UNIT 6:ADMINISTRATION OF THE CELL AND THE SECTOR
6.1. LEADERS OF THE CELL.
A. Administrative leaders of the cell.
Activity 1Observe these pictures and state what you can see.
1. Office of the executive
sector.
2. Office of the person in
charge of Social affairs.3. Office room
Activity 2
State the administrative leaders of your cell.
I have understood that:
A cell is where people get services at the lower level.
The levels of administration at the cell level include the following:
– Consultative committee
– Executive secretary.
These units are supported by the executive committee on development at the cell level.
a. a. Cell Consultative committee.
Cell consultative committee is made up of the following members:
– Cell consultative committee members representing villages in the cell.
– Those representing:
• Youth
• Women
• The disabled.
• School leaders.
• Private sector.
b. b. Secretariat of the cell:
Those who make up secretariat of the cell.
– Cell Executive Secretary.
– Social affairs secretary.
B. Responsibilities of cell leaders.
a. Responsibilities of consultative committee
members of the cell.
– Examine and approve the economic budget and development.
– Making a follow up on how all government programmers are
implemented. (security, education, Social welfare, good
governance, economy …)
– Making a follow up on the Cell secretariat.
b. Responsibilities of the Cell Secretariat:
– Collecting numbers of the citizens and activities in the cell.
– Encouraging the citizens to get involved and to play a role
in activities of long-term development.
c. Responsibilities of the Executive Secretary of the
cell.
– Heading the cell and representing it at other levels.
d. Responsibilities of employees at the Cell secretariat.
– Implementing government programmes done at the Cell
level.
– Preparing and following up development activities at theCell.
Activity 3Carry out a field trip at the cell near your school. Talk to its administration. Ask their levels of administration, their names, and their responsibilities and write them. When you come back, discuss it with your classmates.
Self assessmennt
1. Give examples of services provided by the cell.2. The Secretariat of the cell is made up of?
Peer assessment
1. List 2 responsibilities of every level of administration of the cell as seen below:
a. Cell secretariat workers.
b. The secretariat of the cell.
c. Consultative committee members of the cell.2. Who are the people that make up the cell Secretariat?
Exercises
1. Who are the people that make up the administrative unit of the cell?
2. Fill in these sentences using the correct words.
a. ______ is the smallest administrative unit where services are provided from.
b. ______ committee in charge of development at administrative unit of the cell and supports administration of the cell leaders.
c. Employees at the secretariat of the cell are nominated
by? ______.
d. ______ of the cell is the one which makes decisionson the economic development of the cell.
6.2. SECTOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS.
Activity 1Observe the picture below and state what you can see.
1. Office of the executive
secretary
2. Office of the person in charge
of social affairs
3. Office of civil notary
4. Office of land affairs in thesector
I have understood that:
A sector is a government administrative unit which is responsible
for implementing government development programmes,
providing good services and promoting good governance
social welfare of the citizens.
A. Sector administrative leaders.
Administrative units at the sector level include the following:
– Consultative committee of the sector.
– Secretariat of the sector.
These levels are supported by the committee in charge of security at the sector.
a. People who make consultative committee of the sector.
The consultative committee of the sector is made up of the following:
Sector consultative committee members representing cells.
– Those representing:
• The youth
• Women
• The disabled
• School leaders
• Private sector
• Church leaders.
• Hospitals
b. Sector Secretariat.
Those who make up Sector secretariat:
– Sector executive secretary.
– District employees at the sector.
B. Responsibilities of Sector leaders.
a. Responsibilities of Sector consultative committee members.
– Examine and approve the economic budget and development.– Making a follow up on how all government programmers are implemented. (security, education, Social welfare, good governance, economy …)
– Making a follow-up on the Sector secretariat.
b. Responsibilities of the Sector executive secretary.
– Heading the sector and representing it at other levels.
c. Responsibilities of employees at the secretariat of
the Sector.
– Implementing government programmers in the sector.– Providing good services to the citizens.
Activity 3
Carry out a field trip at the cell near your school. Talk to
its administration. Ask their levels of administration, their
names, and their responsibilities and write them. When youcome, discuss it in class.
Self assessmennt
1. Give examples of services provided by the sector.
2. The Secretariat of the sector is made up of?
Peer assessment
1. List 2 responsibilities of every level of administration of the
sector seen below:
a. Sector employees from the district.
b. The Sector secretariat.
c. Consultative committee members.2. Who are the people that make up the Sector Secretariat?
Exercises
1. Name the people who make up administrative unit of the sector.
2.Fill in these sentences using the correct words.
a. ______ is a government administrative unit which is in charge of implementing development programme, provide good services and promote good governance and welfare of the citizens.
b. a. ______ committee supports administrative unit of the sector.
c. b. Employees at the Sector secretariat are nominated by?d. c. ______ of the sector is the one which makes decisions on the economic development of the sector.
6.3. WAYS OF APPOINTING LEADERS OF THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
Activity 1Observe these pictures below and state what you can see
Activity 2
State how leaders at the lowest units of local government
are appointed.
I have understood that:
Leaders at the village level are a ppointed by all citizens.
How is it done?
1. By announcing the post to be contested on.
2. Responsibilities of the person appointed on that post.
3. And the requirements he/she should fulfill.
Examples:
– Should be a Rwandan.
– Should be a bove 18 years of age.
– Should be a person of good behaviour and character.
– Should be patriotic/ love the Nation.
– Should have the education level required for that post.
– Should be loving the job
– Should be a resident of that village.
4. Should compaign for the post or be campaigned for.
5. Should tell his/her Curriculum Vitae and what he/she
intends to do for his/her village.
6. Accepting or refusing the contestant by givingreasons.
7. The candidate who is campaigned for has a right to accept
or refuse by giving reasons.
8. Lining up behind a candidate every body has choosen.
9. Counting votes and announcing the winner.10. Swearing in of those elected as leaders of the village.
Activity 3Observe these pictures and state what you can see.
Those elected in the village are the ones who elect among themselves the cell consecutive councillors. How is it done?
1. Explaining how elections are conducted.
2. State the posts to be elected on and the responsibilities of every post.
3. Contesting for the post or being contested for.
4. Verifying if the person who is going to be voted on the post of consecutive councillor fulfils the requirements.
5. Verifying the identifications of the voters.
6. Organise elections on every post.
7. Writing the names of the candidates you have choosen on the post.
8. Handing over the list you voted on while carrying out elections.
9. Counting of votes and announcing the winner on every
post.
10. Swearing in those elected to be part of the consultative
committee members of the cell.
– Those elected to be consultative committee of the cell from
the village are replaced from the village level.
– Elections of the Sector consultative members is done in the
same way with the cell consultative committee.
– Like in the cell, those elected in all cells are the ones
who vote a mong themselves the sector consultativecommittee.
(N: B)
Electing leaders from the high level like the President of
the republic and the deputies are done using the following
materials:
Voter’s register: It consists of the identifications of eligible
voters.
Ballot paper: It consists of the identifications of those to
be voted.
Polling room: This is where a voter puts a mark on his/her
choice of a person to be voted in secret.
Ballot box: This is where they put ballot papers aftervoting.
The executive secretaries of the cell and sector and the
employees of the Sector and Cell secretariat are not voted.They are appointed.
Activity 4
State other ways of appointing larders other than giving marks.
We have decided:If we reach 18 years, we shall start voting and contest for posts of leadership we can afford.
Self assessmennt
1. Explain how elections of the sector conscultative committee is carried out.
2. What are the requirements for a person contesting for consultative committee of the cell?
Peer assessment- 1. Explain briefly how elections of consultative committee members is done.
- 2. Explain the following words:
- a. Voters’register c. Polling room
- b. Ballot box d. Ballot paper
Answer with Yes or No.
a. The executive secretary of the cell is voted by the citizens.
b. The sector executive secretary is appointed after doing exams.
c. The employees of the secretariat of the cell are
appointed after doing exams.
d. The employees of the secretariat of the sector are
employees of the district.
e. The cell consultative committee is voted by all citizens.
f. The sector consultative committee members are
appointed after doing exams.
g. The employees of the cell secretariat are employees
of the district.
h. Those elected to be consultative committee members
from the village are replaced.
i. Those elected to be the sector consultative committee
members from the cell are not replaced.
j. Every Rwandan who is 17 years old is allowed to vote
or being voted.
2. What are the most important materials used duringelections?
Play
Dramatize how elections of consultative committee of the
cell or of the sector is done. Vote 2 pupils representing yourschool.
6.4. End unit assessment 6
1. Fill in the missing words.
a. In administration of the cell, there is _____ executive. and_____ of the cell.
b. Acell heads _____ that make it.
2. What type of services does a cell provide to the citizens?
3. State the administrative levels of the sector and how they are appointed.
4. What type of services does a sector provide?
5. Give 2 examples showing how the sector and the cell work hand in hand.
6. Who appoints the consecutive council of the cell?
7. Fill in the correct word on the following sentences:
a. People who are supposed to be voted are called _____.
b. While electing they count _____.
c. People vote from _____.
d. People _____ so that they should be voted.
8. How are the cell administrative leaders or sector leaders appointed through?
a. Examsb. Elections.