STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WATER PROJECTS WITHIN PRISONS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
Abstract
Stakeholder management has gained substantial attention and become a critical area in project management. Stakeholder management keeps decision-makers and influencers engaged and on-track which is the pathway for a successful project. Majority of prisons across Kenya face water supply shortages due to insufficient maintenance and inadequate government support for water infrastructure projects. These shortages expose inmates to health risks from unsafe drinking water and inadequate sanitation, violating basic human rights standards. The general objective of the study was to examine the effect of stakeholder management on sustainability of water projects within prisons in Nairobi County, Kenya. The specific objectives were; to assess the effect of stakeholder’s identification on sustainability of water projects within prisons in Nairobi County, Kenya, and to examine the effect of stakeholder communication on sustainability of water projects within prisons in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study was guided by theory of transactive planning and Cognitive dissonance theory. The unit of analysis was 35 prison facilities in Nairobi County. The unit of observation was 238 respondents comprising of 15 heads of prisons facilities, 35 water project supervisors, and 175 technical staff officers. Yamane sampling formula was used to sample 144 respondents. The researcher purposively selected hence 10 heads of prison stations, 22 project supervisors, and 112 technical staff officers in the prison facilities. Data was collected using questionnaires. A pilot was conducted using 14 respondents. The study used content and construct validity. Reliability was tested using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and findings tabulated. Findings show that; stakeholder identification has a strong positive significant correlation with sustainability of water projects in Nairobi prisons stations (r=0557, p=0.048), and stakeholder communication has a strong positive significant correlation with sustainability of water projects in Nairobi prisons (r=0.839, p=0.048). The study recommends that; thorough stakeholder analysis should be conducted to identify all individuals and organizations interested with the project activities and the project outcome, invest in an effective information communication management system to promote effective integration of information and feedback from all the channels of communication.
Key Words: Stakeholder Management, Sustainability of Water Projects, Stakeholder’s Identification, Stakeholder Communication
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