Political Decentralization and Water Service Delivery in Kapchorwa Municipality, Eastern Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ii

DEDICATION iv

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii

LIST OF FIGURES x

ABSTRACT xii

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction ~.. 1

1.1. Background of the study 1

1.2, Historical Perspective of Political decentralization policy in water service delivery 1

1.4. Conceptual Perspective 3

1.5. Contextual perspective 4

1.6 Statement of the problem 4

1.7 General objective 5

1.8 Specific objectives 5

1.9 Research questions .~. 5

1.10 Scope ofthe study 6

1.11 Significance of the study 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.0 Introduction 7

VII

2.1 Theoretical Frame Work ~.. 7

2.1 Concept of Political decentralization 7

2.2 Décentralisation in Scandinavian countries vis-ã-vis Uganda 8

2.3 Water and sanitation in Uganda 9

2.4 The contribution of decentralization to improved delivery of safe drinking water and

sanitation 11

2.5 Challenges facing the delivery of safe drinking water and sanitation services in a

decentralized setting 12

2.6 Possible solutions to the problems facing decentralized provision of safe drinking water and

sanitation 13

CHAPTER THREE 15

METHODOLOGY 15

3.0 Introduction 15

3.1 Research design 15

3.2 population of the study 15

3.3 Sample size 16

3.4 Sample techrnques 16

3.4.lRandom sampling ~l6

3.4.2Purposive sampling 16

3.4.3 Data collection methods 16

3.6. Data analysis 18

CHAPTER FOUR 19

PRESENTATION, DISCUSIONS AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 19

4.0. Introduction 19

4.1. Demographic characteristics ofrespondents 19

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4.2. Presentation of findings .20

4.3. Discussion of findings 24

4.4. Analysis of data 31

CHAPTER FIVE 34

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECCOMENDATIONS 34

5.0. Introduction 34

5.1. Summary 34

5.2. Conclusion 35

5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS .35

REFERENCES 37

APPENDIX I 38

QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATORS 38

APPENDIX II 42

INTERVIEW GUIDE TO THE MUNICIPAL WORKERS 42

APPENDIX I BUDGET 44

APPENDIX IV 1

TIME PLAN 2017 1

APPENDIX: 3 2

MAP SHOWING KAPCHORWA MUNICIPALITY iN KAPCHORWA DISTRICT,

EASTERN UGANDA 2