A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Masters Degree in Public Administration (MPA) of Mzumbe University
Each author has a specific purpose in mind when writing an academic work, this search intended to assess the citizens’ participation in Public Meetings in Tanzania. The research title designed to respond to the statement of problem. The research findings is presented in six chapters, Each written, structured and scanned according to Mzumbe University guide lines.
Believing that visual emerge can enhance learning, the contents are presented in the most lucid manner. All abbreviations are provided in the afore pages to help the reader to get the full words. About twenty three tables, three figures and six pictures are used not only to transform information easily but also to helps in getting complete knowledge of all chapters. The presentation of research data is followed by strong argumentations and critical thinking discussions attached by fresh examples in order to strengthen understanding of the readers from diverse background.
Chapter one provides comprehensive introduction of the study including background of problem, statement of problem, objective, significance, scope and limitations, delimitation of the study, conceptual framework and definition of the key terms. Chapter two deals with literature review where both theoretical and recent studies critically viewed. Chapter three is about Research methodology comprises research design, area of the study, sample and sampling techniques and data collection methods. Presentation, analysis, interpretations and conclusion of the research is dealt with in chapter four. In the presentation of the findings, the specific objectives are followed. Chapter five is the discussion of the findings and the last chapter is the conclusion and recommendations.
To sum-up, the overall findings of this study is that the citizens’ participation is low, estimated to 33 percent and the reasons are from the fact that the education level is low, the citizens are not empowered for effective participation, unfulfilled promises hence distrust of the leaders, corruption, poor social services delivery, poor meeting facilities, corruption, irresponsibility of leaders and poverty . It also discovered that there is no legal framework guiding public meetings in Tanzania with an exception of village general assembly. The study also reveals two types of meetings, defined and undefined. Generally, the citizens have lost trust to their leaders.