URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE PROVISION AND ISSUES OF GOOD GOVERRNANCE: THE CASE OF ROBE CITY, BALE ZONE, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE

Urban infrastructure is one of the major assets of a city in terms of capital investment, critical services provisioning, and sustainable and resilient urban development. Major infrastructure services provision types provide water, electric power, sanitation, road, energy, transportation and communication services and the level of good governance in any system is a function of good leadership while good management depends on good governance. This research was planned to assess the urban infrastructure and service provision issues of good governance in Robe city. To this end, the study employed descriptive survey design, which involves both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The sample size of this study was 394 randomly selected survey households using simple random sampling techniques. The information were collected by questionnaire, interview, observation, focus group discussion and supporting secondary sources from the institutions. For the purpose of data analysis the study employed tools like, excel and SPSS version 20. Finally, this study may have greater significance in considering the degree of the problem of urban infrastructural service provision in the city, the result of the study may improve knowledge for Robe city authorities and officers who help their plan in successful governance and urban infrastructure service provision structures, the projections analysis shows that the Electric power supply was below extension then existed create same slow trendy the development, the water supply would endure designate further stimulating trendy the adjacent upcoming. The solid waste and road infrastructure must be there established in need of outward economic causes besides requirement towards organized structure investment concluded civic contribution, enhanced transparency and responsibility. Mostly the point of conclusion through other infrastructure suppliers was practically nobody viewing that there was no organized strength trendy administration the resident infrastructure provision demand, Clarity and accountability would reasonably exist major components in frequently infrastructure provision service to the city. This symbol of the provision of infrastructure takes to advancement in specific assurance. 6