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MAY 2019 NEWSFLASH 1 PG. 2 Citizen Satisfaction Survey Councillor Induction WELCOME NOTE PG. 3 Welcome to the 1st issue of 2019 under LACEP 2! Keeping up with the Zimbabwe Local Government Associations LACEP 2 will be continuing its work with the following targeted Local Authorities - Lupane Local ARDCZ Board, Mangwe RDC, Mwenezi RDC, Redcliff Municipality and Zibagwe RDC. This time around we will be jointly implementing the project with the Associations of Local Authorities, the Association PG. 4 of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe (ARDCZ) and the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ). Keeping up with the Zimbabwe Local Government Associations Here is an overview of what we have been up to for the last couple of months. UCAZ Public Finance Special thanks to our Newsletter contributors from the Association of Rural District Councils of Management Workshop for Zimbabwe (ARDCZ) and the Urban Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ). LAs PG. 5 Happy Reading! Zimbabwe Hosts UCLGA- LACEP Team SARO executive meeting REFELA meets in Harare Keep in touch with the LACEP 2 project: Email: [email protected] Web: virtualcampus.mdpafrica.org.zw/lacep Twitter: LACEP ZW Facebook: Local Authorities Capacity Enhancement Project CITIZEN SATISFACTION SURVEY A SNAPSHOT INTO CITIZENS SATISFACTION LEVELS ON THEIR LOCAL AUTHORITY’S CAPABILITIES IN PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT, REVENUE COLLECTION AND THE ABILTY TO QUALITY SERVICE DELIVERY. Public finance management (PFM) is important to the relations in local decision making. The survey will provide the LAs with great between citizens and the Local Authority (LA). Increasingly, LAs insight on the citizens overall perception of the public finance have been putting in mechanisms to promote public discourse on management function of the LA. budgeting and other key financial information. Transparency is now viewed as a precondition to effective governance and improved LACEP 2 will perform the CSS exercise twice during project economic performance. Further to generating economic benefits, implementation. First to determine a baseline data of citizen’s transparency also functions as a political expression of democratic perception on the LA’s public finance management capabilities and governance by giving citizens the information they are entitled to. their ability to deliver quality service delivery. The data will then be analyzed to produce a report which will inform the programming of the project. The second CSS will measure if there has been an “The fundamental purpose of taxation improvement in citizen’s perception after LACEP 2 intervention. is to raise revenue effectively, efficiently and fairly to finance public goods and services” Tax and Development Aid Modalities for Strengthening Tax Systems-OECD 2012 It is against this background that LACEP 2 undertook a Citizen Satisfaction Survey (CSS) in the targeted LAs (Lupane Local Board, Mangwe RDC, Mwenezi RDC, Redcliff Municipality and Zibagwe RDC). The CSS objectives were three fold; it sought to measure citizen’s perception on LA performance to deliver quality services, to measure the perception of citizens on the LA’s transparency and accountability on public finance management and lastly to measure citizens (especially women’s) perception on the LAs ability to engage Citizen Satisfaction Survey in Lupane Local Board COUNCILLOR INDUCTION AND TRAINING LACEP 2 SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COUNCILLOR INDUCTION PROGRAM IN THE SOUTH WESTERN REGION OF ZIMBABWE Following the harmonized elections in July 2019, training the newly With support from LACEP 2 and other partners, the Ministry elected Councillors was necessary and a priority for the Ministry of conducted a training of trainer’s workshop ahead of the nationwide Local Government Public Works National Housing (MoLGPWNH). Councillor Induction program. The newly elected Councillors needed to be trained on a number of selected topics essential to them to fulfill their role (e.g. basic training Officers from the 92 LAs in Zimbabwe convened at a 2 day Training on the Local Government system, responsibilities of a Councillor, the of Trainers (ToT) in Bulawayo. The group included representatives Constitution and other Legal Instruments). from the ALAs and from the Ministry including District Administrators and Provincial Administrators. The programme of the workshop was not only limited to a ToT but encompassed a validation component which allowed the trainees to critically examine the entire handbook, so as to ensure that all critical areas were covered. The ToT was followed by a nationwide Councillor Induction exercise led by the MoLGPWNH with support from various partners including LACEP 2. Further to this, the Project supported the Ministry in the printing of the Councillor Induction Handbook. The Councillor’s induction program has provided a platform for strong and progressive Local Authorities that are alive to their civil and constitutional mandates as well as the wider national development Councillors listening attentively during the induction workshop in Zibagwe RDC agenda envisaged under vision 2030. RURAL DISTRICT COUNCILS: COUNCILLORS TURNOVER ANALYSIS PROVIDING A COUNCILLOR TURNOVERN ANALYSIS FROM In terms of equal representation in the local governance THE 2018 HARMONISED ELECTIONS. sector, there are 195 Rural District Councils Women Councillors translating to 12.5% a decrease from 241 in 2013 elections by 3%. Out of the 60 RDCs Council Chairpersons, 11 are female Council Chairpersons translating to 18.33%. This decrease of women Councillors from 15.4% in 2013 to 12.5% in 2018 leaves a lot desired to reach constitutional expectations of 50/50 representation in local governance and other public offices. In light of the findings above, the Association is working with Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Development Partners (CLGF & MDP) and other stakeholders in the Local Government Fraternity to roll out The Association of Rural District Councils of Zimbabwe massive Councillors’ capacity building programs considering (ARDCZ) a representative body of all the 60 Rural District that half of the seating Councillors in RDCs are new Councils (RDCs) in Zimbabwe, conducted a survey on RDC Councillors who do not have experience and critical skills to Councillors turnover following the 2018 Harmonized Elections. execute their mandate. A good example is Nkayi RDC where The survey covered all the 60 RDCs with a total of 1564 wards 24 out of 30 Councillors are new. represented by a Councillor. To date Councillors have been inducted by Ministry of Local The Objective of the survey was to assess the overall Government to familiarize with council business and their percentage turnover of Councillors in RDCs to establish the expectations. However more capacity enhancement number of Councillors who retained their seats against new programs will be conducted on various thematic areas as comers. This information is meant to inform the Association’s guided by the Councillors Induction Training Monitoring and capacity building programs based on the needs of new Evaluation Report to be presented by Ministry of Local councillors and also returning Councillors. Government. The results of the survey indicated that 50 % of Councillors in Further the Association will be stepping up gender RDCs are new Councillors. The most affected Province is mainstreaming programming in RDCs to increase women Mashonaland West province with an average 62% new representation in RDCs towards the desired 50% mark. This Councillors followed by Mashonaland East and Matabeleland will be spearheaded under the Women in Local Government North with 56% and 59% respectively. Forum (WILGF) in collaboration with our development partners MDP and CLGF, Gender Specialist Organizations Mashonaland Central Province has the lowest turnover, with like Gender Links, WIPSU among others. 36% new Councillors, followed by Masvingo and Midlands with 42% and 44% respectively. The remaining provinces The Association will also knock a few doors in the donor Matabeleland South and Manicaland were average with 47% fraternity for financial assistance in rolling out these massive and 48% new Councillors respectively. capacity enhancement programs to cover all the 1564 Councillors in 60 RDCs. In this regard, we are inviting all At District level, the most affected RDC with the highest Donors and CSOs with funding for Councillors Capacity turnover nationally is Nkayi RDC in Matabeleland North enhancement and gender mainstreaming in local authorities Province with 80 % new Councillors where only 6 out of 30 to get in touch with the Association for a coordinated Councillors managed to return their seats. On the other hand, intervention to maximize impact. Runde RDC in Midlands had the highest number of Councillors who retained their seats nationally with 16% being For the cause of Good Governance and Rural Development new Councillors out of a total of 19 Councillors. URBAN LOCAL AUTHORITIES PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION TOWARDS CYCLONE WORKSHOP IDAI THE GROWING DEMAND FOR TRANSPARANCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC Urban Local Authorities (LAs), coordinated by the Urban SECTOR’S FINANCIAL RESOURCES IS ENCOURANGING Councils Association of Zimbabwe (UCAZ), have come LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO PERFORM BETTER. together to assist with road construction equipment to augment government efforts to rehabilitate road Studies and Research have revealed that most of the areas infrastructure
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