Egypt subcommittee drafting local administration law hears Housing Ministry vision

Egypt's parliamentary subcommittee drafting the local administration law held a hearing Oct. 12 with Housing Minister Randa Al-Menshawi, attended by the National Council for Human Rights.

• The subcommittee, chaired by MP Alaa El-Din Fouad, heard the Housing Ministry's vision on the local administration units draft.
• The subcommittee earlier approved splitting the proposal into two draft laws, one on local administration units and one on local council elections.
• Al-Menshawi called for objective criteria to assess each new city's readiness before transferring it to local administration units.
• Al-Menshawi said the ministry seeks to strengthen decentralization and improve services for citizens.