STRENGTHENING ROAD SAFETY IN KENYA: THE IMPACT OF INCLUSIVE MONITORING AND EVALUATION SYSTEMS

The general objective of this study was to establish the influence of stakeholder participation as a predictor of the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation systems among road safety projects in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to determine the influence of stakeholder decision-making and stakeholder consultation on the performance of monitoring and evaluation systems among road safety projects in Kenya. The study adopted a mixed method research design. The population for the study comprised 800 staff at the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and those at the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). A stratified sampling technique was applied to determine participants from each population category. Nassiuma sampling formula was used to establish a sample side of 190 respondent. Data was collected by use of semi-structured questionnaires as the data collection tools. Descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted with the aid of SPSS software. All the study variables stakeholder decision making; stakeholder consultation, were found to have effect on effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation systems of project as depicted by the various responses from the respondents that were presented in the descriptive statistics analysis with the mean and standard deviations. The regression coefficient was found to be significant in all variables. This coefficient meant that a unit increase in stakeholder decision making, stakeholder consultation, would cause the rate of effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation systems of project to increase. Based on the finding the study concluded that stakeholder decision making and stakeholder consultations were key factors that determine effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation systems of project. The study recommended various stakeholders in the construction industry to focus on implementation stakeholder decision making stakeholder consultation, for effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation systems of project