The Role of Decentralization in Building Regional and Local Institutions in the Harari People's National Regional State

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2008-07

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Addis Ababa University

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Though the policy of decentralization is aimed at bringing government closer to the citizens in the HPNRS, it is still at a very early stage and thus demands a great deal of efforts for realizing significant changes. This study gives an examination of the contribution effective decentralization policy play in building regional and local institutions in the HPNRS. It looks for establishing whether enough politica I, administrative, fiscal and human resource management power have been devolved and if not outlines the challenges to this procedure. Questions herein, inter alia, are has the devolved powers and responsibilities have been institutionalized? If yes, to what extent, if not what w.e nt wrong? A triangulation method was used to collect data in this study. One hundred fifty respondents filled survey questionnaire, twenty five informants were interviewed which is accompanied by focus group discussion and documentary review. The findings indicate that bringing government closer to the citizen has occurred in a sense that there is a mechanism to empower the Harari as well as other nationalities in the regional government as compared to local government. Nevertheless: the legally pronounced objectives have not been sllccessfully achieved since the important preconditions pertinent to institution-building such as political commitment, availability and access to resource, capacity of implementing agencies, effective inter-governmental relationships, and planned and coordinated capacity building efforts are not effectively fulfilled. This study recommends that the regional government should be committed to decentralizing power, authorities, functions and resources to the sub-regional institutions. This should be accompanied by building implementing capacity of regional as well as local institutions. KEY WORDS: Decentralization: Institution: Regional Institutions: Local Institutions: Institution-building: Capacity: Capacity Building: Harari Peoples' National Regional State.

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Decentralization, Institution, Regional Institutions, Local Institutions, Institution-building:, Capacity Building

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