dc.contributor.author | Tapatayia, Carolyne N | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-02T12:44:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-02T12:44:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/108769 | |
dc.description.abstract | Community participation in water projects is key to the development of the project and its
sustainability. To achieve the participation all the local members of a community have to
be involved in giving out their opinions, advice on how the projects can be managed and
maintained as well as resources such as money and materials. This research was to find
out effects of community participation on the performance of water resources with
reference to Namelok Water Project in Kajiado County. The concerns of the study were:
community leadership, communal capacity building and members perceptions. In the
literature review community leadership and water resource management, capacity
building and water resource management, household’s perceptions, theoretical
framework (community organization model and social capital theory) and finally
conceptual framework and operational definitions. The study used qualitative and
quantitative research design with a target population of 150 beneficiaries from the
community and the Management of the Namelok Water Project. Data was collected
through questionnaire while the analysis was done through quantitative and qualitative
methods. The findings from the study indicated that community participation was key for
the performance of water resource; also community leadership should be encouraged by
involving all the members of the community to avoid disagreements on how the
beneficiaries can obtain the water and be connected to their households. Financial support
should be increased through donor supported programs and ensure that this finances are
used appropriately so that it encourages the investors to continue supporting the project.
The negative perception of the households can be reduced by offering better services
through management of the pipes and connecting the water taps to their households for
family consumptions. The study recommends that there is need for management to
influence the stakeholders to participate in the projects that have been sponsored for them
to see the outcomes of their investments. Therefore all the stakeholders should be
involved especially on capacity building through regular training and seminars on water
management to all the beneficiaries. Also the level of community participation in project
planning and implementation should be increased to enhance the sustainability of the
water projects in the county. Finally, there is need for capacity building to be done
through training of the stakeholders and the community members to improve on their
capacity on management of the project. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | Water Project In Kajiado County | en_US |
dc.title | The Effect Of Community Participation On The Performance Of Namelok Water Project In Kajiado County, Kenya | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Chitere, Prestone | |