RESPONSIBILITIES

According to the Prime Minister’s Order no 107/03 of 15/10/2020 determining mission, responsibilities organisational structure, salaries and fringe benefits for employees of the Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC); the Ministry has the following responsibilities:

1º to develop, disseminate and coordinate the implementation of policies, strategies and sector programs through the formulation of national policies, strategies and programs of good governance, territorial administration, social affairs and group settlement sites to ensure sustainable community development;

2º to prepare legal framework for good governance, territorial administration, settlement and socio-economic development through:
a. preparing laws and establish regulations and guidelines of decentralisation to implement good governance and territorial administration for socio-economic and political development;
b. developing policies and strategies to develop local administration and ensuring its harmony with needs of the local population;
c. developing and promote a sector policy for social affairs and implementation mechanisms;
d. collaborating with other government institutions to guarantee smooth implementation of their specific programs at local level;
e. developing monitoring indicators for the activities of the Ministry at both the central and local levels;

3º to develop institutional and human resources capacities through:
a. constant assessment of the decentralised entities’ capacities in relation to the implementation of their responsibilities;
b. support human resources capacity building programs of local entities relating to good governance, territorial administration and socioeconomic development;

4º to monitor and evaluate the implementation of policies, strategies and programs through:
a. monitoring and evaluating national policies and programs that contribute to promoting good governance, efficient territorial administration and socio-economic development;
b. consolidating, analysing and disseminating data submitted by Districts;
c. monitoring the indicators to ensure the implementation of activities of the Ministry at both the central and local levels;
d. submitting periodical and annual reports to the Government on the impact of sector policies, strategies, programs and projects on the development of the country;

5º to oversee the functioning of State organs under supervision of the Ministry through:
a. supervising and monitoring the functioning of organs supervised by the Ministry to guarantee their effective service delivery, aiming at good governance and socioeconomic development;
b. providing policy guidance and developing a legal framework for programs supervised by the Ministry;

6º to promote effective collaboration between State Organs relationships through:
a. putting in place collaboration framework between organs to promote efficiency of local government entities;
b. organising national and international events that bring local government organs together;

7º to mobilise resources for the Ministry activities through:
a. mobilising resources for promotion of good governance, and social development and providing a proper framework for their rational utilisation;
b. promoting partnerships among local government organs both nationally and internationally;
c. promoting partnerships that favour joint development of efforts by different.