Langat,NahashonMusimba,Kennedy2025-05-192025-05-192025MUSIMBA, KENNEDY, and Nahashon Langat. 2025. “Strategic Alliances and Performance of Commercial StateOwned Enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya”. Asian Journal of Economics, Finance and Management 7 (1):252-66. https://doi.org/10.56557/ajefm/2025/v7i1271https://doi.org/10.56557/ajefm/2025/v7i1271https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/30073ArticleMost commercial State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Nairobi, Kenya, have been underperforming, often relying on financial bailouts. This study investigated the impact of strategic alliances on their performance, focusing on resource sharing, risk sharing, regulatory compliance, and cost-efficiencybased alliances. Grounded in resource reliance, resource-based view, and public interest theories, the study employed a descriptive survey design, targeting all 37 commercial SOEs in Nairobi. Using purposive sampling, one senior manager from each SOE participated, and structured questionnaires were used for data collection. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation and multivariate regression). Results indicated that strategic alliances significantly influenced SOE performance, explaining 88.7% of performance variation. Resource-sharing alliances had a positiveenArticle