Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROJECT AT URBAN WEST REGION ZANZIBAR

Authors:
Khamisa Foum Mohamed and Dr Chacha Alfred Matoka, Tanzania

Abstract:
The study sought to examine the influence of community participation on the performance of local government authority's development projects in Zanzibar. A positivist research philosophy was used. A quantitative approach was employed and an explanatory design was also used in this study. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 273 sample that were drawn using stratified sampling from 858 populations from the Urban West Region in Zanzibar. Descriptive statistics, correlation and linear regression were used to analysis data. The study found that the independent variable community participation was positive, statistically and significantly related to development project performance in Urban West Region. Based on the findings the study recommends that Local government authorities should develop and implement policies that encourage and support community participation in all stages of development projects.