ROAD PROJECT PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE OF EXPRESS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

The goal of this investigation was to ascertain how express highway construction project performance in Nairobi City County, Kenya, is affected by planning. target population the 69 officers comprising 7 road engineers from KeNHA, China Roads and Bridge Corporation 17 supervisors, 12 inspectors, 28 surveyors, four sub-contractors. Due small manageable population, study a census. These people were primary resources best position respond questions regarding Express project. sample size chosen using stratified random sampling. A semi-structured questionnaire used collect data. Statistical Package for Social Sciences code enter data analysis (SPSS). different variables correlated Pearson correlation analysis. study's findings inferred that majority respondents believed management human plays vital role enhancing effectiveness provision adequate materials had favorable, significant influence on projects. examined financial resource planning results revealed time considerably favorably performance. concluded design execution training recruitment consistent with main objective. found positively affects well projects operate, if staffs are trained competent positive. material usage have positive effect has insignificant . Therefore, finance done not planned staff did proper hence lot mistakes. Key Words: Project Planning, Highway, Time Management, Material Consumption, Financial Resource, Human Resource Planning CITATION: Maina, J. K., & Gachengo, L. (2023). Road Kenya. Strategic Journal Business Change 10 (1), 649 – 665.