What are the challenges facing local authorities in Kenya?

      

What are the challenges facing local authorities in Kenya?

  

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Kavungya
- Some local authorities are too small to operate on their own effectively
- Those with high population face management problems since it rains available resources
- Many do not have a wrong financial base/shortage of funds
- Experience of inefficient revenue collection system
- Tax evasions by individuals and organizations
- Misappropriation /mismanagement of funds by corrupt officers
- Political interference in the affairs and management of the local authorities
- Conflicts between councilors and Chief officers
- Lack of autonomy due to too much control by the central government
- Widespread corruption in the council
- Lack of qualified staff in areas of administration and financial management
- salaries delay even for 10months
- Over-employment thus raining their financial abilities
- Election of illiterate councilors to manage the affairs of the authorities
- Poor infrastructures in the councils
- Vandalism of facilities offered by the local authorities
Kavungya answered the question on April 5, 2019 at 08:39


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