Onyango, Cosmas2025-03-282025-03-282024-02https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/29873A Research Project Submitted to the School of Law, Arts and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts of Kenyatta University, February 2024. Supervisor Heather Eddah KipchumbaThe wave of Covid-19 brought a shock that has harmed the worldwide economic system, disrupting the usual way of life. The inadequacy of governments to offer critical services necessitated the call for this gap to be filled by other non-governmental stakeholders like Community Based organizations (CBOs). Self-initiated projects such as creating pandemic attention to minimize the scourge of the virus and offering different material help are just but means through which CBOs can attain this task. Strategic Nyakach (SN) is the biggest, most active CBO with initiatives which have addressed various demanding situations along with education, governance and environmental factors within Nyakach Sub-County. This research intended to analyze the contribution of CBOs to promote community standards within the covid-19 pandemic duration in Kenya. The research used the Collective action theory, and resource Mobilization theory. The analysis sampled Nyakach Sub-County purposely as the place of study. Descriptive research layout and purposive stratified random sampling with varying proportion in line with stratum was applied and, 100 citizens of Nyakach Sub County were randomly selected for the reason of gathering the statistics required. For statistics instruments, the study used questionnaires and interview schedules. Pilot study was done to test efficacy and dependability of the instruments. 5 non-randomly selected respondent, residents of Nyakach Sub-county participated in the pilot study, carried out in 2022. Bar charts, figures and tables were used for visual comparison of frequencies. The qualitative non-coded statistics from the family respondents and KII interviews was thematically analyzed alongside the set objectives to present credence to the voices of the respondents. The researcher ensured that ethical concepts were followed and the respondents were privy to their rights. Study permit was sought from Kenyatta University and NACOSTI. Ministry of health Covid-19 pointers were followed throughout the study. The research findings were that Community based organization imparted knowledge to the local communities through civic engagements. Due to its networking capacity, CBO is a link between the local community and critical agencies responsible for public safety. Community organizations are in a better position than other development agencies to initiate leadership. This is because they work within the community, not through intermediaries, to reach people in the community. The study also found that the Financial Aid Department was unable to meet the large support need due to the large financial support needed for the project. This calls for intrinsic partnerships with agencies in various governmental and humanitarian fields to achieve this goal.enThesis