COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTY FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: A CASE OF MACHAKOS COUNTY HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
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Worldwide, the construction industry especially in the public sector is always characterized by delays. Poor site management, shortage of skilled labors, unrealistic project scheduling, labor absenteeism, and design changes due to the construction errors and accidents due to poor site safety are some of the major causes of delays. The objectives that guided this study were: Community engagement on the implementation of government funded health facilities construction projects in Machakos County. The study was grounded on stakeholder’s theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The researcher-selected members with relevant information on health facilities construction projects in Machakos County who includes; construction engineers, construction project managers, village administrators, public works of Machakos county procurement officer, inspection and acceptance committee members and county contractors on site. The target population in this study included all the 39 health facilities construction projects in the 6 sub-counties in Machakos County. The total target population comprised 80 respondents. Since the study’s target population was small the research adopted census sampling. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded that community engagement was positive and significant and therefore the management should involve most of the stakeholders before making decision on project implementation.
Key Words: Project Implementation, Community Engagement and Health Facilities.
CITATION: Nyoro, H., & Njoroge, J. (2022).Community engagement and implementation of county funded construction projects: A case of Machakos County healthcare facilities. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (2), 753 – 762.
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