Influence of Management Skills of Community Based Water Managers on Performance of Rural Piped Water Projects in Nyando Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya

Oyugi Thomas Ondoi¹ , B.O. Ojwang² , Joice A.Osogo³

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Isroset-Journal
Vol.4 , Issue.10 , pp.1-11, Oct-2018

CrossRef-DOI:   https://doi.org/10.26438/ijsrms/v4i10.111

Online published on Oct 31, 2018

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Abstract :
The department of water, Kisumu County report, recorded a 35.4% success rate of rural based water projects initiated in Kisumu County which is below average. Therefore, rural based water projects in Kisumu County need sound community water management skills to enhance performance. The purpose of this study was to assess influence of management skills of community based water managers on performance of rural piped water projects in Nyando Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya. The specific objective was; to establish the influence of community based water managers’ technical management skills on performance of rural piped water projects. The study applied the path goal theory and the theory of subsistence poverty. A mixed method approach design was adopted. The respondents were the managers and employees working in the rural piped water projects. A key informant interview guide was adopted for the managers and a semi-structured questionnaire for the employees. Results obtained from key informant interviews revealed other factors that influence performance of the rural piped water projects: corruption, nepotism, lack of donor funding, financial constraints and litigation on issues of land, revenue and billing. Pearson’s correlation results showed that technical management skills, positively correlated to performance of rural piped water projects. The coefficient of determination was 0.618, indicating 61.8% joint proportion of variation associated to performance of rural piped water projects. The resulting model from regression analysis showed technical management skills at 0.087 deviations. The conclusion was that technical management skills had the least influence on performance of rural piped water projects. The recommendation was that the government of Kenya should intensify the monitoring of existing set benchmarks to enhance efficient performance of rural piped water projects. The findings and recommendations could be adopted by water sector institutions and other related water partners.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Management Skills, Technical Skills, Community Based Water Managers and Performance of Rural Piped Water Projects

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