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Mr. Msowoya, please keep your mouth shut if you have nothing to say! Councillors are “local” representatives, to articulate local issues relevant to that district or ward. That is why they are called Ward Councillors. Your suggestion that a “national” forum is needed goes to the very core of your ignorance on local governance issues. Councillors should have their own district assembly. One hopes that the structure we have allows for council debates, presided over by a “speaker” based on the local government act. They articulate local aspirations and their issues should essentially be captured in an Local Integrated Development… Read more »
the wrangle between mps and councillors was initially latent but now it is open and strong. job description for each block should be spelt out clearly. district development funds should be channelled through councillors and not mps
Let the Councilors have the mandate to deal with their issues at District Assembly. Let them each have their budgets allocated for these are the people through which we will see development in our villages not MPs.
I could have liked to see a Mayor and District Council Managers to collectively manage the wards.
If we strengthen this model, why would we need Federal Government? I think we have it already.
Activities funded by the councils(local authorities) let the councillor take on lead on those. Indeed there are the national laws, however bylaws such as those of city markets, vendors, rubbish collection, taxis may differ from one city to another, and even from one town or district to another. Mps should concentrate on central government issues and councillors on local authority issues. As a result, there be any conflicts and citizen will also oblige
How are you Dan? Nice to hear from you.
No need for second chamber, the district assemblies are for councillors. The problem is that local development money should be controlled by the district assemblies and not by an mp as it is at the moment. There is absolutely no need for mps to control constituency development fund, that should be given to local district assemblies to control it. The govt need to lead on this and clarify the issues to avoid unnecessary conflicts between mps and councillors. Otherwise what is the point of having councillors if they can’t have a say on how development money for their areas is… Read more »
I personally do not see the need for a national assembly for ward councillors otherwise it defeats the whole process of decentralisation.after all ward councillors at district level do have their assembly where they discuss issues affectin their areas. In terms of by laws I do not see the reason why there should be uniformity unless those laws are in conflict with the constitution or national laws. There are some laws that the various council’s can choose to enact without copying from another.imo the issue should be about giving councils more powers and the opportunity to be creative and innovative… Read more »
Dan, why waste your time proposing solutions to the festering MP/councillor conflict when the President stated, very unambiguously, that it’s a trivial issue, not even worth the time of a university lecturer?
Let’s turn a blind eye to this pesky issue, the DPP government is urging us.