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REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

REPUBLIC OF UGANDA. The Uganda Country Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration, Phase 1 (2005-2007) Paper presented At the Paris Declaration Evaluation Reference Group meeting on 12th February 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. By Mr. Pius Bigirimana Permanent Secretary

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REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

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  1. REPUBLIC OF UGANDA The Uganda Country Evaluation of the Implementation of the Paris Declaration, Phase 1 (2005-2007) Paper presented At the Paris Declaration Evaluation Reference Group meeting on 12th February 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand. By Mr. Pius Bigirimana Permanent Secretary Office of the Prime Minister

  2. Outline of the Presentation • Introduction • Using a Reference Group & The Procurement of Consultants • Conduct of the Evaluation • Use of the Evaluation Findings • Uganda: Views on Aid Effectiveness  

  3. 1. Introduction • In 2008, Uganda volunteered to be a case study in the evaluation of the Paris Declaration • By the time of the PD, Uganda had already a considerable history of Aid Coordination efforts • From 1997 to date, Uganda has pursued a National Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), the National Planning Framework • In 2001, PEAP Partnership principles for government-donor relations were developed • In 2003, the Principles (AID Management Manual) were agreed upon and made operational(Govt leads, donors should work within Govt structures, e.t.c.) • Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has a Constitutional mandate under Article 108A to monitor and evaluate the implementation of policies across Government • OPM Chairs the Poverty Reduction Support Credit process which has a Results Matrix based on the PEAP

  4. 2. Using a Reference Group and the Procurement process • A small reference group was formed in April 2008 to quality check the Evaluation. • The Group: Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), Development Partners, the civil society, the academia and the National Planning Authority (NPA). • Institutions that form key stakeholders • It worked reasonably well and certainly helped to get acceptability and ownership of the exercise by sectors and donors

  5. 2.1 The Contracting Process • Office of the Prime Minister procured JIMAT Development Consultants to undertake the Evaluation • Government procurement system (PPDA) was used • The consultancy team was composed of Kenyans and Ugandan consultants • The Austrian Development Cooperation financed the Evaluation and contracted the Consultants • Government supervised and quality assured the evaluation

  6. 3. Conduct of the Evaluation • The Focus of evidence gathering was on: - Quality of the PD, clarity, relevance and coherence - Behaviour changes resulting from the PD (in Govt and Donors) - Lessons learnt from the PD implementation i) Strengths • Broad consultations & good collaboration of Stakeholders • Use of Government procurement system demonstrated capacity • National M&E Technical Working Group supervised the consultancy  • The exercise generated interest in the subject and went on smoothly • The findings are of interest and use to current and future planning • Enhanced capacity of Government staff on evaluation  ii) Weaknesses • Inadequate time for in depth analysis • Lack of knowledge of Paris Declaration amongst many Government institutions made it a challenging assessment  • The challenge of conducting Evaluations of the PD and the PEAP1997-2007 at ago • The parallel evaluation of the PEAP, which included a chapter on partnerships and involved a lot more consultations. It made some of the work duplicative

  7. 4. Use of the Evaluation Findings • The Evaluation formed Uganda’s presentation and discussions at the High Level Forum (HLF) on Aid Effectiveness which was held in Accra, Ghana in 2008 • The Office of the Prime Minister has prepared a Government White Paper for policy formulation on the basis of the recommendations • The findings and recommendations are being used in the preparation of a 5 year National Development Plan (NDP) • The PEAP has been a 3 year rolling Plan. • Development Partners and Government are working on a Joint Budget Support Framework (JBSF) - agreeing on indicators for a Joint Assessment Framework (JAF)

  8. 5. Uganda: Views on AID Effectiveness • (Joint) Budget support funding modality is preferred • Institutionalisation as opposed to project approach - Strong emphasis is placed on Sector Working Groups as frameworks for joint planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation - Division of labour based on sector working groups - Off budget destabilises the coordination and monitoring of funding needs review to adjust the Medium Term Expenditure Framework • Emphasis is placed on PEAP Partnership principles • Need to limit/control ploughing back big percentage of AID through Technical Assistance and other forms • Longer-term commitments that are predictable are preferred to limits unexpected shocks • Entirely support the Paris Declaration which enhances the Partnership Principles • Uganda welcomes the 2nd phase of the PD Evaluation, which will be more comprehensive

  9. End of Presentation • KIAORA!

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