By Sam Stewart Mutabazi Civil servants in Africa face a number of challenges in their daily work. These challenges range from inadequate resources and infrastructure to a lack of training and support. This article will explore some of the most common challenges faced by civil servants in Africa. Poor Infrastructure: Poor infrastructure is …
By Mutabazi Sam Stewart The Uganda government elevated seven municipalities to city status on 1st July 2020. The new cities are Jinja, Mabrara, Fortportal, Masaka, Mbale, Gulu, and Arua. Uganda therefore has eight cities in total including the capital city, Kampala. In the coming years, government will create eight more cities bringing the total number …
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Why has Uganda failed to shift her capital city from Kampala to a more suitable location? We need to have a structured discussion about this and bring it to a conclusion. Why has parliament for example never interested itself in this important matter? Many countries have shifted their capital cities from one area to another …
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There is nothing more reassuring to the citizens than knowing that their government is efficient, accountable and transparent in service delivery. We know that most governments are just too inefficient at almost everything. There is too much wastage and lack of coherence in almost all aspects of national governance. Government is a very big thing. …
A good number of African Elite spend too much time trying to blame African problems on the West. This is nonsensical. Africa can develop without blaming Europe and America for their predicament. It starts with our incompetent leaders. There is a general leadership vacuum in Africa. Leaders assume power promising to be servants of people …
Botswana is one of few countries in Africa that offer a living testimony that with the right leadership and governance, any nation can move it’s people from poverty to prosperity. With just 2.6 Million people, the country has systematically become a model on the African continent with per Capita income of $6700. Achieving it’s independence …
Cities fail to develop well because of many reasons but the main one is because majority of people are poor. They are not only poor in material things, they are poor because they lack good ideas. When you have a combination of people in an urban area (both the leaders and those they lead) lacking …
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How did government of Uganda get diverted from focusing on the key principles of development to now issues that are of little significance in human development. In the beginning we knew that urban housing and health are the most important sectors that impact overall development. Affordable housing should be a priority to government at all …
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The Uganda government elevated seven municipalities to city status on 1st July 2020. The new cities are Jinja, Mabrara, Fortportal, Masaka, Mbale, Gulu, and Arua. Uganda therefore has eight cities in total including the capital city, Kampala. In the coming years, government will create eight more cities bringing the total number to sixteen. This is an …
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