Sectoral Committee Recommendations for F Y2015/16 Parliament of Uganda SUMMARY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF PARLIAMENTARY SECTORAL COMMITTEES ON THE NATIONAL BUDGET FOR FY 2015/2016 1 The Parliamentary Budget Office ii Sectoral Committee Recommendations for F Y2015/16 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF ACRONYMS ..………………………………………………………............................................... vii FOREWORD ..………………………………………………………............................................................. xi CHAPTER ONE: AGRICULTURE ...............………………………………………….................................... 1 VOTE 010: MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES .......................... 1 VOTE 152: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (NAADS) .................................. 3 VOTE 125: NATIONAL ANIMAL GENETIC RESOURCE CENTRE & DATA BANK (NAGRC & DB).. 4 VOTE 142: NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION (NARO) ....................... 4 VOTE 122: DAIRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (DDA) ............................................................... 4 VOTE 160: UGANDA COFFEE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (UCDA) ........................................ 5 VOTE 155: COTTON DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (CDO) ................................................. 5 CHAPTER TWO: HEALTH ..……………………………………………………….......................................... 6 VOTE 014: MINISTRY OF HEALTH ..……………………………………………………….................. 6 VOTE 116: NATIONAL MEDICAL STORES (NMS) ..………………................................................ 8 NATIONAL DRUG AUTHORITY (NDA) ..…………………………………………………….............. 9 CHAPTER THREE: LEGAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS .................................................................. 12 CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES ..……………………….............…………............................................... 12 VOTE 007: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS .......................................... 12 VOTE 102: ELECTORAL COMMISSION (EC) .............................................................................. 13 VOTE 105: UGANDA LAW REFORM COMMISSION (ULRC) ..................................................... 14 VOTE 109: LAW DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (LDC) ........................................................................ 14 VOTE 106: UGANDA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (UHRC) ................................................. 15 VOTE 101: THE JUDICIARY ..………..………………………………............................................... 15 VOTE 133: DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS (DPP) ..…………….............................. 16 VOTE 104: PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION (PC) ..………………............................................. 17 VOTE 103: INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT (IG)..………………………................................. 17 VOTE 148: JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION (JSC) ..…………………………………………….. 18 VOTE 119: UGANDA REGISTRATION SERVICES BUREAU (URSB) ..………………………………. 18 iii The Parliamentary Budget Office CHAPTER FOUR: NATURAL RESOURCES ..………………………………………………………................ 19 VOTE 017: MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................... 29 VOTE 019: MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT .............................................................. 22 VOTE 150: NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY ................................... 23 VOTE 157: NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY (NFA) ................................................................. 25 CHAPTER FIVE: GENDER, LABOUR AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ..................................................... 27 VOTE 018: MINISTRY OF GENDER LABOUR & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT .................................. 27 STATUTORY BODIES UNDER THE MINISTRY ................................................................................. 31 VOTE124: EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION (EOC) ........................................................ 33 CHAPTER SIX: TOURISM, TRADE AND INDUSTRY ................................................................................ 35 VOTE 015: MINISTRY OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES ............................................ 35 VOTE 110: UGANDA INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (UIRI) ................................................. 38 VOTE 154: UGANDA NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS (UNBS) ......................................... 39 VOTE 022: MINISTRY OF TOURISM, WILDLIFE AND ANTIQUITIES (MTWA) ................................ 39 VOTE 117: UGANDA TOURISM BOARD (UTB) ........................................................................... 40 UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY (UWA) ..................................................................................... 41 UGANDA WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTRE (UWEC) .................................................................. 41 THE HOTEL AND TOURISM TRAINING INSTITUTE (HTTI)............................................................... 42 UGANDA WILDIFE TRAINING INSTITUTE (UWTI) ......................................................................... 42 CHAPTER SEVEN: PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................. 44 VOTE 012: MINISTRY OF LANDS, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT .............................. 44 VOTE 016: MINISTRY OF WORKS AND TRANSPORT ................................................................. 47 CHAPTER EIGHT: PUBLIC SERVICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...................................................... 53 VOTE 005: THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE .......................................................................... 53 VOTE 146: PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) ................................................................... 55 VOTE 011: MINISTRY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...................................................................... 56 VOTE 147: LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMISSION (LGFC) ...................................... 56 VOTES 501 – 778: ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN UGANDA .................................................. 59 CHAPTER NINE: EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS .................................................................... 60 VOTE 021: MINISTRY OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS .............................................. 60 iv Sectoral Committee Recommendations for F Y2015/16 CHAPTER TEN: FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 65 VOTE 008: MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING & ECON. DEV’T ............................................ 65 VOTE 130: TREASURY OPERATIONS .......................................................................................... 69 VOTE 108: NATIONAL PLANNING AUTHORITY ......................................................................... 70 VOTE 131: OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL (OAG) .......................................................... 71 VOTE 141: UGANDA REVENUE AUTHORITY (URA) .................................................................. 71 VOTE 153: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT & DISPOSAL OF ASSETS AUTHORITY (PPDA) ................. 72 CHAPTER ELEVEN: EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGYAND SPORTS ......................................... 73 VOTE 013: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SPORTS ..................... 73 VOTE 111: BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY ............................................................................................. 80 VOTE 127: MUNI UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................... 80 VOTE 128: UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD (UNEB) .......................................... 81 VOTE 132: EDUCATION SERVICE COMMISSION (ESC) ........................................................... 82 VOTE 136: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY (MAK) ................................................................................ 83 VOTE 137: MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST) ....................... 84 VOTE 138: MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL (MUBS) .............................................. 84 VOTE 139: KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY (KU) ................................................................................. 85 VOTE 140: UGANDA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (UMI) ............................................................. 85 VOTE 149: GULU UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................... 85 CHAPTER TWELVE: PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS ........................................................................................ 87 VOTE 001: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (INCL. ISO) ................................................................. 87 VOTE 002: STATE HOUSE ........................................................................................................... 88 VOTE 107: UGANDA AIDS COMMISSION ............................................................................... 88 VOTE 112: ETHICS AND INTEGRITY ........................................................................................... 88 VOTE 159: EXTERNAL SECURITY ORGANIZATION (ESO) ......................................................... 89 VOTE 003: OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER (OPM) ................................................................. 89 VOTE 122: KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY (KCCA) ....................................................... 91 CHAPTER THIRTEEN: VOTE 006: FOREIGN AFFAIRS ........................................................................... 93 VOTE 006: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS .............................................................................. 93 v The Parliamentary Budget Office CHAPTER FOURTEEN: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ............................ 97 VOTE 020: MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ............. 97 VOTE 126: NATIONAL