This could start by recognition of the many current private operators in waste collection and disposal, for example. There should also be due recognition and encouragement of other self-help initiatives, partnerships, community based organizations and other associations, which have proved capable of providing services to themselves e.g in the area of water supply, garbage collection and transport services. Capacity building and training for local government official is an essential part of the privatization process. The establishment of data banks and management information systems in local municipalities is essential. This will facilitate effective monitoring and management of service delivery by all actors involved in the process and thereby ensure sustainability in service provision.
Decentralization is a necessary framework for privatization.
It entails giving decision-making power with corresponding financial resources to the local level. Greater decentralization should be encouraged and implemented in practice as a way of dealing with the expansion of municipal services development and provision. An extended study of this process in the East Africa Region is recommended, which may, by using a series of well planned regional workshops involving both private and public sector stakeholders, facilitate the development of guidelines for the initiation and strengthening of the privatization process in the development and provision of various municipal services in the region.