Practice and Challenges of Good GovernanceiIn Local Governmant: The Case of Gasera Woreda, Bale Zone Oromia Regional State
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2020-08
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The study was to assess the practice and challenges of good governance local government in
Gasera woreda, Bale Zone, Oromia Regional State. The research was conducted in Gasera
woreda which was selected purposely. The specific objectives of the research were to assess the
practice of good governance principles that exercised in local level, to explore the perception of
service providers and community toward the practices and challenges of good governance in
Gasera municipality office, to identify the determinant factors those affect the practices of the
participation, accountability and transparency, effective and efficiently in relation to Gasera
woreda administration and Come up with possible recommendations that help to curb the
challenges of good governance. Among 20 woredas in Bale Zone, Gasera Woreda was selected
purposely. Explanatory sequentially design was used for this study. To achieve the objectives of
this research both qualitative and quantitative data were used. The respondents of the study were
selected using simple random sampling and convenience technique. From total population of
368 respondents 104 residents of Gasera town and 36 from employers of town municipal and
land management were used as a source of information for this study. Secondary data were
collected from pertinent sources like institution reports, magazines, internet sources and others.
Semi structured interview schedule was used for employees and service users and questionnaire
was employed for officials to collect data from them. Data were analyzed using percentage and
frequencies, tabulation, figure and the like. The finding of the study revealed poor practice of
implementing Participation, accountability transparency and effective and efficiently of good
governance in the town administration and land management. It also founded that the practice of
good governance challenged by malfunction with, corruption, lack of commitment and
bureaucrats skills and ethical problems, lack of capacity in the service providers disseminating
information, accessibility of their institutions information, delivering a timely service and
providing decision based on reasonable evidence had rarely practiced.
Therefore, the study recommended that the studied sectors should mainly focus on the
Participation, accountability, transparency and effective and efficiency.
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word: practice of Good governance, transparency, accountability, effectiveness and efficiency and participation, challenges