Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation on the Performance of County Government Funded Projects; A Case of Kwale County
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the influence monitoring and evaluation practices have on the implementation or performance of various development projects implemented in the devolved units in Kenya. This study sought to answer the following questions: To what extent do monitoring and evaluation plans influence government funded projects performance in Kwale County? How does monitoring and evaluation training influence government funded projects performance in Kwale County? What is the extent to which baseline surveys influence government funded projects performance in Kwale County? To what extent do information systems influence government funded projects performance in Kwale County? This study was guided by the theory of change and the realistic evaluation theory. The research design for this study was a mix of ex-post facto research design and survey. The target population of the study was 113 respondents. A sample size of 100 respondents was considered as calculated by the Morgan and Krejcie. From the analysis done, it was noted that majority of the respondents (97%) entirely supported the concept that monitoring and evaluation plans influence the performance of county funded development projects significantly. Further, it was found out that majority (84.6%) of the respondents supported the idea; monitoring and evaluation training influences County funded projects performance. Also, majority of the respondents (95%) strongly supported the idea that baseline surveys have a significant influence on the performance of county funded development projects in Kwale. Finally, it was discovered that user friendliness in the adopted M&E IS influences the implementation of projects in the county significantly (m= 4.0) mean. The researcher suggested that a study be done to examine the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation practices on the performance of development projects in Kwale County and other counties of Kenya.
Key words: M&E plans, M&E training, M&E baseline survey, and M&E IS.
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