| dc.description.abstract | County-funded projects are critical for the
growth and development of local
communities. The performances of market
projects have a significant impact on the
economic growth of Tana River County.
Despite the socio-economic benefits of market
projects in Tana River County, market
projects still face performance issues.
According to Auditor General's report a
significant number of market projects in the
county have been stalled or delayed therefore
the study sought to assess the influence of
governance practices on performance of
market projects in Tana River County.
Specifically, the study sought to assess the
influence of strategic planning practices on the
performance of market projects in Tana River
County. The study was anchored on the
stakeholders’ theory. The study adopted
descriptive research design. The unit of
analysis was 6 market projects while the unit
of observation was 1 municipal manager, 2
projects managers, 3 projects engineers, 1
CEC trade, 1 chief officer trade, 1 director
trade, 1 CEC finance, 9 budget committee
members and 500 traders from 6 market
projects in Tana River County. Since the target
population for municipal manager, projects
managers, projects engineers, CEC trade,
chief officer trade, director trade, CEC finance
and budget committee members is
manageable the study adopted census
technique to incorporate all the 19 officers.
For the traders the study used Slovin’s formula
to sample 222 traders. Questionnaire was used
to collect data from municipal manager,
projects managers, projects engineers, CEC
trade, chief officer trade, director trade, CEC
finance and budget committee members.
Interview schedule was used to collect data
from traders. Data was analyzed using both
descriptive and inferential statistical methods.
Descriptive statistics involved the use of
percentages, frequencies, mean and standard
deviation. Inferential statistic involved the use
of correlation analysis. After analysis
quantitative data was presented in form of
tables and bar charts while qualitative data was
presented in pros form. Form the analysis the
researcher revealed that strategic planning
facilitates effective resource management by
identifying resource requirements and
allocation strategies upfront. The study
recommended that the county government
authorities should strengthen strategic
planning practices by developing long-term
plans for market development, incorporating
community needs, market trends, and
economic factors. | en_US |
