COMMUNITY DECENTRALIZED DEVELOPMENT LEVEL

Basic structures for planning should include grassroots institutions such as village development committees, area development committees supported by technical staff. However this is more relevant at the level of implementation. The implementation plan should state that the political guidance (not interference) in the decentralization process is to be provided by the cabinet financing of development at the local level is  be based on the proposals aligned under strategic sectoral strategies and functions and submitted through the DDO’s office or sector heads. All projects shall be overseen by functional coordinated teams or Sector Development and Management Committee (SDMC) chaired by the district department head/ representatives. Other members of the SPMC shall include the community representatives and fund representatives. In addition, there shall be Sub Project Management Committee to oversee specific project implementation. This shall ensure there is harmony, cooperation and ownership among key stakeholders and thus control duplication. Such a structure will require a basic legal and policy framework to clearly stipulate the division of roles and responsibilities between the different funds.