TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. .i
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. iv
LIST OF ACRONYMNS ................................................................................................................ v
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... .ix
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... l
1.1 Background of the Study ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Objectives of the study .............................................................................................................. 4
1.3.1 General objectives .................................................................................................................. 4
1.3 .2 Specific objectives ................................................................................................................. .4
1.4 Research questions .................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 Significance of the study .......................................................................................................... .4
1.6 Justification of the study ............................................................................................................ 5
1.7 Scope of the Study (Geographical, Time and Content Scope) .................................................. 5
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1.8 Conceptual frame work ............................................................................................................. 5
1.3 Operational definitions .............................................................................................................. 6
1.9 Study Limitations/ Delimitations ............................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................................ 8
2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Local Government Councils and Poverty Reduction in Sipi Sub-county ................................. 8
2.2 Challenges of Local government councils in Pove11y reduction ............................................... 9
2.3 Recommendations to Improve Local government councils and Poverty reduction ................ 10
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................. 15
3 .0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 15
3.1 Research Design ...................................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Area of study/population of the study ..................................................................................... 16
3.3 Sample Size and Sampling Techniques ................................................................................... 16
3.3.1 Sampling procedures ............................................................................................................ 16
3.4 Data collection instruments ..................................................................................................... 17
3 .4.1 Interviews ............................................................................................................................. 17
3 .4.2 Questionnaires ...................................................................................................................... 17
3.5 Data processing and data analysis ........................................................................................... 17
3.5.1 Qualitative data analysis ....................................................................................................... 17
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3.5.2 Qualitative ............................................................................................................................ 18
3.5.3 Data reliability and validity .................................................................................................. 18
3.6 Ethical consideration ............................................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................... 19
PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF RESERCH FINDINGS
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4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 19
4.2 Demographic characteristics of Respondents .......................................................................... 19
4.3 Contribution of local government councilsto poverty reduction ............................................. 23
4.4 Challenges faced under local government councils ................................................................ 25
4.5 Recommendations to improve local government councils and poverty reduction .................. 27
CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................... 31
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................. 31
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 31
5.1 Summary of Findings .............................................................................................................. 31
5.2 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 31
5.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 32
5.4 Areas for further studies .......................................................................................................... 32
References ..................................................................................................................................... 33
APPENIDX 1: Questionnaires ...................................................................................................... 34
ABSTRACT The topic of the study was about therole of local government councils in pove11y reduction in Sipi Sub-county, Kapcho1wa District. The methodology used in data collection was both questionnaire and interview where questions were designed and answered by community respondents such as; sub-county administrators (Technical staff) politicians and beneficiaries of government poverty reduction programmes. During the interviews, a population of 80 respondents was considered but a sample size of 70 respondents was interviewed on their views about decentralized government programmes on poverty reduction. In total 40 males and 30 females were sampled and interviewed out of the 80 respondents. The objectives of the was to analyse the contribution local government councils to poverty reduction in Sipi Sub-countyand the roles were; provide employment opportunities to the local population, promote use of local resources, increase productivity using the available resources, empowers communities to own government projects, encourages community participation and decision making in all government programmes, improve community skills and knowledge. The second objective was to assess challenges faced by local government councils in poverty reduction in Sipi Sub-countyand they are; local government councils is an expensive venture; promotes tribalism, there are limited opportunities for communities since project target few beneficiaries, local government councils is reddened with corruption, it promotes under development and breeds conflicts especially when some benefit while other community members do not. The last objective was to make recommendations to improve the role of local government councils in poverty reduction in Sipi Sub-county and the recommendations include; increase the level of monitoring and supervision, involve community members in decision making processes, encourage communities to value work and work harder for greater benefit, promote equitable distribution of resources, increase the level of information flow to the communities, increase budgetary allocation to local governments and advocate for better and sound policies that tackle grass root pove11y. In conclusion, for successful implementation of pove11y reduction programmes, government both at local and central level should ensure pai1icipation and involvement of communities in the design, planning, implementation and monitoring of these programmes to enhance community contributions, ownership, benefit and sustainability.
