Factors Influencing the Use of Discretion in the Control of Illicit Brew Trade in Kenya, A Case of Kakamega and Uasin Gishu Counties
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Date
2021
Authors
Kipchumba, Heather E.
Minja, David M.
Kiruthu, Felix M.
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African Journal of Alcohol & Drug Abuse
Abstract
Discretionary powers among street-level bureaucrats have the capacity of changing public
policy on the spot, from its intended goals to new policies. Research on the use of discretion
in the implementation of alcohol control policy on illicit brews is scanty. The paper, therefore,
sought to examine the factors that influenced the Chiefs and their assistants in Kakamega
and Uasin Gishu counties to utilize discretionary powers. The research utilized a cross-sectional
research design, using a sample size of 124 respondents. A structured questionnaire was
used to collect both qualitative and quantitative data and were analyzed using descriptive
statistics and presented using tables. The research established that inadequate personnel,
insecurity, inadequate stakeholder co-ordination, expansive jurisdictions, the status of the
traders and inadequate means of transportation were the driving factors behind the use of
discretion among the administrators, negatively impacting the control of illicit brew trade in
the counties.
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Keywords
Discretionary powers, policy implementation, illicit brews, street-level bureaucracy
Citation
Kipchumba, H. E., Minja, D. M., Kiruthu, F. M., & Kipchumba, H. E. (2021). Factors Influencing the Use of Discretion in The Control of Illicit Brew Trade in Kenya, A Case of Kakamega and Uasin Gishu Counties. African Journal of Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 5, 31-40.