| dc.description.abstract | Community participation in development projects is very important especially in informal settlement. The need for the full involvement of all the stakeholders stems from the need understand the needs and interests of community participants. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to assess influence of community participation in the completion of development projects in Korogocho slums. It sought to investigate the influence of community participation in the identification, planning, execution and monitoring of development projects in Korogocho. The study used descriptive survey to collect data from a target population of 34,152. From this population, a sample of 380 was selected comprising of purposive sample of 48 officials of Korogocho Residents‘ Committee and 2 officials from the Italian Cooperation. Questionnaires, interview guides and observation schedules were used for data collection. The research instruments were validated through a pilot study and reliability tests. The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 20 into descriptive statistics. The findings were presented in tables in the form of percentages and frequencies. The study has a response rate of 80 per cent. The findings revealed that community participation in project identification, planning, execution, and monitoring and evaluation. On project identification, 76per cent of the respondents agreed that participation in project identification influenced project completion. Furthermore, the strong positive correlation of 0.714 between participation in planning and project completion confirmed that an increase in the community‘s participation in the planning phase had a positive influence in its completeness. Chi-test results confirmed that there was a significant relationship between community participation in planning phase and the completion of development projects. On project execution, correlation findings showed a positive correlation of 0.575 with project completion to imply that an increase in community participation during execution phase increased the chances of completing the development project. On participation in project monitoring, correlation test showed a positive correlation of 0.799 with project completion to imply the positive effect on monitoring on project completion. Overall, the study concluded that the Korogocho community participated in the initiation phase, planning, execution, and monitoring phases of the development project. Their participation in each phase affected the completion of the development projects in Korogocho. Consequently, the researcher observed that there is need to maintain clear and open communication between stakeholders and the community to ensure the latter participated in development projects for successful
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project completion. The study recommended four strategies for enhancing community participation in development projects. In project initiation, the study proposes that project teams should encourage individual members to use different communication methods to give their opinions on different projects. On project planning, the study proposes that project teams should involve community residents in planning activities such as work sequencing, scheduling, budgeting, staffing, and getting approvals from government agencies. On project execution, the project team should involve the community when performing quality assurance tests, drafting progress reports, managing communications, reporting project risks, and managing the schedule of the development project. Lastly, the study proposes that the project team and decision-makers should promote participatory monitoring by accepting feedback from the community and anticipating project issues after the project has been handed over. This tracking and control would help the project team deliver the desired product on time, cost, and with sufficient resources. Since the study was delimited to Korogocho slums, the study recommends further study in other development projects and strategies that have been put in place to ensure community participation | en_US |
