Stakeholder Participation and Completion of Health Projects in Bungoma County, Kenya

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of stakeholder participation on completion of health projects in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objective; to determine the effect of project identification on completion of health projects in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study was underpinned by four theory including: organisational identification theory. Descriptive survey research design shall be suitable for this study as it shall help in collecting data that describe events and then organizes, tabulates, depicts, and describes the data that helped in answering research questions. The target population was 35 respondents from five healthcare projects undertaken Bungoma county. The data collection was questionnaire. The quantitative analysis of data was conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to conduct regression analysis, descriptive analysis and inferential analysis. The presentation of the results was then done using graphs and tables. According to the correlation analysis, all the independent variables had strong positive correlations with the dependent variable. The multiple regression model had a fairly strong relationship with the data associated with the variables indicating that it is a good predictive model. There is also a statistically significant relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The study revealed project identification had a significant effect to the completion of health projects in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study concluded that the identification of all key stakeholders in the setting of milestones during project implementation was critical towards the successful completion of health projects in Bungoma County. The study recommended that health institutions in Bungoma should consider strategic partnerships with both public sector and private sector players such as public private partnerships where innovative arrangements that hinge on payment for specialised service delivery such as the provision of specialised medical equipment can help to deal with the inability to fulfil pre-determined scope schedules. The institutions should also adopt risk prevention measures such as the promotion of transparency through the institutionalisation of a reporting culture, using clear communication channels to convey risk management measures, and the creation of standardised processes across the breadth of the organisations. Keywords: Stakeholder Participation, Project Identification, Project Completion. Title: Stakeholder Participation and Completion of Health Projects in Bungoma County, Kenya Author: Enosh Wekesa, Dr. Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 11, Issue 4, October 2024 - December 2024 Page No: 17-32 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 04-October-2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13889929 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Stakeholder%20Participation-04102024-1.pdf