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Projects are implemented with the intention to achieve project success. This is not the
actual situation on the ground as some projects fail. Instances exist where rural road
projects are not completed on time or the projects have stalled for a long period of time.
In certain parts of the country, like Nandi County, there exist some rural road projects
that have stalled for over five years and also both genders are not involved in data
collection and analysis and decision making and there is no equality in treatment during
implementation of rural road projects in Nandi County. This study therefore sought to
assess gender mainstreaming, institutional policy and implementation of rural road
projects in Nandi County. The objectives were to assess: the effect of gender data
information on implementation of rural road projects in Nandi County, to determine the
effect of gender involvement in decision making on implementation of rural road
projects in Nandi County, to establish the effect of gender sensitivity in language on
implementation of rural road projects in Nandi County, to examine the effect of gender
equal treatment on implementation of rural road projects in Nandi County and to
analyse the moderating effect of institutional policy on gender mainstreaming and
implementation of rural road projects in Nandi County. The study adopted biological
theory of gender, socio-economic theory, and implementation theory. This study
adopted a cross-sectional survey design. The target population was 528 respondents.
The sample size was 228 respondents. The study adopted stratified random sampling,
purposive sampling and simple random sampling techniques. Quantitative data was
analysed using both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Qualitative data was
examined by use of common themes that were categorized into coherent groups. Results
were as follows: gender data information has a significant negative effect on
implementation of rural road projects(β=-0.288, p < 0.05),gender involvement in
decision making has a significant positive effect on implementation of rural road
projects (β=0.423, p < 0.05), gender sensitivity in language has a significant positive
effect on implementation of rural road projects(β=0.398, p < 0.05),gender equal
treatment has a significant positive effect on implementation of rural road projects
(β=0.744, p < 0.05), institutional policy had a moderating effect on the relationship
between gender data information, both gender involvement in decision making, gender
sensitivity in language and project implementation, gender equal treatment and
implementation of rural road projects in Nandi County as the beta value changes from
(0.288 to 0.028, p < 0.05), (.066 to -.023,p < 0.05), 0.423 to -0.045, p < 0.05), (0.398 to
-0.025, p < 0.05) and (0.744 to 0.043, p < 0.05) respectively. Interview results were as
follows; gender data information, gender involvement in decision making, gender
sensitivity in language and gender equal treatment affects implementation of rural road
projects. The study concluded that gender data information has a significant negative
effect on implementation of rural road projects, gender involvement in decision making,
gender sensitivity in language and gender equal treatment have a significant positive
effect on implementation of rural road projects. The study recommended that rural
roads project implementers in Nandi County should establish good gender relations
among employees when implementing rural road projects in the County. The study
recommends a further study to be conducted on gender mainstreaming and
implementation of Rural Road Projects in Nandi County using other moderating
variable and find-out whether similar findings will be upheld. |
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