Local Government Councils
Performance Monitoring Project
Making my Voice Count
Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE)
www.acode-u.org
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About ACODE
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Advocates Coalition for Development and
Environment.
Independent policy research and advocacy think
tank.
National and regional coverage
Help governments and local governments in
formulating and monitoring implementation of
policies
Programmes: Peace and Democracy, Environment,
Trade, Innovation and Biotechnology.
Goal of the Project
“To contribute to the consolidation of
democracy in Uganda by strengthening
the demand side of governance through
evidence-based monitoring of
performance of local government
councils”
Objectives of the LGCMP
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To improve the performance of local
governments and increase vertical and horizontal
accountability of local government councils.
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To build the civic capacity of citizens to demand
for effective representation, accountability and
efficiency in public service delivery.
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To build the capacity of local level civil society
organizations to enable them use the local council
performance monitoring methodology and score
card
Why the Project
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The local government councils are established with
mandate to deliver services to the citizens.
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Effective service delivery requires proper
functioning of the political, administrative and fiscal
sides of the local councils.
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Existing monitoring efforts focus on monitoring
administrative and fiscal performance.
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Monitoring takes a supply-side – big brother
approach
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Less emphasis on political performance and
representation.
Current Monitoring Framework
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
Office of the
president (EPMI)
Parliament (PAC)
and Sectoral
Committees
OPM
Sector ministries
Ministry of
Local Gov’t
Budget
Monitoring Unit
(MoFPED)
Local Government
Executive
Technical
Legislature
What the LGCMP Seeks To Do
o Monitor
performance of local
government councils.
o Publish
annual score cards.
o Organize
workshops and citizens’ fora to
disseminate the score cards.
o Partner
with local CSOs to build their
capacity in regular monitoring of local
councils performance.
How?????????
o Develop
methodology and indicators
o Convene
a methodology workshops
bringing together district chairpersons,
speakers and research teams.
o Identifying
and entering partnership with
local CSO partners.
How
o Undertaking
fieldwork:-
o Focus group discussions
o Administration of individual councilors score cards.
o Collection and analysis of relevant literature.
o Verification visits to constituencies.
o Outreach
card.
and dissemination of score
o Partnership
with district councils to
address identified gaps.
Geographical Scope
o National
oPhase 1 covering 10 districts: Ntungamo, Hoima,
Nebbi, Amuria, Moroto, Amuru, Kampala, Kamuli,
Mbale and Luwero.
oPhase 2: Original 10 + 20 districts for the
2009/2010 FY
oPhase 3: 30 + 20 districts for the 2010/2011 –
and then 50 districts annually.
Geographical Scope
oLocal
oVisits to sub-county councils
to validate information and
data.
Who is being monitored
 District council as a corporate
body
 District
Chairperson
 District
Speaker/Deputy Speaker
 Individual
district councilors
What is being monitored
o Political
leadership
o Legislative
o Contact
role
with the electorate
o Participation
in communal and
developmental activities in electoral area
o Service
delivery on national priority
programmes.
What are the outcomes of the
monitoring exercise
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Councilors are fully aware of their roles and
responsibilities.
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Citizens are empowered to demand for better
performance and accountability from their councilors.
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Horizontal learning and exchange of knowledge among
district councils.
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Electoral campaigns are driven by policy issues and public
demand for improved service delivery.
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A more systematic documentation of councilors’
contributions in performing their roles.