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Mayor Bensounda promises transparent, accountable KMC

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By Omar Bah

The newly elected Lord Mayor of Kanifing Municipality Talib Bensouda has vowed to run the municipality under the principles of transparency and accountability as he takes office yesterday.
ā€œWe shall focus on strengthening and ensuring that revenue is collected and accounted for in a transparent manner, thereby reducing leakages and increasing confidence of the residents in the Council,ā€ Bensouda said in his inaugural speech yesterday.

He continued: ā€œI would like to remind you that public service requires commitment and sacrifice. We must rededicate ourselves to the residents of this municipality; to provide for its needs and create a more conducive environment for living.ā€
Mayor Bensouda also vowed to end decade long problems of institutional inefficiency and politicisation of the works of the council.

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ā€œWhile I cannot promise turning the Kanifing Municipality into a perfect metropolis within this time (4 years), I can promise you the following: I shall turn the council into a service-oriented institution for all residence of the KM. This institution shall no longer be a political bureau. Instead this office shall be a place of hard work where professionals come to serve the municipality and deliver the much need service for the people,ā€ Bensouda said.

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