Influence Of Stakeholders’ Participation On Implementation Of Constituency Development Fund Projects: A Case Of Kiambu Constituency, Kiambu County, Kenya Radio Programme Makueni County

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)