Aren’t you surprised at people who are surprised by the very predictable results of elections in the Maldives? Think of an island. In practice, do they have permission to carry out any activity mentioned in decentralization law to maintain or develop their island? The central government in Male’, is one and only way through which provision of even basic services necessary for humans to survive in an island, is allowed. Islands can’t even dump their garbage, provide water, electricity, even housing plots, without the direct approval of central government. The island councils elected by the people, have been reduced to the role of a messenger to beg and plead, to central government , on behalf of people, thanks to the Local Government Authority given the task of empowering them! In Maldives everything works backwards or just the opposite of what is written because Maldives is where even good theories on governance or anything else, comes to die! Reports n
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