Local government authorities local government reform programme legal sector reform programme ministries, independent departments and agencies millennium development goals monitoring and evaluation mkakati wa kukuza uchumi na kupunguza umaskini tanzania kiswahili version of the national strategy for growth and reduction of povertynsgrp. The impact of local government reforms in tanzania 19982008. Association of local authorities of tanzania zanzibar is a semiautonomous part of tanzania, with its own devolved government and legislature. The local government reform act 2014 is an act of the oireachtas providing for a major restructuring of local government in the republic of ireland with effect from the 2014 local elections. Tanzania local government support project english abstract. United republic of tanzania 1998 local government reform programme, policy paper on local government reform ministry of regional administrative and local government. Local governance, finances and service delivery in tanzania. The overall aim of this four year research programme was to document processes of change and impacts of the local government reform programme lgrp, and to provide key stakeholders with operationally relevant data and analyses of lessons learned during implementation. As a part of its support to the local government reform programme lgrp, the. Current policy centralizes the distribution of funds, although local governments are responsible for administering services. Impact of public sector reforms on service delivery in tanzania hussein lufunyo presidents office, public service management, tanzania public service college, p. Overview of municipal finance systems in daressalaam. Local governance, finances and service delivery in tanzania a summary of findings from six councils. The main aim of the study is to clarify the practice and impact of human resource capacity building with reference to the lgrp in tanzania.
This briefing by research on poverty alleviation repoa summarises research on the programmes progress in six local councils. What impact has tanzanias local government reform programme lgrp had on governance, finance and service delivery. It has moved from being a centrally planned, one party socialist state to a modern, multi party democracy with an open, liberal economy. Tanzania urban local government strengthening program project. Public administration in tanzania universiteit leiden. Einar braathen, amon chaligha and oddhelge fjeldstad local governance, finances and service delivery in tanzania a summary of findings from six councils. Local government elections took place in 1983, and functioning councils started in 1984. Impact of public sector reforms on service delivery in. Oddhelge fjeldstad amon chaligha einar braathen cmi repoaudsm nibr about the project this is the first issue in a series of project briefs from the formative process research fpr on the local government reform programme lgrp in tanzania. Lgas have been mandated to be in charge of delivering social services, and the prime ministers office regional administration and local government pmoralg given the task to supervise, coordinate and monitor their activities, in line with the policies and. Local government finances and financial management in tanzania preface as a part of its support to the local government reform programme lgrp, norad is financing a formative process research project to closely follow the development of the lgrp. The united republic of tanzania poralg local government reform programme and the ministry of finance final report development of a strategic framework for the financing of local governments in tanzania final draft june 1, 2005 this report was prepared for the government of tanzania by.
Each region is administered by a commissioner who is appointed by the central government. Local government reform programs and human resource. Ratings for the local government support project for tanzania were as follows. Accountability and oversight in as far as local government reforms in tanzania are concerned. Most of these management standards have been established since early 1990s during implementation of the civil service reform programme csrp and later reemphasized by the public service reform programme psrp which commenced from the year 2000. Local government finances and financial management in.
The local government reform program lgrp in tanzania was. Tanzanias judiciary is appointed by the president in consultation. Local government, however, was reintroduced in the beginning of the 1980s, when the rural councils and rural authorities were reestablished. Challenges in eliminating ambiguity and inefficiency through the proposed decentralization process are also addressed. Considerations for the development of a system of formulabased grants. Tanzania urban local government strengthening program project english abstract.
Mgonja and charles tundui1 abstract ever since the early 1990s, tanzanias government has embarked upon ambitious and farreaching reform programs to improve the socioeconomic condition of the country. Tanzania s local government reform programme began in 1998 with the aim. Tanzania s local government reform programme lgrp began in 1998 with the aim of transferring resources from central to local government, and devolving and decentralising power to create more autonomous local government authorities lgas. A case study of sumbawanga district council by athanas christian kayombo. Tanzania, poralglgrp, esrf or the university of dar es salaam. The strategic vision for phase iii was to excel in and sustain financial management and accountability, fiscal control and provision of. Local autonomy and citizen participation in tanzania. Despite developments in decisionmaking processes, accounting and service delivery. The local government reform programme has brought notable. Institutional impacts of the local government reform. This article uses a study of the local government reform program lgrp in. What impact has tanzanias local government reform programme lgrp had on governance. The united republic of tanzania the local government finances act, 1982 this edition of the local government finances act, 1982 incorporates all the amendments made to it since its enactments in 1982 up to 30th june, 2000 and is printed under the authority of section 18 of the interpretation of laws and general clauses act, 1972. Reform measures include placing some sectors like primary education, health, and public utilities under local government jurisdiction, increasing their fiscal autonomy, as well as restructuring legislative and.
An overview of local government finance reform in tanzania. The overall objective of phase 2 20052009 of this research programme is to document the processes of change and impacts of the ongoing local government reform in tanzania, and to provide managers and key stakeholders with operationally relevant data and analyses of lessons learned during implementation. It merged some firsttier county and city councils, abolished all secondtier town and borough councils, and created a new second tier of municipal districts covering rural as well as. Tanzanias local government reform programme began in 1998 with the aim of transferring. Local government reforms in tanzania 23 idealised process by. As concerns decentralisation, the government has initiated reforms through the local government reform programme lgrp. This report analyses data on local autonomy and citizen participation from six councils for the period 20002004. In consultation with the presidents office regional administration and local government. United republic of tanzania 1998 local government reform. By discussing the autonomy of local government in tanzania, this research will highlight whether or not local government in tanzania has the autonomy to exercise its functions without undue interference from the central government. Auditing practices and organizational efficiency in local government authorities. The programmes fundamental goal was to achieve a smaller, affordable, well compensated, efficient and effectively performing civil service. The constitution of the united republic of tanzania recognizes local government as autonomous bodies with legal status corporate bodies operating with discretionary powers over local affairs within the unitary system of the republic of tanzania.
For administrative purposes, mainland tanzania is divided into regions. There is, however, one danger which must be guarded against. Following the liberalisation of the political field, was a major public sector reform, which included a local government reform programme lgrp. Partner in development or administrative agent of the central government. Reports, papers and project briefs from the project can be downloaded from. Reflections on community involvement in the planning process in kizota ward in dodoma.
Institutional impacts of the local government reform program on good local governance in tanzania boniface e. Tanzanias local government reform programme began in 1998 with the aim. At district, division, and ward levels, there are popularly elected councils with appointed executive officers. These include the public service reform programme, the local. In 1993 the oneparty political system was abandoned and replaced with a multiparty system of government, the first multiparty elections taking place in 1995. The overall aim of this four year research programme was to document processes of change and impacts of the local government reform pr. A number of amendments to the local government act in 1999 gave more authority to district and urban councils to approve their plans and.
Good governance, local government, accountability and service delivery in. The transfer of power to the regions and districts must not also mean a transfer of a rigid and bureaucratic system from dar es salaam to lower levels. Alleviation repoa summarises research on the programmes progress in six local councils. Evidence from local government authorities lgas in tanzania. The local government reform program lgrp in tanzania was introduced to improve the access and quality of services provided by local government authorities lgas. Tanzania has undergone several local government reforms. Civil service reform programme was launched in tanzania. This analysis proposes a rulesbased mechanism to combat the nontransparent, conditional budget process in tanzania. The tanzanian government has proclaimed reforms in local government as central to the whole programme. Administrative legal framework of centrallocal government.
The ministry for regional administration and local government is responsible for local government in mainland tanzania and currently sits within the prime ministers office. Tanzanias local government reform programme lgrp began in 1998 with the aim of transferring resources from central to local government, and devolving and decentralising power to create more autonomous local government authorities lgas. Tanzania urban local government strengthening program. The most fundamental strategies taken started with the civil service reform programmes in the early 1990s, followed by public service reform programmes i and ii and local government reform programmes i. National five year development plan 201617 202021 iii fellow countrymen, the call to participate in implementing the second five year development plan, which marks another milestone in our quest to attaining vision 2025 goals and objectives, is a challenge, an opportunity and an honour for all of us. One principal argument about the success of any decentralisation measure is whether it is able to facilitate more citizens participation, local autonomy, accountability, transparency and effective service delivery visser, 2009. Good governance, local government, accountability and. Accepted 12 february, 20 this paper is an investigation on the impact of public sector reforms on service delivery in tanzania. Final report development of a strategic framework for the.
A lack of capacity on the part of local and national government, inadequate financing, limited access to information, and poor awareness and ownership of the reform process, particularly at the local government level, hampered. Pdf the impact of local government reforms in tanzania. Tanzanias disappointing reform programme in the public. A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of master of science in accounting and finance degree of mzumbe university 2015. The development objective of the urban local government strengthening program project for tanzania is to improve institutional performance for urban service delivery in program urban local government authorities. For the past three decades tanzania has embarked on a number of policy reforms and strategies to reduce poverty and promote economic growth. There is not much literature on the local government laws of tanzania.
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