INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT ON MONITORING AND EVALUATION PROCESS, KIAMBU COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS
Abstract
Integration management is a key element in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of activities in projects since it entails coordination of all project activities and elements in order to track and assess the performance of projects for achievement of outputs and outcomes. The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of integration management on the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) process of agricultural projects in Kiambu County. The study aimed to determine the role of planning, and stakeholder management in the M&E process of agricultural projects in Kiambu County. The research was based on constraint theory, and stakeholder theory. A descriptive research design was used, and the target population consisted of 150 project managers and 150 M&E practitioners working in the agricultural projects of Kiambu County government. The sample size of 171 respondents was determined using the Yamane 1967 formula, and data was collected using questionnaires. Pilot testing was conducted with 17 respondents from Gatundu North constituency. The reliability of the data collection instrument was assessed using Cronbach's Alpha, and construct and convergent validity were used. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as means, frequencies, proportions, and deviation, as well as inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation and multiple regressions to assess the relationships between variables. Finally, the results were presented using tables and charts. The study established that planning had a moderate positive correlation with monitoring and evaluation process denoted by r=0.435, stakeholder management had moderate and positive correlation with monitoring and evaluation process in Kiambu county agricultural projects, which is denoted by r=0.585. The study recommends awareness to be made on integration management and its influence in the M&E process in the implementation of agricultural projects. The study further recommends the ministry of Agriculture to emphasize on stakeholder management in effort to promote M&E process in the implementation of agricultural projects.
Key Words: monitoring and evaluation, planning, stakeholder management, agricultural projectsFull Text:
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