According to the 2018/2019 Local Government Performance Assessment report released in Kampala by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on 26th June, Bukedea and Adjumani districts topped the list of best performing districts, with 82 per cent, closely followed by Kumi at 81 per cent, while Butambala, Buikwe districts and Apac Municipal Council all tallied at 80 per cent, topping the list of best District performers.
The assessment was done from September to October 2018, and covered 144 of the 162 districts and municipalities that were operational in the 2017/2018 financial year however, six districts that started operations on July 1, 2019, were not assessed together with municipalities implementing the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) programmes. Officials said the municipalities are assessed under a different programme.
The biggest movers in the rankings were Bukedea from 135th in 2017/2018 to number one and Ngora from 136th to 7th position.
Masindi Municipality, the winners in last year’s assessment, dropped to 37th position, while last year’s runner-up, Butambala, moved to 4th position.
Ibanda Municipality that came 3rd last year, dropped to 53rd, while Kyegegwa District was relegated from 4th to 99th position.
Mr Gonzaga Mayanja, an assistant commissioner in OPM, who presented the report, said they are working with the ministries of Health and Education to roll out the assessment to specific service delivery entities that get finances directly from the Consolidated Fund
“Every mark you get has an implication on the allocation of resources, if you perform better, you get slightly higher resources, if you perform poorly, you get a decline in the resources,” Said Mr Mayanja.
Ms Karooro asked the Ministry of Local Government and other line ministries to closely work with the districts to ensure resources are provided and the local governments are able to perform.
“The focus is to ensure that the resources transferred to the districts are efficiently used and accounted for. I encourage the relevant MDAs [ministries, departments and agencies] to extend support to the local governments. The Local Government ministry should support the districts that are not performing well through performance improvement programmes so that they improve on service delivery,” she said.
The district rankings
- Bukedea
2. Adjumani
3. Kumi
4. Butambala
5. Buikwe
6. Apac
7. Ngora
8. Ibanda
9. Njeru M. C
10. Kira M.C
11. Lyantonde
12. Makindye-Ssabagabo
13. Yumbe
14. Sheema M.C
15. Mukono M.C
16. Sembabule
17. Kayunga
18. Ntungamo
19. Moyo
20. Bugiri
21. Namayingo
22. Alebtong
23. Soroti
24. Omoro
25. Nwoya
26. Mukono
27. Kiboga
28. Budaka
29. Nebbi
30. Mpigi
31. Lwengo
32. Koboko
33. Kumi
34. Koboko
35. Masaka
36. Kyankwanzi
37. Rukungiri
38. Masindi
39. Jinja
40. Kalungu
41. Rakai
42.Mityana
43.Lira
44.Kaliro
45.Nansana M.C
46.Kabarole
47. Agago
48. Bugiri
49.Pallisa
50.Dokolo
51. Gulu
52.Bukomansimbi
53.Ibanda M.C
54. Kaberamaido
55.Gomba
56. Lugazi M.C
57. Oyam
58. Otuke
59. Kibuku
60. Kalangala
61. Wakiso
62. Maracha
63. Hoima
64. Zombo
65. Rubirizi
66. Kamwenge
67. Butebo
68. Nakapiripirit
69. Amuru
70. Buyende
71. Mbarara
72. Mityana
73. Nebbi
74. Mayuge
75. Kyotera
76. Apac
77. Serere
78. Buvuma
79. Bunyangabu
80. Arua
81. Kakumiro
82. Kiruhura
83. Sheema
84. Pader
85. Butaleja
86. Mubende
87. Luuka
88. Iganga
89. Pakwach
90. Moroto
91. Iganga MC
92. Napak
93.Bundibugyo
94.Rukungiri
95.Kole
96. Bushenyi
97. Amolatar
98. Amuria
99. Kyegegwa
100. Kanungu
101. Nakasongola
102. Buhweju
103. Kapchorwa
104. Namutumba
105. Mitooma
106. Masindi
107. Kamuli
108. Kisoro
109. Busia
110. Mbale
111. Kasese
112. Kween
113. Kibaale
114. Kotido
115. Manafwa
116. Katakwi
117. Bududa
118. Kyenjojo
119. Kaabong
120. Tororo
121. Kiryandongo
122. Busia
123. Bushenyi- Ishaka
124. Luweero
125. Sironko
126. Kisoro
127. Kabale
128. Lamwo
129. Rukiga
130. Nakaseke
131. Ntoroko
132. Bulambuli
133. Kagadi
134. Isingiro
135. Ntungamo
136. Bukwo
137. Abim
138. Amudat
139. Namisindwa
140. Kapchorwa M.C
141. Kitgum
142.Buliisa
143. Kotido MC
144.Rubanda
The stellar performance earned Adjumani District an additional Shs33m allocation by the central government for health service delivery, taking the total for this coming year to Shs73m.
