Decentralization and political participation in Wadajir District, Mogadishu, Somalia
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2015-08
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study examined the relationship between decentralization and political participation in Wadajir district, Mogadishu-Somalia. The study was guided by three objectives; i) investigating the nature of decentralisation in Wadajir district, Mogadishu-Somalia; ii) the level of political participation in Wadajir district, Mogadishu-Somalia, and (iii) finding out whether there is a relationship between decentralization and political participation in Wadajir district, Mogadishu Somalia. The study comprised of a population of 183 and a sample size of 126 respondents. A
descriptive research design was used to collect data from 126 respondents using selfadministered
questionnaires and interview guide as the main data collection instruments. The
nature of decentralization was generally satisfactory with a mean of 2.84, level of political
participation was also generally satisfactory with the overall mean of 2.64, the two variables
(decentralization and political participation) were positive and significantly correlated, this
means rejecting the null hypothesis that there was significant relationship between
decentralization and political participation in Wadajir district, Mogadishu-Somalia. The
researcher concluded that there is transfer of authority by the government to local government
units or special statutory bodies in Wadajir district, Mogadishu, Somalia and there are legal
activities exercised by oidinaiy citizens in Wadajir district, Mogadishu, Somalia that are more or
less directly aimed at influencing the process of selecting governmental personnel and/or :he
actions and decisions adopted by the government, a well designed decentralization system
increases the level of political participation in Wadajir district, Mogadishu-Somalia, and a poorly
set decentralization system reduces it. The researcher recommended that; (i) the Govennnent of
Somalia should shift some of the financial powers to the local levels; (ii) the central government
of Somalia should transfer enough financial resources to the local government of Wadajir
district; (iii) the elected representatives should regularly consult their citizens in case of any
developmental projects introduced by the government of Somalia; (iv) the local government of
Wadajir district should always involve community members during financial resource allocation
since this can lead to efficiency during the developmental projects introduced by the central
governemnt of Somalia.
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In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Masters Degree of Public Administration and Management
Keywords
Decentralization, Political participation, Wadajir District, Mogadishu, Somalia