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CHAPTER FOUR<br />

DATA PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND MAIN FINDINGS<br />

4.1.0 Introduction.<br />

<strong>The</strong> chapter attempts to analyze data generated from the study which <strong>in</strong>clude qualitative and<br />

quantitative <strong>in</strong>formation collected from groups <strong>of</strong> respondents. <strong>The</strong> groups <strong>of</strong> respondents<br />

were owners and managers <strong>of</strong> SACCOs as well as bus<strong>in</strong>ess support organizations, researchers<br />

from research <strong><strong>in</strong>stitutions</strong> and personnel from banks and f<strong>in</strong>ance development <strong><strong>in</strong>stitutions</strong>.<br />

4.1.1. RESULTS FROM QUESTIONNAIRES, INTERVIEWS, AND OBSERVATION METHODS.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>in</strong>strument used for generation <strong>of</strong> the data analyzed which is the questionnaire was<br />

structured <strong>in</strong> a way as to elicit as much responses as possible on the bus<strong>in</strong>ess environment,<br />

research and development and f<strong>in</strong>ance. <strong>The</strong> questionnaires were distributed and retrieved<br />

from these groups <strong>of</strong> respondents for analysis.<br />

General questions which tried to identify the nature and activities <strong>of</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>stitutions</strong> or firms<br />

respond<strong>in</strong>g preceded the more <strong>in</strong>formed questions target<strong>in</strong>g support measures to SACCOs. In<br />

all the categories <strong>of</strong> subject areas studied efforts were made to identify critical factors affect<strong>in</strong>g<br />

support to SACCOs <strong>in</strong> addition to an assessment <strong>of</strong> attitude <strong>of</strong> SACCOs to those support<br />

<strong><strong>in</strong>stitutions</strong>.<br />

<strong>The</strong> issue <strong>of</strong> Micr<strong>of</strong><strong>in</strong>ance development policy as well as f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>stitutional framework<br />

established to support SACCOs were studied and analyzed under Sacco’s strategy.<br />

<strong>The</strong> analysis as responded <strong>in</strong> this chapter is structured as follows:<br />

• Reponses to questionnaires<br />

• Bus<strong>in</strong>ess environment<br />

• Research and Development support<br />

• F<strong>in</strong>ance support services<br />

• Legal framework<br />

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