by stress and other occupational situations. However, the ... -
Influence of Citizen Participation on Health Sector Policy Development in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)While studies closely related to citizen participation have been undertaken in some other counties in Kenya, Garissa County have experiences decline rate on policy development in health care sector for many years now. The ... -
Financial Inclusion Barriers For The Youth In Informal Sector: A Case Of Kamukunji Juakali Artisans In Nairobi County In Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Financial inclusion question and in particular as it pertains to the access to credit has for long time concentrated on how the lower section of the population pyramid access credit, addressing the barriers and creating ... -
Organizational Dynamics and Public Participation in Kenya: A Case of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Manyatta Constituency, Embu County
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Public participation in CDF-funded projects in Kenya is a mandatory practice that is meant to ensure transparency and good governance in the management of public resources. Yet, numerous cases are often reported where ...
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