Gambia: Lands Ministry Officials Brief Parliament On Local Gov’t Reform Process –

By Fatou Krubally

The government’s planned reform of The Gambia’s local government system has reached its final stage but is facing delays due to funding limitations and scheduling constraints, officials disclosed during a National Assembly committee session.

Officials from the Ministry of Lands, Regional Government and Religious Affairs told lawmakers that the review of the Local Government Act 2002 and the Local Government Finance and Budget Act 2004 has completed nationwide…