Tag Archives: incompetence

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda Police Force Asan Kasingye, has summoned police heads in the West Nile over reports of incompetence. During a media briefing on Tuesday at Arua Central Police Station, Kasingye told journalists that all police officers must account for the …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LCV chairperson Amuru has sacked his deputy over alleged incompetence. Michael Lakony accused John Bosco Ocan, who is also the councillor for Atiak sub county of being absent from his office for nearly three months. Ocan was last week nominated to contest in …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | There are ongoing disagreements between Nkumba University students, university administration and security over the proposed impeachment of the Guild President, Byron Luswata. On Friday last week, the university parliament presented a petition to the University administration and council proposing the impeachment of Luswata …

By Andrew M. Mwenda It is a product of poor incentives rather than lack of professional competence The usual response of the international development community to public sector incompetence in poor countries is obvious – and makes sense. First they advise that we should put in place institutions of accountability …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How economic performance indexes contradict assumptions about the corruption and ineptness of our government Sometime in 2001, former Costa Rican President Jose Maria Figueres visited Uganda. At that time he was Managing Director of the World Economic Forum. At a conference also attended by President Yoweri …