dc.description.abstract | The research sought to investigate the influence of stakeholder participation on the
implementation of CDF projects in Kiambu Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya made
some key findings. The four key objectives guiding the study included the influence of
stakeholder participation in project identification, planning, implementation and monitoring
and evaluation on project implementation. The data was collected using quantitative
questionnaires distributed to a total of 63 participants who were Kiambu Constituency
representatives and analyses using SPSS. In relation to stakeholder participation in project
identification that the community was involved in identifying the needy projects, identifying
relevant project, MP and Leader guided in understanding priority projects, projects were
extracted from constituency development plan, religious leaders and institutions were
involved as well as government organization and civil society as agreed by 81%, 77.8%,
73%, 85.7%, 66.7% and 69.8% of the participants in that order. The study found that
stakeholders were involved in project planning in terms of SWOT analyses, project needs
assessment, baseline assessment, determining project input and output and sharing project
objectives, goals and deliverables as agreed by 58.8%, 65%, 66.7%, 65.1% and 79.3% of the
participants respectively. Stakeholders participated in project implementation in terms of
generating project work plan, mobilization of project resource, Project budgeting, project
procurement and supply chain management and formulation and execution of project plans as
agreed by 68.2%, 57.1%, 69.8%, 68.2% and 69.8% of the participants in that order.
Stakeholders were involved in project monitoring and control in terms of formulation and
employment of project monitoring systems, monitoring of schedule adherence, formulation
and execution of project evaluation plans, site visits and analysis and promoting collaboration
and accountability as agreed by 69.8%, 80.8%, 61.9%, 79.3% and 62.1% of the participants
respectively. There was statistically significant low relationship between Stakeholder
involvement in project identification and delivery within budget and efficiently (0.182*),
Stakeholder involvement in project planning and project implementation with project
implementation within schedule (0.567**), within budget and efficiently (0.466**) and
technical requirements (0.413) | en_US |