There is no doubt that decentralisation has acquired a prominent place in the development policy debates but unfortunately it cannot be a panacea for all development ills .To many, decentralisation of governments and planning is a self-evidently good thing. It will avoid the ills of over-centralization such as insensitivity to local conditions and will also bring fuller organization and participation at sub national level. Decentralisation is viewed as providing an outline which enables lower level units of governance to execute duties and get benefits from natural resources in line with the subsidiary principle. The subsidiary principle posits that duties which can be performed at the local level should be devolved to the local level. Decentralisation seems to combine appeals for planning and democracy. Can it live to these hopes in reality? The limits to government decentralisation include its need for manpower, finance and technical demands. Functional and territorial decentralisation has been blanketed into conflict between objectives of equity, growth, coordination, participation and national integration. The study used participant observation and literature review. One of the conclusions of the study is that there is a need to strengthen a more democratic and accountable local government in order to be able to implement the decentralized responsibilities. The apparent consequence of devolution is that the central government would be left with core responsibilities such as foreign affairs. Devolution would enable the people of Mashonaland East Province in Zimbabwe to report their needs to Marondera, the provincial capital rather than Harare. The assumption is that authorities at those administrative seats would respond much faster and with greater sympathy and empathy than those in Harare. The Government would be closer to the people and it would be the people themselves in both fact and effect. However, one major risk with decentralisation technique is that many private organisations are profit-oriented and may rip off the state.

A number of people in the world do not understand the reasons for studying Geography mainly because apart from academia there are no other people employed as geographers, therefore the question of why one should study geography is a valid question. Nevertheless, geography is a multidisplinary subject that has a myriad of career options in areas ranging from meteorology to disaster management. With geography one is equipped with a holistic understanding of the earth and its systems in totality. This include issues such as climate change, global warming, desertification, El Nino, water resource issues, among others including the understanding of global political issues that occur between countries, cultures, cities and their hinterlands, and between regions within countries. This is particularly important in a world that is gradually becoming smaller (globalisation). The study of world regions i.e. culture, foods, language, religion and landscape helps in understanding of our world. This is particularly important because, those who choose to study geography will learn to think critically, research, and communicate their thoughts through writing and other means of communication independently. They will thus develop skills of graphicacy, measurement, analytical, mathematical and leadership skills. The study of geography should be enhanced since it provides students with knowledge about our rapidly-changing world and how humans are impacting our planet including plenty career opportunities associated with the subject.