Influence of Public Participation in Implementing Development Projects in Kasarani Constituency in Nairobi City County
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https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t4064Abstract
Project execution has a great impact on the sustainability of growth and expansion of projects inthe world. Several studies have been conducted to examine the project implementation success in different ways, including a time limit, money, client satisfaction, and effectiveness. The core objective of this study was to assess the influence of public participation in implementing development projects in Kasarani constituency in Nairobi City County. The study was guided by two theories public participation theory and project management theory. The study employed a descriptive research design and a random sampling method. A sample size of 254 respondents were used. Data collection was conducted using semi-structured questionnaires on online forums and others provided phyisially to the respondents. Data was captured in Excel for longevity and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), Version 21.0. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were employed to analyze the data. From results, the study established that there was a statistically significant influence of public participation on project implementation, implying that an increase in public participation leads to an increase in project implementation. The study concludes that a positive increase in public participation leads to an increase in Project Implementation. It was recommended that the government should also increase the accessibility of project implementation information to the public to facilitate the accountability claims from the public to the people responsible.
Keywords: Public Participation, Project implementation, development projects, Kasarani Constituency, Nairobi City County
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2022-08-25
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Gichuki, J. ., Njeri , S. ., & Waitherero, N. . (2022). Influence of Public Participation in Implementing Development Projects in Kasarani Constituency in Nairobi City County. Journal of Entrepreneurship & Project Management, 6(3), 105–122. https://doi.org/10.53819/81018102t4064
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