How Monitoring and Evaluation Affects the Outcome of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Kenya: A Case Study of Projects in Gatanga Constituency

Monitoring, Evaluation and Control are very important management functions for ensuring that project objectives are fully achieved and that the project remains on course. The Constituency Development Fund was created in 2003 in Kenya out of the desire to achieve community driven development where the local communities generate their own development agenda and get it funded by the central government. Therefore, this study investigates how monitoring and evaluation affects the success of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Kenya - Gatanga Constituency being a case study. The aim of this study is to establish whether the project monitoring and control efforts of the contractors and project supervisors contribute to an improved project outcome. A field survey was conducted using a sample of 45 respondents who were selected by stratified random sampling. The data were collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, Version 16.0). The results of the study reveal that contractors and project supervisors apply monitoring tools to a certain level in their project operations consequently producing satisfactory levels of success. The findings further reveal that most constituency development fund projects in Gatanga Constituency were completed within the stipulated time frame and budget and that majority of the respondents considered them a success.