Kenya education management institute training and its influence on principals’ financial management competencies in public secondary schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Achieng, Apollo Alice | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-26T13:52:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-26T13:52:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-05 | |
| dc.description | A research project submitted in fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of masters in education (Educational Administration) in the school of education and lifelong learning of Kenyatta University, April 2025 Dr. Purity Muthima | |
| dc.description.abstract | In building the capacity of Kenya principals, the Kenya Education Management Institute (KEMI) Training is important. Even after KEMI introduced its education management diploma programme to school managers in 2011, numerous instances of fiscal malpractices continue to be documented in a number of schools in Kisumu County, Kenya. This study purposes to establish KEMI. Training and its influence on principals’ financial management competency in Public Secondary Schools Kisumu County, Kenya. The research objectives were: to establish KEMI’s training in budgetary planning and its influence on principals’ financial management competencies in public secondary schools Kisumu County, Kenya, to establish KEMI’s training in supervisory management and its influence on principals’ financial management competencies in public secondary schools Kisumu county, Kenya, to assess KEMI’s training in income management and its influence on principals’ financial management competencies in public secondary schools Kisumu county, Kenya and to find out KEMI’s training in expenditure management and its influence on principals’ financial management competencies in Public Secondary Schools Kisumu County, Kenya. This study was grounded on the theory of Total Quality Management. The study used correlational research design. The research targeted 224 Public secondary schools which have a total of 224 principals, 224 bursars. Krecjie and Morgan formulae was used to a sample size of 56 principals of which 46 have attended KEMI training while10 had not gone for the KEMI training, 56 bursars and 11 ministry officials, a total of 123respondents. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to both the principals who had undergone KEMI training, and the bursars, while interviews was conducted to 10 principals who had not gone for KEMI training and 11 Ministry officials. Inferential and descriptive statistics was employed in analysing quantitative data. The results showed that KEMI’s training in budgetary management had a positive and significant effect on principals’ financial management competencies (β=0.305, p=0.000). The results showed that KEMI’s training in supervisory management had a positive and significant effect on principals’ financial management competencies (β=0.182, p=0.027). Additionally, income management had a positive and significant effect on principals’ financial management competencies (β=0.234, p=0.011) and expenditure management had a positive and significant effect on principals’ financial management competencies (β=0.320, p=0.000). The study established that there was a substantial influence of KEMI’s training in budget planning on principals’ financial management competencies in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, the study also concluded that there was a significant influence of KEMI’s training supervisory management on principals’ financial management competencies in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya, the study also concluded that there was a significant influence of KEMI’s training income management on principals’ financial management competencies in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya. In the study concluded that there was a significant influence of KEMI’s training expenditure management on principals’ financial management competencies in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya. The results show there is a positive relation between KEMI training and principal’s financial competences, there could be other factors like lack of integrity. The ministry of education should, ensure that there is regular monitoring of school’s financial records and involve forensic accounting, TSC to increase salaries principals and teachers’ salaries to avoid issues of malpractices and the KEMI program proceed without any interruption. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/30882 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | Kenya education management institute training and its influence on principals’ financial management competencies in public secondary schools in Kisumu County, Kenya | |
| dc.type | Thesis |