TITLE:
Influence of Participatory Project Identification on Community Water Point Projects in Turkana County, Kenya
AUTHORS:
John Deng Diar Diing, Raphael Ondeko Nyonje, John Mwaura Mbugua, Kisimbii Johnbosco Mutuku
KEYWORDS:
Project Sustainability, Community Water Points, Participatory Project Identification, Participatory Planning, Stakeholders, Beneficiaries
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.10 No.3,
March
24,
2022
ABSTRACT: A
people-centered participatory development planning process that identifies
genuine needs of beneficiaries establishes a sense of local ownership which in
turn begets project sustainability. This study sought to investigate the extent
to which beneficiaries participate in identification of community water point
projects within Turkana Central, in Turkana County. The target population of
the study was 24,025 households of Turkana central constituency. Cochran
formula with 95% level of confidence and margin of error of 5% was used to
determine the sample size of 384 households. Sample selection was done using
proportional quota and convenience sampling techniques. The data was collected
using observations, focus group discussions, key informants’ interviews, and
semi-structured questionnaires guides. Multiple Regression Analysis using Statistical
Package for Social Sciences was used to analyze quantitative data. Framework
Analysis and Narrative Analysis techniques were used to analyze qualitative
data. Inter-rater reliability was used to measure the level of consistency of
data collection instruments and content test was used to test instrument
validity. The findings were tabulated, condensed, analyzed, and inferences
drawn. Descriptive statistics were computed, and frequencies, percentages,
arithmetic mean, and deviation presented. Pearson’s Moment Correlation (r),
multiple regression and stepwise regression (R2), F-tests were used
to test the hypothesis. The results indicated that r = 0.859, p = 0.0 ,545.
The study concluded that participatory project identification had significant
influence on sustainability of community water point projects.