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The Impact Of Local Council In Implementation Of Government Programmes In Uganda: A Case Of Kasanje Town Council, Wakiso District

Namukwaya Maria, Kalikola Jocob


Abstract

This study analyzed the impact of Local Council in Implementation of Government Programmes in Uganda. It aimed at the following objectives; to establish the relationship between technical roles of Local council and implementation of government programmes in Kasanje Town Council Wakiso District, to determine the relationship between administrative roles of Local council and implementation of government programmes in Kasanje Town Council Wakiso District, to determine the relationship between resource monitoring by Local council and implementing government programmes in Kasanje Town Council Wakiso District. The study adopted a descriptive and correlation research designs based on questionnaires and interviews to discover the findings below. Findings revealed that there was a weak positive relationship between technical factors and performance of local council committees in Ngoma Town council (r=0.357, Sig at 0.000) which implied that all variables moved in the same direction. The adjusted R-square of 0.105 implied that technical factors that is; training and skills contributed 10.5% effects on performance of local council committees. Findings further revealed that (Table 4.12) there was a weak positive relationship between administrative factors and performance of local council committees (r=0.310, Sig. at 0.000) which also implied that the variables moved in the same direction. The adjusted R-square of 0.074 implied that administrative factors contributed 7.4% effects on performance of local council committees. On objective three of the study, findings revealed (Table 4.17) that there was a weak positive relationship between administrative factors and performance of local council committees (r=0.361, Sig. at 0.000) which also implied that the variables moved in the same direction. The adjusted R-square of 0.108 implied that resource factors contributed 10.8% effects on performance of local council committees. The study recommends that municipal and district councils should work with other local governments through the Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) to advocate for a change in the current budget architecture.

Keywords

local council implementation communities and government programmes
Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research

Cite This Article

Namukwaya Maria & Kalikola Jocob (2023). The Impact Of Local Council In Implementation Of Government Programmes In Uganda: A Case Of Kasanje Town Council, Wakiso District. Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research, 2(12). https://journals.miu.ac.ug/pages/article.php?article_id=1657

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