Arusha. The Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT) declared yesterday that it would rally behind and support any presidential candidate who will show readiness to improve local democratic governance by implementing the policy of decentralization by devolution.
Tanzania adopted decentralisation legislation in the late 1990s, which aims to devolve significant powers to locally elected urban and rural councils to manage manpower, revenue generation, planning and budgeting.
ALAT chairman Didas Masaburi gave the position in Arusha yesterday when closing a four-day training programme on capacity building for local experts and councillors from various district councils across the country.
“Some people are moving here and there in search of the presidency; ALAT openly declares that we will support a candidate who will be ready to implement the policy of decentralization by devolution that gives wananchi more power to manage their affairs,” said Mr Masaburi, who is also the mayor of Dar es Salaam.
He said the policy has been in existence for a long time but has never been implemented fully, the trend he blamed for retarding the development of people in villages despite government efforts to build more roads to connect all regions and districts. 
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