The Western Regional Commissioner of the National Development Planning Committee, says the District League Table has helped the government get a better understanding of the status of citizens’ well-being across the districts in the country.
Mr Wilson Arthur speaking at the 2021 District League Table (DLT) Regional Dissemination workshop and pre-launch of the preparation of the 2022 DLT said, Decades of implementation of the decentralization system targeted at improving resource allocation and provision of quality of service to bridge the wide disparities in wellbeing among districts assemblies has been plagued with challenges which have impeded development.
However, the District League Table has helped government gain a better understanding of the status of citizens’ well-being across the districts in the country. It has also encouraged best-performing MMDs to sustain their efforts while worst-performing district assemblies are identified and provided the requisite support to address their challenges.
He said, “The DLT follows a bigger objective of generating action by the Government and its MDAs towards ensuring better prioritisation and equitable resource allocation while engendering positive competition among MMDs and stimulating good performance.”
Mr Wilson Arthur added that The NDPC will be making constant reference to the results of the District League Table in its interactions with various state bodies like the Office of the President, Parliament, the Ministry of Finance and international development organizations to ensure that investments and support are targeted at the low ranking Districts.
He, therefore, called on all MMDAs and other stakeholders to strengthen their commitment towards this tool; effectively engage and communicate the findings to Assembly Members and citizens during their Public Hearings and Town Hall meetings; conduct further studies on some of the findings; and ensure recommendations of the 2021 DLT are followed through to ensure better results for our children and people at the local level.
