4.1.5 There is need for Government to strengthen the linkages between the
Uganda Human Rights Commission, which was mandated by law to
conduct civic education, with the Ministry of Information and National
Guidance.
4.1.6 Government should expedite the operationalisation of the Equal
Opportunities Commission. Adequate resources should also be made
available to operationalise it.
4.2
Economic Governance and Management
4.2.1 Access to information on government programmes is a fundamental
pre-requisite for enhancing economic good governance and
management. Opportunities for corruption and mismanagement or
anxiety are usually rooted in the absence of avenues for accessing
information. The government needs to improve on dissemination of key
information on government policies and programmes to the citizens and
stakeholders.
4.2.2 The capacity of both local and central governments to plan and budget
for, as well as manage and absorb public finances needs to be
strengthened through a deliberate government-initiated human resource
training programme.
4.2.3 Local governments should be encouraged to take advantage of the
constitutional provision (in article 199), for the secondment of staff
from the centre to Local Governments to address their medium-term
manpower constraints.
4.2.4 Government should expedite the enactment of the legislation on the
National Oil and Gas. This would lessen the anxiety surrounding the
future management of the revenues therefrom and also provide the basis
for joining the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative as
recommended by the Country Review Report.
4.2.5 An evaluation of the outcomes and impact of the PFA Programme after
five years of implementation should be included in subsequent
planning reviews of the programme to making it possible for lessons to
be drawn for the future.