| dc.description.abstract | For economic development to be achieved in any community then the indicators of performance should be tied to the number of development projects that have been funded and implemented successfully and transferred to the relevant bodies for use. Project implementation is a concept that has taken the centre stage of government plans in Kenya today. Despite the fact that has seen large amounts of funds directed towards the implementation of construction projects with an aim of making Kenya an industrialized country by 2030, many projects have dragged in completion while others have been abandoned altogether. The situation is not different in the counties where construction projects have been dragged in completion, stalled, abandoned while others are failing to kick off. This therefore necessitated such a study. The study was therefore carried out with the purpose of examining the determinants of the implementation of construction projects funded by county governments in Kenya; a case of Kilifi County. The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the influence of funding on the implementation of construction projects funded by county governments in Kenya; to examine the influence of manpower on the implementation of construction projects funded by county governments in Kenya; to examine the influence of socio-political factors on the implementation of construction projects funded by county governments in Kenya; to determine the influence of feasibility study on the implementation of construction projects funded by county governments in Kenya. The study employed a descriptive research design. The target population was 230 respondents comprising of county project managers, finance officers, county design staffs and contractors who were availed by the county human resource personnel head contained in the county service board. 196 respondents were considered as the sample size for the study. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach’s alpha. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The data was analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics such as means and percentages, frequency counts, and standard deviations. The hypothesis was tested by use of the Chi-Square. The study achieved response rate of 76.5%. Male respondents dominated the study at 66.6% compared to the female who made 33.4%. From the results: majority of the respondents supported the idea that funding significantly influences the implementation of construction projects in Kilifi County; Majority of the respondents agreed with the concept that manpower significantly influences the implementation of construction projects in Kilifi County; majority of the respondents strongly supported the idea that socio-political factors influence the implementation of construction projects in Kilifi county; Majority of the respondents supported the idea that feasibility study influences the implementation of construction projects. Researcher concluded that: funding, manpower, socio political factors, and feasibility study have an influence on the implementation of construction projects in Kilifi County. | en_US |
