Limitations
iCCM had not been fully developed as a policy in Kenya, and it was
complicated to investigate why something had not happened, rather
than why it had. Also, perhaps reflecting the relatively low political
priority accorded to iCCM, it was often difficult to secure interviews
and of the 32 potential respondents identified, only 19 interviews
were completed, despite repeated attempts to contact respondents.
Of the 13 potential interviewees who did not participate in the
study, four came from government and the remainder were representatives
of development partners and NGOs. Several of the NGO
respondents who were initially invited to interview but failed to
respond, were later dropped as it became clear that they had not
participated in iCCM policy processes. Overall, among groups who
were pursued for interview, there did not appear to be any clear pattern
in non-responses.