Fred Mufulukye

Director General for Territorial Administration and Governance
Ministry of Local Government, Rwanda
Focus Area(s)
Civil Service
Interviewers
Daniel Scher
Country of Reform
Rwanda
Town/City
Kigali
Country
Rwanda
Date of Interview
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Abstract

Fred Mufulukye describes the territorial administrative reforms implemented in Rwanda in 2005-06 that reduced the number of districts to 30 from 106. Local leaders are now elected. Pay for district staff was raised and recruitment became based on qualifications and merit. At the instigation of the president, the government initiated the imihigo process to inspire district performance and achievement of outcomes in governance, economic development, and social development. Based on a cultural tradition from the days of chiefdoms, the process requires that each district develop specific goals and priorities from the bottom up each year. Achievement of these goals and priorities is evaluated and scored each year by the government, motivating each district to out-compete other districts in performance. The program and results in each district are widely publicized in order to engage the citizenry in setting priorities and judging results.    

Case Study:  The Promise of Imihigo: Decentralized Service Delivery in Rwanda, 2006-2010 and Government Through Mobilization: Restoring Order After Rwanda's 1994 Genocide

Full Interview

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Fred Mufulukye Interview
Profile

At the time of this interview, Fred Mufulukye was director general for territorial administration and governance in the Ministry of Local Government of Rwanda. He joined the ministry in 2004.

Keywords
Reform sequencing
recruitment
performance management
pay reform
merit selection
decentralization
capacity building
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