Determinants of Public Participation in Implementation of Development Projects in Kenya: A case Study of Wajir County Government Water Projects
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Date
2020
Authors
Omar, Shamsa
Moi, Edna
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Publisher
International Academic Journals
Abstract
The main purpose of the study was to
investigate determinants of public
participation in implementation of devolved
projects in Kenya, a case study of Wajir
county government water projects. The
objectives are: To determine how stakeholder
engagement influence public participation in
implementation of devolved projects, to
evaluate how public awareness influence
implementation of devolved projects in
Kenya, to assess the extent to which training
affect implementation of devolved projects in
Kenya and to assess how decision making
influence implementation of devolved water
projects in Kenya in Wajir County.
Descriptive research, design was employed;
the study targets a population of 101,321
households from Wajir County. A 400
household sample is arrived at using Miller
and Brewer (2003) statistical formula. Data
was collected using semi-structured
questionnaire. The study data collection
instrument was reviewed by university
supervisor to ensure validity. SPSS was used
to analyze data using descriptive statistics.
Data presentation was done using
percentages and frequencies tables. Informed
consent was sought from the respondents
prior to data collection. Confidentiality took
precedence regarding all information that
was collected in order to avoid victimization.
The study findings revealed that stakeholders
engagement, public awareness, decision
making and training influence water projects
implementation in Wajir County. Based on
the findings of the study that has come from
the respondents in the field and the literature
review, the researcher makes the following
recommendations: First, the researcher
recommends that the stakeholders should be
involved and consulted from the beginning of
projects idealization, identification,
resourcing, planning, implementation and in
the monitoring and evaluation process.
Secondly, to ensure effective public
participation in devolved projects, Wajir
County should publicize all its proposed
projects in the relevant materials and media
that can be quickly and widely accessed.
County government of Wajir should also
carry out civic education to ensure that
people are informed of their responsibility to
take part in the planning and implementation
of the county projects. Thirdly, the researcher
recommends that resources with some biases
to both human and financial resources should
be scrutinized and both the county and
national government should come up with
strategies of allocating sufficient finances
and hire quality and sufficient personnel.
Finally, the study recommends that training
should be paramount in projects success.
Description
An Article Published in International Academic Journal of Law and Society
Keywords
Public participation, Implementation, Development projects, Wajir County, Government water projects, Kenya
Citation
Omar, S. & Moi, E. (2020). Determinants of public participation in implementation of development projects in Kenya: A case study of Wajir County government water projects. International Academic Journal of Law and Society, 1(2), 68-84