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Item six History question new curriculum
A new sub county chief has been posted in your sub-county and when he takes over office, he has a divided mind on the kind of administrative system to use. He has an option of introducing a system where he is in direct control of the affairs of the sub-county though he is being advised to delegate some of his powers to traditional leaders in different
parishes or parish chiefs where traditional chiefs do not exist to help him administer the sub-county on his behalf.
Tasks:
Write an essay in support of the principle of delegation of power.
•The need to be addressed is the new sub county chief who lacks a clear choice of the system of administration to adopt after being posted in a sub county, either direct or indirect system.
•The two systems that are being pondered about by the sub county chief were first introduced in East Africa during colonial rule. Indirect rule was introduced by Captain Fredrick Lugard whereas Carl Peters in Tanganyika established the direct rule system.
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Indirect rule was a system of local administration in which the traditional rulers were allowed to rule their people under the supervision of the British officials.
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Direct rule was the colonial system of administration used by the Germans. It involved the use of only European administrators at all levels with the use of their agents that is Akidas and Jumbes.
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I will therefore advise the sub-county chief to use the system of delegating power to local chiefs due to the following reasons.
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I will advise the sub-county chief to take on the system of delegating power to chiefs because he might lack enough man power to effectively administer the entire sub-county.
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I will advise the sub-county chief to take on the system of delegating power to local chiefs because it is financially cheap to use the local chiefs instead of qualified officials who ask for big salaries and expensive privileges.
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I will also advise the sub county chief to take on the system of delegating power to local chiefs because they understand their people better, know their needs and problems and thus can effectively administer the sub county on behalf of the sub-county chief.
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I will also advise the sub county chief to take on the system of delegating power to local chiefs in order to develop the leadership skills of these local chiefs for effective governance.
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I will also advise the sub county chief to take on the system of delegating power to local chiefs in order to be unique from other sub-county chiefs who use direct control. His sub county will therefore have a unique system of administration.
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I will also advise the sub county chief to take on the system of delegating power to local. Chiefs because it will solve the problem of language barrier since the local chiefs understand the local language better.
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I also advise the sub county chiefs to use this system because it will preserve the traditional institution, culture and customs which the local people treasure.
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I also advise the sub county chief to take this method because it will reduce resentment of the would be displaced local chiefs who will now continue discharging their traditional duties under the new sub county chief.
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The local chiefs can also be used because they can withstand their own climatic conditions compared to the new sub county chief.
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I will advise the sub county chief to take on the system of delegation of power to chiefs because some areas might be too remote to access which may hinder the provision of services and the local chiefs will make it easier to monitor the welfare of different people of different residence at once.
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Delegation of power to traditional leaders or parish chiefs will promote motivation to the appointed persons which increases productivity hence progress and development of the sub county,
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In conclusion, I would advise the newly appointed sub county chief to use traditional leaders and parish chief to help him administer his sub county due to a number of social political and economic benefits associated with delegation of power.
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