The Chief Regional Officer of the |Khomas Regional Council, Clement Mafwila, has called on the councillors to commit to effective service delivery, accountability and good governance.

Speaking at an induction workshop for the recently elected constituency councillors, Mafwila discouraged any delays in service delivery, as the council is clear on ongoing and planned development projects. 

The council presented progress reports, outlining their achievements, challenges, and recommendations.

Another highlight of the event was project management and policy familiarisation. 

Councillors were paired into groups and tasked to develop project proposals using structured methodologies aimed at producing viable, bankable projects.

The objective was to ensure that projects proposed are of sufficient quality to attract funding from external institutions, rather than simply relying on the regional council.

"It's a project of quality, a bankable project that we can take to any institution and seek funding for. And then the second part, which we are busy with now, is policies. Policies have to do with governance. We are now informing them that we have policies governing every aspect of commerce. Here we are talking about the operational procedure manual.  For anything that we are doing here, we must make sure that there is a procedure manual."

The CRO highlighted reputation risk as a key strategic priority, including proactive management of corruption risks identified in the council's risk register.

"This we have brought to them: that as long as you are part of the |Khomas Regional Council, whatever you do, the reputation of this institution will be at stake, and we would not like that to happen, because the |Khomas Regional Council is a brand, and that brand needs to be protected by everybody. It must be respected. Our focus is to deliver service, and we are more moulding a competent team."

Mwafila expressed confidence in the current team's ability to deliver on the council's roadmap, stressing that discipline and teamwork remain central to achieving the region's development goals and delivering satisfactory services.