| dc.description.abstract | Most public or private projects are faced with financial and human resource challenges
resulting from increased cost of goods, staffing and budget resulting to creation of the
Public Private Partnership (PPP). However, in spite of the government financial and
human resources support through the Public Private Partnership strategy, this projects
management is not certain if the community has gained substantial improvement in their
livelihood with regard to service delivery. The purpose of the study was to investigate
the influence of Public Private Partnership on service delivery in the health sector within
Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study specifically determined the influence of PPP
financial support on service delivery, established the influence of PPP human resource
support on service delivery, found out the influence of PPP procurement support on
service delivery and ascertained the influence of PPP managerial support on service
delivery in the health sector. The study was informed by Stakeholders’ theory and
Transaction Cost Theory and used descriptive survey research design because it gives a
thorough and accurate description survey by determining how Public Private Partnership
influences services delivery. The study targeted 300 Technical staff, 600 Community
health care nurses, 50 Health monitoring staff, 200 Community health workers and 5
County ministry of health officials which gives a total of 1155 persons working in
various fields within the health sector in Uasin Gishu County. Random sampling was
used in this study to select a sample size of 120 health workers. The primary data for the
study was obtained using structured questionnaires. Content validity of the instrument
was obtained using instruments from previous studies that have been reviewed.
Reliability test of the instruments was done using Cronbach alpha coefficient. Analysis of
data was done using descriptive statistics specifically mean and standard deviation.
Inferential statistics was Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis.
The study found that public private partnership financial support (β1=0.238, p<0.05),
public private partnership procurement support (β2=0. 0.361, p<0.05) and public private
partnership managerial support (β3=0.334, p<0.05) had a positive and significant effect
on service delivery in the health sector within Uasin Gishu County. However, on public
private partnership human resource support, the study findings revealed that there was no
adequate human resource support from the Public Private Partnership especially in terms
of the partners providing the employees with necessary skills they need for improved
service delivery. This can be done through constant training in workshops, conferences as
well as providing the employees opportunities to attend seminars to enhance their skills.
There is need to provide information on grants and funding sources as well as how the
funds are utilized and involving the employees in the making of financial decisions which
would ensure inclusiveness as well as motivating the employees which would make them
feel appreciated and important. | en_US |
