Thutlwe welcomes ESP but�

He said for any policy to have desirable outcomes, such policy must come from the people on the ground. “We advise government to adopt a bottom-up approach in the formulation of policies in the future. Councillors are handicapped to explain to their constituents what ESP is and what it entails. How then can residents benefit from the ESP when they lack sufficient information on it,” said Thutlwe.

The mayor said the other dark side of ESP is on implementation and monitoring of the projects funded by ESP.