Project Management Technology

One of the most important determinants of development of any country is peace and security. World over, terrorist activities have increased, posing a high threat to the world’s security. Kenya has not been spared of this security challenge since the country has experienced some sporadic terrorists’ attacks from 2012. This forced the government to introduce the nyumba kumi initiative as tool for citizens to know their neighbors. This was to help the government not only monitor the activities of the terrorists but also to contain the escalating levels of crime. Five years after the implementation, there has been need to evaluate the effectiveness of the initiative. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Nyumba Kumi Initiative in combating insecurity, reducing illegal trade and violence as well as upholding peace within the community in Mombasa County. Stratified sampling was used to select nine police stations for the study. The study considered cases lasting two years before the initiative and four years after the initiative. The study adopted a pre-test and post-test design. Independent t test model was used to compare mean number of crime cases before and after the nyumba kumi initiative. The findings of this study show that there is significant difference in mean number of cases before and after the initiative. The mean number of cases before the initiative was found to be approximately 56 while the mean number of cases after the initiative was found to be approximately 45. The test statistics  was found to be 4.2752 with a p value of 0.00002327. From these results it can be seen that the mean number of cases for the post test group was smaller than the pre-test group. Therefore, the initiative has reduced the number of crimes in the Mombasa County.