Examining the Factors Influencing the Adoption of Monitoring and Evaluation System among Non-Governmental Organisations in Murang’a County, Kenya

Authors: Adwin Ndonga Mugera and Paul Sang
Department of Management Science,
Kenyatta University, Nairobi – Kenya.
Corresponding Author Email: adwinmugera@gmail.com


Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence the adoption of monitoring and evaluation system among NGOs in Murang’a County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was used to carry out this study. The study used a sample of 100 participants. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. A pilot study was conducted to find the reliability of the instruments, where a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.78 was obtained, thus the tool was considered reliable as the alpha value exceeded the threshold of 0.7. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics in form of means and frequency and percentages. Inferential statistics was also used in the data analysis. The study concludes that most NGOs disregarded the tenets of having a monitoring and evaluation framework in place.  The study recommends that for a successful adoption of M&E, skilled people should be hired and regular training to be conducted, NGOs to be flexible in order to incur low costs in operations and to fully involve all the stakeholders. The study findings are expected to help in areas of project management, monitoring and evaluation of community based projects implemented by NGOs. Read more…


 

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