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    An investigation of community participation in decision making in local government authority: The case of Morogoro District council
    (Mzumbe University, 2013) Joel, Sara
    This study aimed at investigating the community participation level in decision making in local government authorities, specifically in the Village Assembly Meetings in Morogoro District Council. The government of Tanzania has been advocating various local governance and participation initiatives through the famous Decentralization by Devolution Policy of 1998 and the Local Government Reform. However, local people/communities at lower level at large have always been unable to utilize effectively this opportunity in their areas of jurisdictions. This is because they lack critical capabilities or competence needed to have more control of their resources. The concept of community participation is central in underpinning successful development programmes. Studies on the Tanzanian government's efforts to decentralize decision making to the districts and ultimately the village levels indicate that, local people do not constitute key players in the processes and have limited participation in decision making. This study was conducted in six villages in Morogoro District involving 80 respondents who were purposively and randomly selected. Data were collected using structured questionnaire, supplemented by interviews for key informant and observation. Data were analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel Spread Sheet. The findings showed that the level of education was the key factor that affect decision making in village meetings. Villagers were occasionally given feedback and report on development and financial matters, although accountability of villager leaders was ranked very poor. The study recommended that to enhance villagers‟ participation in decision making, there should be frequent village meetings, accountable and transparent leaders, leaders with scandals of misappropriating village funds and projects should be forced to step down.
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    Institutional factors contributing to low level of employees’ engagement in decision making at Mbeya University of Science and Technology, Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Mahenge, Mote
    The study explores views on institutional factors that contribute to low level of employees’ engagement in decision making. Specifically, the study explored how institutional factors such as rules and regulations, norms and values, as well as cognitive factors established by public sector organizations contribute to low level of employees’ engagement in decision making using Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST), as the case. The study utilized a descriptive case study design from a sample size of 82 study participants who obtained through the use of both, non-probability sampling and probability sampling technique. The data for this study were collected through the use of questionnaires, interview guide, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) guide and documentary review. While the qualitative data were analysed through narrative content analysis, quantitative data on the other hand were analysed descriptively through a Software Package for Social Science (SPSS), and presented by using tables, chats and figures. The study found that employees’ had a relative little knowledge on public sector decision making due to poor provision of awareness seminars. Also, there were various institutional rules and regulations that limited the level to which employees would have engaged in decision making. Among others were lack of formal procedure for direct engagement and absence of the employee culture of reading MUST policies and regulations. It was also reported that the recurring trend of transactional leadership style which characterise leader-follower relationship at MUST limits employees’ engagement in public sector decision making. Evidently, the MUST management prefer strictness on rules and regulations, instead of creating a transformational culture that develops both, an individual employee and organisational as well. Based on the findings, the study concludes that engagement in public sector decision making is both a process and outcome that should be policy tied instead of being left voluntarily. Further, engagement should reflect local context needs such as use of both English and Swahili language so as to allow all employees to be part of the process. The study ends up by recommending several issues such as: bridging communication gaps between employees and management in order to improve feedback mechanism, improve on-job training as well as addressing other institutional factors that limit employees’ engagement in public sector decision making
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    Factors affecting village councils in decision making at Kiteto district council, Tanzania
    (Mzumbe University, 2016) Laizer, Dhulfa P.
    This study examines the factors affecting decision making in village councils with the case of Kiteto District Council, Tanzania. Specifically, the study explored the factors affecting village councils in decision making; examined impact of decision making by the village councils; and found out the knowledge of the village councils on their roles in decision making at Kiteto District Council. The study was conducted at Kiteto District Council. Respondents to the study included all the residents and some administrative officials with sample size of 117 respondents who were randomly and purposively selected. Questionnaires were circulated to the residents of Kiteto District Council and the researcher interviewed some administrative officials (i.e. village executive officers, chairpersons and council members, wards’ executive officers, district commissioner and district executive director).The findings were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis techniques (frequencies and percentages) and the Multiple-Dichotomy Method with the aid of the software tool “SPSS version 16”. The study found that, the decisions made by the village councils of the Kiteto district councils were not effective and efficient. This is because the village councils were affected by the various factors such as lack of enough knowledge and experience, readiness, commitment, motivation and willingness, enough freedom (i.e. free from any interference/resistance), enough meeting’s time, enough and required information, and recognition of village structure in their process of decision making. The identified factors caused the decisions made by the village councils not to have positive impact on the socio-economic development of the respective villages in terms of supervising and maintaining peace and tranquility, protecting public and private properties, planning, coordinating and promoting social and economic development, enacting and enforcing bylaws, managing village lands, regulating and monitoring the collection and utilization of revenue.The knowledge of the village councils on their roles in decision making was rated low in terms of supervising and maintaining peace and tranquility, protecting public and private properties, planning, coordinating and promoting social and economic development, enacting and enforcing bylaws, managing village lands, regulating and monitoring the collection and utilization of revenue. It is therefore recommended that, the local government and other stakeholders should look for the ways forward to solve such challenges in order to smooth decision making process of the village councils in district councils in Tanzania. The differences in the responses of the wananchi and village councils’ members in some findings are not yet settled hence a further study can be done in order to settle the differences in terms research methods’ applications.