Corruption and Public Service Delivery: Evidence From Jimma Town Water Supply and Sanitation Sector

Feleke Solomon

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Feleke Solomon

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corruption, public service delivery, water supply and sanitation sector, administrative corruption, political corruption

Abstract

Water supply and sanitation sector corruption remains one of the most pervasive and the least confronted issues. Especially it becomes more devastating and serious in developing countries like Ethiopia. Therefore, study assess the current situation, depth, types and main causes of water supply and sanitation sector corruption in Jimma town. To this end, the study employed descriptive research design. This survey was conducted over 400 respondents in Jimma town using multistage stage sampling method. Personally administered questionnaires, interview and desk review were mainly used to collect both primary and secondary sources of data. The study reveals corruption remains problematic in the town water supply and sanitation sector. Especially administrative or petty corruption is the very common and become serious challenge in Jimma town water supply and sanitation service delivery. It is quite evident that time, cost factors and red-tape procedures are the major constraints in water supply and sanitation service delivery.

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Corruption and Public Service Delivery: Evidence From Jimma Town Water Supply and Sanitation Sector. (2017). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 17(H4), 71-81. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2329

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