Public Service Delivery – Social Justice Blog

Aid Data: Tracking Foreign Aid For Efficient Service Delivery and Accountability

Uganda has a paradoxical relationship with foreign aid. Whereas many are of the view that it is a barrier to recipient country’s development and sustainable growth, there is evidence that it has helped countries to develop and set them on the path to sustainable economic progress. In fact, it is argued that ending or rapidly […]

Does getting a passport in Uganda have to be a nightmare?

Processing my passport has been on every “To-Do” list I have made for the last 7 months. I kept putting it off, largely because it wasn’t urgent and from what I’d heard, the process was quite cumbersome. I eventually picked the application forms from Internal Affairs and soon, I realized why a large number of […]

From Teacher to Frustrated Beggar

My Mother’s Journey to Secure Pension Payment in Uganda

The Ugandan Government depends heavily on donor support to fight HIV

USAID funded 5 years project whose goal was to support the government of Uganda and partners to design and implement quality health communication interventions that contribute to a reduction in HIV/AID’s infections, total fertility, maternal and child mortality, malnutrition and Tuberculosis TB. The project involves innovative health communication approach, capacity strengthening, increased collaboration among partners […]

The Politics of Oil by Oil firms and government on influencing Climate change Policies

On August 3, 2016, The Daily Monitor reported that the Petroleum Directorate from the Ministry of Energy hailed the coming of four new international oil firms into the Ugandan oil world. These included “Australia’s Armour Energy Limited, WalterSmithPetroman Oil Limited, Oranto Petroleum International Ltd and Niger Delta Petroleum Resources Ltd from Nigeria.” These firms were […]

What the heck is Empowerment?

It was one of those mundane conferences I have become accustomed to attending; the speakers raved on about the importance of empowerment and because I have heard the talking points so many times, I was hoping for something new, a new angle to present to the news audience, otherwise I foresaw my story going along […]

Nalufenya: My Quarrel is with Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights

To some, ‘Nalufenya’ is a word that doesn’t glide off the tongue easily, maybe it’s the four syllables? No, maybe it’s the fact that it’s an awry town in Jinja synonymous with Uganda’s very own Abu Ghraib Jail. Nalufenya Police Station sends shivers down spines, especially for those who’ve allegedly suffered at the hands of […]

We need sustainable solutions for menstruation hygiene beyond donating pads

There is an old saying, usually attributed to Confucius, an ancient Chinese philosopher that goes “give a man fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” In that simple statement, lays an important life lesson and that is; give someone an answer, […]

Gender and Equity Non-Compliance and what it could mean for Uganda

Principles of gender and equity are primary to achieving social justice in terms of rights, access to resources or representation in decision making for many marginalised demographics world over. The same principles are fundamental to achieving sustainable economic development and the government has not minced its words on its zeal to rrealizemiddle income status by […]