RISK MANAGEMENT DETERMINANTS AND PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

Project performance is evaluated based on cost, time, and quality . Residential building construction projects encounter various risks that hamper those components of performance. Risk management enhances project it affected by determinants. This study established the impact risk determinants residential buildings in Nairobi, Kenya. The identified were mitigation strategy, skills, organization structure, resource allocation. was anchored decision theory, cost-benefit analysis model, stakeholder theory. target population 1024 undertaken contractors NCA 1, 2, 3 categories. applied stratified random sampling method yielded 103 as sample size (sampling factor being 0.1). Descriptive survey research design used. pilot comprised 5 projects. Data collected using a questionnaire. response rate from targeted 73.8% which above expected threshold. done SPSS for both inferential descriptive analysis. respondents’ education level noted to be 42.11%, 36.16%, 19.74% post-graduate, undergraduate, diploma respectively. 50% respondents had worked between 5-10 years, 36.84% over 10 while 13.16% less than years. A reliability conducted Cronbach’s Alpha test 0.762, an indication higher internal consistency. model summary indicated R 0.676 showed high levels correlation Regression coefficients resulted equation, Y = 1.779 + 0.258X 1 - 0.049X 2 0.303X 0.120X 4 That illustrated all positive with except structure. concluded strategies skills significant buildings’ stakeholders recommended adopt these without fail. undertaking other areas ascertain comparative Key Words : Mitigation Strategy, Management, Organization Structure, Resource Allocation CITATION Kahanya, N. M., & Ondara, A. (2023). Nairobi County, Kenya Strategic Journal Business Change (2), 1479 – 1495.