Employee Retention Strategies on Organizational Performance in TransNzoia County, Kenya

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of employee retention strategies on organizational performance. The study was guided by the following specific objective: to examine the effect of employee empowerment on organizational performance in TransNzoia County, Kenya, The study’s theories were; self-theory, equity theory, McClelland theory. The study used descriptive research design. The target population of the study was 100 employees in human resource department within County government of TransNzoia. Census was adopted since the target population is small. Data collection instruments was questionnaires. Data collection methods was both primary and secondary. Pilot test was carried out for validity and reliability of research instruments. The data was analyzed using Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS) windows version 23.Multiple linear regression analysis was carried out to examine the effect of retention strategies on employee performance in the county government of TransNzoia, Kenya. Regression analysis was carried out to test the significant levels of one variable to the other in the study. ANOVA was carried out to test the hypotheses of the study. In conclusion basing on the findings, employee empowerment (β = 0.670) was found to be positively related organizational performance in the County Government of TransNzoia, Kenya. From t-test analysis, the t -value was found to be 4.330 and the ρ -value 0.000. Statistically, this null hypothesis was rejected because ρ