| dc.description.abstract | This study sought to determine the contribution of community in successful Completion of Constituency Development Fund projects in Kitutu Chache Constituency. The study was guided by the following objectives; to determine the contribution of the community in the identification ofC .D.F projects in successful completion, determine the contribution of the community in the planning of C.D.F funded projects in successful Completion, to find out the contribution ofthe community in the implementation of C.D.F funded projects to successful completion, and to establish the contribution of the community in monitoring and evaluation ofC.D.F. Funded projects in Kitutu Chache Constituency.
The study reviewed literature on the concept ofC.D.F, identification, selection, Monitoring and evaluation of projects. The research employed descriptive survey research design. 240 out of 1200 project beneficiaries were interviewed. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Statistical package of social sciences were used to analyze data. The output was presented by descriptive statistics. Interpretation and inferences was made based on the output.
The major findings of the study were community members had influence only in projects which they were involved in. Community members were not fully involved in project identification, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. This made the community participation to have very little influence in successful project completion. The study recommended that CDF,Government,NGOs should encourage contributions of the community in all stages of the project in order to realize successful completion of all funded projects at community level as they the ones who knows their own priorities better. Funds should be set aside for empowering the monitoring and evaluation team with skills that will enable them to carry out successful completion of monitoring and evaluation of CDF funded projects. | en_US |
