Stakeholders Participation in Water Resources Projects Performance in South Unguja District, Zanzibar

Pandu, Ali M. (2024) Stakeholders Participation in Water Resources Projects Performance in South Unguja District, Zanzibar. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the influence of stakeholder participation in water resources project performance in South Unguja District, Zanzibar. This was done through the examination of the levels of stakeholders' participation in water-related project management; ways in which they participate and impediments experienced. The study used the ladder of citizen participation theory as guidance. Furthermore, a descriptive qualitative cum quantitative research approach was used as a framework to analyse the study. Data collection involved 175 respondents using a set of questionnaires analysed using IBM SPSS version 24 to establish simple frequencies and percentages while cross-tabulation tables were used for comparing opinions. Study findings reveal that stakeholders involved in the project area were the local community, three NGOs of Jamabeco, ZOP and Rotary and the government-funded organization called ZAWA. Levels of participation are very limited and local communities do not have a clear sense of project ownership as they operate in the peripheral areas. Secondly, stakeholders' contribution to the performance of water project development is also limited because of the impeding challenges conceived ranging from technical and managerial. Thirdly, Corruption, budgetary constraints, obsolete infrastructures and low sensitization were the limiting factors behind water projects' performance. To improve the water sector performance through stakeholder participation the study suggests for deliberate removal of the highlighted impediments. Keywords: Stakeholders Participation, Stakeholders, Water Resources, Performance

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