THE IMPACT OF ICT CAPACITY ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KISII COUNTY, KENYA

In Kenya, the government acknowledges that integration educational technology the curriculum and educational processes in public schools presents an opportunity for improving organizational performance of the schools through efficiency and effectiveness. As a result the government over the years has made concerted efforts in funding for ICT integration projects in public schools with aim of building the necessary capacity for successful implementation of the technology. Although progress has been made in equipping public schools with ICT infrastructure, public secondary schools in Kisii County are still faced with operational inefficiencies, traditional teaching and learning methods and declining academic outcomes. This can be attributed to lack of institutional capacity for change and individual ICT capacity to use the technology which is necessary for successful implementation of ICT integration in schools. The study therefore examined the impact ICT capacity and organizational performance of public secondary schools in Kisii County that have been funded by the government through the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP). The study examined the role of human resource ICT capacity (X1), school ICT infrastructure (X2) and institutional ICT environment (X3) on organizational performance (Y). The research findings show that all the three explanatory variables had a positive and significant influence on the dependent variable. The study recommends that stakeholders in the education sector should invest more on ICT capacity building in learning institutions for effective utilization of ICT in order to realize its full potential.