RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RISK PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF BOREHOLE WATER PROJECTS IN MURANG’A COUNTY, KENYA
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This study sought to find out the relationship between risk planning and performance of water projects in Murang’a County, Kenya. The target population of the study was project managers, contractors, and project users of borehole water in Murang’a County, Kenya. A representative sample of 182 respondents was randomly being selected. The study used a descriptive research design to measure the relationship between the risk management practices and performance of borehole water projects in Murang’a County. The study used a questionnaire to collect data. The questionnaire was both structured and semi structured. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used to analyze data, where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. A pilot test was done before the actual data collection. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods. ANOVA was used to test the significance of the fitted model. Correlation and regression analysis were done to establish the relationship that exists between the independent variable and the dependent variable. Data once analyzed, was presented in form of tables, figures, and charts. The study found out that there is a positive significant relationship between risk planning and project performance. The study concluded that that there is need to improve the instruments of risk planning to improve project performance. The study therefore recommended that the borehole water projects management in Murang’a County should stipulate policies that will improve the risk planning practice to improve project performance.
Key Words: Risk Planning, Performance of Borehole Water Projects
CITATION: Ng’ang’a, C. M., & Were, S. (2021). Relationship between risk planning and performance of borehole water projects in Murang’a County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8 (1), 482 – 490.
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