Sustainability of Government Sponsored Community Based Projects in the Rural Areas in Kenya

This research aimed at studying the Sustainability of Government sponsored community based projects in the rural areas in Kenya. The Researcher relied on secondary data. Descriptive research method was used to analyze the data collected. The study revealed that for sustainability of Government sponsored projects to be sustainable even after the withdrawal of funding or completion and commissioning of the project, several factors needed to be put into mind. The researcher found that, community participation, including them being picked for the management committee, educating them about the benefits of the project to them, allowing them to partake in making of key decisions pertaining the project implementation and allowing them to contribute in formulating the objectives and goals of the project was key to its sustainability. Moreover, risk management should also be factored in during the project designing.