S/N | Bureaucratic Barriers | Mean | SD | Rank |
1 | Slow implementation of decentralisation reforms | 3.12 | 1.106 | 1 |
2 | Line ministries’ resistance to decentralisation | 2.95 | 1.104 | 2 |
3 | Regional controls | 2.89 | 0.928 | 3 |
4 | Manipulation of stakeholders | 2.87 | 1.089 | 4 |
5 | Use of inefficient political contractors for infrastructure project delivery | 2.82 | 1.112 | 5 |
6 | Corruption in infrastructure procurement | 2.80 | 0.898 | 6 |
7 | Control of appointments/promotions at the MMDAs | 2.80 | 0.944 | 7 |
8 | Political elite influence | 2.74 | 1.116 | 8 |
9 | Project location selection | 2.72 | 1.033 | 9 |
10 | Regime change | 2.70 | 1.03 | 10 |
11 | Slow disbursement of project funding | 2.69 | 1.072 | 11 |
12 | Central control of infrastructure procurement delaying construction projects | 2.68 | 0.769 | 12 |
13 | Interference with legal mandate of MMDAs by MDAs | 2.62 | 0.844 | 13 |
14 | Imposition of decisions | 2.61 | 1.059 | 14 |
15 | Inadequate project financing | 2.60 | 0.76 | 15 |
16 | Lack of stakeholders’ consultation on infrastructure delivery policies | 2.53 | 0.891 | 16 |
17 | Lack of political commitment to decentralised infrastructure delivery | 2.52 | 0.711 | 17 |
18 | Poor coordination within the MMDAs | 2.50 | 0.78 | 18 |
19 | Complicated system of financial transfers to local governments | 2.48 | 0.769 | 19 |
20 | Lack of transparency in infrastructure project selection | 2.47 | 0.881 | 20 |
21 | Lack of involvement of MMDAs in project selection | 2.43 | 1.109 | 21 |
22 | Inadequate control on tax bases for infrastructure delivery | 2.29 | 0.847 | 22 |