Project Initiation, Monitoring and Control on Performance of the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project, Kenya

Abstract

: The performance of Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project-Kenya is informed by how well the project management understands and manages the key project life cycle concept. Literature provides that over 40% of the projects fail to perform because of lack of poor conceptualization of the project life cycle concept. Thus, the link between project life cycle management and performance of RPLRP-Kenya was brought out in this inquiry. Specifically, the focus of the inquiry was on project initiation and project monitoring & control in relation to performance of RPLRP-Kenya. The accessible target population of the study were 289 National Project Coordinating Unit, County Coordinating Unit, Community leaders, representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, representatives from the ministry of National Treasury and beneficiaries of the RPLRP-Kenya which were the unit of analysis of the study. The study adopted stratified random sampling to select 165 respondents. The study gathered primary data using questionnaires and interviews. Reliability and validity of the instruments was determined through a pilot study. The analysis of the findings was conducted using descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) and regression analysis. Before conducting regression analysis, the study conducted diagnostic tests that covered normality test, multicollinearity test and heteroscedasticity. Tabulation and visual aids helped in presenting the evidence of the inquiry. It was shown that project lifecycle management and performance are significantly interconnected. The inquiry came to the conclusion that project lifecycle management significantly shapes the ability of projects to perform. The study recommended that the policy makers in the ministry of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries should formulate progressive policies that support M&E of other activities RPLRP-Kenya so as to enhance its performance.