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Governance and Accountability Cluster III Lucas Katera

Governance and Accountability Cluster III Lucas Katera. Background. Success of MKUKUTA’s clusters I&II relies on accomplishing goals of cluster III Four broad outcomes are Good governance and rule of law Accountability of leaders and public servants

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Governance and Accountability Cluster III Lucas Katera

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  1. Governance and Accountability Cluster III Lucas Katera

  2. Background Success of MKUKUTA’s clusters I&II relies on accomplishing goals of cluster III Four broad outcomes are • Good governance and rule of law • Accountability of leaders and public servants • Democracy and political and social tolerance • Peace, political stability, national unity and social cohesion deepened

  3. Background (cont) Supporting broad outcomes are 7 goals each with indicators and targets • Structures and systems of governance and rule of law be democratic, participatory and inclusive • Equitable allocation of public resources • Effective public service framework for service delivery improvement • Protect rights of poor and vulnerable in the justice • Reduction of political and social exclusion • Improve personal and material security • National cultural identities to be enhanced and promoted

  4. Goal 1: Structures and systems of governance • % of population with birth certificates • In 2007/8, 20% of births registered from 18% in 2004/5 • Disparities exists btn urban/rural, regions and income • Gender equity • Women representative in parliament reached MKUKUTA target of 30%-national election 2005 • Representation in LG remains low, only 5% councilors • Women in senior position in public service increased from 20% in 2004/5 to 22% in 2008/9 • Specific areas like judges, PS, DPS and RAS • Gov’t measures include increase in scholarship for women to attend postgraduate training and capacity building

  5. Goal 1: Structures and systems of governance (cont) • Citizens’ participation in local governance • Citizen surveys indicate increased participation in LG institutions as well as other community groups • Rural doing well than urban areas-Results of O&OD? • Information dissemination and accountability of LGAs • 40% of LGA posted fiscal information on public notice board • Citizen surveys also indicate the same trend • Challenge is on making reports user friendly to common people

  6. Goal 2: Equitable allocation of public resources • Revenue collection as % of revenue due nationally • Tax collection by TRA as a % target-mostly surpassing target • Challenge: may overestimate collection due to exchange rate • Public procurement entity complying with the act • Increase from 39% in 2006/7 to 43% in 2007/8 • Audit of central and LG offices • MDA with clean reports increased from 34% in 2004/5 to 76% in 2006/7, then decreased to 71% in 2007/8 • LGSA clean reports increased from 9% in 1999 to 81% in 2006/7, then decreased to 54% in 2007/8 • Budget allocation to LGA • Overall continued increase in the allocation • Mostly from the central government • Little autonomy in the spending because of limited local capacity

  7. Goal 3: Effective public service framework • Satisfaction with government services • % of population satisfied with • Education increased from 59% in 2001 to 81 in 2008 • Health increased from 50% in 2001 to 64% in 2008 • Water decreased from 46% in 2003 to 42% in 2008

  8. Goal 4: Rights of poor and vulnerable protected • % of court cases outstanding in a year • Fluctuated btn 24 and 29 from 2004 to 2008 • % of prisoners in remand for 2 or more years compared to all prisoners • Fallen consistently from 16% in 2005 - 5% in 2008 • % of detained juveniles accommodated in juveniles remand homes • The pattern is subject to errors • % of districts with a team of trained paralegals • No data is available for this indicator

  9. Goal 5: Reduction of political and social exclusion • Number of cases filed for infringement of human rights • Commission for human rights responsible to issue data • Consistently increase in recent years • Not sure whether it is the increase in violation of human rights or improvement in data collection

  10. Goal 6: Improve personal and material security • Reduced fear of citizens in their homes • Reduced % of citizens with something stolen from home • Trust in police and court of law remains a challenge especially in recent years

  11. Conclusions and policy implications • Data limitations for several indicators remains a challenge • Public opinion surveys to measure citizens’ perception are increasingly important • Participation in LGA decision making has improved since the introduction of LGR • The central government still controls some of issues at the LG level • Satisfaction with efforts against crime is high, though still lower trust in courts and police

  12. Thank you for Listening

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