Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence / At independence in 1964, the United National Independence Party (UNIP)-led government in
Zambia was, among other things, confronted with the challenge of transforming an inherited
dual, undemocratic, racist and exploitative system of local government. Local government
was a creature of national legislation, and thus did not have direct constitutional authority.
Between 1964 and 1995, the government adopted several reforms aimed at democratising and
improving the efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of the system of local
government. However, local government remained a creature of national legislation. In 1996,
local government was for the first time recognised in the Constitution as a tier of
government. Article 109 of the 1996 Constitution of Zambia required the establishment of a
system of local government whose details were to be prescribed by an Act of Parliament. The
provision further provided that such a system shall be based on democratically-elected
councils. Thus, the 1996 Constitution transformed local government from being a mere
creature of central government into a tier of government. While the institutional integrity of
local government in Zambia was enhanced, service delivery by local authorities remained
poor.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/6384 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Mukapa, Tembo |
| Contributors | Chigwata, Tinashe |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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