Student Short Biography
(Max 250 words)
MisheckWaitituNdung’u was born on 19th March 1989 at 2000Hrs on a chilly rainy Sunday night. I do not remember much of my early childhood, but my mom said that I was a very curiousand communicative child. I would ask dozens of questions each minute, even without waiting for the answers. I suppose this is why my parents offered me educational materialsat a very early age.
Fortunately, my thirst for knowledge did not come to an end when I was at school. I was passionate about numbers and science. This passion helped me gain profound knowledge in these areas, and I was admitted to the university of dreams where I undertook a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and later a Master of Art in Project Planning and Management. Today, I am a Civil Engineer/Project Manager with over 8 Years of dedicated Engineering Consultancy and Construction.
So far in this beautiful life,I have learnt that two main factors determine success; own determination and desire to succeed. One should be ready to make sacrifices so as to achieve goals, like working and studying at the same time.One should also be prepared to recover after failure and proceed to your goal again. Without strong internal motivation, it is nearly impossible to become successful.
As youpursuit success, always remember the best thing in life is life.
Thesis / Project Title
DETERMINANTS OF URBAN ROADS PROJECTS COMPLETION IN KENYA: A CASE OF INLAND CONTAINER DEPOT ACCESS ROAD A IN NAIROBI COUNTY.
Thesis / Project Abstract
(Max 250 words)
While urban transport has had a tremendous liberating impact, it has also posed a very serious problem to the urban impact in which it operates. This has brought about the growing demands for construction of urban roads which is on its high and with it comes overstretched and widened fiscal constraints, leading Governments to seek finances only for the projects to delay or haul due to various reasons. The proposed study, therefore, was to investigate determinants of urban roads projects completion in Kenya: A case of Inland Container Depot Access Road A in Nairobi County. The study had the following objectives: to determine how Project Design, Project Financing, Contract Administration and Stakeholders Involvement influence urban roads projects completion. The study was grounded on the Theory of Constraints and Stakeholders Theory. The study adopted descriptive survey research design and relied mostly on primary data sources. The study’s target population were the staff working at Kenya Railways,Road A Consultant and Contractor, totaling to 90 respondents.The study findings helped to make various recommendations, that is, that governments look into the issues of project delays, since urban road infrastructures make up a large part of the gross domestic product worldwide, playing a crucial role in the country’s growth; adequate funds should be provided to support the execution of a project in order to be successful; project managers to create awareness that the success of a project is marked to the satisfaction of its stakeholders.
Student’s Google scholar link
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=new_articles&hl=en&imq=NDUNGU+MISHECK+WAITITU&authuser=1#
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Research Supervisors
Dr. Mercy Mugambi
