Fri, 24 Mar 2017 15:13:43 +0000 By Eustarkio Kazonga Introduction This article focuses on the use of statistics in the local government system. The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016 defines local government as governance at the local level. It can further be defined as local democratic units within the unitary democratic system which are subordinate members of central government vested with prescribed powers to administer public affairs in each locality by a body representative of the community. Local government is essentially an instrument for providing services to the general public of a given locality on behalf of the central government since it is an agent. The Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016 Annex 147 (2) C, further prescribes 51 exclusive functions of the local authorities. An ideal local government system is guided by five principles and these are: (i) local government as an agent of the central […]
