| dc.description.abstract | Constituency Development Fund (CDF) came into existence in Kenya after the National Rainbow
Coalition (NARC) came to power and enacted CDF Act in 2003 which was later amended in
2007. In line with the constitution of Kenya 2010, the CDF Act 2003 (as amended in 2007) was
again annulled and replaced in January 2013 with CDF Act 2013 aligning it as per the new
constitution of Kenya 2010. CDF form one of the devolved funds channeled by central
government. The Fund was established with the aim of improving service delivery, alleviating
poverty, enhancing economic governance, and ultimately spurring development in the
constituencies thereby contributing to socio-economic development of all the constituencies.
Over the last twelve years (2003 – 2014). Various developments have been achieved although
there was continuous outcry from stakeholders on the management of the projects funded by CDF
and this was blamed on poor implementation of projects by Constituency Development Fund
Committee (CDFC). The study sought to establish factors influencing implementation of CDF
projects in Moyale constituency, Kenya. The objectives of the study were Project mission,
Management support, Project team and Monitoring and Feedback as a factor influencing
implementation of CDF projects. The study was expected to benefit project managers of
CDF/other managers of the corporate world, line ministries directly implementing the project,
project teams, and all the stakeholders including the local communities. The study adopted
descriptive research design where the target population was the CDF stakeholders in Kenya. The
population of the study was CDF project stakeholders which comprised of project management
committees (PMC), constituency development fund committees and key departmental heads of
line ministries within the constituency which totals to 51 respondents. Census study was adopted
where every item and unit constituting the universe was selected for data collection. The data was
collected using a semi structure questionnaire and interview guide that was self-administered, the
questionnaire was pilot tested to determine the validity and reliability of the instruments. The data
collected was cleaned, coded and entered into SPSS for quantitative analysis. Data generated
through open ended questions was categorized into various thematic areas which were used to
operationalize the variables accordingly. The data was presented using tables for easy readability
and understanding. The study found that project mission of CDF projects had no significance
influence on implementation of CDF projects while management support, project team and
monitoring and feedback of CDF projects had significant influences on implementation of CDF
projects. The study recommended that more should be done by all stakeholders to effectively
manage the CDF project within the project mission. The project managers should continue
working for the good of the project by maintaining healthy working relationship with the political
leadership and all the stakeholders. The study also recommended that the appointment of the
project team must be as objective as possible. Finally in regard to monitoring and feedback of
CDF the study recommended that the consequences of not adhering to the legal provisions of
CDF management must be emphasized and enforced objectively. | en_US |
