Effects of County Public Participation Forums on Service Delivery in Narok County, Kenya
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Date
2023-06-25
Authors
Nkirrimpa, Kool Johnson
Muna, Wilson
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IAJAH
Abstract
Service delivery within counties depends
heavily on citizen participation through
county public participation, effective
resource mobilization, and local leaders'
accountability. However, there are not
enough mechanisms in place to enable
citizens to fully participate in the
development agenda and resource allocation.
Additionally, there are currently no
mechanisms in place by the county
government to make public expenditure data
accessible. However, the current study
sought to determine the effect of county
public participation forums on service
delivery in Narok County, Kenya. The study
objectives was to explore the effect of
stakeholders’ engagement on service
delivery in Narok County. The research was
anchored by Public Choice Theory. A
descriptive research design was utilized. The
survey targeted 550 people who have
participated at least three county forums as
per record. The study sampled 84
respondents using stratified random sampling
technique. Questionnaires were utilized to
gather data from the sampled participants.
Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively
and inferentially. Descriptive statistics like
percentage, frequency, mean and standard
deviations. The research findings were
displayed by charts and tables. The findings
revealed that resource mobilization,
stakeholders’ engagement and access to
information affect the service delivery as the
P-value was 0.003 which is below the level
of significance 0.05. Further, the results
established that R was 0.824, adjusted R
square was 0.663 and R squared was 0.679.
Adjusted R square of 0.663 infers that 66.3%
of service delivery in Narok county, Kenya
are explained by the independent variables
(resource mobilization, stakeholders’
engagement and access to information) of the
study. The study concluded that revenue
given to the county government of Narok is
insufficient to support county government
services and stakeholders’ engagement in
county public participation forums enhance
accountability and transparency on service
delivery. The study recommends that Narok
County Government should encourage
citizen participation in policy creation,
implementation, and all stages of project
planning and execution. This would
necessitate citizen capacity building through
training to ensure citizens have sufficient
understanding on how to create policies that
will enable successful public engagement and
good governance.
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Keywords
Public Participation Forums, Stakeholders’ Engagement, Service Delivery
Citation
Nkirrimpa, K. L., Muna, W. (2023). Effects of county public participation forums on service delivery in Narok County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Arts and Humanities, 1(3), 211-225.