PUBLIC PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING AND PERFORMANCE OF DEVOLVED UNITS IN MT KENYA REGION IN KENYA

Jackson Mutinda Nganda, Dr. Purity Gatobu

Abstract


The general objective of the study is to examine the influence of public participatory budgeting and Performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to determine the influence of citizen’s perceptions on performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya and to establish the influence of county legislation on performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. The study targeted a total of 448 respondents comprising of Business community associations (16); Church Clergies (100),Youth association leaders (100); Community leaders based organization (100); Sub-County Administrators (5); Ward Administrators (25); County Executive Committee Members (CECs) (9); MCAs (25). The Yamane formula was adopted to calculate the study sample size. The study used simple random sampling in selecting 211 respondents from study population. In this study questionnaires were used to collect primary data. After collecting the questionnaires from the respondents, they were first scrutinized to ensure completeness and consistency. Only dully filled questionnaires were used in the final analysis. The data was then coded and entered into the computer using SPSS Version 24.0. Quantitative data was analyzed and summarized using means, mode, frequencies and percentages. Inferential statistics included correlation and regression analysis. Data was then presented in form of tables and figures. The study found that citizen’s perceptions has a significant effect on performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya β1=0.387, p value= 0.003). In addition, the results revealed that County Legislation has significant effect on performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya β1=0.392, p value= 0.001). The study concludes that citizen’s perceptions has a positive and significant effect on performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya. The study also concludes that county legislation has a positive and significant effect on performance of devolved units in Mt Kenya Region in Kenya. In addition, the study recommends that county governments in Mt Kenya region should implement comprehensive and transparent information dissemination strategies to ensure that relevant data and updates regarding government activities, policies, and resources are readily accessible to all stakeholders.

Key Words: Public Participatory Budgeting, Citizen’s Perceptions, County Legislation, Performance, devolved units, Mt Kenya region


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