Governance in the implementation of TASAF community sub Projects: a case of Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania
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2010
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Sokoine University of Agriculture
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The study of Governance in the implementation of TASAF community sub projects in
Tanzania was carried out in Morogoro Municipality in Morogoro Region. The interest of
this study was encouraged by the recognition that good governance and development
reinforce each other, hence in any development activity including TASAF community sub
projects; participation, transparency, consensus oriented, rule of law, accountability,
effectiveness and efficiency, equitable and inclusiveness and responsiveness as features of
good governance are needed to ensure proper implementation and sustainability of the
given community development activity. However, governance has come under severe
pressure of creeping corruption, poor accountability and inefficient legal system in public
services. Hence it was necessary to carry out this study under Morogoro condition. The
study examined ways of creating awareness and sensitization on community sub projects,
the degree of community participation in identifying and setting priorities of community
sub projects, equal representation in monitoring and evaluation of community sub projects,
factors that hinder the implementation of community sub projects and perception of
community members towards community sub projects. Structured questionnaire was used
to collect relevant information from 120 respondents. A checklist was also utilized to
collect information from key informants. The data were then analysed statistically to
obtain frequency distribution and percentages. Generally this study revealed that
governance in the implementation of TASAF community sub project is poor due to lack of
transparency, poor accountability, poor participation of community members in setting
priorities and individualization. It is recommended that transparency and accountability,
consensus orientation and participation in setting priorities, efficiency and effectiveness
should be emphasised. Moreover, community sub projects should not be taken as a tool of
getting votes but as a tool that helps to improve the livelihoods of the community members
by being handled by the community members themselves.
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Governance, TASAF, Community sub-Projects, Morogoro Municipality