Namibia’s decentralisation agenda and the need to strengthen the relationship between the National Council and regional councils are at the centre of discussions at a joint consultative conference at Otjiwarongo.
National Council chairperson Lukas Muha says the two institutions must strengthen cooperation to ensure their distinct constitutional mandates translate into effective governance and development at regional level.
Muha was speaking at the opening of the third National Council and Regional Councils consultative conference yesterday, held under the theme ‘Enhancing Participatory Democracy and Inclusive Development’.
He said articles 74 and 108 of the Constitution establish a relationship in which the National Council and regional councils have separate mandates but remain interconnected.
