President Daniel Chapo has assured that the proposed revision of the law on the decentralization model will be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic in the coming days, following two years of deliberation.
“The duplication of bodies handling the same matters creates institutional and interpersonal conflicts. The proposed revision is ready, and in the coming days, we will submit it to the Assembly of the Republic for approval during this 10th ordinary session currently underway,” the president said in a statement.
According to Daniel Chapo, the decision comes after the Commission for Reflection on the Decentralized Governance Model (Cremod) and debates in academic, political, and civil society forums pointed to the need for an “urgent revision” of the model.
“The model has sparked much debate and presents organizational and operational challenges related to the Provincial Executive Council, led by the governor, and the Secretary of State’s Representative Service Council, led by the Secretary of State in the province,” noted the head of state.
Comprising 23 members from various sectors of Mozambican society, Cremod was launched in 2023 with a mandate to gather, over two years, contributions aimed at improving the current process of administrative and territorial reorganization of the state.
On August 10, 2025, the President assured that the decentralized governance model to be adopted in Mozambique would be “further developed” as part of the country’s ongoing political dialogue for peace.
At the time, Daniel Chapo also argued that decentralized governance should “serve as a lever to drive initiatives by provinces, municipalities, districts, localities, and communities in realizing the strategic vision for Mozambique’s economic independence.”
