Challenges Faced by Kenya Forest service in strategy Implementation

Abstract

The study sought to investigate on challenges faced by Kenya forest service in strategy implementation. Challenges to strategy implementation should be taken into account and the most reliable way to get the best information is to include the largest possible number of the organization’s members into the discussion. The case study research design was the most ideal. The interviewees were the senior deputy director field and operation, senior deputy director cooperate section, senior deputy director human resource and administration, senior deputy director forest conservation management and the chief finance officer. Qualitative data was analyzed using qualitative analysis. Qualitative data analysis seeks. The study found that KFS utilizes effective leadership, effective communication of the strategy and its link to organizational goals, identifying potential vulnerabilities of the strategy, adequate planning in advance, constant monitoring of the strategy implementation, involvement of all concerned stakeholders, staff training and development and rewarding success in strategy implementation as its strategy implementation practices. Thus, effective and successful strategy implementation requires effective leadership, planning, communication, monitoring, stakeholder participation, risk assessment, staff training and rewarding mechanisms. The study concludes that the directors, managers, departmental heads and hired specialists participated in the strategy implementation process in Kenya Forest Service. The involvement of the top management illustrates the significance of effective strategy implementation to an organization’s overall progress. The study recommends that that KFS should inform the government of challenges associated with ineffective regulatory framework for appropriate remedy. Further, the study recommends that KFS should allocate more funds, train its staff and eliminate inefficiencies in its processes for it to achieve successful strategy implementation. The study concludes that the directors, managers, departmental heads and hired specialists participated in the strategy implementation process in Kenya Forest Service. The involvement of the top management illustrates the significance of effective strategy implementation to an organization’s overall progress. The study also concludes that KFS utilizes effective leadership, effective communication of the strategy and its link to organizational goals, identifying potential vulnerabilities of the strategy, adequate planning in advance, constant monitoring of the strategy implementation, involvement of all concerned stakeholders, staff training and development and rewarding success in strategy implementation as its strategy implementation practices. The study recommends that KFS should inform the government of challenges associated with ineffective regulatory framework for appropriate remedy. Further, the study recommends that KFS should allocate more funds, train its staff and eliminate inefficiencies in its processes for it to achieve successful strategy implementation