Briefing Paper

OSSREA Bulletin Vol 8 No 2

Feature articles in this bulletin are as follows: 1)Municipal Performance Measurement:Lessons from Ontario. Using descriptive and normative perspectives, this study presents a case for municipal performance measurement in Africa. It explores Ontario Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing Municipal Performance
Measurement Program and water services disruption in the Canada capital regional municipality and presents possible lessons for African municipalities. 2)Artisanal Fisheries in Lake Victoria (Kenya): Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Utilization. This paper presents an
in-depth understanding of the specific challenges that are encountered by artisanal fisherfolk and recommends various measures that could reverse the current status and enhance the participation of the fisherfolk in improving Kenya’s fish industry towards
provision of food, income, and foreign exchange. 3)A Theoretical Analysis of the Sources of the Political Regime Change Agenda in Zimbabwe (2010).This study addresses the problem of regime change in post-colonial state in Zimbabwe.