It is right that chiefs will be retained under new devolved government

Chiefs and others in the Provincial Administration must be relieved to know that they would be retained under the new devolved government after Members of Parliament almost unanimously passed the National Government Co-ordination Bill even though the matter of their retention had never been in question.

The new Constitution recommended a restructuring not scrapping of the Provincial Administration. Nowadays many chiefs hold university degrees – a few post graduate degrees also – thus representing a valuable human resource base with unique grassroots experience.