Community participation and road projects in Bosaso, Somalia

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2017-11
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study was set to assess the effect of community participation on the road projects constructions in Bosaso Somalia. The study problem was based on the poor roads network on the road projects in Bosaso. The study objectives included to establish the effect of community self-mobilization on road projects, examine the effect of community monitoring and evaluation on road projects and to determine the effect community decision making on road projects in Bosaso, Somalia. The study used cross-sectional design based on both Qualitative and quantitative methods will be used because of the fact that a lot of information. The study population who were employees from Bosaso district, who constituted the sample of 142. The findings were attained through the questionnaire and interview guide who provided both quantitative and qualitative data. The findings were that community self-mobilization had a higher bearing on the road projects operations in Bosaso district. The findings on objective two were that monitoring and evaluation by the community affected the road projects by 12% implying that other factors play much in affecting the monitoring and evaluation. On the third objective community decision making had a 44.7% effect on road projects in Bosaso district. The study conclude that community self-mobilization had a higher bearing on the road projects. On the second research objective the researcher conclude that the state of community monitoring and evaluation was poor and didn’t explain the road projects on the third objective was found prevailing providing that community involved themselves in decision making hence the success of the road projects. The study recommend for improving community self-mobilization through local leadership sensitizing the community on the relevance of the road projects that will let the community self-mobilize. There is need to concentrated and handle issues of land for the projects knee to ensure that those affected by the road projects.
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A research report submitted to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a master’s degree in Project Planning and Management of Kampala International University
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Community participation, Road projects, Road construction, Bosaso, Somalia
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