MANAGERIAL FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS AFFECTING THE STREET FAMILIES’ MANAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Abstract

This research  sought to fill the knowledge gap left out by other studies on the managerial functional elements affecting the street families’ management ecosystem in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The  specific objectives of the study were to establish the effects of planning and organizing managerial functional elements on the operations of the street families’ management ecosystem in the County. The study gathered vital information from a sample of 90 respondents that comprised of middle and lower management officers working with both public and Civil Society Organizations involved in the implementation of Street Families Programs. To gather the required data, this study utilized descriptive survey design that involved use of both qualitative and quantitative methods. The study mainly relied on the questionnaire as a tool for collecting primary data from the ninety key informants. The report provides information that is important to Public and Civil Society organizations that are currently involved in the implementation of programs that are meant for transforming the lives  of street families in order to help them to move out of streets and lead a normal life. The research found out that the manner in which various managerial functional elements  are executed in the ecosystem do affect the street families ecosystem in its efforts to transform the lives of street persons. The elements associated with the  planning and  organizing  included methods of identifying street persons for rehabilitation, street families’ population record, national strategic plan, strategy formulation, national database for street families, programs designing, Information Technology and  programs’ registry. The study established that all these elements determine the ability of the street families’ management ecosystem to successfully transform the street families’ lives  and enable them to exit the streets of  Nairobi City County. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended a review of methods of identifying street families for rahabiltation, an all inclusive strategy formulation process that involves all stakeholders, formulation of National Strategic Plan for Street families management, application of evidence based planning, review of the formular for allocation of resouces, use of Information Technology in street families management and creation of a national registry of programs. All these recommendations will go a long way in empowering National and County Government and the Civil Society Organizations in improving their performance in the management of street families in Nairobi City County.

Key words: Managerial Functional Elements, Street Families, Street Families’ Management Ecosystem

CITATION: Kegeni, K. K., & Kavinda, L. (2020). Managerial functional elements affecting the street families’ management ecosystem in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(2), 708 – 726.