Challenges and prospects of good governance: the case of some selected sectors, in jmma town

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to assess the challenges and prospects of good governance in Jimma town taking some selected sectors and the research was conducted on 5 public sectors which were purposefully selected. The study employed qualitative and quantitative research methodology and data was collected through questionnaire, interview, and focus group discussions, and the data obtained both from the leaders of the sectors, public institution employees and the committee of community associations together with the information obtained through interview from leaders of the sectors. The descriptive analysis made exposed that institutions are on the way striving to achieve good governance practically in their institutions. Based on the analysis conducted using five core elements of good governance namely accountability, transparency, equity and equality, effectiveness and efficiency and participation different successes and failures were observed. The necessity of the society in full scale participation, the need for trainings, workshop, seminars, on good governance, increasing implementing capacity building for institutions, the necessity of using different mass medias including the regional mass medias for good governance issues. Based on the findings of the study, with regard to the measures that have to be taken to solve the challenges of good governance, the researcher recommends that the public sectors have to provide series of trainings to the officials, employees and the community to solve the major challenges of good governance related with the attitude of the service providers in the public sectors