Mozambique: Government creates 12 new municipalities – Watch

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Mozambique: Government creates 12 new municipalities – Watch

10:43 CAT | 19 Oct 2022

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The Mozambican government has created 12 new municipalities which will increase the number to 65 across the country.

These are the municipalities of Marracuene and the administrative post of Matola-Rio, both in Maputo province; the towns of Massingir and Homoíne, in the southern provinces of Gaza and Inhambane respectively; and the municipalities of Caia and Guro, in the central provinces of Sofala and Manica, respectively.

The same happened to the towns of Morrumbala and Mossuril, in the central provinces of Zambezia and Nampula, respectively; which were elevated to the category of municipality, as well as the towns of Ibo and Balama, in the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

Besides the headquarters of the administrative post of Chitima, in the central province of Tete; the government has also created the municipality of Insaca, which is one of the towns in the district of Mecanhelas, in the northern province of Niassa.

Speaking shortly after end of the 36th ordinary meeting on Tuesday’s meeting of the council of ministers, the government spokesperson Deputy Justice Minister Filimão Suaze said that the bill to create 12 local authorities would be submitted to the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic.

The parliament is responsible for examining initiatives for the creation, extinction and modification of local authorities which may be municipalities or settlements, by taking into consideration geographical, demographic, economic, social, cultural and administrative factors.

It remains to be seen if the new municipalities will be included in the next local elections which are scheduled for October 2023. Lack of funds and time constraints are the major factors that could make it not viable for the new municipalities to participate in the next municipal elections.

The proposal for the creation of local authorities is to be considered during the current 6th ordinary session of Parliament, which began on 5 October.

Also in the same session, the Council of Ministers approved the Regulation of the Calamity Management Fund (FGC).

Besides being a bank account managed by the National Institute for Management and Disaster Risk Reduction (INGD), the FGC, according to Suaze, aims at cover the expenditures incurred by various bodies and organisms that intervene in disaster management.

The purpose of the amendment to the Regulation of the FGC is to adjust the instrument to the law that establishes the legal regime for Disaster Risk Reduction Management.

Finally, the Government also considered the report on the implementation of the Gender Strategy in Public Administration for 2021.

Source: AIM / Miramar