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1. The Local Government Councils' Scorecard FY 2018/19: The Next Big Steps; Consolidating Gains of Decentralisation and Repositioning the Local Government Sector in Uganda

Author:
Arthur Bainomugisha, Jonas Mbabazi, Wilson Winstons Muhwezi, George Bogere, Phoebe Atukunda, Eugene Gerald Ssemakula, Oscord Mark Otile, Fred Kasalirwe, Rebecca N. Mukwaya, Walter Akena, and Richard Ayesigwa
Publication Date:
03-2020
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)
Abstract:
This eighth national Local Government Councils Scorecard report presents findings and results of the performance of elected political leaders at the district levels during the Financial Year 2018/2019. The Local Government Councils Scorecard FY 2018/19 report takes stock of where Uganda is on the road to full realization of the vision of decentralization and recommends a broad array of steps that would take the country much closer to that destination. The Scorecard methodology is unique in that it combines capacity-building and evidence-based assessment of elected local government leaders in a way that both strengthens local government institutions and holds leaders accountable for delivering the public services to which citizens are entitled. The methodology, described in this book, also incorporates an innovative civic engagement action planning process that builds capacity among citizens to use the tools of civic engagement to demand that public services are delivered.
Topic:
Governance, Leadership, Local, and Decentralization
Political Geography:
Uganda and Africa

2. Civic Engagement: Activating the Potentials of Local Governance in Uganda

Author:
Arthur Bainomugisha, Lillian Muyomba-Tamale, Wilson Winstons Muhwezi, Kiran Cunningham, and Eugene Gerald Ssemakula
Publication Date:
01-2018
Content Type:
Research Paper
Institution:
Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)
Abstract:
Civic Engagement: Activating the Potentials of Local Governance in Uganda is the theme of this seventh Local Government Councils Scorecard Report for FY 2016/17. After eight years of conducting assessments about the performance of local governments and building the capacity of elected political leaders and engaging citizens, noticeable improvements have been registered at the community, local government, and central government levels. At the community level, citizens’ engagement with their local government leaders is intensifying, as evidenced by the surge of civic engagement action plans leading to the submission of petitions, letters and SMS messages to councils. At the local government level, responsiveness is increasing, as evidenced in the rising performance scores in the areas of monitoring and meetings with constituents, and by local government officials’ engagement in the civic engagement action planning processes. At the central government level, the memorandum of understanding between local governments and the Parliament of Uganda signed earlier this year is an important underpinning of increased policy response.
Topic:
Governance, Civic Engagement, and Local Councils
Political Geography:
Uganda and Africa