Guide to Understanding Devolution

Abstract

The issue of devolution is topical and the government has indicated its commitment in implementing it. In his address during the Opening of the 9th Parliament, President Mnangagwa set out a legal agenda and one of the positive components of the agenda is the enactment and operationalization of the Devolution provisions. This move creates an opportunity for the citizens to engage with legislators as well as Provincial Councils who will be key in the making and operationalization of the Devolution Act. In the process of enactment of the Devolution Act, legislators shall have direct interaction with citizens during public hearings before the bill is passed into law. Once the Bill has been passed into law, the citizens will have an opportunity to interact with the implementers of the Act who are Provincial Councils.