| dc.description.abstract | This study assessed the constraints to citizen participation in the decentralized budget process in
Kayunga Town Council with specific objectives of establishing the level of citizen participation
in decentralized budget process, assessing the obstacles to citizen participation in decentralized
budget process and; assessing how the exclusion of citizens from the process impacts on service
delivery. Drawing on how citizen participation in decentralized budget process can be imporved
within Kayunga Town Council was also relevant during this research.
Qualitative and quantitative techniques were used throughout this research hence enabling the
researcher to collect, present and interpret verbal data and; analyze numerical data using
frequencies and percentages from fifty-seven respondents (57) respectively. Purposive and
simple random techniques were key in identifying specific respondents.
The major findings of the study included the failure to see clear outcomes of participation, the
need to focus on agriculture rather participation, poor community attitude towards participation,
illiteracy and lack of information on the budget process and domination of meetings by views of
people in authority.
Recommendations were identified to ensure increased citizen participation in decentralised
budget process in Kayunga Town Council. Community sensitization and information sharing is
key as this instils confidence and ensures participation from man informed point of view. Other
recommendations included de-politicizing community development projects, transparency
and accountability from town council officials, and increasing funding or town council
revenues. This will therefore ensure more participation of citizens in the decentralised budget
process in the town council. | en_US |
