Abstract: Citizen participation in governance under the 2010 constitution gives the residents of each county the right to be involved in determining their socio economic wellbeing. This would positively influence the performance of county governments. This research sought to study role of citizen participation in performance of devolved government: a case of Laikipia County. Specifically, the study sought to: - analyze the role of citizen participation in project identification on devolved government performance; assess the role of citizen participation in budgetary process on devolved government performance; and determine the role of citizen participation in social audit on devolved government performance in Laikipia County Government. The study findings provides knowledge on the role of citizen participation in performance of the county government since this has not been extensively assessed, the concept of devolved government being a new phenomenon. The study is of importance to policy makers in the Government (National and County Government) in matters of planning and policy formulation regarding enhancing performance in service delivery. Descriptive research design was used in this study whose target population was 29 village elders, 6 ward administrators and 110 public citizens in Laikipia East Constituency. The sample size was 126 respondents which included 11 village elders, 5 ward administrators and 110 citizens, selected using systematic cluster sampling method. Specifically, multi stage sampling and snow balling sampling techniques, was used to identify respondents. Data was collected using both secondary and primary data collection methods. Primary data collection tools were self-administered questionnaires and interviews, while journals, text books, and internet were used to collect secondary data. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 23 and was presented using frequency tables and graphs.
Keywords: Citizen, Performance & Devolved Government.
Title: ROLE OF CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN PERFORMANCE OF DEVOLVED GOVERNMENTS: A CASE OF LAIKIPIA COUNTY
Author: Milka Kariuki, Dr Ephantus Kihonge
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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