REPUBLIC OF MALAWI REPORT ON COUNCILS CONFERENCES ON THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS 10TH TO 24TH JULY, 2018 Public Sector Reforms Management Unit Office of the President and Cabinet Private Bag 301 Lilongwe Malawi TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................. 2 PART ONE ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 7 2.0 OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE ....................................................... 9 3.0 METHODOLOGY OF THE CONFERENCE ............................................... 9 4.0 EXPECTED OUTCOMES ........................................................................... 10 5.0 KEY CHALLENGES ..................................................................................... 10 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS .............................................................................. 11 6.2 Regional Recommendations ................................................................................................ 15 6.2.1 Recommendations from Central Region Conference................................................................ 15 6.2.2 Recommendations from Southern Region Conference ............................................................ 16 6.2.3 Recommendations from Northern Region Conference ............................................................ 17 7.0 CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS ................................................................ 18 8.0 WAY FORWARD ........................................................................................ 20 9.0 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 22 10.0 PRESENTATIONS ...................................................................................... 25 10.1 CENTRAL REGION ..................................................................................... 25 10.1.1 MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 25 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 25 (b) Successes upon Reforms Implementation ................................................................................ 27 10.1.2 LILONGWE CITY COUNCIL ............................................................................................. 30 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 30 10.1.3 LILONGWE DISTRICT COUNCIL ..................................................................................... 34 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 35 (b) Observations and Action Points ................................................................................................. 37 10.1.4 DEDZA DISTRICT COUNCIL ............................................................................................ 37 2 Public Sector Reforms Implementation Conferences for Councils Report –July 2018 (a) Reforms Areas Implementation Progress.................................................................................. 38 10.1.5 DOWA DISTRICT COUNCIL ............................................................................................ 42 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 42 10.1.6 KASUNGU DISTRICT COUNCIL ...................................................................................... 48 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 49 10.1.7 KASUNGU MUNICIPAL COUNCIL .................................................................................. 53 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 54 10.1.8 MCHINJI DISTRICT COUNCIL ......................................................................................... 57 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 57 10.1.9 NKHOTAKOTA DISTRICT COUNCIL ............................................................................... 61 (a) Reform areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 61 10.1.10 NTCHEU DISTRICT COUNCIL ......................................................................................... 63 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 64 (b) Achievements through Reforms Implementation .................................................................... 68 10.1.11 NTCHISI DISTRICT COUNCIL .......................................................................................... 69 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 70 (b) Major Achievements as Reforms are being Implemented ....................................................... 72 10.1.12 SALIMA DISTRICT COUNCIL .......................................................................................... 73 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 74 10.2 SOUTHERN REGION ................................................................................. 78 10.2.1 BLANTYRE CITY COUNCIL ............................................................................................. 78 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 78 (b) Major Achievements due to implementation of Reform Areas: .............................................. 86 10.2.2 BLANTYRE DISTRICT COUNCIL ...................................................................................... 87 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 88 10.2.3 BALAKA DISTRICT COUNCIL .......................................................................................... 96 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress ............................................................................ 96 (b) Achievements due to Reforms Implementation ....................................................................... 99 10.2.4 CHIKWAWA DISTRICT COUNCIL ................................................................................. 100 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 101 10.2.5 CHIRADZULU DISTRICT COUNCIL ............................................................................... 104 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 105 10.2.6 LUCHENZA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ............................................................................... 109 (a) Reforms Areas Implementation Progress................................................................................ 109 3 Public Sector Reforms Implementation Conferences for Councils Report –July 2018 10.2.7 MACHINGA DISTRICT COUNCIL .................................................................................. 111 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 112 (b) Achievements due to Implementation of Reforms ................................................................. 117 10.2.8 MANGOCHI DISTRICT COUNCIL .................................................................................. 118 (a) Reform Areas and Implementation Progress .......................................................................... 119 (b) Achievements due to Implementation of Reforms ................................................................. 122 10.2.9 MANGOCHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ............................................................................. 123 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress ........................................................................ 124 (b) Achievements due to the implementation of the Reforms .................................................... 127 10.2.10 MULANJE DISTRICT COUNCIL ..................................................................................... 128 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress ........................................................................ 129 (b) Achievements due to Implementation of Reforms ................................................................. 133 10.2.11 MWANZA DISTRICT COUNCIL..................................................................................... 134 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation Progress ........................................................................ 135 (b) Achievements due to Implementation of Reforms ................................................................. 137 10.2.12 NENO DISTRICT COUNCIL ........................................................................................... 138 (a) Reforms Areas and Implementation