The general objective of the study was to investigate the effect of corporate governance practices on the performance of NGOs in Kenya, a survey of NGOs in Nairobi. The study narrowed its undertakings into; board competence, disclosure of information Stakeholders participation and government policies. Literature review looked into theories surrounding corporate governance and conceptualization of the following factors: competency of the board; Disclosure of Information; Impact of Government Policies; Participation of the stakeholders; Corporate Governance Theories. In order to fully capture the issues being discussed in this study a descriptive research design was adopted. Primary data was collected using self administered structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics data analysis method was carried out to analyze numerical data gathered using closed end questions. The study received a 63% response rate and this gave the study sufficient data that could be relied upon to generalize the respondents’ opinions on effect of corporate governance practices on the performance of NGOs in Kenya. The study was able to book a majority (60%) of the respondents who did not encourage their stakeholders to attend and participate in meetings and 40% indicated that they encouraged them to attend and participate in meetings. The study concludes that lack of effective means for encouraging the stakeholders to attend and participate in meetings contributes to low level of stakeholders influence in monitoring of the organization activities and this greatly affects realization of increased organization performance. The study recommends that the government should institute legal audits to measure the levels of compliance with government policies, regulations and macro development plans such as Vision 2030. This will eradicate the low level of compliance with government policies that affects realization of increased level of accountability and transparency in the execution of the NGO functions hence contributing to poor management of the NGO. In addition, to effectively monitor and evaluate performance in NGOs in Kenya board and management should institute the following parameters: - achievement of objectives, rate of project completion, continued funding and perception of NGO corporate image and effectiveness in transparency and accountability in utilization of donor funds this will help in determining the level of NGOs performance includes hence good corporate governance and finally It is important to ensure that each NGO puts in place a board charter that addressees board responsibilities, board composition, board member selection, board leadership, board member compensation, board meeting procedures, board performance, committees and board relationships creates a favorable environment for the execution of the NGO management functions and this greatly contributes towards realization of increased NGO performance.