Factors Influencing Community Participation in the Implementation of Murram Road Projects in Nyamira County, Kenya

Abstract

The term participation is a term modified with adjectives, resulting in terms such as community participation, citizen participation, people’s participation, public participation, and popular participation. It means a community having a share in” or “to take part in ,” thereby emphasizing the rights of individuals and the choices that they make in order to participate. Participatory development is the most important approach towards enabling communities to help themselves sustain and implement efforts in development work. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors influencing community participation in the implementation of road projects in Nyamira County. Four research objectives that guided the study are: to establish how involvement in decision making and planning influence community participation in road development projects in Nyamira County, To determine how social factors affect community participation and implementation in road development projects in Nyamira County, To establish the influence of managerial involvement in community participation in road development projects in Nyamira County and to establish the community awareness and participation in development in Nyamira County. This study used a descriptive survey research design. The sample comprise of 138. Data was collected through questionnaire and interview guide. The community around was involved in the management of Nyamira County road development projects. The local members indicated that they were not involved in the operations and running of the road development projects