Practices And Challenges Of Local Good Governance In Public Sector; The Case Of Doyogena Town Administration

Abstract

Good governance has gained significant attention in developing countries and Ethiopia is no exception. It is widely recognized that as a precondition/prerequisite for sustainable development particularly for developing countries like Ethiopia. The main objective of the study was to assess the practices and challenges of local good governance in public institutions in Doyogena town administration Kembata Tembaro Zone SNNPs Regional State. The data were collected 151 public servants through questionnaire, FGD and interview from officials selected via purposively.The study used mixed research approach and a primary and secondary source of data was taken from different written documents and researches.Based on the descriptive analysis conducted using five core elements of good governance namely effectiveness and efficiency, participation, transparency, accountability and rule of law in public institutions practically different achievements and failure were observed. The major findings of the paper identified that existence of rent seeking thinking (corruption), lack of capacity of local actors, questionable resource allocation, weak accountability, lack of commitment of the employees and leadership, lack of qualified manpower, lack of performance standards as major challenges of good governance among others. Therefore, individuals required to be dedicated to fulfill their responsibilities.