Challanges in Public Administration in Uganda
Makerere University
College of Business and Management Sciences
2012 MBA YEAR II
Public Sector Administration and Management MBS8118 (Nov 2013)
Presented by . Francis Patrick Makayi
Task
Using your understanding of the knowledge of Uganda’s Public sector, what are the major challenges facing the country’s public sector? What prescriptions would you offer to address the challenges?
Facilitator: Professor Basheka
List of Acronyms
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
KCCA- Kampala City Council Authority
LC- Local Council
LG- Local Government
NSSF- National Social Security Fund
UPE- Universal Primary Education
USE- Universal Secondary Education
Abstract
World over, the actions and failures of Public Administrators are easily noticed in all avenues of life. One can say with confidence that for whatever is seen in life as problematic, there is a public administrator who is not efficiently and effectively performing his role. It is with knowledge of this statement that the details in this article are fronted. This article outlines the areas of challenge in terms of Public administration in Uganda as a country.
Public services have been criticized for being counter-productive, dysfunctional, slothful, inefficient, wasteful, and overshadowed by a general sense that something is definitely not right(Karakire,2011). There is evidence of corruption, poor administrative structures, and service provision to the citizens of Uganda, coupled with the ever increasing number of districts and a bloated cabinet account which form a major part of public expenditure, let alone a discrepancy in the salaries of the different public servants and the fact that the government makes good policies but does not have them implemented. However, despite all this, citizens have the responsibility to ensure that every challenge on the state is followed by a set of citizen-alternatives that do not relieve the state from its duties but indeed promotes new
College of Business and Management Sciences
2012 MBA YEAR II
Public Sector Administration and Management MBS8118 (Nov 2013)
Presented by . Francis Patrick Makayi
Task
Using your understanding of the knowledge of Uganda’s Public sector, what are the major challenges facing the country’s public sector? What prescriptions would you offer to address the challenges?
Facilitator: Professor Basheka
List of Acronyms
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
KCCA- Kampala City Council Authority
LC- Local Council
LG- Local Government
NSSF- National Social Security Fund
UPE- Universal Primary Education
USE- Universal Secondary Education
Abstract
World over, the actions and failures of Public Administrators are easily noticed in all avenues of life. One can say with confidence that for whatever is seen in life as problematic, there is a public administrator who is not efficiently and effectively performing his role. It is with knowledge of this statement that the details in this article are fronted. This article outlines the areas of challenge in terms of Public administration in Uganda as a country.
Public services have been criticized for being counter-productive, dysfunctional, slothful, inefficient, wasteful, and overshadowed by a general sense that something is definitely not right(Karakire,2011). There is evidence of corruption, poor administrative structures, and service provision to the citizens of Uganda, coupled with the ever increasing number of districts and a bloated cabinet account which form a major part of public expenditure, let alone a discrepancy in the salaries of the different public servants and the fact that the government makes good policies but does not have them implemented. However, despite all this, citizens have the responsibility to ensure that every challenge on the state is followed by a set of citizen-alternatives that do not relieve the state from its duties but indeed promotes new
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