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Phoebe Atukunda Kirungyi

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8 June 2021

District Service Commissions in Uganda: Functionality, Pitfalls, and Recommendations for Action

This policy brief presents issues from District Service Commissions (DSC) generated from the training of the statutory bodies in 34 districts in Uganda in November and December 2020. The Policy Brief presents recommendations to local governments, the M …

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28 December 2020

The Performance of the COVID-19 District Task Forces in Uganda: Understanding the Dynamics and Functionality – Report

As the world is faced with the unprecedented challenges from COVID-19, the strain on many governments is extreme, and the impact on people all over the world continues to grow. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the social and economic structu …

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10 June 2020

Creation of New Cities in Uganda: Social Economic and Political Implications

Urbanization is a global trend and has largely been a positive force for economic growth, poverty reduction and human development. Urbanization is understood as a population shift from rural to urban areas, it is the gradual increase in the proportion …

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10 June 2020

Cushioning Local Governments from the Impact of COVID-19

Urbanization is a global trend and has largely been a positive force for economic growth, poverty reduction and human development. Urbanization is understood as a population shift from rural to urban areas, it is the gradual increase in the proportion …

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13 April 2020

Agago District Local Government Council Scorecard Assessment FY 2018/2019

Agago District, formerly part of Pader was created by an Act of Parliament and operationalized in July 2010. Now in its 10th year of existence, Agago consists of two counties of Agago County and Agago North County and has 16 lower local governments inc …

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6 April 2020

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

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 …

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