The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) has launched the Local Economic Development (LED) as a pilot project aimed at boosting local revenue collections. The launch was held in Kampala presided over by the State Minister for Local Government, Jennifer Namuyangu who noted that the project is one of the avenues through which local governments can provide better services to…
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ULGA Calls for Reforms to Enhance Local Revenue Collections by Local Governments
The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) has highlighted a number of reforms that should be implemented to cause a steady increase in local revenue collections. This was in response to the report that was early this week released by Action Aid International Uganda which revealed that there has been a significant reduction in revenue collection across all local governments in…
Read MoreULGA Pushes for Operationalisation of over 700 New Administrative Units
The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) which brings together all local government has called upon government to expedite the operationalisation of the newly created administrative units as a way of increasing service delivery to the people. This was during a meeting held at Fairway hotel in Kampala where members discussed the several factors that affect effective service delivery in the…
Read MoreULGA Highlights Reforms to Strengthen Decentralization Policy as Review Process Kicks off
The Uganda Local Government Authority (ULGA) has welcomed the move by the National Planning Authority for a comprehensive review of decentralization. Speaking during a review workshop organized by Action Aid in conjunction with ULGA, Gertrude Gamwera the ULGA Secretary General noted that the review of the Decentralization policy comes on a welcome note following their continued plea to government. “We…
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