Abstract:
Corporate governance has become an issue of global significance. Globally, the public sector
plays a central role in socio-economic development but the sector has however been affected by
globalization, public sector reforms, regional and international partnerships among other
factors. Kenya’s public sector organizations need good governance in order to realize efficiency
and better service delivery as enshrined in Vision 2030 that envisages new structure of
governance that can only be achieved in an environment of good corporate governance
practices. The general objective of this study was to investigate the influence of corporate
governance practices on performance in Kenya’s public sector. Quantitative data was analyzed
descriptively while inferential statistics employed regression analysis to test hypotheses. The
target population in this study comprised of selected government offices and respondents was
senior management employees working in those ministries. An appropriate sample was
determined through stratified random sampling approach. Primary data was collected using
structured questionnaires. The analysis was done using SPSS. The results were presented using
tables and corresponding narratives. Linear regression analysis revealed a positive and
significant relationship between leadership skills and performance. The study thus rejected the
first null hypothesis and revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between
leadership skills and performance in Kenya’s public sector. It was also established that risk
management is a significant predictor of performance. The study thus rejected the second null
hypothesis and revealed that there is a positive and significant relationship between Risk
management and performance in Kenya’s public sector. A positive and significant relationship
between transparency and performance was further established, hence rejecting the third null
hypothesis and confirming that there is a positive relationship between transparency and
performance in Kenya’s public sector. A positive and significant relationship was also
established between accountability and performance, hence the study rejecting the fourth null
hypothesis and revealing that there is a positive significant relationship between accountability
and public sector performance in Kenya. The test for moderation revealed no significant
moderator effect and concluded that work environment is not a significant moderator of
relationship between corporate governance practices and performance in Kenya’s public
sector.
