Funding, capacity strain local councils—treasury
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation admits that local councils lack enough financial and administrative capacity. This deficiency hinders the implementation of devolved development programmes. There are concerns regarding the ability of these councils to provide essential public services. A ministry director stated that councils still depend heavily on funding from the central government.
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation has conceded that local councils lack adequate financial and administrative capacity to implement devolved development programmes, raising concerns about their ability to deliver essential public services. The ministry’s director responsible for poverty reduction and social protection Kate Langwe said councils remain heavily dependent on central government funding despite … The post Funding, capacity strain local councils—treasury appeared first on Nation Online .