Factorsaffecting Public Participation in Budgeting Process: A Case of County Government of Nandi
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 12
Abstract
Abstract:Citizen Participation is one of the national values and is also a principle of public service. Moreover, quality of participation in financial matters both at the national and county levels is necessary to inform decision making and resource allocation. This study examined the factors affecting public participation in budgeting process in the County Government of Nandi. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to determine whether public participation forums affect budgeting process; to determine whether stakeholders’ involvement affects the budgeting process and to establish whether socio-cultural factors affect public participation in the budgeting process in the County Government of Nandi. The study was guided by agency theory, games theory and public choice theory. The study adopted a descriptive survey design targeting 75 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) members who are residents of County Government of Nandi, 5 CBO officials and 5 officials from the Treasury and Economic Planning department in the County Government of Nandi. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select members of the stratus of the identified Community Based Organizations who were administered with structured questionnaires, while key informants CBO officials and officials from the Treasury and Economic Planning department were chosen through purposive sampling. A return rate of 100% was achieved for both categories of respondents. Quantitative data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency, percentages and means. Qualitative data on the other hand was analyzed thematically. The study found that public education enhanced the budgeting process and thus affects the quality of public participation and that the budget workshops were vital in collecting public views regarding the budgeting process (Mean = 3.84, quantitative Likert scale of 0 to 5). The study found a statistically significant positive relationship between public participation forums and budgeting process since p < 0.05 (p = 0.048). It was also found that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between stakeholder involvement and budgeting process since p < 0.05 (p = 0.048). The study also found that therefore, there was a statistically significant positive relationship between Socio-cultural factors and budgeting process since p < 0.05. The study therefore recommends that both the county and national governments should give powers of self-governance to the people and enhance the participation of the people in the exercise of the powers of the state and in decision making on matters affecting them and especially, discussion forums since the study found that public participation enhance effective budgeting process. The government should formulate legislations and regulations to guide and ensure effective participation by incorporating all stakeholders in the budgeting process. Public should also be sensitized and enlightened on the benefits of participating in the budgeting process and also on the requirements for them uphold moral ethics during the process. There is need for a study to be done on effects of participatory budgeting process on project implementation and factors affecting stakeholders’ participation in budgeting process in the Kenyan County Governments. Keywords:Budgeting process, Public Participation Forums, Public participation, Socio-Cultural Factors, Stakeholder Involvement.
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Elias Kipyego, Joseph W. Mwanza
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