The Ministry of Local Government has published the organisational structure of the local authorities as well as the decentralisation levels and their functions, which are to come into service as a result of the April 30 Local Government Elections.

The structure explains how the Maseru Municipal Council and ten other district councils and; 128 community and urban councils are to be structured.

Each District Council will be made up of two members ( the chairperson and a nominated councillor) from each community council as well as two gazetted chiefs who will be representative of all community council areas within a specific district council.

The Maseru Municipal Council will consist of between eight and 15 members from the electoral divisions within urban Maseru including a maximum of three gazetted chiefs nominated by the other chiefs within the Municipal Council Area.

The community councils will each consists of between nine and 15 elected members, one from each electoral division and a maximum two gazetted chiefs nominated by other gazetted chiefs with the community council area. The same will happen for the urban councils.

Electoral Divisions are the smallest subdivisions within a rural or urban area and consist of village clusters. A cluster can consist of one or more villages, depending on the amount of dwellers. they form the Community Council areas and elect one representative each as a Community Council member.

More information on Local Authorities and their Structure

06 May 2005