Political Prioritisation for Performance-Based Financing at the County Level in Kenya: 2015 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Performance based financing was introduced to Kilifi county in Kenya in 2015. This study investigates how and why political and bureaucratic actors at the local level in Kilifi county influenced the extent to which PBF was politically prioritised at the sub-national level.

Methods

The study employed a single-case study design. The Shiffman and Smith political priority setting framework with adaptations proposed by Walt and Gilson was applied. Data was collected through document review (n=19) and in-depth interviews (n=8). Framework analysis was used to analyse data and generate findings.

Results

In the period 2015-2018, the political prioritisation of PBF at the county level in Kilifi was influenced by contextual features including the devolution of power t

SUBMITTER: Waithaka D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10125155 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature