STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENTPRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH CARE PROJECTS IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA

Doline Adongo Mbani, Dr. Bernard Lango, Dr. Susan Naikuru

Abstract


Purpose: The study's main objective was to examine stakeholder management practices and performance of healthcare projects in Migori County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to examine the role of stakeholders’ identification and to evaluate the role of stakeholder analysis on Performance of healthcare projects in Migori County, Kenya.

Methodology: This employed a cross-sectional survey research design to gather, summarize, present, and interpret information across the various strata for purposes of clarification. The study targeted public hospitals and dispensaries within Migori County where the health-care projects are implemented. The unit of analysis was the five headline healthcare projects implemented by Migori County government, and the study unit of observation was relevant county health workers, project team members, and community development officers totaling four hundred and eighteen (418).  A sample of 134 was used for this study.

Findings: The study found Stakeholder identification has a direct (β = .198, sig = 0.002) relationship with performance of healthcare projects in Migori County, Kenya. Stakeholder identification significantly influences performance of healthcare projects in Migori County, Kenya. Stakeholder analysis has a direct (β = 1.017, sig = 0.000) relationship with performance of healthcare projects in Migori County, Kenya. Stakeholder analysis significantly influences performance of healthcare projects in Migori County, Kenya.

Recommendations: The study recommends conducting regular consultations, prioritizing key stakeholders, allocating resources effectively, developing clear communication frameworks to ensure accountability in resource distribution, and prioritizing stakeholders based on their influence and interests. The study recommends projects to, enhance influence assessment, prioritize stakeholders, strengthen relationship management, encourage resource contributions, increase executive leadership, use technology for better engagement, and monitor and evaluate the impact of stakeholder engagement.

Keywords: Stakeholder management practices, stakeholder identification, stakeholders’ analysis, performance of healthcare projects in Migori County.


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