Government to distribute laptops to all local leaders

As a way of promoting e-governance at the grassroots level, the Ministry of Local Government is set to distribute laptop computers to leaders of all the 2,148 cells across the country during the 2011/12 fiscal year. According to the Minister of Local Government, James Musoni, the computers will help cells address challenges faced in delivering services to the population which include among others, expediting data collection and management.