Over view on Good Governance, progress and challenges in Rwanda' Presentation meant for Development

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Over view on Good Governance, progress and
challenges in Rwanda.Presentation meant for
Development Partners meeting Kigali,
Rwanda.21-23/11/ 2006

• Hon.MUSONI Protais
• Ministry of Local Government, Good Governance,
  Community Development and Social Affairs

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Good Governance definition

• Governance is as old as Society.
• It has many varying definitions.
• Its main mission is the well being of society.
• Underlying principles of governance are universal
• Institutional frameworks and processes for
  governance differ across societies-respond to
  different historical realities
• Governance must be legitimate through National
  ownership.

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Governance a pillar of vision vision 2020.

• United and prosperous nation founded on the
  positive values of its culture. Openness to the
  world and Diaspora.
• Committed to being a capable state, characterised
  by the rule of law that supports and protects all
  its citizens without discrimination.
• Social and economic transformation towards rapid
  development.
• Ensure good governance, which can be understood
  as accountability, transparency and efficiency in
  deploying scarce resources.
• Peoples participation at the grassroots level
  promoted through the decentralisation process.

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Universal Elements of good Good Governance

• Participation
• Representativeness
• Transparency and accountability
• Efficiency and effectiveness
• Equity
• Respect for human rights
• Rule of law
• Separation of powers
• Visionary leadership and enlightened citizenry
  are fundamental to the realisation of these
  principles

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Good governance programs.

• Institutional strengthening and co-ordination
• Unity and reconciliation, Peace and Security.
• Social welfare of the population
• Private sector and civil society
• Economic planning and management

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Actors in Good Governance

• The Constitution
• The Parliament
• Govt Ministries
• The Ombudsman
• The NURC
• The AGO, NEC,NTB
• The NHR,
• National Police,Judiciary
• NEPAD,

Central Government Institutions
Principles and Practices of Good Governance
Civil Society Institutions
Private Sector Institutions

• Media
• CS Plateform
• Political Parties Forum
• Faith based orgns
• NGOs (InternlLocal)

Local Government Institutions

• RIEPA
• Public private
• sector Partnership
• Privatisation
• Secretariat,

• RALGA
• National Dialogue
• CDC, Councils

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Achievements

• National reconstitution
• Restoration of relative peace and security of
  person and property
• National reconciliation, resettlement and
  re-integration of the population
• Participative constitutional making process
• Constitutionalising and guaranteeing political
  and civic liberties (articles 33 39)
• National and local democratic elections
• Strengthening legislative authority and
  parliamentary control
• Promoting and encouraging respect for Human
  Rights
• Administering justice, law, and order

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Constitutional basis for political reconstitution
(article 9)

• Fighting the ideology of genocide and all its
  manifestations
• Eradication of ethnic, regional and other
  divisions, and promotion of national unity
• Equitable sharing of power
• Building a state governed by the rule of law, a
  pluralistic democratic government, equality of
  Rwandans and between women and men reflected by
  ensuring that women are granted at least 30 of
  posts in the decision making organs
• Building a state committed to promoting social
  welfare and establishing appropriate mechanisms
  for ensuring social justice
• The constant quest for solutions through dialogue
  and consensus

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Achievements contd

• Promotion of gender equality and women
  empowerment
• Protecting and managing the environment
• Combating HIV/AIDS
• Reforming and strengthening the Civil service
• Promotion of media and right to information
• INVOLVEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN POLICY DIALOGUE
  AND IMPLEMENTATION

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Achievements contd

• Fostering transparent and accountable management
  of Public Affairs
• Developing the Human resources and capacity
  building

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Transparency and accountability

• Institutions created
• NTB, Ombudsman (2557/3056 ), NEC, AGO,RNEC, Anti
  Corruption Steering Committee, NHRC, JAF
• Programmes
• Public accountability day
• Performance contracts (IMIHIGO)
• CRC, CSC
• Monthly meeting at UMUDUGUDU level
• Oversight of institutions and programmes of
  Parliament and councils

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NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL UN AWARD.

• PROMOTION OF
• EQUITY cf PREVIOUSLY INTITUTIONALISED
  DISCRIMINATION
• TRANSPARENCY BY MARKS AND CHOICE
• RESPONSIVENESS

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Challenges

• Poverty Diminished self esteem/confidence)-
  people's voice and pro-poor programs slowly
  changing the mindset.
• Insufficient Capacities - (financial and human
  resources, infrastructure and operating
  environment )
• Entrenched Culture of Centralism
• Not enough community spirit, transparency and
  accountability cultural values

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challenges

• Some degree of lack of Legal and policy framework
  due to reforms process
• Need for robust coordination of Local and
  National Planning processes
• Need to match resources to responsibilities at
  all levels

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Challenges contd

• The continued presence of both mind sets and
  activities of those who contributed to the
  genocide, deliberately undermining efforts of GoR
• Inability of codifying best practices and
  important National processes eg constitution
  making.
• Adequate communication on development consensus,
  priorities and achievements.
• Globalisation which has led to expectations of
  conformity to one global system or another
  (depending on who is funding you at the
  time)rather than support for emerging national
  models

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Future Priorities

• Carry out assessments and evaluations of existing
  governance programs to inform policy and program
  revision.
• Continued promotion of meaningful citizen
  participation through civic education,
  participatory planning and budgeting, CRC,
  democratisation etc
• Strenthening the processes and institutions of
  transparency, accountability, monitoring and
  evaluations
• Strenthening leadership capacity at all levels
  including change of mindsets
• Support good governance research institutions
  like GAC, OSSREA
• Deepen, integrate, support decentralisation
  program through RDSF

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Future priorities

• Articulate in writing experiences gained in all
  good governance programs
• Continuation of National building, justice and
  reconciliation programs
• Continued improvement of partnership arrangements
  and consensus building.
• Create Clear framework and mechanism for
  extension of ICT facilities up to the sector
  level
• Protect Rwandas most vulnerable citizens
  enhance their lives and productivity

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Conclusion

• Since 1994 Rwanda has gone through stabilisation,
  recovery reconstruction, institutional
  development to lay foundation for sustainable
  development.
• Basis of success has been dialogue consensus
  building and genuine partnership
• Can we now have open dialogue to build consensus
  on GOVRNANCE in RWANDA in this PARTNERSHIP forum?
  

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WHATEVER THE CHALLENGE,
WHERE THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS A WAY.
THANK YOU