Effect of Borrower’ Characteristics to Government Funded Micro-Credit Initiatives in Murang’a County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMungai John Njangiru
dc.contributor.authorMaingi, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorMuathe, Stephen M. A.
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-03T09:13:33Z
dc.date.available2015-07-03T09:13:33Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionResearch paperen_US
dc.description.abstractThe role of the government in providing start-up funds and their relationship to sustainability is crucial. The main focus of this research was to analyze the loan repayment and sustainability issues of government micro-credit initiatives in Murang’a County. The specific objective of the study was to establish the effect of borrower characteristics to micro-credit repayment in Murang’a County. The study adopted a positivism philosophy of research, where the researcher was independent on what was being observed and what was studied. Descriptive survey design was used to determine the level of government funded micro-credit loan repayment and its effect on sustainability for other borrowers. The target population was 1520 social and economic groups in Murang’a County. Clustering and Simple Random Sampling techniques were applied to select a sample size of 307 groups including a census of 16 constituency credit officers, who were interviewed. This, in total accounted to 19.5% of the total population. A questionnaire and an interview schedule were used to collect data. Descriptive data were analysed using tables and charts. Qualitative data were analysed using Chi-square, Analysis of Variance and Logit Regression Model. Hypothesis testing revealed statistically significant results, for borrowers’ characteristics effect to loan repayment and sustainability. The study found that due to problems of high risk and high cost of borrowing, uncertainity of repayment capcity on the rural borrower has been reported high due to irregular income streams. Systems should be developed to ensure consistent incomes and expenditure to reduce/remove uncertainty. The study found some spouses who had run away from homes after receiving loans, to evade repayment or to evade the nugging demands from their partners or to part with some/all the amount borrowed. This may be one of the explanations of wife/husband buttering in Cental Kenya reported by the local mediaen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 3 Issue 11 2014en_US
dc.identifier.issn2278 – 0211
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ku.ac.ke/schools/business/images/stories/research/effects_of_borrower_characteristrics.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/13087
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGlobeedu Groupen_US
dc.subjectSustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectRural crediten_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectMicro-crediten_US
dc.subjectDefaulten_US
dc.subjectCollateralen_US
dc.titleEffect of Borrower’ Characteristics to Government Funded Micro-Credit Initiatives in Murang’a County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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