Francis K. KiarieEkwang’a, Lokinei Michael2024-02-062024-02-062023-11https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27579A Research Project Submitted to School of Business, Economics and Tourism in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Science in Project Monitoring and Evaluation of Kenyatta UniversityThe critical role played by Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya is to promote development and reduce poverty by implementing socio-economic programs and projects. This has seen huge investments being channeled towards NGO-based projects, and therefore, their successful implementation and performance is equally critical. However, despite the significant investment that continues to be made towards NGO-based projects, most of them suffer a myriad of challenges hindering their completion within scheduled time, experiencing cost overruns, or fail to meet the required quality standards, all of which are parameters of project performance. The general objective of this study, therefore, was to establish the effect of M&E capacity development activities on the performance of NGO-based projects in Turkana County. Specifically, the study sought to establish the effect of M&E Capacity Tools Development, Resources Provision, Organization Structure with M&E, and M&E results utilization. The study employed both descriptive and cross-sectional research designs, and the target population comprised ongoing/completed 148 NGO-based projects in Turkana County between the year 2014 and 2022. A stratified random sampling design was applied to take care of the different sectors where the NGO-based projects are being implemented. The target population was 30 projects.The target respondents comprised M&E officers, project managers, procurement officers, finance officers, and development partners' representatives, all comprising 180 respondents as the unit of observation. The primary data was collected using a semi-structured survey. Construct validity was determined by matching the operationalized variables to the theoretical construct. Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient of internal Consistency was used to evaluate the reliability of the data. The quantitative data was analyzed using multiple linear regression model for inferential interpretation.The study established that M&E Capacity Tools Development, Resources Provision, Organization Structure with M&E, and M&E results utilization had a positive significant influence on the performance of non-governmental based projects in Turkana. The study concluded that M&E tools help project managers to track and measure project progress toward organizational impact goals, enabling them to make data-driven choices and take action where it is most needed. M&E resource allocation is set to be used continuously in monitoring activities and on a regular basis for evaluations. Depending on the mission and scope of activity, among other variables, businesses can select where to locate the M&E function inside their structure. Monitoring and evaluation operations necessitate both time and money. Finances are utilized to pay salaries for M&E professionals, provide M&E training, purchase software and hardware resources, among other requirements. The study recommended that project managers should select an M&E tool depending on the type of information required, the available resources, and the unique assessment goals and objectives. An M&E system must be suitably resourced in order to perform successfully. Finance, personnel, and time are the three basic categories of resources. The process of M&E needs to be owned by clients and stakeholders so that they don't think that the evaluation was created by funding organizations to serve their interests and not the client's needs and goals. The M&E structure should be let to run autonomously so that the systems can create high-quality, timely reports that are rich enough to inform programming, policy, and learning.enNon-Governmental Based ProjectsKenyaTurkana CountyThesis