Abstract: The study was set to establish whether there is openness in effective governance for constituency development fund in Nairobi County. The study employed explanatory research design. The target population was all the fund managers and their chairmen in the 17 constituencies in Nairobi County. A census of 34 people was used. Secondary data was gathered from various authoritative sources including books, published articles, and on-line journals. Data was collected through questionnaires. Statistical Package for Social Sciences and Microsoft excel used to generate the statistical outputs. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics used to draw conclusions. The findings were then presented in tables and charts. As a result, the study found out that openness (0.001 ≤ p-value ≤ 0.05 had significant influence on effective governance for CDF in Nairobi County. The study also found out that effective governance for CDF in Nairobi County was strongly and positively associated with openness (r=0.866, p=0.01). Consequently, the following recommendation was proposed: A consideration for citizen engagement in decision making relating development, attitude change through sharping of perception, putting in place mechanisms for recognizing and rewarding ethical conduct among fund managers, adoption of ICT solutions be considered to safeguard information and data resources as well as a consideration for continuous review of the structure of command in CDF management among other recommendations.
Keywords: Openness, Constituency Development Fund, Effective Governance.
Title: Openness in Effective Governance for Constituency Development Fund in Nairobi County, Kenya
Author: JOSEPH MWANGI WAMUTI, DR. MIKE A. IRAVO
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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