INFLUENCE OF DELOCALIZATIONON WORK PERFORMANCE AMONG DELOCALIZED FEMALE PRINCIPALS IN SOUTH RIFT, KENYA

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate delocalization and its influence on workperformance among delocalized female principals in South Rift, Kenya. The study was guided by theory ofPsychological Well-Being. It was informed by positivism philosophy where positivist’s perspectives were usedto come up with research outcomes. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The targetpopulation consisted of all delocalized female principals in south rift; there are 151 public secondary schoolsheaded by female principals. 80% of them have been delocalized since 2018. Therefore, the study targeted 121delocalized female principals where Kericho had 50, Bomet 45 and Narok 26. The study employed censussampling method to sample schools and all principals to participate in the study. Therefore, a total of 121principals were sampled and included in the study. Data was collected by means of interview schedule andquestionnaire including Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) tool that measured the risk of burnout. However, allthe sampled population was administered with questionnaires while 30% (36) were administered with interviewschedules in order to enrich the study with qualitative information. A pilot study was carried out before theactual data collection and a reliability coefficient of 0.9 was obtained therefore the research instruments wasdeemed reliable. The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis using the Statistical Package for SocialSciences (SPSS) computer programme version 23.0. Descriptive statistics were used in the data analysis and thefindings were presented in frequency tables, percentages and graphs.The study found out abrupt transfers madeby the TSC demoralizes the ability to perform better and delocalization drains finances thus causing stress. Thefindings of this study may be of benefit to the government, school administrators and policymakers in comingup with effective strategies that will improve emotional wellness of principals in schools. The study may alsobenefit teachers’ service commission and the Ministry of Education in designing and monitoring interventionstrategies to address the challenges faced by female schools principals in mental build-up.

KEYWORDS: Delocalization, Delocalized and Work Performance