Collaborative Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of County Funded Projects in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
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Date
2022
Authors
Charles, Musyimi Musili
Ondara, Alfayos
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IAJISPM
Abstract
Since the inception of county governments
which were created under the Article Six
and specified in 1st Schedule of the
Constitution of Kenya, there has been low
uptake of collaborative monitoring and
evaluation of projects leading to delay in
project implementation, unmet stakeholder
expectations and unsatisfactory work.
Uasin Gishu County has been lagging
behind in execution of its proposed
projects with such delays attributed to
insufficient and unqualified personnel,
inadequate budgetary allocation to support
M&E function, poor project planning and
monitoring, and lack of participation from
numerous project stakeholders, to name a
few. These challenges have affected the
execution of collaborative M&E practices
in the County. Due to this backdrop, the
research attempted to establish factors
affecting utilization of collaborative M&E
practices on County funded projects in the
County Government of Uasin Gishu. The
main purpose of this inquiry was to assess
the effects of technical expertise, cost
implications, stakeholder involvement and
the existence of policy framework in
performance of projects financed by the
County. The researcher used a descriptive
research approach with a target populace
of 41 County officials drawn from various
departments inclusive of stakeholders. The
researcher adopted simple random
selection method in picking of all sample
units. Most of the information sought was
obtained using a structured tool selfadministered to the respondents. Statistical
software was adopted in synthesizing the
data where percent’s, aggregated means as
well as other statistical measures were
generated, portrayed and displayed in
tabular and diagrammatical forms. The
study established that the level of expertise
of project M&E staffs in the County was
moderate; level of costs implied for project
M&E was rated to be much high with a
very high level of stakeholder involvement
in projects M&E in the County. Technical
expertise in utilization of collaborative
M&E practices affected projects
performance in the County to a moderate
extent with policy frameworks in projects
M&E having a moderate effect on project
performance. Inadequate allocation of
funds to implement collaborative M&E
and M&E budget as a percent of
development expenditure in every project
was found to have effects on projects
performance in Uasin Gishu County
together with policy framework to great
extents. The study concluded that cost
implications contributed more to the
increase of project performance in the
County followed by technical expertise,
policy frameworks and stakeholder
involvement in that order. The study
recommended that, to build effective and
efficient collaborative monitoring and
evaluation system, the County
Government was required to commit its
resources including personnel and
financial, and develop policies that can
support M&E function. For the County
sponsored projects to realize full benefits,
the project implementers should employ
management staffs who have attained
professional qualifications. The study
recommends that resource utilization
should be refocused to ensure that the
projects are able to realize their intended
benefits to the society. The M&E team
should be composed of all stakeholders
directly and indirectly affected by the
county funded projects. To be relevant andfeasible, project management need to meet
various characteristics coming from
broader corporate considerations, such as
consistency with the project's long-term
aims, compatibility with existing funds,
controllability, and endorsement by the
residence The study recommends that the
policy framework should be realistic and
address actual needs. Relevant analysis of
projects and policy evaluations should be
conducted highlighting the previous
initiatives' outcomes, as well as the merits
and flaws of their execution.
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Keywords
Collaborative monitoring and evaluation, technical expertise, cost implications, stakeholder involvement, policy framework, project performance
Citation
Musyimi, C. M., & Ondara, A. (2022). Collaborative monitoring and evaluation practices and performance of county funded projects in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Information Sciences and Project Management, 3 (7), 102-119.