Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): January

Local citizen participation in Uganda: Examining the political, administrative and financial aspects in Hoima district

David Mwesigwa (Lira University, Lira, Uganda)
Mohammed Bogere (Nkumba University, Nkumba, Uganda)
John Baptist Ogwal (Lira University, Lira, Uganda)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Mar 2022

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to ascertain the impact of political, administrative and financial factors on local participants in Hoima district, Uganda. Research methodology: To ascertain the factors that impact participants in Uganda, a descriptive study was used in which primary data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Results: The factors were identified and clustered into thematic areas; they indicate a cluster of three factors appeared as themes. The results suggest that financial and political challenges are key impediments to effective participation and a good number of the technical personnel were not appointed on the basis of technical know-how. Hoima district needed to intensify its advocacy regarding increased central government transfers as well as the disbursements of more unconditional grants coupled with regular monitoring of its technical personnel. Limitations: The key limitation is the geographical scope since this study covered only one district, implying that the results cannot be generalized for the whole country. Contribution: The results of this are essential to academics in both Public Administration and Policy studies interested in enhancing local democracy and citizen-based governance.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jgas

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Social Sciences

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The Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies (JGAS) is an online peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal, which publishes critical and original analysis from researchers and academic practitioners on various social, political and government issues. JGAS welcomes high-quality manuscripts ...