Gakenke: Performance Contracts accelerate development
Perfomancecontracts have been proven to acceleratedevelopment if wellimplemented, becausetheygive guidelines to the leaders of whattheyought to prioritize.
This wasrevealed by JosephineUwimanaaMinistry of Local Government official in charge of assessing performance contractsduring a midyearassessmentexercise of Gakenke district.
According to Uwimana, performance contractssolvepeople’sproblems as authoritiesassessbeginingwiththeirproblemsfrom the village up to the districtlevel.
« Assessing performance contracts in the middle of the yearhelps district workers to know wherethey are weak, the challenges theymeet in implementingthem and finding solutions to thoseproblemsso as to attain the performance contract goals,»saysUwimana.
The district MayorDeogratiasNzamwitaappreciated the assessment in the middle of the year and saidthatithelpsthem know areas thatneedimprovement.
Gakenke district came in the 30th position during the last perfomancecontractsevaluationwhileitsneighbouring district of Rulindo came first.