Religiosity and moral behaviour as a basis for good Governance: a case of district councils in Mwanza region, Tanzania
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2018
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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Many efforts to enhance good governance for sustainable development have been
undertaken by the government since independence, but the level of development has not been as it was expected. The overall objective of this study was to examine the influence of religiosity and moral behaviour on good governance in Tanzania, using district councils in Mwanza Region as a case study. Specifically, it sought to identify the status of religiosity and moral behaviour of key actors in district councils; examine the status of good governance in district councils; examine socio-economic factors influencing good governance in district councils and finally examine the perceptions of respondents on the influence of religiosity and moral behaviour on good governance. Primary data were collected through questionnaires and checklists whereby quantitative and qualitative data were collected. Secondary information was collected from literature reviews and the internet. Quantitative data were subjected to descriptive and inferential analyses, while qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The results indicated that the actors had low levels of religiosity and moral behaviour. According to the results, the district councils under study exhibited poor governance situations. It was also found that the influence of religiosity (standardized beta = 0.210) and moral behavior (standardized beta = 0.424) on good governance was statistically significant at 0.05% level; contributing 0.634 (63.4%) of the standardized beta value to the variation of the dependent variable i.e. good governance. The results indicated also that sex (standardized beta = -0.295) and
gender balance awareness (standardized beta = -0.132) were statistically significant.
It was revealed that religiosity and moral behaviour had the highest positive influence on good governance. It was concluded that religiosity and good moral behaviour should be considered when recruiting key actors. Finally, it was strongly recommended that in order to attain good governance, morally upright and highly religious key actors should be employed in the district councils as well as in other sectors of the economy.
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Religiosity, Moral behaviour, Good Governance