Local government leaders have been criticized for abandoning their duties upon being elected to office leaving many communities desperate and disorganized. Tom Kyakwise, a local government expert working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance Program notes that some local Government leaders are not spearheading development […]
Officials of the National forestry Authority(NFA) led by the Authorities Executive Director Micheal Mugisha were shown the exit from a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) over lack of detailed accountability documents. The Committee Chaired by Bugweri County MP Abdul Katuntu told the NFA officials to leave the […]
Members of parliament on the parliamentary committee on finance have grilled Bank of Uganda and the ministry of finance officials over missing accountability of 200 billion shillings given to bank of Uganda for recapitalization in the ending financial year. This was discovered by members of parliament while meeting the minister of state for planning David Bahati […]
President Museveni has publicly grilled local leaders of Mwenge South constituency Kyenjojo district over claims that much of the Goverment Funding like that meant for Renovation of schools and youth livelihood fund have been stollen by officials. Mwenge South Constituency is represented by Minister Aston Kajara. The President who was addressing his well attended campaign rally […]
The minister of state for internal affairs James Baba has defended government’s decision to delay part 2 of the Amnesty Act 2000. Baba was appearing before parliament’s defence and internal affairs committee that is handling the petition on the extension of the act by religious and culture leaders from northern Uganda. The leaders say the […]
Political leaders have been challenged to evaluate their performance for improved service delivery. Kampala Capital city Authority Executive Director Jennifer Musisi says that leaders have to restore trust in the electorates by being accountable to them. She adds that government spends a lot of money on these leaders but many misuse the funds. Musisi says […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) is in the process of deregistering some political parties over their reported failure to account for the funds they get from local and international donors. The chairman of the electoral commission, Eng. Badru Kiggundu has sent letters to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) and Democratic Party among […]
As president Museveni’s (Kintu government) is busy buying luxury cars for ministers, NRM cadres and MPs using taxpayers money, Ugandans in northern Uganda are left to die in misery. Over the last past two months, there have been heated disagreements over the cause and treatment of nodding syndrome which affects young children between […]
Short Courses Scholarships: The Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education (NUFFIC) offers the opportunity to apply for scholarships for the following training courses being conducted soon. – Training Peacebuilding and Local Governance – Training Local Service Delivery and MDG’s – Training Local Economic Development – Summercourse Decentralisation and Local Governance – Training Citizen […]
Let me join the fray on the LRA rebel Leader Joseph Kony ‘2012.’ Why am I not getting as angry as most people around the world seem to be about the documentary on the atrocities Joseph Kony and his rebels have reportedly committed against humanities? In the documentary Russell does mention that Joseph Kony has […]