Introduction For every sovereign state, there is a functioning government, which is responsible for the administration of the state’s affairs. The government comprises of the legislative, executive, and the judicial. The three arms of the government have the responsibility of managing the affairs of the country. However, each arm of the government has separate and indispensable role in the purpose of the government. The executive government usually comprises of the president and cabinet ministers while the legislative branch comprises of the senate and House of Representatives. The judicial branch members include the Supreme Court and other subordinate federal courts. The main aim of the three arms of the government is to offer checks and balances to avoid cases of monopoly in the administration affairs. For instance, the legislation has the crucial role of creation and passing of laws that will be applicable to the state. On the other hand, the judicial branch has the primary function of hearing cases that challenge legislation or requiring interpretation of the law made by the legislation. In this sense, there are minimal chances of public administration monopoly. This study paper seeks to explore the issue of governance in governments 1 . The introduction of the paper will explore whether the governments know what they are doing and more so, whether the citizens should trust their actions. For the past years, the demand for skilled governance has been on the rise with various states engaging in debates and even war. The increased quest for authentic governance is evident in the uprisings, in different countries and oppositions that come up after a certain government has been in power for some time. This study paper will have an in-depth look at the need for governance and not governments. In understanding governance, one has to realize that this does comprise what the government does. Governance of a state is a wide subject, which covers various aspect of the government’s public administration. Apart from what the government does, governance also comprises of the decision making process. Every decision made by the government undergoes a given procedure that must engage the citizens of the state. When the government exercises its power as stipulated under the constitution of a state, acts, rules, and created procedures we can term the process as governance 2 . In this case, governance cannot exist without governments or governments cannot function without governance. Governance is the process through which the government functions. Governments have the role of managing the resources of the state by ensuring that their equitable sharing of the resources in the society. Under public administration, governance will also include the decision making process in terms of exercising power and taking other organizational actions. Most people relate governments with governance and democracy. This is significant because democracy involves valuing individual citizens regardless of his or her economic and social status. People consider governments democratic because they have the role of providing citizens with the best care in terms of their needs, well-being, and aspirations. Just as any other form of management, governme