Governance Capabilities And Their Influence On Delivery Of Constitutional Mandate Among Constitutional Commission’s In Kenya

Abstract

Over the years leaders have been faced with a set of challenges in a bid to meet customer expectations in service delivery, Kenya has experienced a fundamental change over the years in delivering public service, with the latest being the establishment of Constitutional Commissions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery. This study sought to analyze the governance capabilities and its influence on the delivery of the Constitutional mandate. The specific objective of the study was to examine the influence of board governance capabilities on delivery of constitutional mandate. The study was guided by the Resource Base Theory, and Dynamic Capacity Theory. The study utilized a mixed method research design targeting three Constitutional Commissions under Article 59 of the Constitution of Kenya. The study employed a stratified sampling technique, comprising of purposive and simple random sampling. A sample size of 177 respondents was drawn from the target population of 330 from the three constitutional commissions. This study used a questionnaire as the research instruments. Descriptive statistical tools and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The results showed that the board governance capabilities (p<0.05; ß=0.287), had a positive performance in the delivery of constitutional mandate by the constitutional commissions. The correlation findings also showed a positive and statistically significant correlation between strategic leadership capabilities and Performance (r=0.333, p<0.01). The study recommends that the constitutional commission board members should collectively and accountable for ensuring that the commissions are performing towards the achievement of constitutional mandate.