Influence Of Strategic Plan Implementation on Organizational Performance of County Government of Kitui

Abstract

Despite having an operational strategic plan, county governments in Kenya have witnessed a decline in the absorption rate of development expenditure into the development. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of strategic plan implementation on the organizational performance of the County Government of Kitui, Kenya. The specific objectives were to examine the influence of strategic leadership, strategic resource allocation, strategic tracking progress, and strategic task delegation on the organizational performance of the County Government of Kitui, Kenya. There were three theories that informed the study, and they include the theory of organizational configuration, resource-based view theory, and the theory of organizational culture. A descriptive research design was used in determining the characteristics of the population in consideration. The respondents comprised of 17 directors, 25 departmental managers, and 73 administrators. The directors were interviewed, whereas the departmental managers and administrators answered questionnaires. A pre-test study was undertaken in Machakos County Government. The study considered three types of validity, which were content, construct, and criterion. Cronbach's alpha was one of the methods of internal consistency that examined reliability. Notably, complete questionnaires were coded into SPSS version 26. Various descriptive statistics like frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations were derived. Inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation were analyzed to test the hypothesis, whereas the multiple regression analysis, like the model summary, ANOVA, and regression coefficients, was provided. The findings of the study noted that Kitui County supported staff development but lacked effective communication, revenue strategies, and consistent outcome evaluation. Gender imbalance in task delegation persisted. Recommendations include strengthening communication, accountability, outcome tracking, and enforcing the two-thirds gender rule in leadership and task allocation.