Urban Governance Francis Matita Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Presentation Outline Governance Problems of interest to Tilitonse Understanding Urban Governance Highlighting specific Governance issues in Urban Governance Potential projects in urban governance Link to Tilitonse Desired Results

Governance Problems of interest to Tilitonse The cities are unable to exercise the development control, planning and infrastructure development (due to a number of constraints) In the urban sector-structures for community level social organization and collective action efforts are not clear/not existing/non functional/not well organized in conflict to provisions in local governance act.

Understanding Urban Governance Relates to a set of activities that together shape and guide the social, physical and economic development of urban areas. Components of the system that make possible the daily functioning of a city Political and administrative structures of cities and major challenges they face to provide both social and physical infrastructure. Currently governed by the Town and Country Planning Act of 1988 – largely top down and aimed at modernizing the landscape

Specific Governance Issues Issues relating to stakeholders: with competing & conflicting interests (these are councils, politicians, chiefs, ward councilors, city, MHC). Local Government Act – generic and unsuitable to urban setting: formulated with the rural setting and provides structure not relevant to city councils. Political interference: politicians override decision made by technocrats, failure to implement design standards, Limited financial capacity: limited jurisdiction over resources and revenue collection compromised by political figures that evade payments.

Specific Governance Issues - continued Multiple and competing jurisdiction: chiefs controlling part of the land, companies controlling most of the city land e.g. 40% of BCC belongs to Lonhro, Malawi Railways and Mandala. Non existence/non functionality of the provided urban structure – block leaders, councilors, community development committees AND lack of leadership.

Invitation for potential projects Projects aimed at lobbing for harmonization of the Town and Country Planning Act to the Local Government Act – ensuring presence of elaborate institutional framework to provide strategic guidance for development processes. Projects aimed at working on community level structures for collective action- focusing on the role of key stakeholders, ward committees, boundaries and tenure of office for the structures. Projects aimed at improving land markets – strengthening capacity of local councils on land management and adopting participatory urban planning. Projects aimed at widening civic engagement – expanding spaces for civic spaces for citizens to constructively engage with authorities e.g. town hall meetings. Resolving informalities and illegularities in urban governance

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Expected Results- Impact Level Impact : Equitability, transparency and inclusiveness of institutions targeted for change in funded projects- Changes to target Govt. Transparency: Mining thematic call projects (transparency and responsiveness in mining). ATI Bill-Govt/Local government openness on information requests and level of proactive disclosure (transparency in managing LDF/CDF/Urban Revenue). Equitability: Revision of the Local Government Act/ Town and Country Planning Act. Inclusiveness: Women Inclusivity Thematic Call, Projects on rights of the disabled, Youth representation.

Expected Results- Outcome Level Quality of engagement between civil society and government around funded projects. Grantee/CSO use of political economy analysis to inform decision-making (Mining, Access to Information, Local Governance). Grantee/CSO use of strategic partnerships to increase access and influence (Coalitions in Mining and Local Governance). Grantee/CSO playing an effective mediation/ coalitions role between citizens and target Govt. agencies (Urban Governance Thematic call- looking at roles of various stakeholders and citizen participation)

Expected Result- Output Output 1: Capacity of funded partners in key functions Financial Management, M&E and Gender AND Political Economy (Local Governance Thematic Call). Output 2: Access to information on rights, entitlements and responsibilities improved particularly for poor and excluded citizens including through the media (Projects involving the media and IEC). Output 3: Monitoring by Malawian organizations of policy and budget commitments, service delivery and public resource management strengthened (FISP, implementation of the FISP/LDF/CDF). The engagement of Malawian organizations in influencing policies, strategies and resource allocations at local and national levels improved (ATI Bill, Guidelines on CDF, School Improvement Grant).

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