The Role of Strategic Management in the Performance of Turkana County Government, Kenya

Abstract

Organizational performance is crucial to the survival of public and private entities worldwide. In particular, there is increasing public pressure for Kenyan public entities to deliver on their mandate. Strategic management would go a long way in ensuring that public entities such as the county governments in Kenya deliver on their mandate. This study sought to establish the influence of strategic management on performance of devolved governments with particular focus on the Turkana County in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to determine how the performance of the Turkana county government is influenced by the strategic management components of strategy formulation, environmental scanning, strategy implementation and strategy evaluation. A survey research design was adopted for the study with data being collected from departmental technical officers in the county using a selfadministered structured questionnaire. The study findings indicate that strategy management positively influences the performance of the Turkana County Government. The study offers valuable recommendations for effective county governments management and future research