PROJECT TEAM MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTY FUNDED ROAD PROJECTS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA

Julius Kipketer Leley, Dr. Jane Omwenga, Dr. Bernard Lango

Abstract


Government projects are vital to the citizens, who are the beneficiaries. Funded programs seek to address socio-economic development challenges facing the marginalized population. Therefore, such projects' failure bring with it a profound negative socio-economic impact to the project beneficiaries. Results show current state of project outcomes as projects completed within original budget constitute 55%, projects completed on time 51%, failed project's budget lost 32%. The objectives of the study are to assess the relationship between project team management and the successful implementation of county funded road projects in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya and to determine the moderating effect of government regulation on the relationship between project team management and successful implementation of county funded road projects in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study was guided by Goal Setting Theory and Institutional Theory. The positivist philosophy was used to drive the study. The research used a descriptive survey to establish conclusions about how project management practices influence the delivery of county-funded road improvements in Uasin Gishu County. The target population was taken from the Uasin-Gishu County Government's ministry of roads and public works, which employs 250 people at different levels of management. The research employed Taro Yamane's (1967) sample size calculation, assuming a 5% error term. The research picked 153 people from a target sample of 250 employees. Employees that work on road construction in Uasin-Gishu County make up the majority of this group. Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data whereas descriptive and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, multiple regression analysis, and stepwise regression analysis) were used in analyzing quantitative data with the help of the SPSS statistical software. The study used a 95% confidence level. Based on the findings, the study concluded that project team management positively and significantly influences successful implementation of county funded road projects in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study also concludes that Government regulation has a significant moderating effect on the relationship between project team management and successful implementation of county funded road projects in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.

 

Key Words: Project Team Management, County Funded Road Projects and Government Regulation, Goal Setting Theory and Institutional Theory


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