Strategy Implementation and Performance of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Masinga Constituency, Machakos County

Abstract

Strategy implementation is an important process in strategic management actions and decisions that end up in the preparation and execution of the plans considered to accomplish the objectives of an institution and compromises of key tasks which entail formulation, implementation, and control. The ideal situation is for the CDF projects to attain value for money while enhancing development and bringing significant impact in the lives of the targeted populations at the grassroots. However, the implementation of development initiatives has faced unprecedented challenges where CDF projects have been poorly implemented with poor works and incomplete projects recorded against the funds utilized. Additionally, existing studies present contextual, conceptual and methodological gaps which this study sought to address by assessing the effect of strategy implementation on performance of the constituency development funds’ (CDFs) projects in Masinga Constituency, Machakos County. The specific objectives were: to establish the influence of communication on performance of CDF projects in Masinga Constituency; to investigate the influence of leadership obligations on the performance of CDF projects in Masinga Constituency; to establish influence of monitoring on the performance of CDF in Masinga Constituency; to assess the influence of resource allocation on the performance of CDF projects in Masinga Constituency. The study was anchored on theories such as the contingency theory, resource-based view theory and knowledge-based view theory. The study employed the descriptive survey design, which was cross-sectional in nature to enable the generation of precise profile of features, events, and circumstances of the study establishing the connection between the dependent and predictor variables. A sample size of 138 respondents were attained for the study. The study target population comprised the employees within the CDF management as well as residents of Masinga Constituency. The findings revealed that the independent variables; communication, leadership obligations, monitoring, and resource allocation jointly explained 82.9% of the variation in the performance of CDF projects (R² = 0.829). The regression coefficient results revealed that all four predictor variables had a positive and significant impact on project performance. Specifically, communication (p < 0.05), leadership obligations (p < 0.05), monitoring (p < 0.05), and resource allocation (p < 0.05) each contributed significantly to enhancing the performance of CDF projects. The study concludes that effective communication, strong leadership obligations, regular monitoring, and proper resource allocation are important determinants of the successful performance of CDF projects in Masinga Constituency.