Majority of the senior officers in public offices hail from Western Uganda, the report notes.

The committee’s investigation into presidential appointees, was commissioned by the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga in September 2016, after MPs raised concerns on the composition of the Judicial Service Commission.

The report is dated June 2017 and is scheduled to be tabled before Parliament.

The committee, chaired by Muhammad Nsereko, the Kampala Central MP, considered several variables when it comes to public appointments  gender, religion and region.

In its bid to furnish the House with a more “exhaustive outlook of the pattern and composition of Presidential appointees” the committee expanded the scope of its appraisal to include 35 Ambassadors to Uganda Missions abroad, 109 Resident District Commissioners and 35 Accounting Officers of Missions Abroad, 115 Central Government and Local Government votes, 40 accounting officers in various Municipalities, 31 cabinet positions, and 45 ministers of state.

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Others analyzed were; 54 heads of parastatals and agencies, 71 District Police Commanders (DPCs), 27 Regional Police Commanders (RPCs), 23 Members of the Police Top Brass, 51 Brigadiers of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), 9 Generals of the UPDF, 6 Lieutenant Generals of the UPDF, 16 Major Generals of the UPDF, 69 Regional and District Prisons Commanders and 20 Members of the Prisons top brass.

Of these 943 public officials, Western region takes the lion’s share with 356 (38%), followed by Eastern with 271 (29%) then Central and Northern trails from behind with 162 (17%) and 154 (16%), respectively.

But the job distribution in public service, according to the findings of this report, contradicts the population distribution by region, according to the figures contained in the latest population census.

Uganda’s population distribution is as follows: the central region has 9.6m people (27.4%), followed by eastern with 9.1m people (26%), western 8.9m people (25.4%) and northern 7.2m people (20.5%).

Below are some of the key findings contained in the report.

Appointees to Commissions

The committee found out that of the 85 presidential appointees spread across 11 Commissions, Western region had the highest share with 29 (34%), Eastern 2o (24%), Central 19 (22%), and Northern 17 (20%).

Other presidential appointees

The committee also examined the composition of 31 cabinet ministers and 49 state ministerial positions.

On conclusion, the committee established that of the 76 ministerial positions, Western region leads with 24 (31.6%), followed by Central and Eastern regions with 19 (25%) each then northern trails with 14 (18.4%).

Heads of Uganda Missions abroad

Of the 35 ambassadors, there, Eastern region leads with 12 (34.3%), followed by Western with 10 (28.6%), trailed by Central and Northern regions with 6 (17.1%) then 1 (2.86%) whose region is unknown.

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RDCs

A review of the composition of the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) revealed of the 109 district/administrative units sampled, Western region leads with 39 (36%), followed by Eastern region with 32 (29%), trolled by both north and Central regions with 19 (17%) respectively.

Accounting officers

Relying on the list of Accounting Officers for the FY 2016/17 contained in two letters from the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury dated 31^st March 2016 and 21^st April 2016, the committee reviewed the composition of accounting officers of various central government votes, District Local Governments, Uganda Missions abroad and Municipalities.

Of the 35 Accounting Officers spread across the various Uganda Missions abroad, Western had the biggest share with 18 (51%), Eastern with 10 (28.%%), Central with 4 (11.4%), and northern comes last with 3 (8.5%).

Central Government

Of 84 accounting officers in ministries and agencies that directly serve the Central Government votes, Western region had 33 officers (39%), followed by Eastern with 22 (26%), Central with 16 (19%) and then northern with 13 (15%).

Health sector

A review of 18 accounting officers in health sector revealed that Northern Uganda accounts for 7 positions, followed by Eastern with 5 and Western and Central regions with 4 and 2 respectively.

District Local Governments

An analysis of the regional distribution of Accounting Officers of District Local Governments revealed that the Eastern region accounts for 45 (39%), followed by the West with 29 (25%), Central with 24 (21%) and Northern with 17 (15%).

Municipalities

An examination of the Municipalities’ accounting officers, that of the 40 municipalities sampled, Western has 13 (32.5%), followed by Eastern with 11 (27.5), with Central closely following with 10 (25%). The Northern region accounts for 6 (15%).

Heads of sampled parastatals and agencies

The Committee examined the composition of the Chief Executive Officers of 54 sampled parastatals and agencies and found out the following;

Western region leads with 34 (63%), followed by Eastern with 9 (16.7%), Central with 7 (13%), then northern with 4 (7.4%).

Armed Forces

Four-star generals

On analyzing of the 9 highest-ranking UPDF personnel it was established that Western region has 6 (67%) trailed by Central, Eastern and Northern with 1 each, constituting 11%

Lieutenant Generals

Of the 6 examined, 2 were from Eastern Uganda with the other regions sharing one apiece.

Major Generals

In examination of the 16 major generals, it was revealed that Western region had 11 (69%), Eastern and northern stood at 2 (13%) and Central with 1 (6%).

Brigadiers

In terms of regional distribution, Western region stands higher with 27 (53%), followed by Central 10 (20%), Northern 8 (16%) and Eastern which has 6 (12%)

Police Force

The examination of the top brass of the police indicated that out of the 23 high-ranking police officials 14 (61%) hail from Western region, 5 (22%) are from Eastern, then 2 (9%) hail from Central and Northern regions respectively.

Regional Police Commanders

An analysis of 27 RPCs reveals that Western region leads with 12 (44%), followed by Eastern with 7 (26%), northern with 6 (22%) and central trails with a minimal 2 (7%).

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District Police Commanders

An examination of 71 DPCs revealed that Western region dominates with 28 (39%), followed by Eastern with 25 (35%), then trolled by Central and northern with 9 (13%) respectively.

Regional and District Prisons Commanders

The Committee’s examination of the composition of 69 RPCs and DPCs of Uganda Prisons Service revealed that Eastern leads with 34 (49%), followed by northern with 15 (22%), Western with 12 (17%) then Central with 8 (12%).

When it came to Prisons Service top brass, the analysis revealed that Western Uganda was in lead with 9 (45), followed by Northern and Eastern with both having 4 (20%) then central trails with 3 (15%).

An MP on the committee which came up with the report told The Nile Post that the findings are not aimed at “attacking” a certain region or tribe but to try to cause a discussion around issues of “equity and inclusivity”.

“While some sections of society would rather be coy on matters of regional imbalance as portrayed by this report, it should be noted that equity and inclusivity in any nation state in as far as the allotment of opportunity for the various groups of citizens is concerned, is the bedrock for sustainable and resilient nationhood,” said one of the MPs on the committee.

Source:Nile Post News

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MP Mitooma district Jova Kamateeka

Kamateeka made the remark at the ongoing 4th annual national conference on economic, social and cultural rights after many representatives of the local government decried the tendency by the central government to take over their power at the local level.

Kamateeka says the work of the Central government is to oversee the work done by local governments because they work on their behalf adding that failure to do so makes the central government to take over citing the current attempt by the central government to oversee the decentralization of health services since local governments have failed.

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Chief Adiministartive Officer of Wakiso district at a previous ULGA meeting.

Local government leaders have been criticized for abandoning their duties upon being elected to office leaving many communities desperate and disorganized.

Tom Kyakwise, a local government expert working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance Program notes that some local Government leaders are not spearheading development and community mobilization.

Kyakwise says that some leaders do not even engage in guiding the communities on simple matters expecting the central government to intervene.

He says that in some districts, leaders are watching in abdication as the population engages in non-productive activities such as drinking alcohol very early in the morning.

Kyakwise said this while officiating at the opening of a meeting by local government leaders organized by the Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) at hotel Africana on Wednesday.

He says that the hallmark of a leader must be the legacy they leave behind and that in Uganda it can be related to the transformation a person has led in a given community.

Kyakwise insists that leaders who have no legacy are useless and easily forgotten.

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Former Olympian Julius Ochan has constructed a modern hospital inAwakeVillagein Otuke District.

Ochan has constructedKristinaHealthCenterusing his personal income and donations from Indians, according to his family sources.

The former Olympian has also started giving out bursaries to needy students in his home district, Otuke.

IfUgandahad 1000 people likeOchan,Ugandawould be in another state of development.

Bearing in mind that the central government has not fully invested in Infrastructures, people in Otuke were surprised that president Museveni sent a minister to open the facility to which the government contributed no coin.

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The MPs were led by Mityana North MP, Godfrey Kiwanda, who is the chairperson of the Buganda Parliamentary caucus.

The MPs fromBugandaused the meeting to present the new leadership of Buganda caucus parliamentary team to the Katikkiro of Buganda, JB Walusimbi.

The Vice chairperson of Buganda Parliamentary caucus is the Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze; Secretary is Nalongo Bugembe while the treasurer is Deogratius Kiyingi.

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Addressing a congregation of the youths in Kyengera on Kampala Masaka road today, Kayihura said many opposition leaders misinform people making them to believe that the country is in an economic crisis.

Kayihura said this at a time when the members of A4C were addressing a counter assembly in Kyengera trading centre onKampala–Masaka road. However a vigilante youth and a member of A4C challenged Kayihura when he asked him the following questions.

Mr. Kayihura does the opposition lie us when they say that there is high commodity prices? Do they lie us when they tell us that the economy is almost in the limbo?

 The youth told Kayihura that when he was a young boy his parents used to get agricultural loans and educating the child was an issue of the central government. But these days’ banks advertise school fees loan. Won’t the banks next time advertise food loan? And the next day advertise ‘walking or talking loan?’ Kayihura answered none of these questions.

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The LC5 councilors will get 3.5 million shillings while those at the division level will earn 2.6 million shillings every month.

Every thing is included in the 3.5 million shillings. It includes constituency mobilization, transport and medical allowances. Councilors at the district and the division level will receive sitting allowance of 230,000 shillings.

But it is one sitting in three months. In addition to the sittings, there are also committee sittings. So if your councilors at the village level tell you that they get little money, you must know how much they earn per month.

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 The brigade name is called ‘Baganda workers association.’ Its work is to provide the Kabaka with security within and outsideBugandakingdom. The group was formed as a result of the lift between the Kabaka of Buganda andBugandakingdom on one side and the central government on the other.

 The brigade members want the Kabaka to dismiss the police and UPDF soldiers currently guarding him such that they take over his security. No body if going to pay these brigade members for the service they want to render to the Kabaka.

 The spokesman of the brigade is William Mpiima while the chairperson of the brigade is Rashid Mukwaya. Mukwaya confirms the formation of the group.

 The brigade has branches in Kayunga, Buruli (Nakasongola) andKampalaamong others. The members of the group will put on black colours whenever on duty of guarding the Kabaka. The group members are trained in martial art skills.

The brigade members vow that the government soldiers will never block the Kabaka from touring Bugerere abd Buluri while they are still alive.

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Sources at statehouse have informed us that the so called mafias have already told Museveni that it is better to sack Mirundi alleging that it is the Presidential Press Secretary promoting hate campaign between Buganda and the central government.

Reports indicate that Mirundi no longer freely mixes up with top government officials. Recently Mirundi was also overheard telling pals that mafias were on his neck.

When contacted some of the ministers said that Mirundi has a problem of rubbishing government officials whom he thinks are not his friends. “That’s why some of ministers fight him,” this ministerial source said.

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