Decentralization in Uganda has attracted several studies. While some studies have heaped praises, others have criticized it for not delivering services to the citizens as was anticipated at the formulation of the policy by government. This study aimed at finding out the extent to which decentralization policy in Uganda succeeded in extending services nearer to the people in Uganda. It examined the contributions made by decentralization towards improving efficiency and effectiveness in the service delivery to the citizens of Uganda. It further identified the factors that deter decentralization...

The study aimed at investigating the level of independence and freedom of the mass media industry in Uganda. It explored the challenges that media professionals practically go through and face in the process of practicing their professions in Uganda, and secondly, it identified how both the existing and newly proposed laws impact on the mass media freedom in Uganda while drawing from the domestic, national, regional and international laws. Qualitative methods were used in this research with interviews and content Analysis being central. The findings indicate that the media in Uganda is still...

In recent times, corruption under decentralised system of Government in Uganda remains an issue that has attracted much attention from the citizens, Civil Society Organizations, international donors and anti-corruption activists, yet attempts to fight it has yielded very little positive results. Recently, the government of Uganda established anti-corruption institutions, institutional reforms and putting legal framework in an attempt to fighting it. However, corruption practices continue to grow at all levels and worst hit are the districts under the decentralized system. Recent studies by...