| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to establish how employee welfare projects in this case
the police housing projects influenced police officers motivation to work. The study
was guided by the following objectives: To determine how the location of houses
influence police officers motivation to work; to establish the extent which provision
of basic amenities influence police officers motivation to work; to examine how
organization of security around the houses influence police officers motivation to
work and to establish how maintenance procedures of houses influence police officers
motivation to work. The study used descriptive survey design where both quantitative
and qualitative approaches were employed. The population study was limited to
Police Officers within an administrative area of about 696km2 (269sq m) in Nairobi
County. The sample size was 130 police officers with a response rate of 74% (96).
Primary data was collected using questionnaires using the drop and pick method. The
data was then organized, edited and analyzed using computer data analysis software
the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Data analysis outputs included
descriptive statistics such as frequency distributions, percentages and means as a
measure of central tendency. The findings were presented in tables and figures. A
total of 96 respondents filled and returned their questionnaires, this translating to a
response rate of 74% and non-response rate of 26%. Majority of the respondents were
male police constable aged 26-35 years, lived in the houses for a period of 4-8 years
with 4-6 members in each household. The respondents were therefore mature to give
valid information on the influence of employee welfare projects on police officers
level of motivation to work. The study recommends the government of Kenya to
construct more police houses near police officers workplace and consider the
geographical location in relation to transport network, schools, medical facilities, and
urban services. The houses should provide adequate space, access to piped water,
electricity connectivity, proper sanitation, and maintained in good working order
without defects since it plays a decisive role in the health status of the residents. This
study was based on police housing project in Nairobi County, the study therefore
suggests that a similar study be conducted targeting all police housing projects in all
counties in the country. The study further suggests that a similar study be carried out
among other public officers and employees in the private sector to establish the
influence of employee welfare projects on their level of motivation to work. | en_US |
