The Roles and relationships of stakeholders in public health policies implementation in Kenya: Case of Baringo County

Abstract

It is vital to understand the role and the relationship of various stakeholders in the process of policymaking as their input and the implementation of such policy largely depends on them. This paper sets to unearth the role and relationship of various stakeholders in health policies in Kenya. The paper was guided by the following objectives: to examine the role of stakeholders in health policies and to find out the importance of relationship among the stakeholders in the process of policies implementation. The research adopted a qualitative design approach to arrive at its logical conclusion. The paper found that each stakeholder has a role to play for the success of policy making and implementation and there should be a good relationship among stakeholders for the success of policy implementation. The paper finally recommends that illiteracy among stakeholder’s especially local communities poses a great challenge towards policy making process and implementation.