Efficacy of Transformational Leadership on Performance of Mandera County Government in Kenya

This study investigated the efficacy of transformational leadership on performance of Mandera County government in Kenya based on the 4Is of transformational leadership. Mandera County has faced a plethora of challenges including its inability to marshal, develop, direct and control the human and financial resources leading to maladministration and poor service delivery, among others. The objective of the study was to examine the efficacy of the four dimensions of transformational leadership on performance on Mandera County government. The target population for the study comprised of the personnel elected and appointed and/or in the office of the Governor, Members of County Assembly and public service board employees of the county government (N=696). Stratified simple random sampling technique was applied to select the sample size from the total population (n=247). The study used structured questionnaires as the tool for collecting primary data. SPSS version 24 was applied to compute descriptive and inferential statistics. The study concluded that individualized consideration, inspirational motivation and idealized influence do not have a statistically significant influence on the performance of Mandera County Government (p>.05). In contrast, intellectual stimulation had a statistically significant association with performance of Mandera County Government (p>.05) In contrast, intellectual stimulation had a statistically significant association with performance of Mandera County Government (p>.05) However, the multiple linear regression analysis indicates that three of the 4Is of TL (individualized consideration, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation) excluding idealized influence were significantly associated with the performance of the County Government of Mandera. Leadership plays a central role in the success and failure of organizations and transformational leadership is the panacea for solving contemporary management and leadership challenges in sub-national levels in Kenya.