Student Short Biography
(Max 250 words)
Mr. Silas Dennis Barasa was born in Busia County, Kenya in
1992. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from South
Eastern Kenya University. Mr. Barasa is currently a financial
advisor at Madison Insurance Company limited, under Life
Assurance. He has over 4 years of experience in Banking &
Finance, as a Sales Executive and a Business Banker at Co-
operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (Isiolo and Makutano) Branches.
He also served as a board Teacher at St Patricks’Busibwabo and
Lugulu A.C as a Biology & Agriculture Teacher. He was
initially an intern at Non-ruminant research centre, Kenya
Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation
(KALRO) Kakamega as a research assistant in Crop
Production and Animal Husbandry.
silasdennis@students.uonbi.ac.ke
Thesis / Project Title
Influence of Project Design Factors on the Performance of Green Technology Market Projects in Meru County, Kenya
Thesis / Project Abstract
(Max 250 words)
ABSTRACT- Green Technology Market projects have immensely developed in the 21st Century with global spotlight on design of green techniques for preservation of farm produce and Environmental conservation at the market. However, the pragmatic literature posits that they maneuver on colossal budgets and yet mainstream of the projects have aborted in less than five years. Perhaps, the project drivers are not well expressed at the design phase obstructing their performance. In the luminosity of this, study seeks to establish the influence of project design factors on the performance of Green Technology Market projects in Meru County, Kenya. Design factors under study are infrastructure, Stakeholders’ Involvement, Quality management practices and beneficiary Selection. The study was twirl on theory of Value-Belief-Norm and Environmentally Responsible Behavior. The sample size was 85. Questionnaires were used. Descriptive statistics and multiple regressions were utilized.The variables were significant since p-values were more than 0.05 and alternative hypothesis were accepted while the values for F-calculated were greater than F-critical (4.001). The study concluded that project infrastructure had the greatest influence, followed by stakeholders’ involvement, Quality Management Practices while Beneficiary’s selection had the least influence on the performance of Green Technology Market Projects in Meru County, Kenya. The study also recommends that market designs should embrace greener technologies and achieve poverty reduction as a key focus in the sustainable development goals and also achieve the Big Four Agenda of the Kenyan Government.
KEY WORDS: Green Technology Markets, Project infrastructure, Beneficiary’s Selection, Stakeholders’ involvement, Quality Management Practices, Project Design.
Research Supervisors
Dr. Reuben Wambua Kikwatha
