The factors influencing implementation of community projects in Kenya: A survey of horticulture projects of Homa Bay County

Abstract

In many developing countries, majority of the citizens, particularly in rural areas, live under great poverty{UNHABITAT, 20IO} .More specifically in Homa Bay County, a lot of people are poor and, more constraints are added to them by children who are orphaned by HIV / AIDS. Many organizations -NGO, charitable organizations and Government have initiated various projects aimed at reducing poverty. The community projects established in this region have had a great impact in the lives of the community members (GoK, 2010). This means most of the projects have often managed to achieve their objectives which are associated with effective implementation. This study aims at investigating the factors that have influenced the implementation of community based projects inHoma Bay County and Kenya at large. Specific attention was given to horticultural projects established by variousorganizations. The study design was descriptive. Stratified random sampling was used; a number of community projects established by various organizations in the region were visited and 3 officers in each project interviewed to obtain primary data. Secondary data was obtained through review of literature related to the topic of study. Primary data collected was be edited, coded and analyzed through using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics was used to summarize the data through frequency distributions. The findings were summarized and recommendations presented for various interest groups.