Participants were asked how information is presented
during meetings. All the participants answered that
information is always presented by power point which was
confirmed by DWA representative. The problem with power
point presentation in a participation process is that it creates a
distance between the speaker and the audience, with the
audience becoming passive which makes active participation
after presentation a difficult task [24] (Scottish Parliament
Participation Handbook, 2004). Multiple methods of
information presentation such as site visits should be
explored. The use of site visits has been found to be useful in
a participation process by improving learning and interaction
among participants [25]. The use of site visit is reported
greatly improves the knowledge of participants since they get
the opportunity to see the issues that are discussed, which
may not be at their locality. Site visits also improve
participants’ interaction due to their informal nature therefore
bringing participants closer in expressing their grievances to
each other [25].