ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY APPROACH IN SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
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The purpose of this study was to analyze social accountability in solid waste management in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study was guided by the stakeholder theory and social capital theory. The study was carried out on a sample size of 100 participants. The statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. The coded data was tabulated and presented for statistical analysis by calculating the percentages, means, and variance on each variable. The analyzed data was then presented in tables and charts to give a clear picture of the findings. Regression analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between social accountability and solid waste management. Data from unstructured questions and interview responses was also done by analyzing the content through thematic analysis. The findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between social accountability and sustainable solid waste management. Various ways of promoting social accountability in solid waste management were suggested in the study including improving access to information, having a vibrant civil society, enhancing freedom of expression and association, civic education, state, and public consultation mechanisms, and establishing an independent citizen oversight committees or watchdog groups to improve public oversight. The study recommended that Nairobi City County should come up with the policy of ensuring that social accountability is adhered to in all initiative meant to enhance solid waste management. The Nairobi city-county should put more resources in activities meant to enhance social accountability and create an environment that would encourage members of the public to participate in all public hearing events and monitor government actions and hold the government responsible for its actions and omissions.
Keywords: Social Accountability; Solid Waste Management
CITATION: Mutiga, G. M., & Nyambari, P. M. (2019). Analysis of social accountability approach in solid waste management in Nairobi County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 6 (3), 66 – 74.
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