AN EVALUATION OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYTEMS AND PRACTICES IN HIGHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF ABIM DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

AN EVALUATION OF PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES OF HIGHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTSIN UGANDA: A CASE OF ABIM DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT

RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A DEGREE OF MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

NOVEMBER, 2013
DECLARATION
I, ORYONO GERMINE BENEDICT do declare that this report is my own original work, and is a result of my independent research and has never been presented to any institution of learning for academic purpose.

Signed…………………….............. Date……………..………………………….
ORYONO BENEDICT GERMINE
REG. No. 2011/HD06/3137U

APPROVAL
This report by ORYONO BENEDICT GERMINE has been prepared under my supervision and is now submitted for examination with my approval as a university supervisor.

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Mr. KITALE CHRIS CHARLES

DEDICATION
This work is dedicated to my dear friend and wife Mrs Awilli Anna Grace Oryono.

ACKNOWLDGEMENT
My thanks and appreciation goes to my supervisor Mr. KITALE CHRIS CHARLES for guiding me through this challenging task. On every session of our meetings, I learned a thing or two. He made himself available whenever I needed him! Today I am proud to state that he nurtured me into a research maestro. He was always polite but firm.
Equally I also wish to thank the staff and management of Makerere University especially in the college of business and management science (COBAMS) for the effective coordination, administration and management of my study. Of course Dr. Turyakira stood out from the crowd.
On a special note, I m indebted to my friend Dr. Apio Betty who contributed in her own way and her effort on the MPH programme via

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