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Non-governmental organisations have since the colonial period played a major role in socio-economic development in Africa. This role has increased in the post independence period, especially from the 1980s, following the demonstrated failure of the state all over the continent, as a credible provider of basic needs services to the poor both in the rural and urban slums. As a result, instead of channelling development assistance through the state, some donor agencies have during the last two decades or so, opted to do so through non-state actors - especially the NGOs. The Kenyan experience demonstrates that the NGO sector has since the 1980s emerged as a major player in the design and implementation of projects as well as the actual provision of basic needs services to the disadvantaged groups both in the rural and urban areas. (...) The operational strategies employed to reach the intended beneficiaries varies between direct and indirect interventions depending on the service to be delivered and the institutional configuration on the ground. (...) The impact of NGOs has varied both in terms of quality and quantity of service provided. The variation assumes both service and area (i.e. spatial) dimensions, and the factors accounting for the variation are the stability of funding sources as well as commitment by the founders of the organisations to their missions and objectives. The Kenyan case study demonstrates that the sector has emerged as a major player in the provision of basic needs services. (Afr Dev/DÜI)

This paper attempts to assess the experiments of Kenya in the field of decentralization for rural development, special focus lays on the District Development Committees, the Special Rural Development Programme (SRDP) organization and District Planning Strategy

The purpose of this essay is to evaluate some of the conclusions of Christopher Trapman's study title: "Change in Administrative Structures : a case study of Kenyan Agricultural Development", London : ODI, 1974, in the light of the authors own field experiences

This paper assesses the administrative potential and capacity that existed in one sub-district at the time an integrated rural development program was being launched in the area

This paper gives the community development concept a new meaning and focus, and proceeds to show the important administrative roles which the government must play in the development of local communities

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