This study was analyzed the contributions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on employee job satisfaction in Kamwenge District Local Government, Uganda. The study used a descriptive research design which specifically focused on correlation analysis of the study data. Using a questionnaire and an interview guide, data was collected from 152 respondents that included general administration, finance and internal audit, community-based services, production, health and education departments at KDLG. It was found that the majority of the responses were on strongly agree side. The study recommended that the government should support employee motivation in both intrinsic and extrinsic ways so that the institutions are able to meet their targeted goals in time.