Many say, the planned expenditure may not boost service delivery Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s newly proposed budget may not efficiently deliver services to the citizens, according to the Civil Society Organisations that do work on the budget. The first weakness was pointed out by Julius Mukunda, the …
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Reflecting on the Sector Wide Approach to ensure the Programme Based Approach Delivers for Uganda COMMENT | Jonas Mbabazi | The government of Uganda under the NDP III has changed the planning and implementation framework for government programmes from the Sector Wide Approach (SWAps) to a Program Based Approach (PBA). However, …
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Discussions centres on how to finance local governments Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Optimal funding to local governments is key for the growth of local economies that feed into the national economy, according to David Bikhado Ofungi, the founder and chief executive officer of DERO and curator of the …
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This year’s water and environment week will assess the centrality of water and environment resources in increasing household incomes Kampala, Uganda | ALFRED OCHWO | Sam Cheptoris, the Minister of Water and Environment says this year’s water and environment week—an annual event now in its third year— will focus …
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Key development strategies of NDPlll ▪Agro-industrialization ▪Fasttrack Oil, Gas, Mineral based industrialisation ▪Export promotion ▪Promotion of local manufacturing ▪Harness tourism potential ▪Increase local content participation ▪Increase access to Energy ▪Enhance skills and vocational development ▪Increase access to social protection ▪Promote development-oriented mindset ▪Increase resource mobilization ▪Re-engineer public service to promote …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance has tabled the third National Development Plan- NDPIII. The five-year plan was supposed to be approved before the presentation of the National Budget Framework Paper for financial year 2020/2021. David Bahati, the Minister of State for Planning in the Finance …
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Planning and allocating resources to agriculture must follow five principles and 20 interconnected actions COMMENT | MILDRED BARUNGI | “A world where food is nutritious and accessible for everyone, in which natural resources are managed in a way that maintains ecosystem functions to support current and future human needs.” This …
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