Influence of Grant Financing on Sustainability of Community Water Projects in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya
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Date
2017
Authors
MBURUNG’A, SOLOMON MURIUNGI
NDIRITU, ANNE WAIRIMU
NJERI, JANE KIERU
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ijirk
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of grant financing on sustainability
of community water projects in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya. This study was
limited to community water projects in Kieni. The study adopted a descriptive survey design
and conducted a census of all the 73 water projects in Kieni Constituency. Respondents were
chairpersons of each of the water projects. Data collection instruments were questionnaires,
interview schedules and observation schedules. Data was analyzed using descriptive
statistics, that is, mean, standard deviations, frequency and percentages, as well as
inferential statistics, that is, multiple regression analysis for modeling, Pearson’s Product
Moment Correlation for correlation analysis and F statistics for testing hypothesis. The study
established that, there was a weak negative relationship between grant financing and level of
sustainability of community water projects. An increase in grants reduces the levels of
sustainability of a community water project. The null hypothesis two was accepted. It was
therefore concluded that, there was no significant relationship between grant financing and
sustainability of community water projects. Grant financing accounted for only 2.3% of the
variation in levels of sustainability. The study recommended that, community water projects
take less of grants for their project to improve sustainability of water projects. Alternatively,
grants should have terms for repayment as a loan at a flexible and cheaper way in order to
ensure ownership, effectiveness and efficiency in the use of grants
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Keywords
Sustainability, Community Water Projects, Grants, Donors