Effects of Drug and Substance Abuse Management Practices on Economic Empowerment in Kiambu County
| dc.contributor.author | Omukoko, Daniel Musiko | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-23T07:03:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-23T07:03:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description | A Research Proposal Presented to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Award of the Degree of Master of Public Policy and Administration, Kenyatta University. 2025 supervisor Jane Njoroge | |
| dc.description.abstract | World over, where drugs and substances are known, patterns for their use and abstinence are prescribed. In Kiambu County, various nationally and internationally recognized drug and substance abuse management practices have been put in place. The study aimed to investigate the effects of drug and substance use management practices on economic empowerment in Kiambu County. The following objectives guided the study: to evaluate the effect of drug and substance abuse prevention practices on the economic empowerment of Kiambu County, to establish the effect of drug and substance abuse law enforcement practices on the economic empowerment of Kiambu, and to assess the effect of drug and substance abuse Therapeutic management practices on the economic empowerment of Kiambu. The study was anchored on the self-efficacy Theory, Cohen's Status Frustration Theory, and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy. A descriptive research design was adopted. The target population for the study was ward administrators, caregivers, police officers, Officer commanding station (OCS) crime, Deputy County Commissioner, and National government administrative officers (NGAO) were sampled using stratified simple random sampling. The Deputy County Commissioner and Officer Commanding Station were deliberately included in the sample. The pilot size was 10% (20) of the population was tested to adjust the instrument's validity and reliability. Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient analyzed the internal uniformity reliability of the questionnaire. Validity was tested and had coefficients of above 0.70, hence reliability was confirmed. A total of 200 respondents were targeted, and a sample size of 62 was used to collect data using a structured questionnaire. Ethical considerations of confidentiality and respondents' consent were adhered to. Inferential and descriptive methods were used for quantitative data analysis. Data collected was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences SPSS). Figures and tables were used for presentation. The study adopted a multivariate regression analysis. The study outcome indicated that drug and substance abuse management practices influence 30 per cent of economic empowerment in Kiambu County. Variables outside this model contributed the remaining 70 per cent. The model was, therefore, appropriate for inferential statistics. Economic empowerment increased when a single unit increased prevention program practices, law enforcement practices, and therapeutic interventions practices. In conclusion, the joint effect of prevention program strategies, law enforcement practices, and therapeutic interventions was crucial for the economic empowerment of drug abuse victims. Recommendations included enhancing stakeholder collaboration and communication, including prevention program providers, law enforcement agencies, healthcare professionals, and economic empowerment organizations | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/32821 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Kenyatta University | |
| dc.title | Effects of Drug and Substance Abuse Management Practices on Economic Empowerment in Kiambu County | |
| dc.type | Thesis |