Abstract: Despite the advantages of well-designed strategic plans, the IEBC still encounters challenges in achieving its organizational goals. These challenges include a lack of citizen participation, fairness, and credibility. Additionally, electronic voter verification and tallying technologies present different security challenges compared to manual verification systems. Carrying out elections within some regions in the country is also a challenge due to impassable roads and insecurity. Therefore, for the achievement of elections that is free, fair and transparent within the limits of 2010 constitution, it is crucial to identify self-ruled governance, institutions and guidelines. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of organizational structure on performance of independent electoral and boundaries commission in Kenya. The study was guided by contingency theory. The study applied descriptive research design. The population consisted of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission headquarters within Nairobi City County, Kenya with a total of 70 respondents and a census was used. The instrument used for collecting data was semi-structured questionnaire. Piloting test was done at Mombasa County’s offices of the organization with 7 respondents for assessments of validity and reliability. The tests involved in validity were face, criterion and content validity tests. A Cronbach’s alpha test was applied for reliability testing which considered a value of 0.7 or higher as indicative of reliable instrument. The process of analyzing qualitative data was based content analysis technique presenting finding in narrative form as per every variable. Descriptive statistics, such as means and standard deviations, were utilized to analyze the quantitative data gathered from the surveys. Additionally, multiple regression analysis was conducted to explore the relationship between independent and dependent variables. A table and a figure were employed to illustrate the findings. The study established that the organizational structure (β=0.0411, t= 3.294, p < 0.05) of IEBC had improved significantly its performance. The study concludes that the IEBC had a proper structure that had facilitates clear definition of roles and responsibilities making the electoral process transparent and efficient. The study recommends that the IEBC should streamline its processes by reviewing and refining the existing process to avoid redundancy and enhance workflow through adoption of lean management principles.
Keywords: Strategy Implementation, Organizational Structure, Performance.
Title: INFLUENCE OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE ON PERFORMANCE OF INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION IN KENYA
Author: Nur Omar Mohamed, Dr. Lawrence Wainaina
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 13, Issue 4, October 2025 - December 2025
Page No: 445-451
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 26-November-2025
