An Evaluation of Communication Strategies for Implementing Development Projects Through Cdf in Kibera
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2013-11Author
Waiganjo, Jean W
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This study examined the participatory development communication strategies used by the
Constituency Development Fund for involving the community in identification and
implementation of development projects in Kibera slums. The study adopted Freire’e
theory of dialogical communication to guide it. Purposive sampling was used to identify
the study sample. The study sample was drawn from the Kibera CDF committee and
from community leaders, youth and women leaders. A structured interview schedule was
used to collect data for the study. The study found that there was no formal participatory
development communication strategy within the functions of the CDF. Moreover, the
study found that beneficiaries were not involved in the identification or in the
implementation of development projects through communication. The study recommends
that there is need to establish participatory communication frameworks within the
functions of CDF to enhance community participation.
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Master Of Arts In Communication Studies, University Of Nairobi, 2013Publisher
University of Nairobi, School of Journalism and Mass Communication