Leonard Ncube in Victoria Falls
THE Office of the President and Cabinet has implored councils to adopt the Rapid Results Approach in spearheading capital projects in their respective areas.

The RRA is a a method used to improve performance within large organisations.

Addressing a Local Government Investment Conference here Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Dr Ray Ndhlukula said national development must start at local authority level, which he said were mandated to create conducive investment atmosphere.

“You should work closely with citizens through their associations and increase sustainable development,” said Dr Ndhlukula.

“We recommend adoption of Rapid Results Approach as a key remedy. This is part of results management aimed at fast tracking projects and the usual target time is 100 days.”

Dr Ndhlukula said there were many case studies in Africa such as in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi, where local authorities have played a pivotal role in investment.

The concept of RRA came as a directive from President Mugabe in his state of the nation address in 2015 that focused on removing investment barriers and enhancing ease of doing business.

Dr Ndhlukula said several Bills will be gazetted soon to assist businesses.

He said some sectors have already adopted the concept such as tourism, transport and agriculture   that are at various stages of their 100 day-target period.

“We are aware of challenges such as sewer, water, dilapidated infrastructure, outdated by-laws, corporate governance, unemployment which lead to poor service delivery,” he said.

“Some sectors that have adopted RRA are tourism, whose 100 days target is December 2016, the Ministry of Transport where people had to go through 11 departments to get licences hence the need to streamline as it seems Government departments compete with each other as well as Command Agriculture meant to fast track distribution of inputs.”

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