Decentralization in Rwanda

In the year 2000, Rwanda began a decentralization process by adopting a National Decentralization Policy.[1] The policy's objective were to promote good governance, to reduce poverty and to promote efficient, effective, and accountable service delivery.[2]

As a result, local governments have become main implementers of national policies, executing more than 25% of the domestic budget in 2011–2012 and employing 50% of the Rwandan administration.[3]

  1. ^ "Implementation Strategy for National Decentralisation Policy" (PDF). minaloc.gov.rw. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. ^ "Rwanda Governance Review Good Governance and Decentralization in Rwanda" (PDF). www.rgb.rw. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ^ Chemouni, Benjamin (2014-04-03). "Explaining the design of the Rwandan decentralization: elite vulnerability and the territorial repartition of power". Journal of Eastern African Studies. 8 (2): 246–262. doi:10.1080/17531055.2014.891800. ISSN 1753-1055.