Ojunga, Peter Ouma (2014) An Analysis of Citizen Participation and Monitoring Functions in Nairobi County: The Case of the Nairobi Informal Settlers’ Forum. Masters thesis, Hekima College Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations.
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Abstract
Citizens Participatory Monitoring has been noted to be a core and key ingredient in achieving post 2015 development agenda at the local, national, regional and international levels. There have been significant repercussions of not including people in development planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. The study sought to analyze citizens’ participation and monitoring functions in Nairobi County in Kenya. The study examined citizens’ demand and access to information. Secondly, the study examined monitoring functions that enhances citizens’ participation. Factors impeding citizens’ participation and monitoring functions as well as strategies to overcome them were also examined. The study was conducted amongst six groups within the two large informal settlements of Nairobi County namely; Kibera and Mathare slums. The six groups were randomly selected while purposive sampling was used to select the key informants from Pamoja Trust Kenya. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to collect data. The findings showed that a majority of citizens are still reluctant of seeking for public information resulting to low levels of citizens’ participation. Political party affiliations, ignorance, lack of finance/poverty, lack of necessary knowledge and skills to lead groups, low levels of education, ethnicity, nepotism/ corruption were found to be impediments to citizens’ monitoring functions. Adoption to access to information policy was noted to be key in carrying out effective monitoring. However, the study noted that this policy is currently not implemented in practice both by the government and the public. The study recommended different means of enabling citizens’ ability to access public information for monitoring.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2014 13:28 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Mar 2018 14:01 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/135 |
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