Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2022, 10, 352-371 https://www.scirp.org/journal/jss ISSN Online: 2327-5960 ISSN Print: 2327-5952 DOI: 10.4236/jss.2022.103026 Mar. 24, 2022 352 Open Journal of Social Sciences Influence of Participatory Project Identification on Community Water Point Projects in Turkana County, Kenya John Deng Diar Diing, Raphael Ondeko Nyonje, John Mwaura Mbugua, Kisimbii Johnbosco Mutuku Faculty of Business & Management Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Abstract A people-centered participatory development planning process that identifies genuine needs of beneficiaries establishes a sense of local ownership which in turn begets project sustainability. This study sought to investigate the extent to which beneficiaries participate in identification of community water point projects within Turkana Central, in Turkana County. The target population of the study was 24,025 households of Turkana central constituency. Cochran formula with 95% level of confidence and margin of error of 5% was used to determine the sample size of 384 households. Sample selection was done using proportional quota and convenience sampling techniques. The data was col- lected using observations, focus group discussions, key informants’ interviews, and semi-structured questionnaires guides. Multiple Regression Analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to analyze quantitative data. Framework Analysis and Narrative Analysis techniques were used to analyze qualitative data. Inter-rater reliability was used to measure the level of consis- tency of data collection instruments and content test was used to test instru- ment validity. The findings were tabulated, condensed, analyzed, and inferences drawn. Descriptive statistics were computed, and frequencies, percentages, arithmetic mean, and deviation presented. Pearson’s Moment Correlation (r), multiple regression and stepwise regression (R 2 ), F-tests were used to test the hypothesis. The results indicated that r = 0.859, p = 0.0 < 0.005, F(1, 374) = 10,545. The study concluded that participatory project identification had sig- nificant influence on sustainability of community water point projects. Keywords Project Sustainability, Community Water Points, Participatory Project Identification, Participatory Planning, Stakeholders, Beneficiaries How to cite this paper: Diing, J. D. D., Nyonje, R. O., Mbugua, J. M., & Mutuku, K. J. (2022). Influence of Participatory Project Identification on Community Wa- ter Point Projects in Turkana County, Kenya. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 10, 352-371. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2022.103026 Received: February 24, 2022 Accepted: March 21, 2022 Published: March 24, 2022 Copyright © 2022 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access