PROJECT MONITORING AND EVALUATION AND PERFORMANCE OF COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN METROPOLITAN COUNTIES IN KENYA

Geofrey Oduor Omollo, Dr. Anne marie Wairimu Mungai

Abstract


The general objective of the study was to establish the influence of project monitoring and evaluation on performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to establish the influence of M&E planning on performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya, and to examine the effect of M&E reporting on performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya. This study used descriptive research design. The study therefore targeted 4 county referral hospitals including Mbagathi County Referral Hospital, Kiambu County Referal Hospital, Kajiado County Referral Hospital and Machakos County Referral Hospital (MOE, 2023). The senior project managers were selected because they handle the organization decisions and are therefore well conversant with the influence of project monitoring and evaluation on performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya. Therefore, the target population was 325 project managers in 4 county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya. The study’s sample size was reached at using Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination formula. The study used simple random sampling to select 176 respondents. This study also used questionnaire to collect data relevant to this study. Quantitative data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques which are frequencies, mean, standard deviation. Inferential statistics which include Pearson correlation and the Regression Analysis Model were used to test the relationship between study variables. The significance of the model was tested at 5% level of significance. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The study results were presented through use of tables and figures. The study concludes that M&E planning has a positive and significant effect on performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya. The study also concludes that M&E reporting has a positive and significant effect on performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the management of county referral hospitals in Kenya should implement a comprehensive M&E planning framework is essential for enhancing the performance of county referral hospitals in Metropolitan Counties in Kenya.

Key Words: Project Monitoring and Evaluation, M&E Planning, M&E Reporting, Performance, County Referral Hospitals, Metropolitan Counties 


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