The study aimed generally to find out how subordinates' participation influences decision-making in Muhanga District during the period from 2017 up to 2021. The analyzed problem statement is including that fewer experiences affect negatively the subordinate’s participation and provide insufficient control of risks originating in local government entities. The population is 82 employees of Muhanga District; the sample size is 68 respondents who were selected through the purposive sampling method. Therefore, the questionnaire and documentation research techniques were used during data collection, and SPSS was used during data analysis. R2 = 0.986 and Adjusted R2 = 0.979, show the goodness of fit of the estimated model. Up to 98.6% of the long-run appreciation in decision-making in Muhanga District is influenced by changes in employee engagement; individual experiences and teamworking & communication as implemented by Muhanga District. The variation of Spearman Coefficient correlation is between -1 and 1. Spearman Coefficient correlation is significant when it is equal to or greater than 0.01. According to the research, the correlation of 0.987 (98.7%) is located in the interval [0.75 - 1.00] categorized as a positive and very high correlation. As the significant level is at 0.01 (1%), the p-value of 0.000 (i.e., 0.0%) is less than 1%. And by referring to the results from DM= -6.681+0.224EE+0.226IE+0.266TC+ɛt. This leads to confirmation that there is a significant relationship between subordinates’ participation and decision-making in Muhanga District.   

Keywords: subordinates’ participation, decision-making, local government entities