| dc.description.abstract | Wildlife linked conservancies are experiencing deteriorating performance in
developing nations and Kenya in particular. Conservancies being one of the sources
that the government generates revenue, wildlife protection and conservation of natural
resources has not only been subjected to human disruptions but also little effort is put
by the government to safeguard the natural resources for sustainable development.
Based on the fact that Kenya is underperforming among countries of the world in terms
of conservation of natural resources, it’s therefore on this regard that this research
sought to assess factors affecting performance of wildlife linked community enterprises
in the Northern Rangeland. The specific objectives were to determine the influence of
community support on the performance of wildlife community enterprises of Northern
Rangeland Trust in Kenya; To establish the influence of management practices on the
performance of wildlife community enterprises of Northern Rangeland Trust in Kenya;
To determine the influence of donor support on performance of wildlife community
enterprises of Northern Rangeland Trust in Kenya; and to establish the influence of
technical support on performance of wildlife community enterprises of Northern
Rangeland Trust in Kenya. The study was guided by commitment-trust theory, the
stakeholder, equity, and agency theories. Commitment-trust theory guided community
support; stakeholder theory guided management practices; equity theory guided donor
support; and agency theory guided technical support. This study employed a descriptive
design of research. This study targeted management of the Northern Rangeland wildlife
community linked enterprises. All (78) management employees of the Northern
Rangeland wildlife community linked enterprises were used as the participants. This
research used a census sample design for management and because targeted population
was manageable and the participants were within accessible environs. Data was
collected through questionnaire. Internal consistency of the tool was assessed through
Cronbach Alpha coefficient of 0.7. Instrument’s Validity was affirmed through experts
in the field of tourism and lecturers of Kenya Methodist University. Multiple regression
was utilized to examine the data and reveal the statistical link among the factors. The
study established a positive association among community support, management
practices, donor support, technical support and performance of wildlife linked
community enterprises. The study concludes that unless management of wildlife linked
community enterprises embrace initiatives intended to promote community support,
stakeholder involvement, attraction of local and foreign donors and provision of
technical support and resources, achieving sustainability of wildlife conservancies will
be an uphill task. This research recommends that government and in partnership with
community conservancies should embrace policies that promote protection of
conservancies rather that wildlife human conflict. | en_US |
