Influence of community participatory monitoring and evaluation on performance of development project; a case of Ewaso Ngi’ro North Development Authority, Isiolo County

Abstract

This study sought to establish influence of community participatory monitoring and evaluation on performance development project a case of ENNDA, Isiolo County. There has been failure to engage local communities to air their views, needs and challenges as a priority as well as lacking capacity to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate project in a participatory manner. The researcher explored to address the fallacy of involving local communities in the planning, designing, implementation of project, monitoring and evaluation and sustainability. The study sought to investigate the importance of community involvement, assess measures and strategies of community participation, examine levels of community participation and explore community empowerment and sustainability of ENNDA Project. The researcher beliefs that community participation is a crucial aspect of any development project in order to be sustainable. This study employed descriptive survey research design.The target population for this study was eighty representatives from the management team of ENNDA projects and community. The study might be of help to the ENNDA project managers in policy formulation for development projects and might help the community find ways to own the ENNDA projects by influencing community involvement and participation. The participants for the study include: Ewaso Ngi’ro North Development Authority Managing Director, Project Coordinator and Project managers, Beneficiaries of ENNDA projects. Census approach was used to get the respondents. The data was collected using questionnaires and interviews guide. The questionnaire return rate, demographic information of the respondents, data presentation and interpretation. The summary of the research findings; discussions and draws conclusion based on the findings, recommendation and suggestion for further studies. Attaining sustainable development projects requires a united effort and the participation of the people concerned. Community participation contributes to the development of appropriate policy, legislation and regulations while at the same time promoting democracy. Community participation increases understanding between stakeholders, it also establishes trust and cooperation.