Workforce Diversity and Employee Performance in Kenya’s Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning

The study sought to investigate workforce diversity and employees performance in the Ministry of Lands and physical planning in Kenya. The study examined the extent to which difference in age, gender, education level of ethnicity affects employee performance. The research adopted descriptive research design. The target population consisted of 188 employees from different cadres and levels of employment within the Ministry. Purposive sampling technique was used and a sample of 20% from each category, where a sample size of 38 respondents from target population was drawn. The questionnaires were the main instrument for collecting the primary data required for the study. Primary data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. Collected data was prepared and processed for more statistical data analysis information. Subsequently the statistics collection, it was detailed and analyzed using Statistical S.P.S.S. Generated from descriptive and inferential data, descriptive data comprised of ratios and rate of recurrence to average deviations while inferential statistics involved several deteriorations explores to test their relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable. The study showed a strong correlation between variables. The study concluded that age has no influence in employee performance in Ministry of Lands and physical planning, Kenya. Gender significantly influenced employee performance. Workers had not been discriminated by company while hiring and recruiting procedure on the sex premise.