Public Participation Determinants and Implementation of Constituency Development Fund Projects for Public Schools in Kasipul Constituency, Homabay County- Kenya

Lawi Oloo Olwa and Dr. Andrew Nyang’au
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Lawi Oloo Olwa: Department of Management, School of Business and Economics, Mount Kenya University, Kenya
Dr. Andrew Nyang’au: Department of Accounting and Finance, School of Business and Economics, Kisii University, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 11, 21-42

Abstract: Constituency development fund in Kenya was introduced in the year 2003 which was later amended in 2007 through CDF Act. This Act stated that 2.5% of GDP be sent to constituency for development projects. Also the Act stated that 5% be used for administration purposes by the CDF board, 95 % to be allotted as follows: three quarters allotted equally among the 290 constituencies, 25% to poverty index constituencies. The purpose of the study was to determine the determinants of public participation and their effects on implementation of constituency development fund school projects in Kasipul constituency, Homabay County. It was guided based on the following objectives: To determine the effects of economic determinants of public participation on constituency development fund school projects, to find out the effects of social-cultural determinants of public participation on constituency development fund school projects, to examine the effects of political determinants of public participation on constituency development fund school projects and to measure the effects of technological determinants of public participation on constituency development fund school projects. The study was anchored on Agency theory and Resource based theory. The target population for the study was 183,340 consisting of CDF funds manager, locational chiefs, assistant chiefs, constituency development fund committee, government representatives, school heads in both primary and secondary schools and the general public. This study adopted a descriptive and correlational research designs. Stratification sampling technique was used to obtain a sample size for the study. The sample size for the study was 400. A five point Likert closed questionnaires was used to collect primary data. Piloting was done in Karachuonyo Sub County to test reliability. 40 closed questionnaires were issued to CDF projects managers, CDF committee members, local administration, sub-location, school heads, government representatives and project beneficiaries in Karachuonyo sub County to test Reliability. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to determine the reliability of the research tool. Collected data was analyzed through mean, standard deviation and regression and correlation analyses. Analyzed data was presented in tables and figures. The study established that Schools in Kasipul constituency have enough infrastructure and facilities. In addition, the study found out that economic determinants had a positive and significant relationship with public participation in CDF school projects (r = .157, p =.002

Date: 2022
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