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Walter Akena

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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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30 November 2020

Land Management and Governance in Local Government: Opportunities and Challenges for District Land Boards in Uganda

This policy brief originates from the training for members of statutory boards and commissions in 34 district local governments in the country undertaken by ACODE between August and October 2020. The design of the training of the Local Government Publi …

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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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1 January 2010

Local Government Councils’ Performance and the Quality of Service Delivery in Uganda: Amuru District Council Score-Card 2008/2009

“This report is a product of an ongoing assessment of the performance of local government councils in Uganda that commenced in 2009, focusing on the financial year 2008/09. The assessment was designed as part of an initiative to regularly monitor the p …

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