Decentralization and community participation in decision making in Hargeisa District Somaliland.
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2012-02
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and social sciences.
Abstract
Since the early 1980s, decentralization has reemerged as a valued political and
economic goal in most developing countries. Decentralization is new to Somaliland
Region in particular. Although, the constitution of Somaliland clearly states that the
Regional States have autonomous role in the sphere of political and social aspects.
The study investigated decentralization and community participation in decision making
in selected district in Somaliland. The study was guided by the following objectives; to
indentify the modes of participation used by citizens in the decentralized system in
Hargeisa and To establish whether, or not, citizens participation promotes the success
of decentralized in Hargeisa regions. The research design was descriptive research
design and existing literature was used. Data was collected from both primary and
secondary sources using questioner and documentary review, to collect primary data
from sample size of 184 respondents out of population of 350 respondents.
The study concludes that there is significant relationship between decentralization and
community participation in decision making in selected district in Somaliland, and it
recommended the following Local government should increase the level of sensitization
to make the citizens at the lower level more aware about the importance of
decentralization system so that they can participate actively, The central government
should work hand-in-hand with local governmental and citizens to strengthen
accountability and transparency. Central government, in particular, should make local
leaders directly accountable to the community they serve.
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A Thesis Presented to the school of postgraduate studies and research Kampala International University Kampala in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree Master of Development Administration
Keywords
Decentralization, Community participation, Decision making, Hargeisa District, Somali land