Community participation in development projects and local governance in Kasese District
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Date
2014
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Kampala International University(KIU)
Abstract
This study was aimed at establishing the correlation between conmmnity participation in
development projects and local govemance in Kasese District Local Govermnent. The study
was guided by four objectives. (i) to find out the level of community participation in
development projects in Kasese District Local Government (ii) to find out the level of
governance in Kasese District Local Government, (iii) to find out the influence of community
participation in development projects on governance in Kasese District Local Government and,
(iv) to find out the relationship between community participation in development projects and
governance in Kasese District Local Government. The researcher used a descriptive,
correlation and survey design. Data was collected using both closed and open ended questions
and interview guide from 233 respondents. Data was qualitatively analysed and the results were
tabulated. The study had a big number of its respondents being males (52%) and of age group
between 41 to 50 with 37% dominated by the Married (57%) and the tertiary level respondents
( 61 %).The study established that there is low level of community participation in development
projects in Kasesc District Local Goveri1ance where majority of the rural people have not
participated in many Local Government development projects. The study findings reveal that
there is low level of governance in Kasese District Local Government with less participation of
community members in Local Government plans and implementation of community
development projects. The findings reveal that community participation influences governance
in a way that people arc brought together to incorporate their knowledge and opinions in
planning and managing their community development projects. The study findings also reveal
that forming and empowering development committees at all local council levels help
community members to get more involved in development projects and governance of
Kascse District I ,ocal Government and participate with a sense of community ownership.
The researcher concluded that community members should be taken as key players m
determining their local needs and should actively pmiicipate in identifying, assessing,
prioritising. allocating. implementing and evaluating their community development projects in
Kasese District Local Government in order to meet their socio- economic affairs in their
~ommunitics.
J'he study thus recommends that the district local authority, the civil organisations and the
~ommunity members should embrace the idea of community participation in Kasese district
.hrough participatory rural appraisal approaches.
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Community Participation, Local Governance, Development Projects, Kasese District, Uganda