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Its indexed in google scholar, Crossref (DOI), Ebscohost, Research Gate among others.</p> AJPO Journals Limited en-US International Journal of Poverty, Investment and Development 2958-2342 <p>Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License</a> that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work’s authorship and initial publication in this journal.</p> https://ajpojournals.org/journals/index.php/IJPID/article/view/1745 <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> Before 1990s, the decentralisation process in Cameroon has gone through several stages. This process really materialised with the revision of the Cameroon Constitution in 1996. Owing to that, several laws concerning this process were promulgated. Decentralisation should eventually make all decentralised territorial authorities autonomous. This government policy, which is part of the bottom-up approach, has the responsibility to promote the participation of the population. Thus, one is entitled to ask how decentralisation in Cameroon can impact women’s participation in rural development in the Tubah council?</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> To answer this question, primary and secondary data were mobilised and processed according to appropriate methods for the variables studied. Primary data were collected from observation, interviews of key informants and administration of questionnaires addressed to a sample of 145 people in the council area. Secondary data were obtained from internet sources, textbooks as well as documentations and libraries. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptives and inferentials statistics meanwhile content analysis was used for qualitative data analysis.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> The results show that even if the decentralisation process does not pay particular attention to women, it contributes to the creation of a favourable framework for local development initiatives. Thus, 79% of the women in the Tubah area act individually, compared with 21% who take part in group actions. Their actions varied, with 40% in the field of agriculture and 30% to drinking water supply projects. Identified as one of the pillars of development in rural areas, the intervention of women, if well supervised and structured, it can boost development in a sustainable and effective way.</p> <p><strong>Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy:</strong> The study recommends that councils within the process of decentralisation should encourage women participation in rural development by ensuring their high representativeness. It also goes in line with the theory of decentralisation, which states that in order to promote local and participatory development, the transfer of power to local authorities must be effective. The study emphasises on the fact that, the transfer should not only be at the level of power and finances, but it should also include the social categories, must especially women, who are one of the main actors of rural development in Cameroon.</p> Nadine Yemelong Temgoua Jim Narem Kwin Bouyo Gilbert Zechia Mofor Mearan Forchop Nahbila Copyright (c) 2024 Nadine Yemelong Temgoua, Jim Narem Kwin Bouyo, Gilbert Zechia Mofor, Mearan Forchop Nahbila http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-01-21 2024-01-21 5 1 1 23 10.47672/ijpid.1745 https://ajpojournals.org/journals/index.php/IJPID/article/view/1806 <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> This study delineates the impact of development banking on Kenya's economic growth. The current study adopted a quantitative and exploratory research design.</p> <p><strong>Materials and Methods:</strong> The study used a quantitative research design. Secondary data was utilized in this study.&nbsp; The data was collected from the financial statements of development banks in Kenya.&nbsp; The target population was 6 development banks in Kenya. The study then progressed to more complex regression analysis, where financial performance ratios and percentages for predictor factors formed the basis of the analysis. The study focused on 6 development financial institutions operating in Kenya.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> The findings (β=0.1153, p=0.0056), reveal that development banking had a positive and significant effect on economic growth. This infers that an improvement in development banking by one unit would lead to an improvement in economic growth by 0.115 units. The investigation substantiates a tangible and statistically significant correlation between the maturation of the development banking sector and the economic growth spectrum in Kenya.</p> <p><strong>Implications to Theory, Practice and Policy:</strong> Policymakers in Kenya should work to maintain a stable regulatory system that enhances the role of the banking system in stimulating economic growth. The study emphasizes the need for a stable regulatory environment and well-considered interest rate policies to mitigate adverse economic impacts. Additionally, the study advocates for a pro-poor banking approach to reduce wealth disparities and boost economic growth through improved savings and customer deposits in banks. the banks.</p> Erastus Kaiba Njoroge Copyright (c) 2024 Erastus Kaiba Njoroge http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2024-03-01 2024-03-01 5 1 24 40 10.47672/ijpid.1806