Capacity Building and Performance of Donor Funded Projects in Nairobi City County Kenya
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Date
2023
Authors
Kanyi, John Kiragu
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kenyatta university
Abstract
Given the vast amounts of resources expended to donor funded projects and the
challenges they are designed to address; it is imperative that they deliver their desired
goals. However, this has not been the case as the challenges remain pervasive. This is
attributed to a myriad of issues key among them lack of capacity among the project staff.
This study therefore sought to assess how capacity building in three competence areas
which were deemed to be among the weak links to performance of projects funded by
donors in Nairobi County. The study evaluated how technical competence, managerial
competence, and governance competence influenced the performance of donor-funded
projects in Nairobi. The research was based on four theories: diffusion of innovation,
transformational learning, resource dependency, and knowledge-based theories. Mixed
methods design using a descriptive survey was adopted to meet the objectives of the
study. The target population was 311 employees in 55 donor-funded projects which had
been running for five years from 2014 - 2018. The research employed multi stage
sampling where a proportionate stratified sample size helped identify 30% of the target
population which was 94 employees who were then randomly selected. This study's
primary data included both quantitative and qualitative information collected using a
questionnaire which had closed and open ended questions. Statistical Product and Service
Solutions version 23 software was utilized for analysis of the data gathered from the
study. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages, mean scores and standard
deviation were employed in data analysis. Further, inferential statistics through multiple
regression was used to determine the association between the dependent variables and
independent variable. The study found that technical competence, management
competence and governance competence had a significant influence on project
performance. The study concludes that the existing capacity building initiatives are
effective and thus their notable influence on performance of projects. The study
recommends continued adoption of technology and democratic management style as well
as putting in place strong governance structures.
Description
A Research Project Submitted to the School of Business,
Economics, and Tourism in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of
Business Administration (Project Management Option)
Kenyatta University
Keywords
Capacity Building, Donor Funded Projects, Nairobi City County, Kenya