Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate mismanagement of county resources in Trans Nzoia County. The objective of the study is to determine the causes of mismanagement of resources for service delivery in Trans Nzoia County, establish the effects of redundancy in growth and development in county government on service delivery. Organization and management theory (Fredrick Taylor, 1961), was applied by researcher. The theory states that resources are to be managed effectively and efficiently. The researcher employed mixed research method that included qualitative and quantitative methods that led to triangulation design. The target population was 3000 people which gave a sample size of 900 people after the application of Greg and Morgan 1979 formula. The researcher employed purposive sampling technique and simple random sampling technique. Data collection was done by use of questionnaires and document analysis. The researcher also applied purposive sampling technique where data was collected from the people who had knowledge on what the researcher was conducting the study on. The researcher conducted a pre test and a post test of the research instruments to establish the validity and reliability of the instrument in the collection of data. Data was collected using questionnaires and document analysis. The findings indicated that the county resources were not well utilized and recommended that the people to handle finances should have the right qualifications and experiences.
Highlights
The findings indicated that the county resources were not well utilized and recommended that the people to handle finances should have the right qualifications and experiences
Many employees who are declared redundant are those with required skills to manage development activities. It is for this reason that the study sought to investigate the impact of mismanagement of resources for service delivery
Based on the objectives of the study, guided by the research questions, the following were the findings of the study, the majority of the respondents of the study were qualified and adequately experienced to articulate the county policies and technological policy guidelines, public finance management Act, Annual budgeting procedures, adherence to service delivery, job satisfaction, job redundancy policies and management of job conflicts
Summary
Objectives of theStudy:-The researcher aimed to: 1. To determine the causes of mismanagement of resources for service delivery in Trans-Nzoia County. 2. To determine the causes of mismanagement of resources for service delivery in Trans-Nzoia County. 2. To establish the effects of redundancy and growth in county government in Trans-Nzoia 3. To establish the effects of employees’ job dissatisfaction in Trans-Nzoia County. Justification of the Study Public outcry on quality service delivery is not uncommon in counties more so in Trans Nzoia county. The county workers seem to be dissatisfied with the way allocation of jobs is professionally distributed. Many employees who are declared redundant are those with required skills to manage development activities. It is for this reason that the study sought to investigate the impact of mismanagement of resources for service delivery
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