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1 fl hE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES AND IMPLEMENTATION ON THE STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNMENT ASSURANCES IN SECTORS OF HEALTH, IVORKS AND TRANSPORT IN SELECTED DISTRICTS, Lt--t-= OITIIICI| OF THII CLERK TO PARLIAMENT PARLIAMDNT BUILDINGS (f KAMPALA - UGANDA M^.\a,20r8 t V, sffi" ,ff er-- 4y 1.O. INTRODUCTION Committee Mandate 1) In accordance with Rule 176 of the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure 2017, t:ne Commtttee on Government Assurances and implementation is mandated to: (a) record and scrutinize the Assurances, Promrses and Undertakings given by the Presrdent, Vice President, Pnme Minrster and Ministers tn the House from time to time; (b) monitor and evaluate the fullllment of Government Assurances; (c) exercrse such other functions that are not covered by paragraphs (a) and (b) as may be allocated to the Committee by the Speaker from ttme to trme. 2) the Rule further states that, where the time frame rs not given by the Minister, the Committee shall determine the category within whrch rt falls and accordingly determrne the time frame within whrch rt ought to be implemented; The categortes shall rnclude - (, EmergencyAssurances. (ii) Short term Assurances. (rr4 MidtermAssurances. (ir) Long term Assurances. 3) The Chairpcrson oI the Govcrnment Assurances and Implementatton Commrttee sha1l present a report to the House on the Status of the rmplementatron and the extent to which the Assurances, Promises and Undertakings have been Fulfilled, Withdrawn or Broken from time to tlme. 4) the report submrtted under sub rule (3) sha1l be debated by the ou'' and; G6p\ 7 {-f tr s \ ,p1t-' &u 5) the Leader of Government Business shall respond to the issues raised during the debatc. Rt. Hon, Speaker and Hon Members, I am therefore presenting thrs Report in accordance with Rule 176 (3) of the 2Ol7 Rules of Procedure of Parhament. 2.O. METHODOLOGY In respect of the above mandate, the Committee carried out the following activities: 1 Compiled and categorized all Government Assurances in all sectors 2, Held meetings with relevant officials from the Ministrtes. 3, Carried out oversight vlslts to project sltes, to assess the level of implementation of Assurances. 4. Interfaced with political leaders and relevant technicai officers rn the respective distncts. 5. Interacted drrectly with the intended beneficraries rn the districts vistted, to capture therr vrews on status of the implementation of the Assurances in therr respective areas. 6. Carrred out on spot inspection or checks of selected project sites for rmplementation of Government Assurances. 7. Determined the time and status of implementation as follows; r) Implementatron is said to have started when prolect activities are beyond the paper work and are now at the project srte on the ground. rr) Where implementation was completed, the work done was also assessed to ascertain whether there was good qualrty and value for money. iii) After rmplementation was complcted, project evaluation was also carrted tt o assess utrhzatron and impac on the beneficiarre l I 1- 8, Determined, the time frame withtn lvhich the Assurances ought to have been implemented as per Rule 176 (21 as shown in the table below; Classification of time frame for implementation of Assurances No, Categorv Time frame for implementatio n I Emergencv Assurances 6 months 'I 2 Short Term Assurances 1 ear 2 months 3 Midterm Assurances 2Y2 ars 18 months 4 Long Term Assurances 5 years (60 months) Therefore, the Committee classified ail Assurances which had not been implemented wrthin the time frame as defined above, to be broken or unfulfrlled promlses. At the time of Commrttee interaction with the relevant Minrsters, none of the assurances under consrderation had been withdrawn Rt. Hon. Speaker, due to the huge number of assurances, the Committee decided to focus on selected sectors and report to Parliament as rndicated ln the work plan attached as annex 1. Thrs report rs bascd on Government Assurances from the sectors of Health, Works and Transport in the selected districts. (attached as annex 2 and 3!. 4 \,' I L q.c (f s W ry 3.O OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS Thrs section of the report presents general and specific Committee observations and flndings on Government Assurances Partrcularly under the Health, Works & Transport sectors, in the selected drstricts of; I. Kamuh, Buyende, Iganga, Bugin, ,and Kaliro -(Busoga) ii. Arua, Moyo, Pakwach, Nebbi, Maracha- (West Nile) I11, Gulu, Kitgum -(Acholi) iv. Kumr, Kaberamaido, Soroti -(Teso) v. Tororo and Busia -(Bukedi) vi. Nakaseke and Luwero -(Buganda) v11. Kapchor-wa, Kween -(Seber) vI11, Kanungu -(Kigezi) 1X Kasese -(Rwenzorr) Bushenyi, Rubirizi and Sheema -(Ankole) The Committee made the followrng general and specific observations and findings: 3. 1, General Committee Observations It was generally observed that, responstble Ministers had not provided definite trme frames withrn which Assurances were to be tmplemented, The Commrttee followcd up on 92 Assurances; of which 65 were under Works and Transport sector wh1le 27 were under the Health sector. The Commlttee found out that, out of the 65 Assurances under the Works and Transport sector, 21 had been fu1fi1led, l was implemented but not satisQctorrly, 5 were ongoing but overdue, whrle 3 were broken. Ar2 4 ffi,d S" In the case of the Health Sector, out of the 27 Assurances, only 7 had been fulfilled, I was rmplemented but not satisfactorily, 2 ongorng but overdue, whrle 17 were broken. It u'l.a's therefore, concluded thdt out o;f 92 Gouernment assura'lrces (Health, rlr,orks and Trdnsport sectors) Jrom the distrtcts oJ; Kamuli, Bugende, Kallro, Tororo, Busla, Nakaseke, Kcltungu, Kasese, Bushengi, Sheerna, Pakwach, Nebbi, Arua, Maracha, Mogo, Gulu, Kitgum, Kaberamaldo, Soroti, Kumi, Kapchorroa, Kuteen, Bugttt and lgangd,SS had been Broken representing 60% of the total number of Goaernment cssurances considered (See summanes in Tables 1 & 2). (,.\ u ct,l qc ^'^?i,n s 5 l,k )*dI' Tablel: Number of Fulfilled and Unfulfilled Assurances in the selected sub- regions and districts in the sector of Works & Transport Status of Assurances Not Fultilled No. of Still within fulfillcd Implementcd Ongoing its timc Brokcn sub- Assurance but not but over frame Assuranccs siN Region Distrlct s satisfactorily due Tota Busoga Kamuh 4 2 6 ) Buvende 3 3 3 Kahro I 2 3 4 Buglrr 1 3 4 5 Iganga 1 2 6 Bukedr Tororo 2 c 7 Busra 1 3 4 8 Krgczr Kanungu 1 1 2 9 Il$.enzor Kasese 3 4 7 I It) Ankole Busheny 2 ) 11 Shccma 1 , t2 Buganda Nakaseke 4 6 L3 West Pakwach Nrle Nebbt i Arua 2 2 4 Maracha 0 Movo 1 L + Acholr Gulu 1 1 0 2 L5 Kltgum t6 Teso Iiaberam l 2 3 a rdo t7 Sorotr 2 3 c 18 Kumr 3 Seber Kapchor 3 3 1g Kween I Total 2t 1 5 3a 55 Percenta 32.31o/" t.s3v" 7.69Yo 6A.460/" roo% Source: Commtttee summanes based on feedback from releuant M Llstnes, Local Gouernments end ltlte beneficianes (r.o "\ \uc f,u^l / w" 6 /,/ ry Table 2: Number of Fulfilled and Unfulfilled Assurances in the selected sub- regions and districts in the sector of Health. Status of Assurances Not Fulfilled Total stilt Broken withiu Assuranccs its time frarne No. of Implemented on going Sub- fulflllcd but not but ovcr s N Reflon District Assurancca satlsfactorilv due 1 Busoga Kamulr 2 2 2 Buyende 5 t 3 Kalrro 1 1 4 Bugrrl 1 I 2 Iganga ,l 6 Bukedr Tororo 7 Busia 1 1 8 Krgezt Kanungu 9 Rwenzorr Kasese 1 1 '2 1 0 Ankole Ru shenvi 2 2 Sheema 2 ) 12 Buganda Nakaseke 1 '2 f.i West Nrle Paku,ach 1 Nebbt Arua Maracha 1 Moyo 14 Achoh Gulu 15 Kltgum 1 1 16 Te so Kaberamardo 1 1 17 Sorotl 1 1 18 Kumr 1 1g Seber Kapchorwa 1 Kween Total 7 1 2 t7 27 Percentage 25.92"/" 3.70v, 7.+L"/" 62.96'/. l OOou Source: Commilee summanes based on back from releuant Mlr.tstn.es, L, en Lme nts a n d tntended neftaanes 7 ? s tp" L.- 3,2. Specific Committee Observations 3.2.1. Short Term Assurances Short term Assurances are those pledges which were expected to be implemented withrn a year (12 months), from the timc they were made. The Committee followed up the following Assurances under thIS category: {i} Works and Transport Sector [Short Term] BUSIA DISTRICT a Tarmac 2Kms of Road per year, Busra Munrcipahty, pledged in 2011 Provide a Roller for the Road construction unit, pledged rn 2011. NAKASEKE DISTRICT Establish a fully fledged Road Unit, pledged in 2013. ARUA DISTRICT a Tarmac 1km access Road to Emmanuel cathedral Mvara, pledged rn 2010. Tarmac 3Km Road to Edrofe Catholic Cathedral, pledged rn 2008. SOROTI DISTRICT . Tarmac of 10 Km Sorotr Munrcipality Road, pledged rn 2011, . Grade Omulala-Asuret Road, pledged in 20ll,, KUMI DISTRICT . Tarmac Kumr- Nyero (Kumi Unrversrty) 7km Road, pledged rn 201 1. Tarmac 7Krrr of Road from Kumi Town to Kumi Hospital, pledged .in 201 1. o Extension of Tarmac to Kumr Orthopedic Centre, pledged in 2O 1 1 . IGANGA DISTRICT t I Tarmac Munrcrpal Roads, p ged rn 2OO1. ( \ L LLtL + \,-"-d{s ) F, Prepare the design for Iganga - Kryunga -Buwenge - Kamuh Road, pledged rn 2011. COMMITTEE OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS The Committee found out that, a Road Unit for Nakaseke district had been estabhshed, and a Ro11er for Busia district Road constructlon unlt was cxpected to be provided under the consignment of equrpment from Japan. In addrtron, Tarmacking of Emmanuel cathedral Mvara Road, Ediofe Catholtc Cathedral road, (Arua district), Grading Omulala-Asuret Road (Soroti), and preparation o[ desrgns for Iganga - Kiyunga -Buwengc - Kamuli Road (lganga) had been done.