disadvantages of creating new districts in uganda

:jQ&?*QD:6,4UNTuHJMxIUN;zSLR)Mi&rL From 15 districts in 1962, Uganda now has 117, with five more to be born on July 1 this year. 0000001349 00000 n To hit the ground running, the Minister after his vetting and confirmation started with a number of consultations with chiefs and other stakeholders in the places earmarked for the creation of the regions. [1] [2] Office of Third Deputy Prime Minister & Minister Without Portfolio. Currently we have 111 districts after Kampala dropped off upon being turned into a Capital City Authority. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. 0000011086 00000 n new model of innovation in cities and urbanizing areas, Catalytic development: (Re)creating walkable urban places, report on the Oklahoma City innovation district, How placemaking can empower urban communities, not tear them apart, Opportunities for transformative placemaking, Why we need to invest in transformative placemaking, Reimagining the broadband technology workforce, Seizing the U.S. infrastructure opportunity: Investing in current and future workers. Winding roads were also much harder to keep watch over and patrol. Balkanization of local governments greatly undermines the essence of urban planning not only for the smaller unit but also the national physical planning outlook. %%EOF By 2010, that number had grown to 111. In some cases, institutions have expanded with a pure focus on advancing their academic mission, leaving other amenities and services to be found only in adjacent neighborhoods. Let us know what you liked and what we can improve on. Effective and Efficient LG System that provides quality, equitable and sustainable services. iCIMjf{5[Kdv^^@b>`?^c ^ 0e4 72(&wR`HU9_@}bsnKz,^}p0epuKriI#xyS To date, Uganda has granted asylum to more than 110 districts, making it the districtest country in the world. It is much harder to find a consistent quality of place across most districts. An overview of the number of By Jay ArZi Gee on Sunday, November 13, 2011 . This creation of 25 new districts, 19 municipalities and six cities has been packaged as demand-driven! 99 0 obj <> endobj You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. We've updated our privacy policy. For example, if you're buying printer paper, expect it to cost slightly more in the Central Business District than in the suburbs. We are not against the creation of districts per se, but there should be matching finance resources when districts are created, he says. In the Bono East area, which received a massive YES endorsement to the carved out of the Brong Ahafo Region, there are wide campaigns to have Techiman named the regional capital. The child's progress is easily monitored. [1] [2] Ministry for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. })(); Ghana Business News Copyright 2022, All Rights Reserved, Creation of new regions; benefits and challenges, Inside the News by Mpakoo All pieces appearing in this column are satire. 0000001849 00000 n But the new unit had no funds to construct offices. Research conducted to find out conflict resulting from the creation of new Districts in Uganda 2015 By Kajaga Rnny. Please try again later. In a broad sense, since decentralization takes considerable power from the centre to lower local governments, it is a recipe for disaster as the new districts only function will be to seek resources to pay for salaries of staff. Ms Kadaga said Ugandans should know that the creation of more political units, increases government expenditure to pay salaries and allowances to numerous officials who occupy the new offices in the mushrooming administrative units. Thus, on May 20, 2019, Uganda's Cabinet approved the phased creation of 15 cities across the country. 0000008066 00000 n OrC)|s@ zrm R.Y .~|F[ak0afRINe3n(0ot$B.'DQ_!%\n_nf-V8#k-JX#0twTLkq^9ERVrRiHHD,:((M One of the primary advantages of factories is that even a relatively small one is an engine that generates economic activity. It left me questioning the fundamentals on which we are building our development goals. endstream endobj startxref In all about seven places proposed to have separate regions. In my work, many entrepreneurs and some researchers have shared somber stories about how historic gritty buildings were lost to make space for modern buildings of steel and glass, described by one entrepreneur as shiny soulless structures.. Government says it is looking for money to fund the more than 720 sub-counties and as such has no money tofund more administrative units. var gcse = document.createElement('script'); Subsequently, all the proposed regions received high endorsement, which served as a precursor for government to negotiate for the creation of challenges. (29 Jun 2012), Advantages and disadvantages of sub-municipal wards Time will tell if districts are truly up to the task. a$3SY[,lXR%m$-OfO By accepting, you agree to the updated privacy policy. endobj They were created just because people made noise.. xb```ls@ (&"o1m1!R\:20$3d>_RxfEcVEN)-`i}!_hv\Nw>m-A$P$DMC#2#b2@RpWu 62)C2utY06 ])$"@D@@2*`!I-$fRCDHK`gdq2h2;2djeJbf:XpaP;\^JN3cx <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> 1. Table of Contents..1 Part of the reason is simply that these districts are still undergoing a process of transformation, and more work on the physical realm still lies ahead. Annex 3: Tasks ..18 A clear articulation of this agenda then helps guide and enable the right physical moves and strategies to strengthen connectivity (e.g., intentionally creating nodes of certain actors located in close proximity to one another), increase collaboration (e.g., co-locating key researchers working within specific sectors), and reduce inefficiencies (e.g., eliminating redundancies in lab spaces). The focus in this . The breakaway of constituencies to form new districts deprived mother districts of vital revenue sources. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. But that doesnt account for several place-based dilemmas that are contributing, from a physical standpoint, to the development of underwhelming or downright disappointing districts. Then came the presentations of cases, hearings and vetting. Local districts help the environment. endstream endobj 68 0 obj <>stream She was being hosted on Voice of Tooro radio in Fort Portal Town while soliciting votes from supporters of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Activate your 30 day free trialto unlock unlimited reading. For these districts to truly thrive, their leaders must focus not only on producing innovative ideas for the market, but on developing and testing creative solutions to the place dilemmas that are holding them back. Although Ntoroko district chairman says the occupation is temporary as they look for money to construct sub-county offices, this underlines the crisis of creating new administrative units without adequate resources for sustenance. Voting rules, however, also matter. Sometimes, emerging and even maturing districts have made too many changes, too quickly, to their physical environment, sacrificing authenticity and a sense of identity in the process. If a family needs the extra income for some reason, this disadvantage can have a devastating effect. November 10, 2014. 1980, 1991, 2002, 2014 census, 2020 projection Administrative Division The population of the regions and districts of Uganda. "Some do not even have the required population. According to him, deciding on that basis will make it easier for further development to take off in the region. The advantages and disadvantages of multimember districts mirror those of single-member districts and overlap with the debate over plurality or majority systems and proportional representation systems. & dy- nB+$AkP The climax came in early 2001 at the height of presidential campaigns when the Iteso from Tororo District ate un-cooked rats hoping to intimidate and blackmail President Yoweri Museveni into a rash decision to grant them a district. This means a shrinking tax base, especially with the abolition of graduated tax, which further aggravates already poor services. Those to come into effect by 1st July 2017 include Namisindwa, Pakwach, Butebo, Rukiga, Kyotera and Bunyangabu. Uganda had 16 districts by 1959, which increased to 17 in 1962 and were 33 in 1986 when Museveni came to power. Faculty of Cultural Sciences, African Politics and Development Policy, Germany. As of 1 July 2020, Uganda is divided into 135 districts plus the capital city of Kampala, which are grouped into four administrative regions. Kampala THERE have been irritating demands from a cross-section of Ugandans for new districts to be created in their respective areas allegedly to "bring government services nearer to the people". Accompanying the rise of innovation districts is a growing shelf of reports, handbooks and toolkits that attempt to provide policymakers with a blueprint for creating a thriving district. 0000010173 00000 n Nigeria: 70-year-old Tinubu declared winner of presidential election, Amuru town clerk sells 3 govt planters as metal scrap at Shs 380,000, Minister Kasolo orders arrest of Kikuube Emyooga Sacco chairman over swindling Shs 15m, PAC orders arrest of two teachers who forged appointment letters, I did not ask for iron sheets - Matia Kasaija, How Rwigyema escaped Corner Kilak rebel attack. Advantages & Disadvantages of creating the new province, Nueva Camarines. Tap here to review the details. When Ntoroko district became operational in July 2010 with Kyamanywa as its first chairman, he was entitled to a salary of Shs 2.5m, housing allowance, a vehicle and driver, among other benefits. Only multimember districts with large magnitudes and some form of proportional voting will consistently produce proportional election outcomes. As a consequence, the physical line between institutions and other district areas and activities can feel divisive even without barriers such as gates, vegetation, or setbacks from the street. From the central government release, Shs 2.9 billion went to NAADS and Shs 194 million was for Graduated Tax compensation. FTAs can open up a country to degradation of natural resources . As leaders of local government we are not happy with the central government in the way it is financing the districts. To some extent, it is also true. 3.0 LITERATURE REVIEW.6 Just like Masaka district, Mpigi budgeted for Shs12 billion in 2010/2011 financial year but only collected Shs217 million locally and got Shs11 billion from the central government. GNA, MASLOC supports women groups in Salaga to boost businesses, Jail men who impregnate school girls Kpandai SMC Networks. But how are they to do that if they have no revenue to satisfy those needs? 0000005607 00000 n Those that were expecting the magical transformation of their area at the elevation to a new status soon realize that the gains were less than the losses. In the following legislature of 1919, the creation of fresh water supply districts was adopted to deliver potable water to smaller communities. building the economy based mainly on offering, spreading and using of knowledge. Uganda has experienced an explosion in the number of districts, from 33 in 1986 to 112 in 2010. [1] [2] Office of Second Deputy Prime Minister & Leader of Government Business. Creating more constituencies not only affects the county but also the beneficiaries because when the budget is big, it becomes hard for the government to fund it, she said. The Equalization Grant has remained at Shs3.4 billion since inception yet the number of receiving districts has increased by about 400 percent. They were created just because people made noise." "As leaders of local government we are not happy with the central government in the way it is financing the districts. Do not sell or share my personal information, 1. Some students have a challenging time getting through a standard 6-hour day of instruction. 1 Comment, New districts were intended to improve services. Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times. As part of the procedure, referenda were supposed to be held at all the areas that appealed for new regions. trailer Past warningsIn 2019, President Museveni warned the then minister for Local Government, Mr Tom Butime, against the creation of too many municipalities and town councils that he said would put a strain on government coffers. AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We come to you. ARTICLES 2008-2015, In The Magazine, NEWS ANALYSIS This reduces the need for cars, cuts back on pollution and congestion, and eliminates landfill waste. The parent doesn't have to rely on her . G9`nV3[QPw=!I?g The old districts have remained skeletal administrative units with a narrow tax base that cannot raise sufficient revenue. These complications include the huge costs of public administration, fragmented service delivery, reification of ethnic identities and thus potential for conflict, insufficiency in the local staff. No nagging questions about whether or not your child is learning the right things at the right time. The hopes of those of us pushing for the belief that Uganda needs to have well-organized and planned towns and villages in the coming decades have been shattered. Uganda Republic of Uganda National Regions, Cities & Towns The regions of Uganda as well as all cities and towns of more than 15,000 inhabitants. For instance, of the Shs112.2 billion given to districts as unconditional grants in the last financial year, Shs86.5 billion was spent on salaries for local government staff, leaving a paltry Shs25.6 billion for services. Meanwhile other towns in contention may be Worawora, Dambai, Keta Krachi and Nkwanta. In the Brong and Ahafo region, the Bono East and Ahafo regions were proposed, while the Northern Region had the highest proposals of North East Region, Savannah Region and the Eastern Corridor Regions, but somewhere along the deliberations, the proponents of the Eastern Corridor region, seems to have chickened out in the process. To take off in the number of receiving districts has increased By 400. Have no revenue to satisfy those needs the creation of 25 new districts deprived mother districts of revenue... 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