Factors Influencing Completion of Water and Sanitation Projects in Informal Settlements in Kenya-a Case of Mukuru Kwa-njenga Slums, Nairobi County

Abstract

This study seeks to examine factors influencing the completion of water and sanitation projects in informal settlement in Kenya. The project shall be undertaken in Mukuru kwa Njenga slums in the vast Embakasi South Constituency of Nairobi County. This study shall seek to examine the following objectives: determine how community participation influences the completion of water and sanitation projects in informal settlements in Kenya, to assess how project funding influences completion of Water and Sanitation projects in informal settlements in Kenya, to examine extent to which security issues influences the completion of water and sanitation projects in informal settlements in Kenya and finally to establish extent to which management decisions influences the completion of water and sanitation projects in informal settlement in Kenya. The study shall seek to test four hypothesis derived from the research questions. The study has a target population of 1,000 individuals who include project managers, local leaders and project beneficiaries. Using simplified Yamane formula of proportions, and corroborated by Krejcie and Morgan Table, (1970) a sample size of this study will be 278 respondents. This study will employ descriptive survey design since triangulation of data is desirable. Close-ended questionnaires will be used to collect quantitative data while key informant interviews with scheme managers will be used to collect qualitative data. Two research assistants will help the researcher to collect quantitative data while the researcher will collect qualitative data by herself. Proportionate random sampling will be utilized in sampling individuals to be interviewed in each cluster. The questionnaire will be pilot-tested two weeks prior to actual data collection process so as to refine its content and remove any ambiguities in questions asked. Content and construct validity will be used to measure the appropriateness of research instrument while split-half methodology will be used to measure the reliability of research instruments. Regression and correlation models will be used to show the extent of relationships between the four independent variables. A multiple regression model: Y = β0+ β1X1 + β2X2 + β3X3 + β4X4+ε will then developed to exemplify the extent of relationships between four independent variables against the dependent variable. It is hoped this study will inform policy and effectively contribute to new knowledge in the project management discipline.