NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
APRM NPOA Monitoring and Evaluation
By Silvia Angey Ufoyuru
Presented in the National APRM Workshop
on “ Harmonizing the Tanzania NPOA with
Existing Development Strategies and
MTEF”
25-26 September 2012
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NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY
REPUBLIC OF UGANDA
•PRESENTATION OUTLINE
NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY (NPA)
UGANDA APRM PROCESS & STRUCTURE
PARTICIPATORY MONITORING
THE ROLE OF MDAS, NGC, CIVIL SOCIETY
INTEGRATION OF THE NPOA IN THE NATIONAL
BUDGETING PROCESS
LESSONS AND CHALLENGES
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BRIEF HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
FOR DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN UGANDA
 Separate
Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Planning
until mid 1990s
 Merger of Finance and Planning Ministries –
creating the MFPED
 2002 Creation of a National Planning Authority
(NPA) as an autonomous statutory agency charged
with management of national and decentralised
planning in the country.
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WHAT IS THE NPA?
The NPA is the Principal Statutory
Agency for management of national and
decentralized development planning in
Uganda.
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Established by Act of Parliament – Act
No. 15 of 2002 in compliance with Article
125 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic
of Uganda.
 Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development is the line Ministry for NPA
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WHAT IS NPA’S MANDATE?
To produce comprehensive and integrated development
plans for the country elaborated in terms of the
perspective vision, long-term and medium-term
plans.
 Vision: The institution for National Development
Planning for propelling sustainable socio-economic
transformation of Uganda from a predominantly
peasant society to a modern middle income country.
 Mission: To produce comprehensive and integrated
development plans; coordinate decentralized
planning processes; and monitor, evaluate and advise
on the implementation of plans, policies, and
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programs.
APRM PROCESS IN UGANDA
Acceded to the APRM in 2003 among the first
 Appointed a APRM National Focal Point, Minister
State for Finance, Planning and Economic
Development (Planning)
 Designated NPA the National Focal Point
Institution to ensure NEPAD and APRM are
integrated into the National Development Planning
Processes 2004
 Set up a NEPAD/APRM Unit within NPA 2005
 Carried out Country Self-Assessment and Country
Review 2006-2008
 Peer Reviewed June 2008
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APRM PROCESS CONT…
Integrated the NEPAD/ARPM Unit into the
Structures of NPA – Governance and Public
Sector Management Department
 Established the Uganda Governance Forum to
discuss 10 Cross-cutting issues – Corruption,
Election, Peace infrastructure,
 Implemented the 3-year NPOA 2008/92010/11
 Evaluation of the APRM process in Uganda
2003-2011 June
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WHO ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS
APRM is a neutral space for interaction and
dialogue on good governance between all
stakeholders:
 Government (Central and Local) – Parliament,
Executive, Judiciary,
 Civil Society – NGOs, Media, Academia, Interest
Groups, Associations, Churches, Muslims,
Trade Unions, Citizens
 Private Sector – Corporations, enterprises,
Business people, profit making associations
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IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING STRUCTURE
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Cabinet Sub-Committee for APRM
Parliamentary Session Committee for APRM (Foreign
Affairs)
APRM Focal Point Minister (Minister of State for
Finance Planning and Economic Development)
APRM National Governing Council and the 4 Thematic
Working Groups of the Council
National Planning Authority and Technical Expertise in
the four thematic areas and stakeholder mobilization
Implementing Partners Institution Focal Points [MDAs,
CSO and Private Sector]
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ROLE OF CABINET
Cabinet Sub-Committee – interacts with the
Governing Council to validate the progress
report on behalf of the President
 Focal Point ensures Cabinet is kept abreast of
progress in the APRM process and the report
production process
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THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENT IN THE APRM
PROCESS
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Parliament Sub-committee to interact with
Governing Council to ensure APRM Reports are
debated in Parliament
Information dissemination to constituencies
Ensuring NEPAD/APRM are on the Agenda of
Cabinet, government business and reflected in the
legislature
legislation that would help the process and the
implementation of the Programme of Action in the
four areas of Governance
Scrutinize budgets that enhance the
implementation of the recommendations in the
POA
APRM NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
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Minister of State for Finance Planning and
Economic Development (Planning); Political
oversight role for NPA
Galvanise government support to the APRM
process
Liaise with the APR Panel and Secretariat to
ensure smooth implementation of the APRM
process
Provide linkage between the President and the
Council
Does not sit on the Council but participates in
key consultative events
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The Role of the National Planning Authority
(NPA) in the APRM process
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Provide secretariat, technical, and administrative support to
the APRM process;
Coordinate the participation of all relevant line ministries in
the APR process and consult with them to ensure
implementation of recommendations arising from the
review;
Ensure that the APR process is aligned with existing policydecisions and medium-term planning processes;
Establish a documentation centre within its secretariat and
ensure the full documentation of the APR process in
Uganda and maintain extensive database and information
on the four areas of the focus of the APRM;
Prepare background documents for the various APR
organs in Uganda;
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Independent National APRM Commission 2005-2008
• The Commission was charged with ensuring that the technical
assessment is executed in a technical manner, transparent,
inclusive and be accountable to the citizens of Uganda
• That a Country Self-Assessment and National Programme of
Action is developed
• To meet regularly, review progress reports and provide objective
recommendations to the reports generated by the technical
agencies
• That the Ugandan public is adequately involved in the process
through a competent information, education and Communication
strategy,
• that the external assessment is executed and a Country Review
Report and Programme of Action delivered to the APRM Summit.
• The Commission was provided with the capacity to carry out
these functions through NEPAD/APRM unit, in the |National
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Planning Authority
Monitoring the Implementing of the NPOA
2009-2012
• 13-member APRM National Governing
Council.
• 9 from old Commission and 4 experts
in each thematic area
• NGC was mandated to independently
monitor the implementation of the
Uganda APRM National Programme of
Action (2008/09-2010/11).
• Preparing APRM Annual Progress
Reports – 2008/9 presented, 2009/10
and 2010/2011(to be peer reviewed in
July 2012)
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THE ROLE OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME
MINISTER IN THE APRM PROCESS
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Monitoring the APRM process because of the
oversight role as coordinator of government business
Providing views on governance in the four areas
Participating in Uganda’s Report Validation
Providing input to the Programme of Action
Monitoring the Programme of Action to ensure that
and recommendations implemented, good practices
are enhanced and embraced
Bring Cabinet on board in the APRM process
ROLE OF THE PERMANENT SECRETARIES IN
MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES
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Ensure implementation of the actions of the POA
(2008/9-2010/11) particularly as they impact on
respective Ministries
 Take responsibility for the actions of the POA under
respective Ministries and ensure budgetary
provisions
 Provide audience to the National Governing Council
(NGC) who are responsible the monitoring of
progress in the implementation of POA
 Provide APRM Focal Points and support the
meetings of the NGC with all the Policy Planning
Units in the ministries and Local Governments
 Support and participate in the preparation and
validation of the Progress Reports on the
implementation of the POA as they fall due.
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THE ROLE OF CSOS IN THE APRM PROCESS
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Civil Society participation in development matters
APRM process is civil society led thus ensuring total
involvement of civil society throughout the process.
Civil Society has an important role in contributing both to
the credibility and informational quality of the peer review
process
Citizen participation allows for identification of citizens’
priorities within the national development framework.
Bring the Civil Society on board in the APRM process
Ensuring NEPAD/APRM are on the agenda of CSOs - POA
also shows responsibilities of non state actors
Information dissemination to constituencies especially
networks, associations, and membership organisations
Need to sustain dialogue even after the review, to allow for
constant citizen participation and Monitoring of the POA
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PLANNING FRAMEWORK AND SYSTEMS
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In 2007, the Cabinet adopted the National Visioning Policy
with a planning
framework that systematically link
medium to long term planning goals and objectives to
short term priorities and budgets.
The following are the elements of this framework
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30 year National Vision
10 year National Development Plan
5 year NDP
2 ½ year Mid term review
Annual Plans & Budgets
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POA AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
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Avoided parallel development paradigms; by
 Harmonizing
the APRM NPOA and existing
National Development Planning initiatives
 Building on existing development policy
processes
 PEAP/PRSP
 Medium Term Expenditure Framework
 MDGs.
 MFPED ensured MDAs incorporated POA
priorities in their budget priorities Annual – BCC
 Parliament scrutinised budge to ensure POA is
Budgeted for by MDAs
PREPARATION STRATEGY FOR NDP AND
POA
Similar approaches used
 Consultative and participatory
 Government, Civil Society, private sector,
academia, Women, Youth, Disabled etc
 Realization that Government will be the key
executor and implementer
 Mindful that Government is one of many
stakeholders but most key!
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INTEGRATION OF THE APRM POA
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The National Planning Authority (NPA) and the
National Governing Council integrated the
Programme of Action (POA) into the 5-year
National Development Plan (NDP) 2010/1120914/15.
The POA informed the National Development Plan
(NDP) Good Governance Thematic Paper one of 23
studies that informed the NDP.
The POA has also been integrated in the National
Budgets 2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11 and will be
funded through the annual budgets of MDAs under
the Medium-term Expenditure Framework.
Ministries, Departments and Agencies together
with other non-state governance stakeholders are
being engaged by NPA to ensure coordination,
monitoring and evaluation of the implementation
of the POA.
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KEY PROCESSES IN REPORTING
Consultation with implementing institutions to
to agree on process – Heads and Focal Points
 Clarify roles and responsibilities
 Technical process and Quality Control (follow
Assessment Principles)
 Communication Strategy – bringing issues in
Poa to the attention of Implementers including
 Validation – regional and national
 Cabinet Validation
 Parliament involvement – vanguard of GG
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LESSONS LEARNT
PoA leads to better coordination between
line ministries and other government
agencies
 Integration into existing policy initiatives
reduces in fights between various
institutions
 It is easier to finance MDAs who draw
resources directly from the National Budget
than to finance non-state actors
 Affected implementation of some corporate
Governance initiatives
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION
sangey@npa.ug
www.npa.ug
Thank You
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