Apac District LG

ALT Speaking during a meeting convened by the Ministry of Local Government on the implementation of the President's anti-corruption directive, Hon. Balaam urged district chairpersons, city and municipal speakers, mayors, chairpersons of district and city service commissions, chief administrative officers and town clerks to cooperate with the Anti-Corruption Unit and ministerial teams whenever they visit their respective districts. He said the President's directive is aimed at strengthening accountability, promoting transparency and ensuring that public resources are used for their intended purpose to improve service delivery for all Ugandans. Hon. Balaam emphasized that local governments are at the centre of implementing government programmes and therefore have a vital role in exposing corruption and supporting government efforts to safeguard public resources. He encouraged leaders to provide the necessary information and cooperation to the Anti-Corruption Unit

ALT *MoLG SET TO START INDUCTION OF NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEADERS IN JULY* The Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) is set to commence the induction of newly elected local government leaders in July as part of efforts to strengthen leadership, governance and service delivery under Uganda’s decentralisation system. The development was announced today during a stakeholders’ meeting on Strengthening Leadership and Governance for Service Delivery in Uganda held at Four Points by Sheraton Kampala and chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Ben Kumumanya. “We now have resources to undertake this induction and this is a major milestone because previous local government leaders had not been inducted and the effects were visible in leadership and service delivery. For the first time, government is financing a significant portion of the programme unlike before where the biggest support came from development partners,” Kumumanya said. In his remarks, Kumumanya noted that despite decentralisation playing