Promoting project governance in Zombo tea development project under Uganda tea development agency limited

Abstract

This study aimed understanding the application of project governance in Zombo Tea Development project under Uganda Tea Development agency limited. This was after the researcher watched an investigative report by Next media in which it was revealed that the Inspectorate of Government was investigating Zombo tea project which was started to reduce the high poverty levels in the Alur Kingdom. The specific objectives were to examine the major components of project governance in Zombo tea development project, to analyse project governance challenges faced by Zombo tea development project and to suggest strategies for improving project governance in Zombo tea development project. The researcher used a cross-sectional survey design. A self-administered quantitative questionnaire was used to collect data from 34 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Statistical package for social science (SPSS version 23.0) was used to analyze the data. The study findings revealed that the Zombo tea development agency project lacked the major components of project components, there were also challenges associated with project governance and the study made strategies for improving project governance in the Zombo Tea Development project. The study recommends that there is a need for Zombo Tea Development Project to ensure through communication and trainings that project staffs are fully aware of their project deliverables to create understanding and accountability. There is also a need to ensure that project managers understand the different stake holders of the entire project i.e., the cooperatives in the Area, the kingdom subjects, the Zombo district officials and then define their different expectations and interests in the tea project.