FACTORS INFLUENCING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT PLANNING IN KENYA. A CASE STUDY OF MBUCANA WATER DAM PROJECT, KIAMBU COUNTY

John Kariuki Kamuiru

Abstract


The concept of community participation in development gained prominence in development discourse in the seventies and since then literature on the subject has grown dramatically. The incorporation of the locals in development projects has become a common phenomenon that almost every organization talks about. Related literature shows that there is very little scope of participation for common people in decision making, management and supervision of many community based development projects. Since independence thousands of development projects have been implemented by popularly elected leaders, out of which some have failed to produce desired outcome. Poor villagers still live in misery and deprivation; their basic human needs are not fulfilled. Their lifestyle is not improved as much as it was expected. The participatory practice has not yet been cultured properly. Project information is hardly disseminated to the community people. An effective evaluation system has not been fully institutionalized to capture the opinions of the real project beneficiaries. In the entire Citizen’s report cards recommendations are always made to the development partners to involve the community in project planning and throughout the project cycle to enhance ownership of the projects by the community in line with the new constitution. This study is aimed at looking at some of the pertinent issues of community participation in the construction of the Bucana water dam. The study adopted a descriptive research in which data was gathered through questionnaires. The study was comprised of eighty six (86) respondents on a target population of members of the three villages; Kiriko, Kanyoni and Bucana Villages in Gatundu North Constituency in Kiambu County. The study used simple random sampling method to select the households   who will be partially or full displaced. A content analysis and descriptive analysis was being employed.

Full Text:

PDF

References


Andrews, R., R. Cowell, J. Downe, and S. Martin. 2006. Promoting Effective Citizenship and Community Empowerment: AGuide for Local Authorities on Enhancing Capacity for Public Participation. London: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Blackman, R (2003). Project Cycle Management. Tearfund. Teddington, England

Brynard, P.A. (1999). Realities of Citizen Participation. In Bekker, K. 1996: Pretoria: Van

Schaik

Burns, D. L., & Taylor, M. (2000). Auditing community participation. Policy Press.

Burkey, S. (1993). People first: a guide to self-reliant participatory rural development. Zed Books Ltd..

Cernea M.M and Ayse, K (1997). Social Assessment for Better Development: Case Studies in Runia and Central Asia. Washington DC. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Cohen, J.M. and Uphoff, N. T. (1980), “Participations Place in Rural Development: Seeking Clarity through Specification,” World Development, 8.

Cohen, S. & Fields, G. (1999). Social capital and capital gains in silicon valley. California Management Review, 41(2), 108-130.

Community Development Society. (2000).“Principles of Good Practice. Vanguard. The Newsletter of the Community Development Society 32 (3): 1.

Cornwall, A. (2004). Spaces for transformation? Reflections on issues of power and difference in participation in development. Participation: from tyranny to transformation, 75-91.

Dayal, R., van Wijk, C., Mukherjee, N. (2000), "Methodology for participatory assessments with communities, institutions and policy makers, linking sustainability with demand", Gender and Poverty, The World Bank, Water and Sanitation Program, Discussion Papers Series No. 183, Washington, DC: World Bank.

Dukeshire, S. & Thurlow, J. (2002). Rural Communities Impacting Policy challenges and Development Management Perspective. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers

Fokane, M. E. (2008). An assessment of Rosendal-Mautse participation in the IDP process of Dihlabeng Municipality (Doctoral dissertation, Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University).

Government of Kenya (1983).The District Focus for Rural Development strategy. Nairobi. Government Printer.

Gay L.N. 1981, Student guide for educational research competencies for analysis and application:U.S.A. Columbus;CharlesE.Merill publishing company.

Government of Kenya (2007). The constituencies Development Fund (Amendment) Act 2007:Nairobi ,Government printer.

Guijt, I., & Shah, M. K. (Eds.). (1998). The myth of community: Gender issues in participatory development (pp. 131-140). London: Intermediate technology publications.

Gupte, M. (2004), “Participation in a Gendered Environment: The Case of Community

Forestry in India” in Human Ecology, Vol. 32, No. 3, Springer.

Israel, B. A., Schulz, A. J., Parker, E. A., Becker, A. B., Allen, A. J., & Guzman, J. R. (2008). Critical issues in developing and following CBPR principles. Community-based participatory research for health: From process to outcomes, 47-66.

Kaimenyi K. Mwangi (2005). Efficiency and Efficacy of Kenya’s Constituency Development Fund: Theory and Evidence. University of Connecticut, Department of Economics Working Paper Series. Working Paper 2005-42April 2005

Kakumba, U.and Nsingo, S. A. M. (2008). Citizen participation in local government and the process of rural development: the rhetoric and reality in Uganda.

Karki M (2001). Institutional and Socio-Economic Factors and Enabling Policies. Paper presented in the Pre-Identification Workshop for NTFP-led development in NE India, organized in IFAD, Rome: Feb. 22-23.

Knack, S., & Zak, P. (2005). Building trust: Public policy, interpersonal trust, and economic development. Supreme Court Economic Review (forthcoming).

Kibua T.N. and Mwabu G. (2008) Decentralization and Devolution in Kenya: New Approaches. Nairobi: University of Nairobi Press

Kibua, T. N., & Oyugi, L. N. (2007). Influencing development policies through research: the Kenyan experience. The Policy Paradox In, 239.

Kochanek, S. A. (2002), “Governance, Patronage Politics, and Democratic Transition in

Kothari, C. R. (2004).Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, 2nd edition. New Delhi, India. New AgeInternational (P) Limited, Publishers.

Kumar, S. (2002) Methods for community participation. A complete guide for practitioners. London: ITDG Publishing

Kumar, S. (2002). Methods for Community Participation. A Complete Guide for Practitioners. London: ITDG Publishers.

Macmillan ,J.H. and Schumacher S. (2001) Research in Education, A conceptual introduction. USA Priscilla Mcgeeham.

Mansuri, Ghazala and Vijayendra Rao (2003). “Evaluating Community-Based and Community-Driven Development: A Critical Review of the Evidence.”Working paper, DevelopmentResearch Group, World Bank.

Mayo, M. and Craig, G. (1995) 'Community Participation and Empowerment: A Reader in Participation and Development, Zed Books, London, 1-11.

Mehrhoff, W. Arthur. (1998). Community Design: A Team Approach to Dynamic Community Systems. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage.

Mosse, D. (2001). 'People's Knowledge', Participation and Patronage: Operations and

Representations in Rural Development. Participation: The New Tyranny. London: Zed Books.

Mugenda,O.M. and Mugenda A.G. (1999). Research methods, Quantitative Approaches. Acts press, Nairobi

Mugenda,O.M. and Mugenda A.G. (2003) Research methods, Qualitative and qualitative approaches: Acts press, Nairobi.

Mulwa, W.F. (2004). Demystifying participatory community development; Eldoret Kenya Zapi Chancery.

Odhiambo, M. and Taifa, A. (2009) Devolved Funds Development: A Handbook on Participation. Nairobi: Claripress

Omolo, A. (2010) Devolution in Kenya: A Critical Review of Past and Present Frameworks in Devolution in Kenya, Prospects, Challenges and the Future. Mwenda (ed). IEA Research Paper No. 24

Okello, N., Beevers, L., Douven, W., Leentvaar J. (2009). The Doing and Un-Doing of Public Participation During Environmental Impact Assessment in Kenya. Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal 27 (3), 217-226.

Paul, S. (1987), "Community Participation in Development Projects", The World Bank Experiences, World Bank, Washington, DC, discussion papers No. 6,

Zanetell, B., & Knuth, B. (1994). Participation Rhetoric or Community-Based Management Reality? Influences on Willingness to Participate in a Venezuelan Freshwater Fishery. World Development, 32(5), 793-807.




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v1i2.51

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

PAST ISSUES:
20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Vol 11, No 4 [2024]Vol 10, No 4 [2023]Vol 9, No 4 [2022]Vol 8, No 4 [2021]Vol 7, No 4 [2020]Vol 6, No 4 [2019]Vol 5, No 4 [2018]Vol 4, No 4 [2017]Vol 3, No 4 [2016]Vol 2, No 2 [2015]Vol 1, No 2 [2014]
 Vol 11, No 3 [2024] Vol 10, No 3 [2023] Vol 9, No 3 [2022]Vol 8, No 3 [2021]Vol 7, No 3 [2020]Vol 6, No 3 [2019]Vol 5, No 3 [2019]Vol 4, No 3 [2017]Vol 3, No 3 [2016]Vol 2, No 1 [2015]Vol 1, No 1 [2014]
 Vol 11, No 2 [2024] Vol 10, No 2 [2023] Vol 9, No 2 [2022]Vol 8, No 2 [2021]Vol 7, No 2 [2020]Vol 6, No 2 [2019]Vol 5, No 2 [2018]Vol 4, No 2 [2017]Vol 3, No 2 [2016]  
 Vol 11, No 1 [2024] Vol 10, No 1 [2023] Vol 9, No 1 [2022]  Vol 8, No 1 [2021]Vol 7, No 1 [2020]Vol 6, No 1 [2019]Vol 5, No 1 [2018]Vol 4, No 1 [2017]Vol 3, No 1 [2016]   


Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.