A FINAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND RESTRUCTURING OF GOVERNMENT 2017 MINISTRYMINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS OF AND PUBLIC AGENCIES (MDAS) SERVICE UGANDA A FINAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND RESTRUCTURING OF GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDAS) 2017 By: Directorate of Management Services MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE Plot 12 Nakasero Hill Road P. o. Box 7003 Kampala-Uganda March, 2017 May,[Comprehensive 2016 Review-2017] Page vii [TYPE THE COMPANY ADDR ESS ] A FINAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND RESTRUCTURING OF GOVERNMENT 2017 MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDAS) Table of Contents 0. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ……………………………………………………………………xi 1.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………………….1 1.1 BACKGROUND ................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE REVIEW ....................................................................... 2 1.3 JUSFICATION FOR THE NEW REVIEW ............................................................................. 4 1.4 SCOPE OF THE EXERCISE ................................................................................................ 7 1.5 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE EXERCISE ............................................................. 8 1.6 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY............................................................................... 9 1.6.1 Overall approach and methodology .............................................................................. 9 1.6.2 Approach At Institutional Level ............................................................................... 13 2.0 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR REFORMS ................................... 18 2.1 PUBLIC SERVICE REFORMS AND THE POLICY AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK................ 18 2.1.1 Phases of the Recent Public Service Reforms ............................................................... 18 2.1.2 Transition of Policy and its Impact on Public Service Reforms ................................. 18 2.2 REGIONALISATION AND GLOBALISATION ................................................................. 20 3.0 SITUATIATIONA ANALYSIS............................................................................................. 21 3.1 LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES .......................................................................................... 21 3.1.1 Legal Mandates of MDAs .................................................................................................. 21 3.1.2 Obsolete Laws and Policies ............................................................................................... 21 3.1.3 Policy Framework.................................................................................................................. 22 3.2 STRUCTURAL ISSUES ............................................................................................................... 23 3.3 CROSSCUTTING ISSUES AND FINDINGS ON NEWLY CREATED MINISTRIES .............24 3.4 TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS ...............................................................................25 3.5 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT................................................................................25 3.6 PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP...................................................................................26 3.7 PROCUREMENT AND ASSETS DISPOSAL FUNCTION ................................................26 3.8 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS .............................................................................................27 3.8.1 Coordination Role......................................................................................................27 3.8.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Role ..............................................................................27 [Comprehensive Review-2017] Page viii A FINAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND RESTRUCTURING OF GOVERNMENT 2017 MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDAS) 3.8.3 Advocacy Role .........................................................................................................27 3.8.4 Accountability Role ..................................................................................................27 3.8.5 Administrative Role ...................................................................................................28 3.8.6 Planning Role .............................................................................................................28 3.8.7 Auditing Role .............................................................................................................28 3.9 Competence Profiling ..............................................................................................28 3.10 Cost Implications and Benefit Analysis ...................................................................34 4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 39 4.1 MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................................................... 39 4.2 SPECIFIC KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS PER MINISTRY DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY MDAs ............................................................................................................. 40 4.2.1 STATE HOUSE ........................................................................................................................... 40 4.2.2 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (OP) ......................................................................................... 43 4.2.3 ETHICS AND INTEGRITY ......................................................................................................... 47 4.2.4 UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE .................................................................................................... 50 4.2.5 OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER (OPM) ............................................................................ 52 4.2.6 MINISTRY OF EAST AFRICAN AFFAIRS (MEACA) ............................................................ 56 4.2.7 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ......................................................................................... 58 4.2.8 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES ................................ 61 4.2.9 DIARY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY..................................................................................... 63 4.2.10 NATIONAL ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCE CENTRE AND DATA BANK ....................... 65 4.2.11 UGANDA COFFEE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - UCDA ............................................... 67 4.2.12 MINISTRY OF HEALTH ............................................................................................................. 68 4.2.13 MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL ...................................................................... 71 4.2.14 NATIONAL DRUG AUTHORITY ............................................................................................. 77 4.2.15 BUTABIKA NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL ...................................................................... 79 4.2.16 UGANDA BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE (UBTS) .......................................................... 80 4.2.17 UGANDA NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH ORGANISATION- UNHRO ........................ 82 4.2.18 HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSION ......................................................................................... 84 4.2.19 MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (MFPED) . 86 4.2.20 UGANDA INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (UIA) ......................................................................... 92 4.2.21 UGANDA BUREAU OF STATISTICS -UBOS .......................................................................... 94 4.2.22 NATIONAL POPULATION COUNCIL - NPC ...................................................................... 96 [Comprehensive Review-2017] Page ix A FINAL REPORT ON COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW AND RESTRUCTURING OF GOVERNMENT 2017 MINISTRIES, DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES (MDAS) 4.2.23 NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY (NPA) ................................................................ 98 4.2.24 MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT (MWE) ....................................................... 101 4.2.25 NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) ........................................................................ 103 4.2.26 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NEMA) ........................ 105 4.2.27 MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE (MoPS) ............................................................................ 108 4.2.28 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ........................................................................................ 111 4.2.29 MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT (MEMD)................................ 113 4.2.30 MINISTRY OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES ................................................ 117 4.2.31 UGANDA EXPORT PROMOTION BOARD (UEPB) .......................................................... 120 4.2.32 UGANDA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UIRI) ....................................................... 122 4.2.33 MINISTYRY OF TOURISM, WILDLIFE AND ANTIQUITIES .................................................. 123 4.2.34 UGANDA TOURIST BOARD (UTB) ...................................................................................... 126 4.2.35 UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY (UWA) ........................................................................... 128 4.2.36 MINISTRY OF LANDS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (MLHUD) ................ 130 4.2.37 UGANDA LAND COMMISSION .......................................................................................