Effect of Commercial Motorcycle Transport on Socio-Economic Empowerment among the Youths in Kwale County, Kenya
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0202-11
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Transportation is crucial for all of our
endeavors and is an essential component of
empowerment and socioeconomic growth.
Examining the effects of commercial
motorcycle transportation on teenage social
and economic empowerment in Kwale
County, Kenya, was the study's main goal.
The survey objectives were; to establish the
effects of employment creation on social
economic empowerment among the youths
in Kwale County, Kenya, to examine the
effects of poverty alleviation on social
economic empowerment among the youths
in Kwale County, Kenya, to find out the
effects of informality of operations on social
economic empowerment among the youths
in Kwale County, Kenya and to determine
the effects of access to finance on social
economic empowerment among the youths
in Kwale County, Kenya. The survey was
based on; functional theory, human capital
theory and social capital theory to convey
out the effects of commercial motorcycle
transport on social economic empowerment
among the youths in Kwale County, Kenya.
Descriptive research design was applied to
the study. The study population was
categorized into commercial motorcycle
transport operators, youth group officials
and Sacco personnel in Kwale County. The
study, which had 310 commercial motorbike
transporters as its target audience as well as
youth group representatives and Sacco staff
in Kwale County, was calculated using the
Yamane (1967) formula with a 95%
confidence level (0.05 level of significance).
Tables were used to present the results.
Inferential data was analyzed using multiple
regression. Using a multivariate regression
analysis model, the link between the
independent and dependent variables was
discovered. In-depth information was
gathered via questionnaires. To ensure that
the respondents provided thoughtful
responses, the questionnaires were
distributed to them using the drop-and-pick
approach. Two days before to dropping off
the questionnaires, the researcher scheduled
meetings with the chairwoman of the Kwale
County Boda-boda Association. Each
question was designed to address both the
variables and each of the study's objectives.
Open ended questions were used to get
specific information from the operators,
whereas close ended questions were used to
elicit opinions on certain topics. The
researcher has a moral duty to treat the data
gathered from the operators with the utmost
propriety due to the sensitivity of the
information sought for this study. Before
starting the study, the researcher contacted
the appropriate authorities to request their
authorization. The findings reveal that there
is a significant relationship between
employment creation on socio-economic
empowerment among the youths in Kwale
County. Poverty alleviation is positively
related with socio-economic empowerment
among the youths in Kwale County. There is
a significant relationship between
informality of operations and socio economic empowerment among the youths
in Kwale County. Access to finance is
significantly related with socio-economic
empowerment among the youths in Kwale
County. This study concluded that that there
is a significant relationship between
commercial motorcycle transport and socio economic empowerment among the youths
in Kwale County. The study recommends
that the youth diversify their sources of
incomes to supplement income from the
boda-boda businesses. The youth should
organize themselves into groups to access
soft loans for their the boda-boda
businesses. Youth should comply with the
regulations of the boda-boda business. The
youth should also explore various sources of
financing of their motorcycle business. This
study recommends that banks and saccos
should assist the boda-boda businesses. The
financial institutions should facilitate the
youth with credit to expand their boda-boda
businesses. The youth should also be
provided with favorable interest rates on
loans. The study recommends that a cross
sectional research could be carried out in all
counties in Kenya. Other studies could adopt
a mixed methods approach of data collection
for better understanding of the phenomenon.
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Deppuh, C. O., & Ng’ang’a, P. (2022). Effect of commercial motorcycle transport on socioeconomic empowerment among the youths in Kwale County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Arts and Humanities, 1(2), 482-505.