srjebmSRJEBMSRJEBM2788-9505https://doi.org/10.47310/srjebm.2022.v02i02.026Affective Commitment and Employee Performance of Non-Academic Staff in Public Universities in Western Region, KenyaMalietsoImbotioElinaJanet N.ManyasiEvansKwendoMasinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, KenyaCurrently, organizations’ interest to have committed employees has increased because there is a significant difference between the performance of committed employees and the rest of the employees. Committed employees perform well in the organization and help the organization to achieve a competitive edge over its competitors. Hence the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between affective commitment and employee performance. The study hypothesizes that there is no significant relationship between affective commitment and employee performance. The study scope was limited to the six (6) Chartered Public Universities in Western Region, Kenya, that is; Maseno, Masinde Muliro, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kisii, Kibabii and Rongo. The theoretical framework was underpinned on the social exchange theory. Correlational research design was adopted in this study, the target population comprised of 3,574 non-academic staff currently working at the six (6) Chartered Public Universities in Western Region, Kenya. The sample size was 97 respondents determined through Nassiuma’s (2000) formula. Stratified sampling was employed to group the respondents into strata and simple random sampling was applied to select the respondents. The major findings of this study indicated that there exists a significant positive relationship between affective commitment and employee performance (p = 0.04<0.05). Thus, the study recommends that university management should endeavor to enhance their staff organizational commitment through promoting their personal and career development and creating positive employee relations through organizational support programs.