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    Risk management, employee empowerment and service delivery.
    ([Unpublished masters Dissertation], 2022-08-15) Tebagerwa Eva
    This study sought to examine the relationship between accountability mechanisms, stakeholder participation and project sustainability among infrastructure projects in Uganda. It was guided by specific objectives of; establishing the relationship between accountability mechanisms and project sustainability, ascertaining the relationship between stakeholder participation and project sustainability as well as examining the combined relationship between accountability mechanisms, stakeholder participation and project sustainability among public infrastructure projects in Uganda. Using a cross-sectional research design, quantitative data was analyzed with SPSS version 25 to explore these connections. Out of 224 respondents, 200 completed the questionnaires, yielding an 89.29% response rate. Correlation and regression analyses were applied to identify relationships between variables. The findings revealed a significant and positive relationship between; accountability mechanisms and project sustainability, stakeholder participation and project sustainability and the combined effect of both on project sustainability in Uganda's infrastructure projects. Accountability mechanisms were found to have a stronger impact on project sustainability compared to stakeholder participation. The study recommends training employees to strengthen accountability mechanisms and stakeholder participation, emphasizing the importance of consulting stakeholders and promoting participatory decision-making among public entity managers to enhance project sustainability. Regulatory efforts should also highlight accountability mechanisms and stakeholder participation as crucial factors for project sustainability in infrastructure projects. The findings contribute to theoretical and practical debates on project sustainability, aligning with stakeholder theory by highlighting the positive relationships between accountability mechanisms, stakeholder participation, and project sustainability. The study underscores the importance of combining these factors to predict sustainability outcomes in infrastructure projects. In practice, construction firms should enhance accountability mechanisms and stakeholder engagement during project implementation to bolster sustainability efforts. Future research should extend these findings by exploring other predictors of project sustainability beyond accountability mechanisms and stakeholder participation. Additionally, scholars are encouraged to conduct comparable studies in different contexts to validate the findings. This study presents a snapshot of infrastructure projects in Uganda; further research could delve into longitudinal studies using secondary data to corroborate these results. Future investigations might explore additional drivers of project sustainability beyond those examined here, broadening our understanding of sustainable project management.