Determinants of Implementation of Community Policing Program In Kenya a Case of Masabanorth Police Division, Nyamira County

The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of successful implementation of community policing in Masaba North police Division, Nyamira County, Kenya. Specific objectives of the study were be to find out how availability of resources influences the successful implementation of community policing , to establish the extent to which engagement of stakeholders influence the successful implementation of community policing, to examine how the wellbeing of officers influences the successful implementation of community policing, to establish how use of appropriate technology influence successful implementation of community policing, and to explore the extent to which the training of police officers influence successful implementation of community policing in Masaba North police Division, Nyamira county. The study had five independent variables namely availability of resources, engagement of stakeholders, wellbeing of officers, use of appropriate technology and training. The dependent variable for the study was implementation of community policing. Secondary data was to be obtained from print media, journals, books, internet sources and by use of online repositories. Primary data for this study was collected by use of questionnaires. Questionnaires had both open ended and closed ended questions. This study used descriptive research design because it is the best design that would give the researcher easier time to describe the existing phenomena. The study also purposed to use simple and stratified simple random sampling method in order to come up with the sample size that is not bias and fit to represent the entire population. The population of study consisted of the 232 community policing team which is involved in the implementation of community policing project within Masaba North of Nyamira County. The sample size of 70 respondents was selected. Data analysis was achieved through descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS Version 21 and Excel sheet. Hypothesis testing was done by use of the Chi-square method while descriptive analysis involved breaking down the data in to frequencies and percentages. In the study findings, respondents indicated that availability of resources, stakeholder engagement, wellbeing of officers, and use of appropriate technology and training of officers influence successful implementation of community policing. Therefore the study concluded that these factors are important in successfully implementing community policing. The recommendations of the study include availing necessary resources for community policing, enhancing stakeholder engagement, promoting wellbeing of officers, adoption of appropriate technology and continuous training if police officers on security and law enforcement to promote police-civilian cohabitation.