STAKEHOLDERS’ INVOLVEMENT PRACTICES AND PERFORMANCE OF ROAD PROJECTS IN KENYAN COUNTIES: A CASE STUDY OF UASIN GISHU COUNTY.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate how stakeholder involvement practices influence the performance of road projects in Uasin Gishu County, and the specific objective was to determine how baseline information provision influences the performance of road projects in Uasin Gishu County. In this study, Participatory Development theory and Stakeholder Theory were used, with the anchor theory being Stakeholder Theory. The study was conducted using a descriptive research design, with a target population of 152 respondents from Usain Gishu County and a sample size of 110, where stratified random sampling was adopted. The researcher used a questionnaire as the min research instrument, and data were analyses using descriptive and inferential statistics with the help of SPSS version 25. Presentation of analyzed data was done using percentages, mean and standard deviation by use of frequency tables The study findings showed that baseline information provision significantly affects the performance of road projects in Uasin Gishu County. A positive linear relationship between baseline information provision and project performance suggests that project management teams should ensure adequate provision for baseline data collection. The study recommends that project managers should focus on collecting and sharing baseline information for road projects, involving stakeholders in defining key performance indicators (KPIs), and establishing standardized protocols for data collection and sharing.