Abstract: Ethical practices in management and allocation of resources
are geared toward having a long term i mpact on
the well being of the project. This research endeavours to analyse ethical practices effect on the performance of
groundwater projects' in Mandera County. This research is geared toward achieving the following objective t o
analyse the transparenc y practice effect on the performance of groundwater projects' in Mandera County and t o
determine the extent to which integrity practice affects the performance of groundwater projects; in Mandera
County. The study is backed up by three theories namely; the agency theory, the programme theory and the
stewardship theory . A m ixed methodology w as applied which involve d qualitative and quantifiable data being
gathered simultaneously. The researcher intends to use a concurrent triangulation study design in attemp ting to
achieve it s set objectives. This research locale......
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