Project Staff Competency and Implementation of Road Construction Projects in Western Region, Kenya

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of project staff competency on implementation of road construction projects in Western Region, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was 85 professionals in road construction projects in Western Region. Piloting was done to test the validity and reliability of data collection instrument. Both primary and secondary data was collected .The researcher will self-drop and pick the duly filled questionnaires. Piloting was done to test the validity and reliability of data collection instrument. Data was organised, coded, edited to bring a meaning. Both descriptive and inferential statistics was done. Multiple regression was done to test the significant levels of one variable over the other. Analysis of variance was also be done. Based on the findings, the study concluded that project staff competency had significant effect on implementation of road construction projects in Western region, Kenya. The study came up with the following recommendations; project implementation needs qualified staff with required sufficient skills and that any government project has to acquire and use its resources properly as it is therefore important that every government project carry out training as one of the primary steps to enhance staff competency. The finding was of significant to the researchers, academicians, stakeholders and to the entire economy as a whole. Keywords: Project Staff Competency, Project Implementation. Title: Project Staff Competency and Implementation of Road Construction Projects in Western Region, Kenya Author: Wekhanya Kevin Wafula, Dr. Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 12, Issue 2, April 2025 - June 2025 Page No: 29-42 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 02-May-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15324433 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Project%20Staff%20Competency%20and%20Implementation-02052025-3.pdf