DETERMINANTS INFLUENCING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER AND SANITATION PROJECTS IN ZIWA LA NG'OMBE MOMBASA

Project implementation consists of carrying out the activities with the aim of delivering the outputs and monitoring progress compared to the work plan. Sustainability of water projects could originate from the project environment, lack of sufficient resources and management related issues. The objective of the study is to determinants influencing the implementation of water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in Mombasa County in Kenya. The study was guided by both general and specific objectives. The study objectives will be to examine the influence of project stakeholders’ involvement in implementation of water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in Mombasa County; to evaluate the influence of project resources availability in implementation of water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in Mombasa County; to determine the influence of project manager’s skills in implementation of water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in Mombasa County and to examine the influence of project structural facilities in implementation of water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in Mombasa County. To strengthen the conceptual framework the study will apply theories such as the stakeholders’ theory, resource-based view theory, resource dependence theory and theory of constraint. The study targeted 25 water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in the project implementation department. The sample size was 77. A modified Likert scale questionnaire will be developed divided into three parts. A pilot study was carried out to refine the instrument. The quality and consistency of the study further was assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was performed on a PC computer using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 25) for Windows. Analysis was done using frequency counts, percentages, means and standard deviation, regression, correlation, and the information generated will be presented in form of graphs, charts, and tables. The study established that there was a strong positive correlation between the independent variables stakeholder’s involvement, project resources availability, project manager’s skills, and project structural facilities. On regression, the study findings rejected null hypothesis for stakeholder’s involvement and project resources availability project manager’s skills and project structural facilities. The study concluded that project stakeholder’s involvement, project resource availability, project manager’s skills and project structural facilities have a significant effect on implementation of water and sanitation projects in Ziwa La Ng’ombe ward in Mombasa County. The study recommends that stakeholders should have different roles and therefore they should not clash and that project resources should be applied to project areas that give optimum results