Monitoring and Evaluation and Performance of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Garissa County, Kenya.
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Date
2018
Authors
Abdi, A. H.
Kimutai, G.
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International Academic Journals
Abstract
Monitoring and evaluation is a crucial
component of a project management which
determines the end result of any project.
The CDF Act of Kenya and
Implementation Guidelines from the CDF
Board place great emphasis on the
monitoring and evaluation of CDF
projects, this responsibility of monitoring
is placed upon the various stakeholders of
the projects. There have been a lot of
challenges which have negated the benefits
of CDF operations leading to poor
performance of CDF projects. The
challenges include inappropriate
implementation of the projects resulting in
some projects not being completed as
planned and management capabilities of
some committee members being
questionable. To have an effective
monitoring, the team must ask the right
questions, investigate the real issues and
generate relevant information to enable
them make an accurate assessment of the
project.The main objective of this study
was to establish the influence of
monitoring and evaluation on the
performance of CDF Projects. The specific
objectives of the study were to assess the
influence of technical expertise,
stakeholder participation, approach/design
and feedback on performance of
Constituency Development Fund projects
in Garissa County, Kenya. The study was
anchored on systems thoery, prospect
thoery and the thoery of constraints. The
scope of the study was Laisamis
constituency development fund 2014/2015
approved projects in Garissa County. This
study employed a descriptive survey
research design. The target population was
71 respondents from which a census was
carried out. Numerical data collected using
questionnaire was coded and analyzed
with help of a Statistical Package for
Social Scientists (SPSS). Data collected
was analyzed and interpreted based on the
identified Independent variables and relate
their effects on the dependent variables.
Descriptive statistics used was frequencies,
percentages, measures of central tendancy
and measures of dispersion while
inferential statistics was pearson moment
of correlation and regressions. The
respondents indicated that the M&E team
incorporates relevant government
departments’ officers and have adequate
knowledge and skills. The respondents
however disagreed to the statement that
Monitoring and Evaluation is carried out
frequently as shown by a low mean and a
standard deviation. The respondents also
agreed with a high mean that participation
of stakeholders is crucial to successful
implementation of M&. The respondents
also agreed that the stakeholders have
knowledge of M&E practices. the
respondents agreed that there are clear
statements of measurable objectives on
CDF projects as well as structured set of
indicators on CDF projects. The
respondents also agreed that There is a
project monitoring & feedback system in
place which is done on a monthly basis. It
was also established that project
monitoring feedback for CDF projects is a
continuous process and CDF stakeholders
are usually involved in Monitoring and
Feedback of the projects. The respondents
however agreed that the projects is
completed within budget and implemented
according to the original design. A
deficiency in monitoring and evaluation is
characterized by lack of technical skills
among M&E professionals and other
stakeholders, poor M&E approaches/designs, lack of proper
stakeholder involment, inadequate means
of monitoring and evaluation data storage,
poor data processing, poor means of
dissemination of monitoring and
evaluation information. The study
established that those charged with the
responsibility of carrying out M&E,
comprising officials from CDF
management were not empowered with
appropriate skills and knowledge,
consequently it is recommended that they
should be appropriately empowered with
the necessary knowledge in order to have
the grasp of these tools in order to utilize
them. It is recommended that CDF
management staff should include a
quantity surveyor. More monitoring and
evaluation professional should be
employed in order to carry out a credible
M&E exercise of CDF projects. It was
noted that many projects had stalled due to
inconsistency in funding and change of
political leadership.
Description
Aresearch article published in International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management
Keywords
Monitoring and evaluation, Performance, Constituency development fund projects, Garissa County, Kenya
Citation
Abdi, A. H. & Kimutai, G. (2018). Monitoring and evaluation and performance of constituency development fund projects in Garissa County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management, 3(2), 418-445