Assessing the Challenges of Administrative Decentralization in Local Government Offices: The Case of Wolkite Town Municipality.

Abstract

The main objective of this study where to assess institutional and implementation challenges of administrative e decentralization the case Wolkite town municipality. To pursue the objective of the study, the researcher used primary data gathered through questionnaires and key informant interviews, while secondary data was obtained from document analysis and consulting various literatures. Simple random sampling method was employed to select sample questionnaire respondents and informants for a key informant interview were selected purposively. From 146 research participants, 10 were interviewed and 136 were requested via paper questions, of which 4/four/ were not returned. Data collected by surveyed questionnaires was entered into SPSS for statistical analysis, and interviews were analyzed qualitatively using thematic based arrangement the analyze sis of data. The question examining the legal and institutional challenges of administrative decentralization, identifying implementation challenges of administrative decentralization and suggest possible recommendations that improve the implementation of administrative decentralization in the Wolkite town municipal office. The assessment on challenge of institution administration de centralization result of the study. Thecause of challenges where lack of commitment, lack of co ordination and cooperation, political intervention, unsettled urban boundary and No modify urban plan. According to the document analysis made in the institutional structures of the municipality, the findings portray that the problem was the misuse of the budget, leadership instability, and poor management