Abstract
With devolved government system in Kenya, there has been a rapid increment in public construction projects. Nevertheless, performance of these projects is questionable in most counties. In Makueni County, several construction projects have had their performance compromised as evidenced by their delayed completion. The inherent risk involved in the projects is among the major reasons that lead to projects performing poorly. However, none of the existing studies have assessed how risk governance influence project performance in construction projects in Makueni County. This has resulted to lack of adequate empirical insights to guide in developing strategies for enhancing performance of construction projects in Makueni County as far as risk governance is concerned. Therefore, this study investigated the interplay between risk governance and performance of construction projects in Makueni county, Kenya. The primary objectives were to investigate the influence of resource risk management, budget control risk management and litigation risk management on performance of construction projects in Makueni County, Kenya. The research applied the descriptive research design whereby 24 projects in construction industry in Makueni County completed in year 2018/2019 were studied. The project manager, project supervisor and contractor handling each of the projects constituted the respondents. A census approach was used and thus a total of 72 respondents were targeted. To collect data, a questionnaire was administered to the respondents. Data analysis was based on descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicate that resource risk management in construction projects in Makueni County is good. However, inadequacy of financial resources for the project activities is a major issue. Budget control risk management and litigation risk management were also good. It was found that resource risk management, budget control risk management and litigation risk management had a positive influence on the performance of construction projects in Makueni County. The study concluded that performance of construction projects in Makueni County is significantly affected by budget control risk management while resource risk management and litigation risk management have no significant effect. The study recommends that the county government of Makueni should set aside adequate financial resources for the various construction projects to be implemented. Keywords: Project performance, budget control risk, resource risk, litigation risk DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-10-07 Publication date: May 31 st 2021
Highlights
Projects are paramount in the pursuit for economic growth and development among nations. Kariuki (2018) underscores that increasing high number of projects has become a conspicuous trend in both developing and developed countries worldwide, with governments largely using them in their efforts to accomplish diverse strategic development goals
The findings revealed that resource risk assessment and management had a significant effect on project performance
First, the study concluded that among the three aspects of risk governance investigated in construction projects by Makueni County government, budget control risk management exerts the strongest influence on project performance
Summary
Projects are paramount in the pursuit for economic growth and development among nations. Kariuki (2018) underscores that increasing high number of projects has become a conspicuous trend in both developing and developed countries worldwide, with governments largely using them in their efforts to accomplish diverse strategic development goals. Kariuki (2018) underscores that increasing high number of projects has become a conspicuous trend in both developing and developed countries worldwide, with governments largely using them in their efforts to accomplish diverse strategic development goals. In Kenya, various national development plans (such as Vision 2030) often have different projects attached to them as part of the strategies set to accomplish the envisaged goals in the development plans. Development projects geared towards socio-economic development in the country are being implemented at the two levels of government – the national government and the county governments, established with the promulgation of the current constitution (Tong’, Otieno & Osoro, 2019). Despite the high number of the projects implemented, what is fundamental to the realization of the anticipated development and growth is their performance. Despite the high number of the projects implemented, what is fundamental to the realization of the anticipated development and growth is their performance. Mucheke and Paul (2019) underscore that performance of projects especially in the public sector is key to the achievement of national economic growth
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