Author(s)

David Kipchirchir Lagat^1*, Mugwima Njuguna², Maureen Mutanu¹, Angeline Mwende¹, Allan Magak¹, Stephen Nyakondo¹

¹Department of Research and Business Development, National Construction Authority (NCA), Nairobi, Kenya.
²Centre for Urban Studies, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Juja, Kenya.

COVID-19 created an unprecedented crisis for the construction industry in Kenya, with some activities getting halted, postponed, or delayed. This study adopted a cross-sectional survey design employed on a sample of 245 contractors identified through stratified random sampling. An interview schedule was used to collect data; thereafter, exploratory factor analysis was done to identify underlying components that could explain the pattern of correlations between the 23 impacts of COVID-19 identified in the literature. The study noted the highest impact on the supply chain (59.40), followed by finance (52.42) and workforce (39.58), and recommends the institutionalization of detailed business continuity plans in line with these three major factors as a priority to cushion industry players from similar occurrences.

COVID-19, Contractors, Supply Chain, Workforce, Finance, Performance, Construction Industry

Lagat, D. , Njuguna, M. , Mutanu, M. , Mwende, A. , Magak, A. and Nyakondo, S. (2023) Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry Performance: A Case of Contractors in Kenya. American Journal of Industrial and Business Management, 13, 735-750. doi: 10.4236/ajibm.2023.137040.