EFFECT OF MONITORING LEVEL ON COMPLETION RATE OF DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN MANDERA COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the effect of monitoring level on completion rate of development projects in Mandera County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design . 160 respondents were targeted and sample size of 113 was chosen using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) method. Questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents in seven departments in County Government of Mandera. Pilot study was conducted on 8 respondents in Mandera West Sub County hence these respondents were not included during data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze data by use of mean, percentages, correlation and regression coefficients. Data was analyzed using SPSS and presented using frequency distribution tables and figures. Researcher maintained ethical consideration by obtaining research permits from the University, County Government of Mandera and Kenyan Government through NACOSTI. The study monitoring level had a significant and positive effect on completion rate of development projects (beta value of 0.129). The study concluded that county government of Mandera need to monitor the progress level of development projects in order to identify if there is any gap to be rectified. The gaps can be in term of resource constraints which when mobilized can increase the completion rate of development projects in Mandera County, Kenya. Keywords: Completion Rate, Development Projects and Monitoring Level CITATION : Abdirahman, H. A., & Ooko, G. O., & Matoke, C. N. (2023). Effect of monitoring level on completion rate of development projects in Mandera County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 10 (4), 979 – 984. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v10i4.2792