| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this research paper was to investigate the utility of strategies of communication in the management of Constituency Development Fund. The research was meant to asses the utility of communication strategies as a tool for making the stakeholders disseminate information necessary in making constituents understand CDF. Also to assess communication modalities used in the determination of development priorities necessary in the adopted new mode of development meant to alleviating poverty at grassroots level by channeling resources from the central Government to grassroots level.
The broad objective of the study was to establish the role the strategies of communication played in the management of the CDF in Kenya with an emphasis on Starehe constituency. However, there were also specific objectives of examining the communication structures which were used, also the study made an evaluation of the effectiveness of communication in accessing information to the general public on CDF. Moreover, the study find out the degree to which communication strategies affected the decision-making process in the identification and implementation of projects. Finally, the other objective was to find out the underlying factors motivating communication within the CDF management and the constituents' circles and how the same influenced effective communication.
The literature review of the study gave an insight of the broadness of devolved funds from the global perspective to the village level, touching on the policies and legislation toward the CDF. The study gave a review of formal and informal methods of communication, role of communication strategies in achieving MDGs and the factors inhibiting communication among constituents and stakeholders; the baseline survey and its findings; the challenges faced in the implementation of decentralized funds, and the conceptual framework.
The study made used of both primary and secondary methods of collecting information using questionnaires and interviews. The research methodology and design involved both quantitative and qualitative analysis'of the data. The population sample comprised a selection of four hundred residents of Starehe constituency. The sampling method appropriate to this
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study was multi-stage approach and, the data was analyzed using descriptive statistics to interpret the results.
The study revealed that there was quite great understanding of the CDF by means of effective communication as indicated. The percentage shown from the analysis indicates that constituents understood the role that the Hind played and that it was not very effectively done. More channels and more research may lead for further understanding and contribution toward the fund, therefore, great contribution of ideas by residents in the decision making machinery CDC, CDF and NMC.
Finally, the summary of the findings, conclusion, recommendations and suggestions for further research is given in the last chapter. | en_US |
