Analyzing the contributions of Decentralization to the Community Members of Kiboga District (A Case Study: Kibiga Sub.County)
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2008-08
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
This study was carried out in Kibiga Sub County. This sub county is
situated in Kiboga district central Uganda, the research analyzed the
contribution of the decentralization policy in the community members of
Kiboga district, it was aimed at assessing the achievements of
decentralization, the challenges facing the policy, and the possible
measures to such challenges.
Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were used to
allow the researcher have a deeper analysis from all angles and give a
complete description of the findings. The quantitative methods were in
form of interview schedules which was to be pre-tested and pre-coed with
closed and open ended questions administered by the researcher during
the study. On the other hand the qualitative methods involved
description of respondent's procedure and behavior patterns as well as
their knowledge about the achievements and challenges of
decentralization. These were captured using structured and predetermined
list of questions asked to all the interviews in the same order
and supported by the recording of the observations made.
It was found out that there were various achievements of decentralization
like the increased community participation, improvement in gender
quality among others while on the other hand many challenges were
found out hindering the decentralization process like the lack of
knowledge in participatory skills among local people, poverty,
administrative challenges and others however, various recommendations
were put forward to improve on the smooth running of the
decentralization process like building the technical capacity of the local
people, establishment of a strong partnership among different
stakeholders and allowing the communities to actively participate in their
affairs.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences
in Partial Fulfillment as the Requirement for the Award of
Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration of
Kampala International University.
Keywords
Decentralization, Community Members, Contributions, Kiboga District