Abstract:
Today, civil society organisations deliver vital services to meet societal needs by
empowering communities to participate in debates and decisions pertaining to all
spheres of life. The implementation of SDGs calls for sustained effort from both
developed and developing state members. Most Governments recognize that to achieve
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, collective action should be fostered
through diverse participation of various stakeholders including civil society
organizations. This paper sought to assess the contribution of the civil society groups in
implementation of SDGs’ 5, 10, 16 and 17 which mainly focus on development agenda
2030. The role of civil societies in terms of expertise, knowledge, amplifying voices of the
marginalized and those at the grassroots and engaging at all levels of the process has had
mixed findings. The study was conducted in Kenya because the level of attainment of the
MDGs was not very impressive and also the extent to which the SDGs are being
implemented is yet to be noticed even though hundreds of thousands of organizations
operate within the nation. Successful implementation of SDGs requires the government
to consider the contribution of civil societies (NGOs) in terms of resource mobilization
and community sensitisation. The results indicated that there is a very significant
influence between the contribution of civil societies and implementation of SDGs in
Kenya. The Government needs to give civil societies support to effectively mobile
resources and enhance capacity building amongst the communities in order to enhance
the implementation of SDGs.
