| dc.description.abstract | Construction projects face a myriad of challenges in progress. External factors in the
study included political factors, socio-economic factors and technological factors. The
main objective of this study was to determine the effect of external factors on completion
of construction projects at the department of health, Makueni County, Kenya. The
specific objectives were the effect of political, socio-economic and technological factors
on the completion of construction projects in the department of health, Makueni County,
Kenya. The theoretical framework included the theory of constraints, the resource
dependency theory and the social-technology theory. The target population was the 238
projects in health facilities in Makueni county initiated between financial year 2021/2022
and 2022/2023. The respondents were the facility managers who are also the Health
Facility Project Management Committee secretaries. Cross sectional Analytic study
approach was utilized in this study. A stratified sampling approach was used. The sample
size was 150 projects. Primary data was gathered using a structured questionnaire. The
pilot study was conducted at Wote-Nziu Ward in Makueni Sub-County. Comparison was
done between independent and dependent variables. Continuous variables included the
ages of respondents and the years of service. Categorical variables were expressed as
frequencies and proportions. Chi-square test was used to determine association between
variables. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the effect of
significant external factors on completion of construction projects. Statistical significance
was assumed at P<0.05. Majority of the study participants were aged between 31.0 and
40.0 years old (56.0%), were nurses (77.3%), had managed their facility for over 5 years
(74.7%) and were working in a Dispensary (77.3%). The male and female participant
ratio was 1:1. There was less likelihood of the projects being completed in the presence
of political involvement, transition in leadership, and contract payment (OR 0.1, 0.7 and
0.3 respectively). Political involvement and contract payment were found to be
statistically significant when it came to project not being completed (p 0.001 and p 0.004
respectively). Projects were 2.7 times more likely to be completed with the availability of
raw materials. Raw material availability was significantly associated with completion of
projects (p 0.03). Multivariate analysis showed increased odds of completing construction
projects from 2.7 to 5.3 times when raw materials were available. The study concluded
that political factors and socio-economic factors significantly affect completion of
construction projects. The study recommends that key stakeholders involved in the
construction management process such as politicians be taken through monitoring and
evaluation training to ensure that projects are well management and all risks averted. The
researcher recommends a comparative study on the effect of technological factors on
completion of construction projects. | en_US |
