Mbale District Scorecard 2014/15

MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15

ADVOCATES COALITION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15

Busoba, Lwasso, Bufumbo, Bukonde, Busiu, Introduction 1 Bumbobi. Mbale district lies in the eastern region of Uganda, bordering with Manafwa and 2 What are Local Governments? Bududa districts to the east, Sironko District Local governments are entities with planning, to the north, Bukedea district to the north budgeting and service delivery functions. west, Budaka and Pallisa districts to the They have 5 tiers namely the: District (LCV), west; Tororo and Butaleja districts to the County (LCIV), Sub-county LCIII), Parish (LCII) south west. The district has a population and Village (LC1) each playing a specific of 492,804 people, the district population role in service delivery. While the District and growth rate from 2002 to 2014 is 3.3%. Sub-county, comprising both technical and In terms of economic activity, the district political wings, are political units with powers is agriculture based. The district has 23 to sue and be sued, the County, Parish and sub counties: Bumasikye, Namanyonyi, Village are administrative units without these Nakaloke, Nakaloke TC, Bukhiende, powers. At district level, the political wing is Bubyangu, Lukhonje, Budwale, headed by an elected chairperson whereas Bukasakya, Wanale, Mutoto, Bungokho, the technical wing is headed by an appointed Wanale Division, Busano, Industrial Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Figure 1 Division, Northern Division, Nyondo, presents this hierarchy.

Figure 1: Structure of Local Governments and Administrative Units in Uganda

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

DISTRICT LG CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY MUNICIPALITY

SUB-COUNTY TOWN COUNCIL DIVISION DIVISION

PARISH WARD WARD

VILLAGE CELL / ZONE CELL / ZONE

Local Government Administrative Unit

Phoebe Atukunda | Peter Bogere | Stephen Masiga | Aggrey Mugalya ACODE Policy Briefing Paper, Series No. 42 1 MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15

their role. Technocrats on the other 3 What Do Local Governments do? hand implement lawful decisions of One of the roles of local governments is to council. provide services to citizens. These services include roads, water, education, health and 4 What is the role of the agriculture. The delivery of these services citizens? undergoes various processes and at each As a citizen, the constitution of stage, specific actors are involved. There Uganda spells out a number of things are three main stakeholders in the service you are supposed to do, for example: delivery at local government level including a) to engage in gainful work for the citizens, political leaders and technical the good of that citizen, the persons. Each of these stakeholders has family and the common good a specific role to play and quality service and to contribute to national delivery can only be realised if they play development; their role as indicated in Figure 2. b) to contribute to the well-being of Figure 2: Power relations between the community where that citizen politicians, technocrats and citizens lives; c) to promote responsible parenthood; d) to promote democracy and the rule of law;

Over e) to acquaint himself or herself with Political Leaders: Signt Technocrats: * Plan for services * Implement Plans the provisions of the Constitution

Quality and to uphold and defend the Service Constitution and the law. Mandate Service Delivery f) to respect the rights and freedoms of others; Citizens: * Pay Taxes * Consume Services g) to protect children and vulnerable persons against any form of abuse, harassment or ill- As presented in Figure 2, citizens have a treatment; role to pay taxes that are used to provide h) to protect and preserve public the required services. By electing political property; leaders, citizens give them the mandate to i) to cooperate with lawful agencies plan for services to suit the needs of their in the maintenance of law and local government, a role that the political order; leaders perform through the local council j) to pay taxes; meetings. Political leaders also use this k) to register for electoral and other mandate to oversee the implementation lawful purposes; of development programmes and council decisions by the technocrats. The provision l) to combat corruption and misuse of quality services is therefore dependent or wastage of public property; on each stakeholder effectively performing

2 MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15 m) to create and protect a clean Speakers: and healthy environment. Speakers are elected as councillors. In addition (Constitution of Uganda to carrying out all the duties of a councillor, Article 3) speakers preside over and maintain order in 5 What are the Roles of council . They do the following political leaders? • Chair lawful meetings Political leaders have specific • Chair business committee roles as stipulated in the • Enforce rules of procedure constitution and the Local • Maintain council records Government Act. These include: It is on the basis of these statutory roles that the Councils: Local Government Councils Scorecard Initiative A Council is the highest political assesses the performance of local councils entity in the district. It role include: through these organs. The parameters and • Planning and budgeting indicators in the Local Government Councils • Legislating for the district Scorecard, a tool used in the assessment • Being accountable to citizens process are drawn from these roles. • Monitoring service delivery of 6 How have the political leaders of National Priority Programme Mbale District been performing since Areas (NPPAs) 2011? During the year under review,the assessment Chairpersons: focused on Mbale district council, chairperson, speaker and individual councillors. • Provide political leadership During the year under • Legislative role District Council: review, the district council scored 79 points • Maintain contact with the out of 100 possible points. This was a electorate significant improvement of 15 points from • Initiating projects in their last financial years (2013/14) where council electoral areas Scored 64 points. The council registered 23% • Monitoring NPPAs. improvement The best performed parameter by the district council was monitoring NPPAs. See Table 1 for details. Councillors: Chairperson: The chairperson of Mbale district • Legislative role (Attend was Mr. Bernard. E. Mujasi. Chairman Mujasi council and make by laws) scored 77 out of 100 possible points. Chairman • Contact with the Electorate Mujasi performed best in the monitoring of (consult with electorate) NPPAs scoring 41 out of 45 possible points, • Participation in Lower Local political leadership scoring 18 out of 20 Governments (LLGs) possible points and contact with the electorate • Monitoring NPPAs (Water, where he scored 10 out of 10 possible points. health facilities, roads, The chairman is credited for his pro-active agriculture, Functional Adult style of leadership whereby he has moved Literacy and environment) all around the district to either break ground

3 MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15 for new structure, commission a new of their time in early campaigns and paid project or even settle conflicts among little attention to the current demands of staff and management committees. council. This is the reason 24 councillors He is known to role play as a patient registered a decline in their performance. and visit some of the health centres to Limited monitoring of service delivery: ascertain the level of service delivery. monitoring service delivery units by both See Table 2 for more details the political and technical leadership of Speaker: The speaker of Bududa Mbale district was minimal. Verification district was Mr. Muhammed Mafabi. visits by the research team to different Hon. Mafabi scored 93 out of 100 service delivery units across Mbale district possible points,an improvement from revealed limited visits by the councillors 79 points scored in financial year to monitor the status of the units and 2013/14 assessment. This made the staff. Hard -to-reach areas of Wanale, speaker of Mbale Local Government Budwale, Busano, Lwasso and Bufumbo the 2 best in the 30 districts assessed sub-counties registered the least visits yet under the Score-card initiative. The they are the most affected by poor service speaker’s strength was in monitoring delivery. service delivery in his constituency of Poor record keeping: Most councillors Bubyangu which earned him 45 out did not have monitoring reports of the 45 possible points. See Table 3 for service delivery units they visited. more details. 8 What Factors Affect Service During the year under Councillors: Delivery in Mbale District? review, the best male councillor was Mbale District Hon. Alex Napokoli, representing Low local revenue base: local revenue was not realised as planned Bumasikye sub county. Hon. Napokoli because some local revenue sources did scored 93 out of 100 possible points. not yield any money and there was lack It must be noted that Hon. Napokoli of a proper database of tax payers. Out has been consistently performing well. of 892,550,000 UGX cumulative receipts Hon. Napokoli improved from last approved of locally raised revenue, year’s performance with a margin of 691,309,000 UGX was realised. This 21 points. The best female councillor translates into 77% budget performance. was Hon. Wolayo Aidat representing Bukonde and Lwasso sub-counties Staff accommodation: Lack of staff with 82 points. Hon. Wolayo’s houses, private houses for rent and performance was a remarkable social facilities in rural areas has led to improvement of 122% having scored absenteeism, late coming and retention 37 points in FY 2013/2014. See Table of staff like teachers, health works hence 4 for more details. affecting service delivery. Environment: Massive destruction of 7 Factors that Affected wet lands in the low lands of Bungokho, Performance of Councillors Bukasakya, and Bungokho Mutoto sub- Most Preparing for elections: counties due to rice growing. Most of the councillors were busy strategically streams flowing through these areas have preparing the ground for re- election been diverted for rice growing thereby into council therefore, committed most

MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15

Sub total Sub Sub total Sub Sub Total Sub

30 28 45

ENR 45 45

41 Environment

4 Environment 4

FAL 3

FAL 5 5 4 2

FAL

Agriculture 3 4 Sources Water 4

7 5 5

Roads Roads

4 Roads 4 7

Schools 7 7 Water and sanitation and Water

7 Water

4 4 7

Health 7 7

Monitoring NPPAs

Health 7

7 Agriculture 5 5 Agriculture

7 7 7 Education

7 5 5 Education Sub Total Sub

7 7 Sub total Sub 10

6 Health 20 18 NGOs 7 Monitoring NPPAs 7

Local Revenue Local

Projects 9 LLG

11 2 Communal Communal

6 LLG 10

District Budget District Projects

0 4 4 Sub Total Sub Projects Initiated Projects

Mission 20 20

5 5

3 centre Plans, Vision and and Vision Plans,

Sub Total Sub Coordinating Coordinating

9 9

Sub total Sub 10

Electorate

25 electorate 17

5 Meetings Meetings Issues by by Issues accountability accountability

11 Contact with Electorate 11

3 3

Principles of of Principles Electorate

5 Total Sub

Electorate

Contact with Meetings

Involvement of CSO of Involvement 22 25

2 skills Special 1 5

Sub Total Sub

Accountability 2 5

15 8 motions 4

Administrative Administrative

2 Record of of Record Bills by Executive by Bills

Accountability 3 3

8 5

Records book Records Political Political Executive

Motions Motions 2 2

Committee

Fiscal Accountability Fiscal 0

4 4 Business Business Council Legislative Role

3 3 2

procedure

Sub Total Sub Sub total Sub

20 of Rules 25 16

Central gov’t Central

9 9

Capacity building building Capacity 4

3 council 3 1

Boards

2 Chairing Petitions Petitions 2 Commissions/ 0

3 Legislative Function 3

2 Legislative resources Legislative

servants

4 change % 4

Oversight civil civil Oversight

Public Hearings Public 18

2 2

2014/15 100 State of affairs of State

Initiatives Initiatives 2

1 1 93 2

Conflict Resolution Resolution Conflict

Political Leadership admin Monitoring 2013/14

5 100

5 Ordinances Ordinances DEC 3 1 79

3 the council the 2012/13 100

3 Change % 0 Motions passed by by passed Motions 77

-5 2011/12 100

Council

3 2014/15 3

Trends in Performance Trends 75 Committees of of Committees terms

100 77

Number of of Number

2013/14

Membership to ULGA to Membership 2 2 2

100 Gender 81

2012/13 M Rules of Procedure Procedure of Rules 2 2

100 74

2011/12

Trends in Performance Trends Constituency

% change % 23

100 70 Terms

3 Bubyangu

Party 2014/15 79 Political 100

NRM

IND

District 203/14 64 District 100

Mbale

Mbale 2012/13 Gender 68

100 M 2011/12

Identifiers 100

Name

Name District Mbale Benard Mujasi Mafabi Muhammed 2 Identifiers Maximum Sores Max Points Maximum Score 12 4 Table 2: Mbale District Chairperson Table 3: Mbale District Speaker Table Table 1: Mbale District Council Table

MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15 Sub Total Sub 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 9 7 7 7 7 9 7 7 11 11 11 26 22 21 30 29 33 32 41 38 19 38 17 19 40 20 23 19

15 43 45 ENR 5 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 5 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1

2 5 FAL 5 3 3 1 3 5 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 3 1 3 5 1

1 3 Roads 7 1 3 1 7 3 3 5 7 1 7 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 7 5 1 3 7 1

3 7 Water 7 3 3 1 7 3 7 5 7 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 3 5 1 7 1 1 3 1 5

2 7 Agriculture 7 3 1 3 1 7 3 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 3 3 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 3 1 1 1

2 7 Education 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 3 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 7 3 1 7 3 1

4 7 Health 7 7 3 7 3 3 7 5 7 1 7 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 5 3 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 1

3 7 Monitoring NPPAs meetings

Sub county county Sub LLG 10 2 2 6 2 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

10 10

6 10 Subtotal 20 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 18 13 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 13 12 13 20 18 20 16 20 13 18

11 20 Office 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 9 9 9 9 9 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

5 9

electorate Meeting Meeting 11 9 4 9 0 9 9 2 4 3 6 4 9 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 9 0

11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

6 Contact with Electorate 11 Sub total Sub 25 9 4 9 9 9 9 18 16 16 16 18 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 12 12 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 12

16 20 Special skill Special 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 Motion 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 2 Committee 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

6 8 Plenary 8 1 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 8 4 4 1 8 1 8 8 8 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

8 8 Legislative Role %change 7 -3 -3 33 -50 -40

-100

-13 -17 -5 12 97 5 44 -22 23 -43 38 11 -23 -49 -29 -28 -33 -37 30 -28 122 10 -33 -16 -24 28 -18 -41 21 4 51 2014/15

55 55 63 64 67 69 72 75 32 28 80 41 36 35 34 33 33 29 43 43 42 32 32 31 30 82 44 32 46 32 86 47 32 52 53

47 100 93 2013/14

63 66 66 57 34 66 50 61 44 56 21 58 37 47 68 48 46 49 58 68 33 58 53 33 32 28 37 40 48 55 42 67 57 54 50 35

59 100 77 2012/13

53 51 74 62 40 54 64 67 43 66 66 60 59 60 57 25 66 71 68 71 28 66 71 45 56 44 65 57 71 54 69 54 46 67 62 47

60 100 60 2011/12 0 0 20 44 37 51 42 22 41 53 57 41 51 59 53 26 64 70 67 58 71 57 49 53 72 43 53 72 38 48 63 27 72 64 55 56

48 Trends in performance Trends 100 61 Terms 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Gender

F F F M F F F M M M F M M M M M M M M M F M M F M M F F F M M F M M F M M Constituency Constituency

Northern Division Nakaloke/Namanyonyi Wanale /Budwale Wanale Youth Busoba/Nyondo Youth Bukiende/Lukhonje Lukhonje Busoba Bufumbo PWD Bukonde Wanale Division Wanale Wanale PWD Busiu Northern Division Namanyonyi Lwasso Bukiende Busano Nakaloke Budwale Wanale Division Wanale Industrial Division Nyondo Busiu/Bumasikye Industrial Division Bukonde/Lwasso Bungokho-Mutoto Bungokho Bubyangu/Bufumbo Bumbobi Busano Bunghokho/Bumbobi Bukasakya Bumasikye Political Party Political

NRM FDC NRM NRM IND NRM NRM NRM IND NRM NRM NRM NRM IND NRM FDC NRM FDC IND IND NRM NRM NRM IND FDC NRM NRM FDC NRM FDC IND NRM NRM NRM NRM NRM IND Name Proscivia Nadunga Aisha Mwanakaro Kalusumu Khisa Martin Walela Barbara Kooba Lumonya Sylvia Baluku Betty Nabukyabo Robert Wandwasi Aaron Siu Michael Mafabi Peninna Namasa(RIP) Sulaiman Mumeya Abdul Zack Mubajje Tom Shisiabale Tom Absolom Nabende Alfred Namasa* Henry Manana Nasur Mabanja * Ahamad Bisigwa Mike Maumbe Josephine Lunyolo Michael Kisolo Jonathan Nagwere Honny Wegosasa Sam Wojega Wasike Joseph Wasike Sarah Nambuya Fazila Nambozo * Aidat K. Wolayo Emmanuel Natseli Robert Mabonga Baturu Kainza Sam Mutenyo Karim Muliro Wanga Teddy Khaitsa Teddy Abdalah Boola Alex Napokoli 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 Average 5 27 37 21 22 23 24 25 26 36 4 18 19 20 35 17 31 32 33 34 3 16 30 15 29 2 14 28 Identifiers 1 Table 4: Mbale District Councillors Table *Councillor assessed using secondary data

6 MBALE DISTRICT SCORECARD 2014/15 causing over flooding during rainy • The district should prioritize the season. road network for example special Water: Water management committees attention should be given to Wanale though established, are not functional in and Budwale sub-counties whose most areas visited by the research team. entire road network is in a sorry state In areas of Kimwanga, Namawanga in yet the region in a leading producer Busiu sub-county, Bunanimi in Busoba of vegetables, fruits, coffee and sub-county, several bore holes had tomatoes. broken down over small defects but • Environmental laws at the district no action was under taken by the need to be enforced so as to protect management committees. the environment. Road: Although the road network in • Water sources that are not functional Mbale has drastically improved from need to be rehabilitated so that the state it was in 2 years ago, high citizens can access water. land sub-counties of Wanale, Budwale, • There is need to prioritize Bufumbo, Bubyangu and some parts construction of staff houses of Busano are still inaccessible due especially in rural areas to reduce to poor road network. Some of these on the issue of absenteeism and sub counties are leading producers of late coming. vegetables, fruits, coffee and tomatoes. 10 How can Citizens engage their 9 Recommendations to enhance leaders? performance For citizens to actively engage in • There is need to focus on increasing local governance, the following can local revenue through keeping a be undertaken to ensure that political proper database of tax payers. leaders are engaged for service delivery.

Figure 3: Mahai Health Centre (II) still closed at 11:00 am in Busoba Sub County.

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• Participation in Budget Meetings call in into talk shows to demand for • Participation in barazas/citizens accountability. forums • Whistle blowing where issues of poor • Participating in elections through service are observed. voting • Make demands within the mandate of • Actively supporting candidates the elected leaders. • Media debates (Radio, TV, • Through using the Local Government Internet, etc). Citizens can SMS platform(7300) to community to their leaders.

About ACODE: ACODE is an independent public policy research and advocacy think tank registered in Uganda as a company limited by guarantee and not having share capital. The mission of ACODE is to make policies work for people by engaging in contemporary public policy research and advocacy and advising government and local governments of development policy and policy implementation.

LGCSCI: LGCSCI is a policy research and capacity building initiative implemented by ACODE and ULGA. LGCSCI is a strategic social accountability initiative that enables citizens to demand excellence of their local governments and enables local governments to respond effectively and efficiently to those demands with the aim of improving service delivery.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Phoebe Atukunda is a Research Officer at ACODE and the regional coordinator for the Local Government Council’s Score-card Initiative (LGCSCI), Mbale, Bududa and Tororo districts. She is also in charge of the Local Government SMS Platform. Peter Bogere is an independent researcher and the lead researcher of Mbale and Bududa districts. He has been part of Local Government Council’s Score-card Initiative (LGCSCI) implementation for 5 years Steven Masiga is an Independent Researcher and an ardent believer in trans- formative research. He has done research work for organization like ACODE under LGCSCI, CBEG and Makerere University Centre for lifelong learning particularly on the challenges blind students face in academics. He is also the head Makerere University Institute of Adult and Continuing Education Mbale Branch. He has lectured with Makerere University for the last 8 years. Aggrey Mugalya is an Independent Researcher and he is the Coordinator Bugisu Civil Society Network (BUCINET). He holds a masters degree in Public Administration and a degree in Public Administration from the Islamic University in Uganda.

ADVOCATES COALITION FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT Plot 96, Kanjokya Street, Kamwokya P. O. Box 29836, Kampala. Tel: +256 312 812150 Email: [email protected]; [email protected] 8 Website: www.acode-u.org