FISCAL AND TECHNICAL DECENTRALISATION IN ZAMBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT AT

The study aimed to analyse the state of fiscal and technical decentralisation from Central Government to Local Government, ascertain the levels of devolution of functions from Central to Local Government and assess stakeholders appreciation of decentralisation process vis a-vis technical and fiscal decentralisation. [...] 1.1 Background of the Study The actualisation of Zambia’s national development agenda has been centred on decentralisation as a means of catalysing development through reduced bureaucracies as well as enhancing the capacities of local administrators to respond to the needs of the people as opposed to Central Government playing the leading role. [...] Through the Constitution, local authorities are mandated to formulate and implement by-laws and policies as well as administer and implement programmes in the district while the provincial administration plays a coordinating role for the implementation of government policies and programmes in the province. [...] They encompass the allocation of financial resources, responsibilities, and decision-making authority between the Central Government and Local Authorities, ensuring the effective delivery and financing of public services at the local level. [...] | FISCAL AND TECHNICAL DECENTRALISATION IN ZAMBIA AND ITS IMPACT ON DEVELOPMENT AT 7 LOCAL LEVEL 2.3 Data collection The Ministry of Finance and National Planning, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the Legislature (Constituency Offices and CDF Committees), the Cabinet Office (Decentralisation Secretariat), the Accountant General’s Office, the Local Government Association of Z.