LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19

wAkiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19

L-R: Ms. Rose Gamwera, Secretary General ULGA; Mr. Ben Kumumanya, PS. MoLG and Dr. Arthur Bainomugisha, Executive Director ACODE in a group photo with award winners at the launch of the 8th Local Government Councils Scorecard Report FY 2018/19 at Hotel Africana in on 10th March 2020 , the Local Governments Act (CAP 243) under 1.0 Introduction Section 10 (c), (d) and (e). The scorecard comprises of This brief was developed from the scorecard report five parameters based on the core responsibilities of titled, “The Local Government Councils Scorecard the local government Councils, District Chairpersons, FY 2018/19. The Next Big Steps: Consolidating Speakers and Individual Councillors. These are gains of decentralization and repositioning the Local classified into five categories: Financial management Government sector in Uganda.” The brief provides key and oversight; Political functions and representation; highlights of the performance of elected leaders and Legislation and related functions; Development council of Wakiso District Local Government during the planning and constituency servicing and Monitoring FY 2018/19. service delivery. The parameters are broken down into quantitative 1.1 Brief about the district and qualitative indicators. Separate scorecards are produced for the Chairperson, Speaker, individual Wakiso district is located in the central region of Councillors, and the District Council as a whole. The Uganda; bordering district and Luweero major rationale of the LGCSCI is to induce elected district to the north, to the east, political leaders and representative organs to deliver district in to the south, on their electoral promises, improve public service district to the southwest and to the delivery, ensure accountability and promote good northwest. The district has 6 counties, 4 Municipalities, governance through periodic assessments. 9 Municipal Divisions, 8 Town Councils, 7 sub counties, 147 parishes and 724 villages. The district is the most densely populated district in Uganda with an estimated 1.3 Methodology population of 2,915,200 (UBOS, 2019). The 2018/19 LGCSCI assessment used face-to-face structured interviews, civic engagement meetings, 1.2 The Local Government Councils documentary review, key informant interviews, Scorecard Initiative (LGCSCI) field visits and photography to collect the relevant data. The assessment was conducted between July The main building blocks in LGCSCI are the principles and September 2019. A total of 52 political leaders (50 and core responsibilities of Local Governments as set District Councillors, Chairperson and Speaker) and out in Chapter 11 of the Constitution of the Republic of Council were assessed.

Rebecca Nalwoga-Mukwaya • Martin Kikambuse1 Ssali • Ronah Ainembabazi wakiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19

Figure 2: Performance of Wakiso District Chairperson on 2.0 Results of the Key Parameters Relative to National and Regional Average Assessment Performances This section highlights the performance of Council, Chairperson, Speaker of Council and Councillors of Wakiso District Local Government during the FY2018/19. 2.1 District Council Wakiso District scored 72 out of 100 possible points, a point lower than the previous assessment. The council’s best performance was under planning and budgeting where 17 out of 20 points were obtained. This score was higher than the national average at 14 out of 20 points. The council also performed relatively well on accountability with 18 out of 25 points. Despite the good performance in most of the parameters (under the council scorecard), Council scored below 50 percent Source: Local Government Council Scorecard Assessment FY 2018/19 on monitoring service delivery (21 out of 2.3 Speaker of Council 45 points). The weak performance under Hon. Simon Nsubuga, who represents Council, monitoring service delivery was attributed to scored 51 out of 100 points. The Speaker’s performance was inadequate monitoring and follow-up. Figure 1 below the national and regional average scores. Hon. Nsubuga’s and Table 1 present details of Wakiso District best performed parameter was contact with the electorate where Council’s Performance. he scored 17 out of 20 points. This was higher than the regional Figure 1: Performance of Wakiso District and national averages which were at 15 out of 20 points and 16 Council on Key Parameters Relative out of 20 points respectively. His performance under presiding to National and Regional Average and preservation of order in council was equally good, with 17 Performances out of 25 points. The speaker did not perform well on monitoring services in Wakiso Town Council and obtained 13 out of 45 points. This was below the national and regional averages at 24 out of 45 points and 22 out of 45 points respectively. Figure 3 and Table 3 present details of the Speaker’s performance. Figure 3: Speaker of Council’s Performance, on Key Parameters Relative to National and Regional Average Performances

Source: Local Government Council Scorecard Assessment FY 2018/19

2.2 Wakiso District Chairperson During the year under review, Hon. Matia Lwanga Bwanika was the Chairperson of Wakiso District. He subscribed to the DP political party and was serving his second term in office. Hon. Matia Lwanga Bwanika scored 75 out of 100 points, a decline by five (5) points compared to the previous assessment. However, this score was higher Source: Local Government Council Scorecard Assessment FY 2018/19 than both the national and regional averages at 72 and 70 out of 100 points respectively. 2.4 District Councillors Hon. Bwanika’s best performance was District Councillors obtained an average score of 54 out of 100 registered under the parameters of contact points. This was higher than the regional and national averages with electorate, initiation of projects as well at 47 out of 100 points and 43 out of 100 points respectively. The as monitoring service delivery at 10 out of the best councillor was Hon. Ethel Betty Naluyima (representing 10 points, 7 out of 10 points and 39 out of ) scoring 84 out 100 points, an improvement 45 points respectively. Figure 2 and Table 2 of 20 points compared to the previous assessment. The best show the details of the District Chairperson’s male councillor was Hon. Deogratius Kirumira Musisi (Wakiso performance. Sub County) with 79 out of 100 points, an improvement of 6

2 wakiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19 points compared to the previous assessment where he committee reports to committee members meant obtained 73 out of 100 points. Overall, the councillors’ that they had little time for internalizing the details best performed parameter was contact with the embedded therein. This affected their ability electorate where the average score was 17 out of 20 to scrutinize the reports to come up with useful points. This was higher than the regional and national recommendations. levels which were at 15 out of 20 points and 12 out of • Laxity and apathy by some of the councillors 20 points respectively. especially the old councillors. This was evident Councillors registered the worst performance under when it came to appreciation of the score card the parameter of legislation at 9 out of 25 possible initiative. Some of the councillors declined to be points which was way below the regional and national assessed and where subjected to secondary data. average scores at 11 out of 25 and 13 out of 25 points • Conflicting schedules of district council and respectively. This weak performance was mainly lower local government councils: Failure of attributed to the fact that few councillors debated and some of the councillors to attend lower local moved motions in council. Figure 4 and Table 4 present government councils was attributed to the colliding the performance of all the District Councillors. schedules of meetings at the different LLG levels. Figure 4: Performance of Wakiso District However, others councillors claimed that they Councillors on Key Parameters Relative to were never invited for the lower local government National and Regional Average Performances council meetings. • Inadequate monitoring of public service delivery: Whereas the creation of new administrative units was purposed to fast-track the ambition of upgrading the district to a city council, monitoring of public service delivery at these newly created units was not followed up by some councillors who represent them due to limited facilitation. • The big size of the constituencies especially of the councillors representing the Special Interest Groups such as women and youth. These cover the entire district yet they receive the same facilitation as the rest of the councillors which Source: Local Government Council Scorecard Assessment FY 2018/19 hindered their performance. 3.0 Critical Factors Affecting • Limited capacity: This majorly impacted on the legislative roles of the councillors for instance Performance during the assessment, it was noted that only 33% 3.1 Factors Enabling Performance of the councillors passed a motion in council. In • Membership to District Executive Committee addition, only 85% of councillors were unable to (DEC): The councillors that were members of provide technical guidance in council due to lack DEC had better performance than their colleagues of capacity to interpret technical matters. as they had more privileges - entitled to full time service (office, emoluments and allowances) making execution of their roles easier. 4.0 Recommendations • Civic awareness: Community members’ • The district council should develop strategies for awareness about the scorecard and its outcomes enhancing local revenues to facilitate monitoring has increased leading to increased demand for activities of councillors in order to respond to the accountability from the elected political leaders. service delivery needs of citizens. This in turn has exerted pressure on the elected to be more responsive to citizens’ demands. • The District Executive Committee should involve • Level of education: It was noted that councillors district councillors when carrying out monitoring with higher levels of education were more active visits and supervision. in plenary and had better debates in council than • The district leadership should strengthen their counterparts hence better performance. orientation and training for councillors. • The Speaker should communicate and share 3.2 Factors Hindering Performance the council schedule with LLGs, such that the • Inadequate facilitation constrained the meetings for the respective councils are not councillors from playing most of their roles colliding. effectively. For instance, most councillors • District councillors should be encouraged to complained about the large electoral areas they represented amidst meagre facilitation. develop a positive attitude towards assessments since they are meant to improve their performance • Delayed submission of committee reports so as to serve their electorate better. to committee members: Late submission of

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wakiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19

Sub Total Sub Sub Total Sub 39 29

30 21 17

45

ENR

Environment 5 3 4 3 2

FAL 5

4 0 1 FAL 2 2

5

Agriculture Water Sources Water 6 4

4 4 2

7 Roads Roads

4 3 2 6 5

7 Water

Schools 6 5 4 3 2

Health 7 Health

7 5

5 5 3 7

Education Monitoring Service Delivery Agriculture Monitoring Service Delivery 7 5 7 5 3 3

7 9 Sub Total Sub Sub Total Sub

10 20 17 14

Local Revenue Local NGOs 5 5

5 11 9 5

District Budget District Communal Projects Communal 1 1 Projects 2

4 4 4

Initiation of Budgeting

Plans, Vision and Mission and Vision Plans, Projects Initiated Projects 1 3 Planning and

3 5 4 5

Sub Total Sub 8 Sub Total Sub 10

10 25 18 15

Principles of Accountability of Principles Issues by Electorate by Issues 5 4

5 3 1 0

Involvement of CSO of Involvement Meetings Electorate Meetings 5 4 Electorate

Contact with 5 2 2 2

Accountability 8 9

Sub Total Sub Administrative Administrative

15

8 6 5 Bills by Executive by Bills

0 2

Political Accountability Political 5 Accountability

8 5 5 Executive Motions 6 5

Fiscal Accountability Fiscal 8 Council 2 2 4 4 3

Legislative Role 2 Sub Total Sub

11 16 25 16 16 Total Sub

20 Capacity Building Capacity

Central Gov’t Central 3 3 3 3 2

4

Petitions Commissions/Boards 1 2

2 2 2 1

Legislative Resources Legislative 3 3

4 3 3 Servants Civil Oversight

4

Public Hearings Public State Of Affairs Of State

2 2

2

2 0 1

Monitoring Admin Monitoring

Initiatives 2 4

Political Leadership Political

5

DEC Conflict Resolution Resolution Conflict 0 2 3

1 0 1

Ordinances 75 72 Legislation 2018/19

100 3 0 2 Council

80 62 Perfor mance 2016/17 Motions Passed by the the by Passed Motions

100

3 3 2

Terms Committees of Council of Committees 2

3 3 2

Political Party Political Membership to ULGA to Membership

DP

2 0 1 Rules of Procedure of Rules

2 2 2

2018/19 District

Wakiso

100 72 62

Gender 2016/17 M Identifiers 100 73 51

Performance of the Wakiso District Chairperson FY2018/19 District Chairperson Wakiso of the Performance District Performance Max Score Wakiso Average Name Matia Lwanga Bwanika Score Average Table 1: Performance of Wakiso District Council FY2018/19 Wakiso of Performance 1: Table Table 2: Table

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wakiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19

Sub Total Sub Total Sub

45 13 24 45 30 29 33 40 32 32 40

ENR Environment 5

5 4 3

1 1 5 5 4 4 5

FAL FAL 5

5 1 1

0 1 4 5 4 4 0

Roads Roads 7

7 1 4

7 5 5 7 5 5 7

Water Water 7

7 0 4

1 5 7 4 4 5 7

Agriculture Agriculture 7

7 5 3

7 5 0 7 5 5 7

Education Education 7

7 1 4 7 5 7 7 5 5 7

Monitoring Service Delivery Health Health 7

Monitoring Service Delivery

7 1 5 7 7 5 5 5 4 7

Meetings

Participation in LLG in Participation Sub County County Sub 10 4 4 10 LLG

10 10 10 10 8 6 4

LLG Sub Total Sub Sub Total Sub

20 20 20 16 20 19 17 16 20 17 16 Office

9

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Coordinating Centre Coordinating 9 9 8 Electorate Meeting

11 Contact Meetings Electorate Meetings Electorate Contact

8 8

11 11 7 11 10 8 7 Electorate

11 Sub Total Sub Sub Total Sub

25

23 22 20 9 17 16 9

25 17 17 Special Skills Special Special Skills Special 4

2 1 2 0 0 0 0

5 0 0 Motion

5 Record of Motions of Record

5 5 2 0 3 0 0 3 3 2 Committee

8 Records Book Records

2 2 2

Legislation 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

Plenary Business Committee Business 8

3 3 2

8 8 8 1 6 8 1

% Change % Rules of Procedure of Rules 9 7 7

30 -7 8 -4 -8 3 25

Chairing Council Chairing

Presiding over Council Presiding over 2018/2019

3 2 3

% Change % 100 83 81 79 79 76 71 69 Perfor 2016/17 mance 18 -24

100

2018/19 64 87 73 82 83 69 55 Terms Served Terms

51 62

1 2 1 2 2 1 1

100 Gender 2016/17

F F M F M M M

67 57 Performance Constituency

100 Terms Served Served Terms

2 2 Gender

M District

Wakiso Constituency

Bweyogerere T/C S/C & S/C Wakiso TC S/C and TC Kakiri TC Masuliita S/C Political Identifiers

DP IND DP NRM DP DP NRM Name

Wakiso T/C Wakiso Identifiers Party Political

DP Name Speaker of Council, Wakiso District FY2018/19 Wakiso Speaker of Council,

Maximum Scores Maximum Simon Nsubuga Average Scores Maximum Ethel Betty Naluyima Kasule Namugga Sarah Kirumira Musisi Deogratius Immaculate Nakimbugwe Ndawula Albashir Kayondo Ssebandeke Farouk Mpanga Kigongo Fred Table 3: Table FY2018/19 Performance District Councillors’ Wakiso 4: Table

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wakiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19 Sub Total Sub

45 30 32 34 29 31 24 31 22 34 37 28 24 25 24 24 20 19 18 25 20 18 29 ENR 5

4 4 5 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 5 2 4 4 4 1 4 5 4 4 FAL 5

1 4 5 4 3 1 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 1 4 Roads 7

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 4 5 5 Water 7

5 5 5 4 5 0 4 0 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Agriculture 7

5 5 5 5 4 5 5 1 5 7 4 5 5 5 5 1 0 7 5 5 1 1 Education 7

5 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 7 5 5 5 7 5 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 Monitoring Service Delivery Health 7

5 5 4 5 5 4 5 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 5 5 1 1 5

Meetings Sub County County Sub 10

LLG

10 6 4 10 4 10 6 2 6 4 6 4 6 6 6 10 6 10 0 6 6 4 Sub Total Sub

20 20 20 17 17 20 20 17 17 20 16 17 16 16 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 Office

9

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Meeting Electorate Meeting 11 Contact

Electorate

11 11 8 8 11 11 8 8 11 7 8 7 7 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 Sub Total Sub

25 9 9 11 9 9 10 9 21 2 4 9 16 13 9 9 9 13 9 10 9 11 2 Special Skills Special

4

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Motion 5

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

Legislation 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 1 Plenary 8

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 8 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 % Change %

-12 0 3 7 -16 12 -10 24 15 3 20 9 -9 30 17 -18 13 4 11 -17 -14 2018/2019

100 69 67 66 65 64 64 63 62 62 61 60 60 60 58 56 56 55 54 52 52 52 51 Perfor 2016/17 mance

100

78 67 64 61 76 57 69 50 53 58 50 55 64 43 48 67 48 50 47 63 59 Terms Served Terms

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

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

Mende S/C T/C Namayumba Masuliita TC S/C and Mende T/C, Wakiso S/C S/C Namayumba Youth Workers TC Older Persons Masuliita S/C &T/C Kakiri S/C Kasanje/Bussi/Kajjansi TC Div Kira Div Bunamwaya Div Bweyogerere Gombe Divison and Busukuma S/C Div Older Persons Katabi TC Div S/C Ndejje/Bunamwaya Busukuuma Div Political Identifiers

NRM NRM NRM DP IND NRM NRM DP NRM NRM NRM NRM DP DP FDC DP FDC NRM NRM NRM DP NRM Name Maximum Scores Maximum Nuruh Namuli Bogere Godfrey Mubiru Ronald Nsubuga Mawejje Annet Nakyanja Vicent Kirumira Hassan Sembalirwa Norman Semwanga Kabogozza Muwonge Tom Abdul Kaggwa Nabukenya Christine Edwards Lincoln Luwagga Rose Kyakuwa Ssemmambya Stanley Kaggwa Balikuddembe Ferdinard Bbaale Ddembe Namutaali John Masayi Nannozi Proscovia Hussein Lubega Kasozi Rosette Elizabeth Nakigudde Kalemeera Moses Mugerwa Nakafeero Flavia Cate Namuddu Abdul Gamal

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wakiso DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT council SCORECARD assessment FY 2018/19 Sub Total Sub

45 23 17 17 24 23 29 17 23 9 24 9 8 17 9 7 13 19 9 0 10 6 23 ENR 5

4 5 1 4 4 4 0 4 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 FAL 5

0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Roads 7

5 5 1 5 5 4 4 0 4 5 1 1 5 1 3 5 4 1 0 5 0 4 Water 7

4 0 1 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 2 Agriculture 7

0 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 1 5 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 5 4 Education 7

5 5 1 5 4 4 4 5 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 4 Monitoring Service Delivery Health 7

5 1 7 5 5 4 0 5 1 5 1 1 5 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 4

Meetings Sub County County Sub 10

LLG

0 6 10 6 6 0 2 4 10 2 4 10 0 6 6 6 0 6 2 0 2 6 Sub Total Sub

20 17 17 20 17 17 17 19 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 5 2 2 17 Office

9

9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 2 2 9 Meeting Electorate Meeting 11 Contact

Electorate

8 8 11 8 8 8 10 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 0 0 0 8 Sub Total Sub

25 11 11 2 2 2 2 9 2 9 2 14 9 9 9 9 2 2 4 21 9 0 9 Special Skills Special

4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Motion 5

0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 Committee 8

Legislation 8 8 1 1 1 1 8 1 8 1 8 8 8 8 8 1 1 1 8 8 0 6 Plenary 8

3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 0 2 % Change %

-20 31 -23 58 -13 -27 -25 -13 -2 -12 -6 95 -38 -22 -34 -25 -35 -55 -30 -63 -3 2018/2019

100 51 51 49 49 48 48 47 45 45 45 44 44 43 41 39 38 38 35 28 21 10 54 Perfor 2016/17 mance

100

64 39 64 31 55 64 60 52 46 50 47 22 66 50 58 51 54 62 30 27 57 Terms Served Terms

1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Gender

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

Entebbe B Masajja Div TC Nabweru Div Div Namugongo Kira/ Workers PWD A Entebbe Katabi TC Nabweru Div Bussi S/C Gombe Div Masajja Div Ndejje Div PWD Nansana Div Youth Kasanje TC A & B Entebbe TC Kyengera Kasangati TC Political Identifiers

NRM DP DP DP DP NRM NRM NRM DP DP NRM DP DP DP NRM DP IND NRM DP DP FDC Name Maximum Scores Maximum Lukyamuzi Joseph Lwanga Kitenda Abbey Margaret Gasanyula Nakitende Zam Kyeyune Lukwago Rebecca Talikaza Aminah Nalugya Mazzi Deborah Richard Lule Wamala Annet Nagitta Brian Kaweesa Hood Golooba Kaweesa Ronald Kasiriivu Khadija Kawooya Deo Nkangi Bakulumpagi Buyondo Ssaava Samuel Vincent Mulindwa Namale Faridah Christopher Ddamulira Sserunjogi Viola Nampijja Ssesanga* Balikuddembe* Jumba Peter Naluyiga* Estradah Vennie Average *Councillors Assessed Using Secondary Data

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REFERENCES Bainomugisha, A., Mbabazi, J., Muhwezi, W., W., Bogere, G., Atukunda, P., Ssemakula, E.G., Otile, O., M., Kasalirwe, F., Mukwaya, N., R., Akena, W., Ayesigwa, R., The Local Government Councils’ Scorecard FY 2018/19: The Next Big Steps; Consolidating Gains of Decentralisation and Repositioning the Local Government Sector in Uganda. ACODE Policy Research Paper Series No. 96, 2020. Wakiso District Local Government (2019), Minutes of Wakiso District Council FY 2018/19 (2019), Minutes of Standing Committees of Wakiso District Council FY 2018/19 (2019), Minutes of the District Executive Committee FY 2018/19 (2015), District Development Plan 2015/2016-2019/2020 Republic of Uganda (1995), Constitution of the Republic of Uganda Republic of Uganda (1997), Local Governments Act (CAP 243) as amended UBOS (2019), District Population Projection 2015-2030

About ACODE: The Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) is an independent public policy research and advocacy Think Tank based in Uganda, working in the East and Southern Africa sub-regions on a wide range of public policy issues. Our core business is policy research and analysis, outreach and capacity building. Since it’s founding 19 years ago, ACODE has emerged as one of the leading regional public policy think tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa. For the last 8 consecutive years, ACODE has been recognized among the Top-100 Think Tanks worldwide by the University of Pennsylvania’s annual Global-Go-To Think Tank Index Reports. About LGCSCI: The Local Government Councils Scorecard Initiative (LGCSCI) is a policy research and capacity building initiative implemented by ACODE and ULGA. The initiative 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 Rebecca Nalwoga-Mukwaya is a Research Assistant at the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) - one of the leading public policy research think tanks in Eastern and Southern Africa Sub regions. Rebecca has been a researcher under ACODE’s Local Government Councils’ Scorecard Initiative since 2016. Rebecca has contributed to ACODE’s research work. Martin Kikambuse Ssali is a district researcher in Wakiso district. Martin has also undertaken assessments in Kampala district, and has participated in the exercise for 6 years. Ronah Ainembabazi is the district lead researcher in Wakiso district under LGCSCI. She has participated in the scorecard assessments for the last 6 years.

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