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Malawi’s central government has been accused of contributing towards the poor performance of local governments in the country, this is according to the Malawi Local Government Association (Malga).
The association’s Local Authorities Performance Assessment (LAPA) report for the 2019/2020 financial released last month established that the central Government has “ignored” the underlying causes for the poor performance of local councils.
Hadrod Zeru Mkandawire, Malga acting executive director
But Malga, an umbrella body for all local governments in Malawi, says it is regrettable that the central government wants to look “smarter” on the under–performance of the assessed local councils by “hiding” its shortcomings in respect of fulfilling its obligations towards the local councils.
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