BY DELISA THWALA
MBABANE – The Ministry of Tinkhundla Administration and Development has presented the recently launched social accountability framework to Bantfwabenkhosi and Chiefs in the Lubombo Region.
Director of Decentralisation Dumsani Sithole highlighted that, tool will help them along the way in ensuring effective delivery of public services.
“This Accountability Initiative is a tool sharpened and ready to call upon those in authority to deliver effectively to the electorate. The initiative will make the Tinkhundla System work for the people in ensuring effective delivery of public services and thereby making public services work for the marginalised and people at the communities,” he said.
In addition he said Social Accountability will enhance the ability of citizens to engage with their politicians and public servants in a more informed manner which will not only address issues of Governance but will go beyond to address issues of poverty, gender, participation, empowerment and human rights.
“As a Ministry directly involved with the people at grassroots level on a daily basis, we have found ourselves compelled to come up with such an initiative that endeavours to create the much needed and appropriate platform for interaction between our elected politicians and the electorate,” said Sithole.
