Fri, 30 Jun 2017 10:10:17 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO & CHITE MTONGA THE move to train councillors in local government administration will serve as a strategic short-term goal towards improving Zambia’s system of local governance, the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed. FODEP executive director Chimfwembe Mwenge noted that providing sponsorship to councillors for them to attain diplomas in local government administration was a step in the right direction as Zambia attempted to decentralize its governance, and attain middle-income country status by 2030. Mr. Mwenge said the move will also work as a remedy in addressing some challenges of capacity among councillors especially that a number of them had been reported to be facing difficulties and failing to discharge their functions in their committees partly due to limited education and poor understanding of local governance administration and their roles. “FODEP is also confident that with such educational opportunities, the councillors will not fail in […]
