Bugesera, 7 January 2019: The Right Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Edouard Ngirente launched officially today a two days’ forum on Local Government delivery.

This forum was organized by the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC) in collaboration with RDB-Capacity Building Unit. It brought together more than 200 participants including Governors, Executive Committee Members for City of Kigali and Districts, Mayors of Districts and several other leaders at Local Government level.

In his opening remarks, the Prime Minister reminded participants that the main and overall objective of this forum is to adopt strategies that will enable the Local Government to successfully and effectively fulfill its mandate and be the driver of rapid development that we are committed to achieve as a country.

He further insisted on the importance of effective collaboration between the Local Government and Central Government, different partners, as well as all Rwandans in implementing various national development programs, and improving the social welfare of Rwandans.

The Prime Minister strongly urged participants in this meeting to focus on the following:

• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Highlight the role of Local Government in the implementation of the National Strategy for Transformation 2017-2024.
• Streamline the planning process of Local Government activities based on true and reliable statistics, and avoid the malpractice of manipulating data locally known as “gutekinika”.

• Put in place strategies for the effective and timely implementation of performance contracts.

• Improve the service delivery to the population and increase the citizen satisfaction rate.

• To avoid any sort of malpractices in implementing government programs.

• Put in place effective and prompt measures to deal with the issue of increasing number of school drop-outs, and other challenges in the education sector.

• Adopt strategies for the effective management of public resources focusing mainly on fighting embezzlement and mismanagement.

Specifically, the Prime Minister tasked participants to the meeting to set up strategies for the tangible transformation in the following areas:

• To raise population’s awareness on Ubudehe Program.

• Fast-track the resolution of key issues identified in the functioning and management   of “Umurenge Sacco”

• Keep on fighting corruption in recruitment processes, especially in teachers and schools’ headmasters.

• Promote the education quality at all levels.

• Find adequate solutions for pressing human security issues such as malnutrition and stunting.

The Prime Minister concluded his remarks in urging all local leaders to improve their service delivery, by upholding the national unity, sense of urgency, as well as ensuring effective and efficient management of public resources. He also reiterated the Government commitment to support the good collaboration between the Central Government and Local Government entities to achieve our aspired development.

Click here for the full speech of the Prime Minister in the official launch of the local government delivery forum.