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The study was conducted in selected Council in Njombe Region aimed to find out
the effectiveness of using force account in project implementation among selected
Councils in Njombe Region. Specifically by identify factors for effective project
implementation in LGAs by using Force account, examining the impact of using
Force account in effective project implementation in LGAs, identifying challenges
facing the application of force account in project implementation in LGAs and
examining as to whether there are guiding tools applied during the implementation of
the project by using Force account.
A case research design was used where stratified sampling method of respondents
was used. Thereafter a purposive and random sampling was used for public officers
and the beneficiaries (Wananchi) respectively. A total of 138 respondents were used
as a sample for the study, where questionnaire and interview were the instruments for
data collection. Microsoft Excel and Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS)
software version 19 was used for data analysis, both qualitative and quantitative data
were analyzed.
The general findings shows that use of Force account has brought impacts in project
implementation within a very short time; helped the government to save a lot of
money, increased community participation, reduced corruption and conflicts of
interest among stakeholders. It is concluded that among 19 constructed projects 90%
were cost effective and met national quality standards.
The study recommends that, community involvement for project identification,
implementation and evaluation is inevitable. Hence there must be clear criteria for
measuring performance that the procurement entities and professionals can use to
control deviations from the required standard. Also implementing the projects in such
a way that it brings the real value for Money |
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