Abstract: Although Kenya is still faced with many challenges, development of aquaculture can play a leading role in poverty reduction, and also as a source of alternative fish instead of relying on the natural ecosystem which is declining. This idea has been enforced by the government with the identification of small-scale fish farming as one of the pillars of Economic Stimulus Programme identified to jump-start the economy of Kenya. Development experts have suggested that stakeholder participation is critical to the success of projects. Stakeholders can be a considerable asset, contributing knowledge, insights and support in shaping a project brief as well as supporting its execution. The purpose of this study is to investigate the Determinants of Stakeholders’ Participation on Fish Farming Projects Performance, A case of the Economic Stimulus Programmes in Nakuru County. Particularly, the study sought to examine the determinant’s of stakeholders’ participation strategy, to investigate the determinants of stakeholders’ participation policy and to assess the determinants of stakeholders’ participation tools and monitoring and evaluation on project performance. A descriptive survey research design will be adopted, target population of the study is 324 stakeholders who are involved in the fish farming project in Nakuru County and consists of five strata. Stratified random sampling and simple random sampling were used to select the sample population and the sample size was 176 respondents with a response rate of 85%. Questionnaires were used for data collection. A pilot study was done to ensure reliability of the instruments used and a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.66 was obtained. Data from the questionnaires were both qualitative and quantitative were coded in statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to establish the relationship between the study variables.
Keywords: Project Stakeholders, Stakeholder policy, Performance, Stakeholder strategy, Stakeholder tools.
Title: Determinants of Stakeholders’ Participation on Fish Farming Projects Performance in Nakuru County, Kenya
Author: Maureen Kemuma Michieka, Yusuf Muchelule, Prof. Mike Amuhaya
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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