Assessing the Effect of Training in Governance to Street leaders and it’s Impacts to Streets Governance in Arusha Region: A Case study of Arusha District Council

Hella, Paul Peter (2017) Assessing the Effect of Training in Governance to Street leaders and it’s Impacts to Streets Governance in Arusha Region: A Case study of Arusha District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study set out to assess the effect of training in Governance to street leaders focusing at Nduruma and Sokoni II wards in Arusha district in Arusha Region. The study Objective was to assess how training in governance to street leaders affected street governance in Arusha district. Qualitative design was adopted in data collection, analysing and presenting data. Sampling techniques adopted were probability and non-probability sampling and total of one hundred and thirty respondents were selected. It was found that only one street leader out of sixteen leaders had undergone training in governance which lasted for eighteen months, Eighty percent of the respondents admitted that street leaders were not trained in governance. Ninety five percent of all respondents agreed that there was need for governance training to street leaders. It was revealed that in street government there were practices which included, transparency, citizens’ involvement and top – down and bottom up planning. Top - bottom planning has indicated that it is highly practiced in street governance. The people together with their leaders agreed that street leaders’ performance was affected when they were not trained in governance. 91.8% respondents admitted that street leaders’ performance was negatively affected due to lack of training in governance. 89.1% agreed that street leaders’ performance would be good and 10.9% excellent. The study observed following as challenges faced by street leaders, remuneration, lack of resources, social security and lack of governance training. The study recommends that, use resources available/local resources, use experienced and retired staffs to build street leaders’ capacity and use of bottom up planning.

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