Investigating ways in which monitoring and evaluation sustain donor-financed projects at Machakos County, Kenya

Abstract

The study sought to investigate ways in which monitoring and evaluation sustain donor-financed projects in Machakos County, Kenya. A descriptive study design was selected for this investigation. Further, the targeted population was 867, consisting of officers from diverse funding agencies, leaders from funded projects, beneficiaries, along with committee members. A stratified random sampling method was exploited to pick 90 participants for this investigation. Furthermore, a structured survey form was employed in gathering data from the interviewee, and these survey forms were purely administered by the researcher and were picked daily. With the aid of SPSS version 25, gathered data were coded, edited, as well as analysed using descriptive along with inferential investigation. The summarised data was displayed in form of percentages together with frequencies. All the research ethics were followed throughout the investigation. This investigation established that majority of the project activities were monitored at each execution stage. This assessment concludes that all project undertakings were monitored at each execution stage, and these activities involved all the stakeholders. The study established that monitoring, as well as evaluation, plays a paramount role in strengthening the permanence of the donor financed projects by use of regular feedback information that can pinpoint the progress challenges and then come up with solutions. The examination thus suggests that all the project participants should be engaged in carrying out monitoring and evaluation activities during the project life cycle in order to guarantee the sustainability of the donor-financed projects.