THE move by the government to establish municipal courts and grant arresting powers to municipal police marks a decisive shift toward restoring order in urban centres. For too long, local authorities have been toothless tigers, watching helplessly as by-laws are flouted and service delivery collapses. By decentralizing the judicial process for local offences, the government…
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