Authors : Priscilla Ntete Maisiodo; George Ngaruiya

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct476

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Abstract : This paper examined the relationship between monitoring data utilisation, capacity building and organisational performance among humanitarian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Kajiado County, Kenya. It was developed from the third and fourth specific objectives of a broader study on monitoring practices. The objectives were to examine the influence of monitoring data utilisation on organisational performance and to assess the effect of capacity building on organisational performance. The study was guided by Results-Based Management Theory, with Systems Theory and the Resource-Based View providing supporting perspectives. A descriptive correlational design was used.

Keywords : Capacity Building; Humanitarian NGOs; Kajiado County; Monitoring Data Utilisation; Organisational Performance.

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