Abstract: Absorption of development funds allocated to the County Governments in Kenya has raised concerns in the recent past due to associated poor performance. The objective of the study was to examine the influence of funds disbursement on the absorption of development funds by the County Government of Laikipia. The study adopted an explanatory survey research design and was grounded on the agency and resource-based theories. The target population was 51 officers working in the relevant committees and offices in Laikipia County and since the population is low, the study used census. The main research instrument was structured questionnaire that was collected both quantitative and qualitative data while the main data analysis approaches was both descriptive and inferential. This was done supported by computer software, the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Data was presented in tabular form. The results of the study revealed that the funds disbursement were very critical with regard to utilization of development funds by the County Government of Laikipia. A substantive proportion of variance in utilization of development funds could be explained by funds disbursement. The null hypothesis was effectively rejected. The study concluded that funds disbursement were crucial in the utilization of the said funds for development purposes. It has been recommended that funds disbursement should be pegged on the accountable utilization of the previously disbursed funds.
Keywords: County Government of Laikipia, development funds, funds absorption, funds disbursement.
Title: INFLUENCE OF FUNDS DISBURSEMENT ON ABSORPTION OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS BY COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF LAIKIPIA, KENYA
Author: Nderui Purity Mumbi, Kibati Patrick
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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