Factors Influencing Public Utilization of Monitoring and Evaluation Information: A Case of Kibaha Municipal in Pwani, Tanzania.

Pius, Charles (2021) Factors Influencing Public Utilization of Monitoring and Evaluation Information: A Case of Kibaha Municipal in Pwani, Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study was conducted in Pwani, Tanzania and Kibaha Municipal being a case study to assess the factors influencing public utilization of monitoring and evaluation information. Objectives were to determine the extent management influences accessibility of monitoring and evaluation information to the public, quality of the information provided in monitoring and evaluation in the planning of related activities, and convenient guidelines for the public to obtain monitoring and evaluation information. Data were collected using the primary methods comprised of in-depth interviews and questionnaires and secondary methods through document reviews for the objectives selected. Purposive sampling was adopted to reach 110 respondents, and data were analyzed based on both content and descriptive analysis. The findings established that management influence the dissemination of monitoring and evaluation information to the public as many mean scores were above 3.5, quality of data disseminated to the public is fine because respondents disagree to receive complaints from reports by a mean score of 2.36, but guidelines for the public to obtain monitoring and evaluation information are not convenient and by many mean scores ranging from 2.2 to 2.91. The study recommended to management to resume the utilization of a data management system for fastening the dissemination of monitoring and evaluation information to the public, championing the establishment of an independent Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, and review guidelines for the public to access the monitoring and evaluation findings. Keywords: Information utilization, Monitoring and Evaluation, Public, Guidelines.

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