FACTORS INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROJECTS IN KENYA: A CASE OF MOYALE CONSTITUENCY BY KANA ROBA A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI 2014 DECLARATION I declare that this Research project is my original work and has not been published or submitted elsewhere for award of a degree in any other University. I also declare that this research project contains no written/published material by any other person except where due reference is made and authors duly acknowledged. Signature: …………………………………….. Date: ………………………….. Name: Kana Roba L5O/60886/2013 This research project has been submitted for examination with my approval as the University Supervisor. Signed: …………………………………….… Date: …………………………. Name: Professor Harriet Kidombo School of Continuing and Distance Education University of Nairobi i DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this research project to my late father Rob Duba, may Allah have mercy on him, to my mother Daki Roba many thanks for your wonderful love and support, to my wife Soti Golicha for her inexhaustible support and encouragement and to my son Rob, my daughters Rahma, Hamdi, Lokho and Diram, i hope this is an inspiration to you to pursue your course with seriousness and determination in shaping your destiny. Finally to any other individuals, who inspired, encouraged and supported me in one way or another. May Allah bless and reward them abundantly. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT My foremost gratitude goes to Almighty ALLAH who provided me with good health, financial favours and knowledge during my entire study. Secondly, I acknowledge University of Nairobi for opening Meru Extra Mural centre which made me to access the centre from Garba Tulla and acquire the necessary education. I also wish to express my heartfelt gratitude to all the lecturers who had generously thought me their respective units. Many thanks and special gratitude goes to my supervisor Professor Harriet Kidombo, for her constant support and guidance in writing this research project. I sincerely thank her for her availability and candidness which enabled me to complete this research project in good time. I also acknowledge the support of my family and friends which indeed gave me the impetus and energy to complete this project within the timeline. My appreciation also goes to the management of Grande Hotel at Isiolo County for provision of free internet services. Finally, i wish to express my sincere thanks by acknowledging and appreciating all those who had in one way or another contributed to the successful preparation of this research project, may God bless you all. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION..............................................................................................................................i DEDICATION.................................................................................................................................ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................iii TABLE OF CONTENT.................................................................................................................iv LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................viii LIST OF TABLES ........................................................................................................................ix ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ......................................................................................x ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................................xi CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………...1 1.1 Background of the Study…………………………………………………………………...1 1.1.1 The Enactment of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Act 2013…………………….3 1.1.2 Changes at the Constituency Level………………………………………………………...3 1.1.3 Composition of CDFC at the Constituency Level……………………………………........4 1.1.4 Profile of Moyale Constituency…………………………………………………………....4 1.2 Statement of the Problem…………………………………………………………………..6 1.3 Purpose of the Study……………………………………………………………………….8 1.4 Research Objectives………………………………………………………………………..8 1.5 Research Questions………………………………………………………………………...8 1.6 Significance of the Study…………………………………………………………………..9 1.7 Delimitation of the Study………………………………………………………………....10 1.8 Limitation of the Study…………………………………………………………………....10 1.9 Assumption of the Study……………………………………………………………….....11 1.10 Definition of Significant Terms…………………………………………………………..11 1.11 Organization of the Study………………………………………………………………..12 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………………………………13 2.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….13 2.2 Project Mission and Implementation of Project…………………………………………..13 iv 2.3 Management Support and Implementation of Project………………………………….....14 2.4 Project Team and Implementation of Project……………………………………………..16 2.5 Monitoring and feedback and Implementation of Project………………………………...17 2.6 Theoretical Underpinning of Constituency Development Fund………………………….18 2.6.1 CDF and Pigou’s Theory of Economic Welfare………………………………………….19 2.7 Conceptual Framework…………………………………………………………………...20 2.8 Gaps in Literature Review………………………………………………………………...22 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………………………………………23 3.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….23 3.2 Research Design…………………………………………………………………………..23 3.3 Target Population………………………………………………………………………....24 3.4 Sample Size and Sampling Procedure………………………………………………….....25 3.5 Methods of Data Collection……………………………………………………………....25 3.6 Validity of Instrument…………………………………………………………………….25 3.7 Reliability of the Instruments……………………………………………………………..26 3.8 Methods of Data Analysis………………………………………………………………...27 3.9 Operational Definition of Variables……………………………………………………....28 CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION…………………………………………………………………….29 4.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….29 4.2 Response Rate…………………………………………………………………………….29 4.3 Reliability Analysis……………………………………………………………………….30 4.4 Background Information of Respondents………………………………………………...30 4.4.1 Respondents Gender……………………………………………………………………....30 4.4.2 Respondents Age in Years………………………………………………………………..31 4.4.3 Respondents Highest Level of Education………………………………………………...32 4.4.4 Respondents Position in the CDF Management…………………………………………..32 v 4.4.5 Cross Tabulation of Respondents Level of Education; Position in the CDF Management and Gender…………………………………………………….33 4.4.6 Cross Tabulation of Respondents Age in Years; Level of Education and Position in the CDF Management……………………………………………………34 4.5 Descriptive Statistics on Factors Influencing Implementation of CDF Projects……….......................................................................................................36 4.5.1 Influence of Project Mission on Implementation of CDF Projects……………………….36 4.5.2 Influence of Management Support on Implementation of CDF………………………….37 4.5.3 Influence of Project Team on Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency…………………………………………………………………..39 4.5.4 Influence of Monitoring and Feedback on Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency………………………………………………40 4.5.5 Influence of Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency Projects……….............................................................................................41 4.6 Inferential Statistics-Correlations on Factors Influencing Implementation of CDF Projects………………………………………………………….42 4.6.1 Influence of Project Mission on Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency………………………………………………………….44 4.6.2 Influence of Management Support on Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency…………………………………………………………………..44 4.6.3 Influence of Project Team on Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency………………………………………………………………………………44 4.6.4 Influence of Monitoring and Feedback on Implementation of CDF Projects in Moyale Constituency…………………………………………………………45 4.7 Qualitative Analysis………………………………………………………………………45 CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS………………………………………………..47 5.1 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………47 5.2 Summary of Findings……………………………………………………………………..47 vi 5.3 Discussion of Findings……………………………………………………………………48 5.3.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….48 5.3.2 How Project Mission Influence Implementation of CDF Projects………………………..49 5.3.3 How Management Support Influence Implementation of CDF Projects…………………49 5.3.4 How Project Team Influence Implementation of CDF Projects………………………….50 5.3.5 How Monitoring and Feedback Influence Implementation of CDF Projects…………….51 5.4 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………...52 5.5 Recommendation………………………………………………………………………….52 5.6 Suggestions for Further Studies…………………………………………………………..53 REFERENCE……………………………………………………………………………………54 Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………..62 Appendix 1………………………………………………………………………………………..62 Appendix 2………………………………………………………………………………………..63 Appendix 3………………………………………………………………………………………..68 vii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Conceptual Framework………………………………………………………………...21 viii LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1 Moyale Constituency Allocations…………………………………………………6 Table 3.1 Population of Study……………………………………………………………....24 Table 3.2 Operationalization of Variables…………………………………………………..28 Table 4.1 Response Rate……………………………………………………………………29