Stakeholder Participation and Performance of Community Water Borehole Projects in Kibra Sub-county in Nairobi County, Kenya

Abstract

countries have faced a number of difficulties. Experience has shown that when donors withdraw its support, particularly financial support, community water borehole initiatives typically don't function well and don't continue. Stakeholder participation strategies used correctly will increase the likelihood that projects will succeed by staying on budget, on time, and with outstanding results. Thus,itheipurposeiofithisistudyiwasitoiinvestigate how stakeholder participation influences community water borehole initiatives in Kenya's Kibra Sub-County. The following objectives served as a guide for the study: to determine the impact of stakeholder resource mobilization, stakeholder monitoring and evaluation, and stakeholder planning programs on theiperformanceioficommunityiwateriboreholeiprojects in Kenya'siKibraiSub-County.iTheistudyiutilizediaicross-sectionalisurveyidesign. The unit of analysisiconsistediofi33icommunityiwateriboreholeiprojectsithatiwere completediinithei2011 to 2021 financial years. The target population of 395 composed of representatives of borehole management committee, Nairobi County Water and Sewerage Company officials, community leaders chosen from the Nyumba kumi initiatives, NGOs, and development partners involved in water projects in Kibra Sub-County. Aisampleiofi106irespondentsiwasiused. The study employeditheistratifiedirandomisamplingitechniqueitoichooseitheisample members. The studyiusediself-administerediquestionnairesitoigatheriprimaryidata.iDataianalysis was done with SPSS Version 25.0. For all the quantitative data, descriptive statistics, such as frequency and percentages, mean scores, and standard deviations, were computed whereas inferential statistics was used to confirm any significant relationships. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data from the open-ended questions. The research found that it was not certain whether the Nairobi county water and sewerage company officials mobilizes resources for community water borehole projects and that NGOs and development partners’ officials mobilize for resources community water borehole projects. Theistudyifound that majorityiofitheistakeholdersiwereisomewhatiinvolvediinitheimonitoringiandievaluation for theicommunityiwateriboreholeiprojectsiiniKibraiSub-County.iTheistudy concluded that stakeholderiplanningiprogramsihaditheigreatestiinfluenceioniperformanceiof community wateriboreholeiprojectsiiniKibraisub-county,iNairobiiCounty,iKenya, followed by stakeholderimonitoringiandievaluation,iandithenistakeholderiresourceimobilizationihad the leastiinfluenceioniperformanceioficommunityiwateriboreholeiprojectsiiniKibraisub-county, NairobiiCounty,iKenya.iTheistudyirecommendsithatitheilocalicommunity should be mobilizedisoiasitoibuildianiinterestiiniparticipatingiduringiprojectiplanning activities. The projectileadersishouldialsoibeitransparentiinitheiridealingsiwithitheimembers of the communityiandicalliforiregularimeetingsiwhereitheiprojectibeneficiariesiareibriefedion the sustainabilityieffortsiandichallengesiahead.iTheistudyialsoirecommendsithatithereiis need for theicommunityitoibeiinvolvediinimonitoringiandievaluationiofitheiprojects. This can be by ensuringithatitheicommunityimembersiareiincludediiniprojectiprogress briefs and maintaining feedback lines (reports, social audits).