Determinants of Programme's Implementation in Kenya; a Case of Child Protection Programme in Malindi, Kilifi County
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Date
2016Author
Muteti, Sebastian, M
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ThesisLanguage
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Child Welfare Information Gateway (2012) defines Child neglect as a form of child
maltreatment, a deficit in meeting a child's basic needs including the failure to provide basic
physical, health care, supervision, nutrition, emotional, education and/or safe housing needs.
Society generally believes there are necessary behaviours a care giver must provide a child in
order for the child to develop physically, socially and emotionally. Causes of neglect may be
from any of the parenting problems which includes and not limited to mental health, substance
abuse, domestic violence, unemployment, unplanned pregnancy, single parenting and poverty.
Child neglect depends on how a child and society perceives the parents' behaviour; it is not how
the parents believe they are behaving towards the child. According to Cawson, (2012), Parental
failure to provide when options are available is different from failure when options are not
available. Poverty often leads parents not be able to provide. The circumstances and the
intentionality must be examined before defining behaviour as neglectful. Due to numerous
problems and emergency issues associated with children abuse in the country today, the research
sought to examine the determinants of programme's implementation in Kenya; a case of child
protection programmes in Malindi, Kilifi county. The study is guided by four objectives that
seek: 1 to examine the influence of socio-cultural practices in the implementation of child
protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. 2. To determine the influence of poverty in the
implementation of child protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. 3. To assess the influence of
stakeholders in the implementation of child protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. 4. To
establish the influence of legal procedures in the implementation of child protection programme's
in Malindi, Kenya. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. In the study a
random sampling was used in accordance to the characteristics and elements the population
possessed. Also, a census was done on the employees of the CPPs in Malindi. The population for
the study included employees in the various child protection programs, in Malindi and the CPC
staff including the manager, 3 social workers, 1 child counselor, 1 legal officer, and 3 interns.
Also, included in the target population are the 129 head teachers of the primary schools in
Malindi sub-county who are normally involved in either community solution of child abuse
cases, reporting or processing of the child abuse cases at the initial and local levels or the CPPs
and link this to the Child Protection Center (CPC) Malindi. This brought the target population to
225. A sample of 122 was drawn and representative of the population of study. A pilot study was
conducted to check the instruments validity and reliability. Findings showed that: socio-cultural
practices have influenced implementation of CPPs, with over 80% of the respondents pointed
harmful traditions of child marriage, prostitution and girl child discrimination were rampant in
Malindi sub-county. Findings showed that: Poverty influenced implementation of CPPs, 90% of
the respondents cited poverty led to child labour, prostitution, marriage, and neglect among
others. Findings further showed that: stakeholders influenced implementation of CPPs, 80% of
the respondents cited stakeholders to include government agencies, NGOs, CBOs, police, health
practitioners, parents and the children among others. Findings further showed that: legal
procedures influenced implementation of CPPs, The cited included court adjournments, cost
implications in seeking legal redress, corrupt officers and lack of witness protection. Based on
the findings of the study the researcher made the following conclusions: Socio-cultural
perceptions and practices must be reframed to support the child holistically. Interventions must
be a priority to address poverty and urgent measures put in place to ensure fast and efficient
juvenile-justice
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