Factors influencing participation by physically challenged persons in public decision making organs in Gucha District

Abstract

In Kenya, many government and international instruments have focused almost entirely in the involvement and participation of the physically challenged persons in all aspects of decision making organs. Participation as a concept of development entails involvement in decision making process by the disadvantaged members of the society at all levels on matters that affect their day to day lives. The study focuses on the factors influencing participation by physically challenged persons in public decision making organs in Gucha district.

The study was guided by the following objectives: 1.To determine whether gender of the physically challenged persons influence their participation in public decision making organs in Gucha district. 2.To establish whether education level of physically challenged persons influence their participation in public decision making organs in Gucha district. 3.To examine whether income levels of the physically challenged persons influence their participation in public decision making organs in Gucha district. 4.To determine whether assistive devices influence participation of physically challenged person in public decision making organs in Gucha district.

The research methodology used in this study was survey design., the sampling technique used in the study was sample random sampling where four out of seven divisions were sampled based on geographical structures. Data for the study was collected using questionnaires to a target population of 503 and the total number of respondents for the study were 150 as a sample size which is 30% of the target population. Collected data was corded entered ,cleaned and analyzed using Statistical package for social sciences.