ANTECEDENTS OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Kevin Ochieng Obura, Dr. Yusuf Muchelule

Abstract


The general objective of the study was to determine how antecedents of Monitoring and Evaluation practices affect performance of affordable housing projects in Nairobi city county, Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine the role of monitoring and evaluation budget, monitoring and evaluation approaches  on the performance of affordable housing projects. The researcher was guided by various theories including resource allocation, and result-based management. This study adopted a descriptive research design. The study focused on Project managers, monitoring and evaluation officers, quality assurance, and one project team member. As a result, the target was 100 respondents, and four officials were selected from every project. The study collected both primary and secondary data using a questionnaire containing both structured and unstructured questions. Content validity was ensured through expert opinion from the research supervisor consulted on the representativeness and suitability of questions. The captured data from the research was presented, analyzed, described, and interpreted in a systematic manner. The data analysis included both qualitative and quantitative methods where the latter was analyzed by SPSS version 28. The study results were presented through use of tables and figures. The study concludes that monitoring and evaluation budget has a positive and significant influence on the performance of affordable housing projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya. In addition, the study concludes that monitoring and evaluation approaches has a positive and significant influence on the performance of affordable housing projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Based on the findings, the study recommends that the implementers of affordable housing projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya should ensure to work within the set budget to avoid cost overruns. In addition, the implementers of affordable housing projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya should formulate and implement effective approaches to facilitate monitoring and evaluation of the projects.

Key Words: Antecedents of Monitoring and Evaluation practices, housing projects, monitoring and evaluation budget, monitoring and evaluation approaches

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