4.2.6 Government should support the private sector and especially the SMEs
in each district to establish strategic enterprises in every district, as part
of the implementation of the PFA programme. This would enhance
rural enterprise, create rural employment and increase household
incomes, which would widen the local government tax base. This
mandate should be given to the Uganda Development Corporation.
4.2.7 Inter-ministerial/department/agency linkages should be strengthened
especially where government policy programmes require the input of
different ministries, departments and agencies for meaningful outcomes
and impacts to be realised.
4.3
Corporate Governance
4.3.1 Due to the infancy of the Corporate Governance field in Uganda,
significant support needs to be provided in the area of targeted training
for businesses and individuals (both in the formal and informal sectors)
on how to translate the concepts, specifically of corporate governance
into practice.
4.3.2 Many of the interventions under the APRM POA within the corporate
governance thematic area are being carried out by non-state
organisations. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development should develop a mechanism to coordinate applications
by these organisations for funding from development partners. The
proposed mechanism should have its home in the Ministry of Tourism,
Trade and Industry.
4.3.3 A sudden transformation of small enterprises into formal enterprises
may not be feasible given their nature. A systematic approach involving
stakeholders such as the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry,
MGLSD, Small Scale Industries Association, the Private Sector
Foundation Uganda and the Federation of Uganda Employers should be
worked out to help the informal sector gradually become formal.
4.3.4 The process of establishing an authority to regulate public pensions,
which is being handled by the Ministry of Public Service, should be
expedited.
4.3.5 Government should design a programme for public education and
sensitisation on rights and obligations in the area of labour rights derived