Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting community participation
in urban road infrastructural development in the case of Chagni Town Administration.
The study employed a quantitative approach, an explanatory research design and
obtained data from primary sources of data’s using questionnaires. The study used
systematic random sampling techniques and selected 392 samples The data analysis was
done using IBM SPSS Version 26 at a probability level of 95% confidence interval or
α=0.05 and data could be analyzed numerically. The finding of the study showed that the
mean value of all factors was at the medium level. The correlation result showed that
personal factors had a strong positive correlation with community participation and the
rest factors had a moderate correlation with the response variables. The study also found
that personal, economic, social, and institutional factors had a positive and high Beta
value that implied a positive and significant effect on community participation, whereas,
political factors had an insignificant effect on community participation. The study
concluded that personal, economic, social, and institutional factors had a positive and
significant effect on community participation. The study recommended that the
municipality should minimize the causes of personal factors by improving its service
delivery, engage low-income households by providing financial or non-financial
incentives, minimize social factors by establishing a means of educating the community,and deliver a capacity building program in the municipality.