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"To inquire into and advise on the reforms necessary to make the local government system in Kenya a more effective instrument for the provision of local services and local development within the frame-work of national policy and national programmes, and more particularly-
(a) the composition and constitution of local authorities;
(D) the mandatory rand permissive functions of local authorities;
(c) whether certain services at present the responsibility of local authorities
should be provided by other bodies and, if so, the nature and constitution
of such bodies;
(d) the extent and nature of Central Government control over local authorities;
(e) the general financial situation of local authorities including their taxation potential and how revenue to meet the cost of services provided by them should be raised and from what sources;
(fl the extent and nature of Government contributions to local authorities;
(g) the means of strengthening the quality and security of local government staff, including appointments and discipline;
(i) allowances (if any) to be made to members of local authorities;
(l) generally, the means of improving the capacity of local authorities to contribute towards the implementations of the National Development Plan, and to report the results of such inquiry, the conclusions arrived at and the reasons leading thereto, and to make any recommendations that the Commission may consider desirable or necessary."
For the reasons stated in our report we have not been able to make a conclusive
recommendations on item (f)-*the extent and nature of Government contributions
to local authorities". |
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