To what extent has decentralisation achieved this objective?
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The Ugandan decentralised system of governance has often been applauded outside the country as a comprehensive and well developed initiative and a success story. This is because the system has given the impression that it has attempted to augment the consolidation of elite powers by directly involving local communities in local planning, resource allocation, management and accountability and improved poverty-focused investments.
This explains why since its inception as defined in the Local Government Act 1997, amended in 2000, a number of external delegations have visited Uganda to learn from its decentralisation experience. But are we really there? To establish this we need to have some snapshots of what decentralisation is all about, while pausing appropriately to pose the question ‘are we really there’ as following hereunder:
Decentralisation defined differently by various people is the transfer of the locus of power and decision-making either downward (vertical decentralisation) or to other units or organisations (horizontal decentralisation). Uganda recognises and practices a mix of four main aspects of decentralisation; devolution, deconcentration, delegation and fiscal decentralisation.
This explains why since its inception as defined in the Local Government Act 1997, amended in 2000, a number of external delegations have visited Uganda to learn from its decentralisation experience. But are we really there? To establish this we need to have some snapshots of what decentralisation is all about, while pausing appropriately to pose the question ‘are we really there’ as following hereunder:
Decentralisation defined differently by various people is the transfer of the locus of power and decision-making either downward (vertical decentralisation) or to other units or organisations (horizontal decentralisation). Uganda recognises and practices a mix of four main aspects of decentralisation; devolution, deconcentration, delegation and fiscal decentralisation.
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Decentralisation hasn't been achieved completely :
Although there are 36 lakh representatives for panchayats and local bodies, it still faces some problems (4 point).
* Constitutional status for local government has allowed to deepen democracy in our country.
* It has also increased women participation and representation.
* Seats have also been reserved in executive heads of the states and positions for SC, ST and OBC.
But there are some problems too.
* Elections are held regularly but gram sabhas are not held regularly
* States haven't transferred significant powers not have they given significant resources.
We are still far from realising the principle of self - government.
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Decentralisation hasn't been achieved completely :
Although there are 36 lakh representatives for panchayats and local bodies, it still faces some problems (4 point).
* Constitutional status for local government has allowed to deepen democracy in our country.
* It has also increased women participation and representation.
* Seats have also been reserved in executive heads of the states and positions for SC, ST and OBC.
But there are some problems too.
* Elections are held regularly but gram sabhas are not held regularly
* States haven't transferred significant powers not have they given significant resources.
We are still far from realising the principle of self - government.
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