| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of corporate governance practices on the performance of water projects in Tana Water Service Board. The study was guided by the objectives to examine the influence of technology, training, monitoring and evaluation, risk audit, and leadership on performance of water projects under management of Tana Water Service Board. Descriptive research design was employed to analyze data obtained from 256 senior and mid-level management staff, with a sample size of 53 being selected using purposive and simple random sampling.The study used Statistical Package for Social Studies (SPSS) to carry out analysis on the data collected with the findings being presented in form of tables and charts. The study found that technology, training, risk audit and monitoring and evaluation had a positive correlation with the performance of water projects in Tana Water Service Board. Leadership on the other hand displayed negative correlation with the performance of water projects in Tana Water Service Board. The study concluded that corporate governance practice drivers were effective tools in enabling improve performance of water projects in TWSB. The study recommends that all WSPs in Tana Water Service Board employ the use of advanced technology in their water projects, allow for on-job training for their staff to improve their skills further, ensure monitoring and evaluation is carried out throughout the life of each of the water projects undertaken, carry out frequent risk assessments and financial audits, as well as encouraging good leadership from the management. | en_US |
