Decentralization and poverty reduction Butare province; Rwanda.
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2006-10
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The present study was about decentralization and poverty reduction in Rwanda\ ~‘he study
was carried out in Butare province taking Butare town and Save district as the case study.
The conducted study is in line with the formulated hypothesis that : Will decentralised
Administration with Devolution of Power from Central Levels to the Lower Units of
Administration lead to Poverty Reduction in Rwanda? This study was guided by the
following objectives; to examine factors that lead to poverty in Rwanda, to establish the
institutions of decentralized planning that are intended for poverty reduction, to determine the
linkage between decentralization and poverty reduction and to find out best practices of
decentralized planning that can lead to poverty reduction in Rwanda
To conduct a study of this nature, district, sector and cell officials as well as the local people
at grassroots levels were selected as the sample population. A total of 82 respondents were
selected to answer the research questions. The researcher employed the “comparative”
approach to conduct this research study. The study is based on both primary and secondly
data. The primary data obtained was grouped into qualitative and quantitative sections for a
thorough analysis. The study used multi-stage sampling technique in the identification of
categories in the sample unit whereas the purposive sampling technique was employed in the
identification of individual respondents. Data was collected by use of documentary analysis,
observation, interview and questionnaire techniques. The study used simple statistical tools
for data processing.
The findings obtained show that decentralized administration of planning is being
implemented in both Butare Town and Save District. The findings also revealed that there
existed clear coordination between decentralized planning and poverty reduction strategies.
The study therefore established that decentralization can be a better approach to poverty
reduction. However, the study suggests that more efforts are needed to gear up the process of
decentralization for poverty reduction.
Recommendations such as; rural development and agricultural transformation through
agricultural extension programs by the ministry of agriculture, local officials should be trained
in participatory planning tools, local people should be sensitized on how to become active
participants and improve on administrative infrastructure are therefore suggested in chapter
five for this program to become a success in the of poverty reduction.
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A dissertation submitted to the school of postgraduate studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Degree of Masters’ in Development Administration and Management of Kampala International University
Keywords
Decentralization, Reduction, Butare province, Rwanda