Effect of Public-Private Partnership Practices on Capital Project Performance in Rwanda: A Case of Infrastructure Capital Projects in Bugesera District
Anibal Marie di Francia Niyitanga, Martin K. Gachukia
University of Kigali
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6827-8223
Email: muchdimaria.francia@gmail.com
Abstract: This study assessed the effect of Public-Private Partnership practices on the performance of infrastructure capital projects in Bugesera District, Rwanda. The study examined contract governance and performance monitoring, risk allocation and risk management mechanisms, stakeholder coordination and institutional collaboration, and financing structure and value-for-money practices. The study was guided by Agency Theory, Risk Allocation Theory, Stakeholder Theory, Value-for-Money Theory, Transaction Cost Economics, and Systems Theory. A mixed-methods approach was applied through descriptive, correlational and explanatory research designs. The target population comprised 150 infrastructure stakeholders, from whom 109 respondents were selected. Descriptive findings showed positive agreement and homogeneous composite responses across all study variables. Contract governance and performance monitoring (B=0.254, t=2.702, p=0.008), risk allocation and risk management mechanisms (B=0.200, t=2.198, p=0.029), stakeholder coordination and institutional collaboration (B=0.270, t=2.784, p=0.007), and financing structure and value-for-money practices (B=0.263, t=2.740, p=0.007) had positive and statistically significant effects on capital project performance. The model explained 79.8% of the variation in capital project performance. The study concluded that coordinated PPP governance, appropriate risk allocation, effective stakeholder collaboration and disciplined value-for-money practices jointly strengthened infrastructure capital project performance in Bugesera District. It recommended integrated contract monitoring, regularly updated risk responsibilities, structured stakeholder coordination and lifecycle-based financing review.
