To browse Academia. The overall image that emerges from the literature on devolved funds is on importance, absorptive capacities, and allocative rationale and governance issues surrounding the operations of the funds. However, conceptual awareness on the factors that influence citizen participation in devolved schemes is not known.
The main objective of the study is to examine the factors that influence citizen participation in devolved funds in Uasin Gishu UG County, Kenya. Specifically, the study examined the socio-demographic characteristics, the social institutions, and the devolved funds design influence on citizen participation in the funds. It further sought to determine the proportion of households participating in the funds, draw lessons of experience on the funds, what does and does not work, where, why and under what conditions, and identify policy options and appropriate program designs to improve t Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, The purpose of this study was to compare participation in CDF projects between urban and rural citizens in Kanduyi constituency of Bungoma County.
The study compared the fund's awareness levels among the two groups, their participation in project identification, planning and implementation. A descriptive survey design was adopted with the study sampling 42 projects from the departments of water and sanitation, roads and bridges, agriculture, health, education, environment and electricity.
First the administration Wards were stratified as urban and rural, from each ward and per department one project was randomly sampled for the study.
From each project sampled, five beneficiaries and two project officials were randomly selected to participate in responding to the questionnaire. Thus a total of 84 project officials and beneficiaries took part in the study. Data was analysed with the help of SPSS computer package and results presented quantitatively in form of frequency tables and bar graphs.
