Title:
EMPIRICAL STUDY OF HOW MONITORING AND EVALUATION STAFF CAPACITY BUILDING INFLUENCE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC FUNDED PROJECTS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY, KENYA

Authors:
Duncan Ngondo Muchiri, Prof. Dorothy Ndunge Kyalo and Dr. Angeline Mulwa

Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to determine how Monitoring and Evaluation Staff Capacity Building influence performance of health projects in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. The study used a mixture of research designs. The unit of analysis was the planned Projects during 2014 – 2019 period and Monitoring and Evaluation Staff in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Data was collected using questionnaires. A pilot study was carried out in a similar County. The study indicated that there was a significant positive linear relationship between M&E Staff Capacity Building and Performance of Public funded projects in Kirinyaga County. The study concluded that there was no Building Capacity outline for Monitoring and Evaluation Staff in Kirinyaga County, hence negatively affecting Performance of Public Funded Projects in the County. The study recommended that a Training Curriculum, Refresher Courses and Monitoring and Evaluation Benchmarking Plans be developed for the Monitoring and Evaluation Staff in Kirinyaga County.

Keywords:
Staff, Capacity, Building, Influence, Performance,