Go Forward Manifesto Final PDF

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD 1THE SUMMIT OF THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE (UGANDA) 3A NEW SOCIAL CONTRACT 6THE 8 CRITICAL POINTS 7

MANIFESTO SYNOPSIS 9REVIVING GOOD GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY AND REBUILDING OUR INSTITUTIONS 111. Good Governance 132. Transparency & Accountability - Fighting Corruption 15 The Cost of Corruption 15 Rewarding the Whistleblower 163. Rule of Law and Constitutionalism 17 Armed Forces 18 Human Rights 184. Public Sector Management & Administration 19TRANSFORMING OUR ECONOMY 201. Agriculture How to Grow Out of Poverty 21 Warehouse Receipting with Storage Silos 22 Post-harvest Handling Losses 22 Skills Development for Farmers 22 Mechanisation of Agriculture 22 Conservation and Boosting Our Fisheries Resources 22 ADVANCED SUB-COUNTY MODEL (ASM) 23 An Agricultural Commodity Exchange. 252. Energy 26 Residential Grid-Tied Solar Power 27 Oil & Minerals 283. Jobs For All 29 KEY FACTS ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN UGANDA 29 The Reality: 32,746 Government Jobs are Unoccupied (Financial Year 2013/2014) 29 New Initiatives 324. Industry 33

5. Roads and Transport 346. Clean and Safe Water for all 357. Our Environment 368. Tourism The Pearl of Africa 379. Our Information and Communications Technology Policy 38SOCIAL SERVICES 391. Quality Education and Skills Development 40 Pre-Primary Education 412. Healthcare 42 Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme 433. Gender Equality And Womens Empowerment 444. Pensioners And Senior Citizens 455. Persons With Disabilities And Special Learning Needs 466. Housing and Urban Development 47

THE 50 YEAR MASTER PHYSICAL PLAN 487. Ugandans in the Diaspora 498. Bulungi Bwansi (Community Service) 50SECURITY, INTERNATONAL TRADE AND FOREIGN POLICY 511. Securing Our Country, Your Home and Neighbourhood 522. Trade, Diplomacy and International Relations 53NATIONAL UNITY 541. Unity: A Country That Works For All 552. Arts, Culture and Values 563. Sports 57 National Teams: Aiming for the Stars 584. The Uganda Cadets - An Exclusive National Service 59How We Will Finance These New Ideas 60


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ForewordFellow Ugandans:

I greet you in Yumbe and Kaabong, in Hoima

and Busia, in Bushenyi and Kamuli and in everyhousehold that sits on this favoured land. I greetyou in neighbouring Kenya and Rwanda, and infar away Beijing, London and Boston.

Wherever you are, we need to look to the future.This is the task that what we, The DemocraticAlliance (Uganda), have undertaken in the last fewmonths whilst putting together this manifesto.But this is not something only our leaders mustconsider, it is also our task as Ugandans. It isthe duty that each of us as citizens owe to ourchildren and grandchildren, to the children of ourneighbours, to our respective communities andto the generations to come.

Uganda at 53 years of age has come a longway from the time when Africa was a continentof kingdoms and self-governing nations, clansand kinsfolk. In these 53 years we have knownviolence, terror and death. But we have alsolearned that it is possible to have peace, calmand longer life. And although we, as a country,

are not where we want to be, it is important torecognise that our former presidents have, intheir own ways, contributed to our advancementas a nation. Still, the time has come to take thiscountry in a new direction.

It is time to mature.

It is time to individually and collectively holdourselves to a higher standard.

It is time to build trust and confidence in our

society. Trust between citizens and the State;between ethnic groupings and social classes;trust among political parties and variousgovernment and non-government institutionsand organisations.

Building this trust is no easy task. It will take timeand will be a result of accomplishments made,goals achieved and promises kept. The best wayfor us to start this process is to understand whatis expected of each other. The citizens must knowwhat the government can and cannot do for

them. The government, in turn, must understandwhat its role is in the life of every Ugandan andthen endeavour, to the best of its ability, to fulfilthat role. Communication is key, as it is in any

relationship. As such, before we present ourmanifesto, we will present to you our pledges.

After our pledges and promises, our manifesto.This is our plan for the developments we wouldlike to achieve in the future; the plans we have setin place to create new, and strengthen existinginstitutions that will help organise our society forthe comfort and safety of our nationals; the stepswe will take to transform the economy so thatall our citizens can participate and contributethrough their own work effort; the initiatives wepropose to ensure that the Rule of Law becomesa cornerstone of the functionality of this country.Furthermore, our manifesto includes plansto ensure sure that security services are wellequipped, adequately remunerated and thattheir main goal is the protection of Ugandancitizens. You will read about our plans in thehealthcare sector; you will see that we believean individuals good health is not only a humanright but a requirement for the prosperity of ourcountry Uganda.

We cannot do this on our own. We have manyplans to which we would wish each and every

Ugandan makes a contribution.

I want to thank you for taking an interest in ourfuture. Many of you have reached out to tell mewhat you want to see happen in government. .Many have explained how the failures of previousgovernments have impacted their lives directly,proposing various remedies.

I hope that this manifesto and social contractadequately represent your hopes and dreams,those of your families and for your communities.

I hereby present our vision of a Uganda thatworks for everyone.

For God and My Country,

Amama Mbabazi SC,Presidential Candidate 2016

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We pledge to perform the role ofgovernment as expected by the

Constitution of Uganda and by thecitizens of our country who choose

every 5 years to, through the electoral process,

approve the type of government we have.

This role entails ensuring that all Ugandans canactively participate in their own governance;

promoting national unity; recognizing andrespecting the diversity of our people in terms of

culture, religion, ideology and political affiliation;defending our sovereignty and our national borders;

building and/or strengthening institutions both

governmental and non-governmental that work forthe promotion of human rights as well as to enhance

tenets of good governance. The other critical rolesof government, however, are to ensure provision of

high quality, accessible and affordable services andto ease the development process of Uganda so that

private business, big, medium and small, agriculture,tourism, and the manufacturing industry can be

stimulated to grow; land ownership and transfer ofland and other assets is smooth; and finally, that all

the opportunities offered to our people can reach

everyone in Uganda.

We additionally pledge to uphold thehuman rights of the citizens of Uganda

as laid down in the Constitution. Ourgovernment will not act to remove or

deny any citizen his/her rights. A simple yardstick ofthis role is that whatever an individual is not allowed

to do, the government cannot do under the law. This

is an unrecognized concept in Uganda. Our policyon human rights issues is as follows:

We shall adopt a broad and liberal

policy towards the observance andprotection of human rights and ensure

that all the instruments of governmentincluding the police, intelligence services and all

service providers uphold the interests of all groups in

society particularly the less privileged, marginalizedminorities, the vulnerable and the disenfranchised.

A New Social ContractWe believe in the right of every Ugandanto own property; the issue of land

ownership has become contentiousin many areas. Accusations of land

grabbing are rampant. As such we commit to

resolve this problem once and for all. We shall dothe following:

We shall end land grabbing.

We shall uphold the citizens right to own land asdeclared in the Constitution.

We shall strike decisive blows against corruptionin land transactions.

For all areas where disputes exist such

as Northern Uganda, the Cattle Corridor,Rwamwanja in Kamwenge, Kayunga and other

areas, we shall declare a short-term moratoriumon land transactions until ownership disputes

have been resolved. We will institute a public inquiry into the status

of land ownership, transaction history andmake decisions based on our findings to ensure

administrative redress. We shall take inventory of all public land;

both titled and untitled to assess the status of

ownership and secure the land in public interest. Finally, we will undertake a Land Law Reform

to harmonize the relevant laws and make theprocess of land registration more efficient and

transparent. All Ugandans who own property/land will be protected from the possibility of

losing it through unscrupulous processes.

In return, we ask all Ugandans to make this pledge

as follows:

I pledge to abide by all thelaws of Uganda and to performthe duties of a citizen asprovided for in Objective 29of the National Constitution.

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OUR MANIFESTO 20167

WHO WE ARE

GO FORWARD|TDA (U) is committed to the Rule of Law, Respect for Human Rightsand the dignity of all persons.

GO FORWARD|TDA (U) shall oversee a robust Mixed-All-Inclusive-Economy that

ensures Social Security, Justice, Equality and Equity.

GO FORWARD | TDA (U) shall promote International and Regional Security as wellas Economic Cooperation.


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MANIFESTO SYNOPSIS

For You:

A Government That Respects The Rule Of Law In Totality And Shuns Impunity Strong Institutions Of Government

A Zero-Tolerance Culture To Corruption

Affordable Electricity For Your Home And Business A Better Healthcare System, Good Quality Education And Skills Enhancement

A Political Culture That Is Tolerant Of Diversity Of Thought And Opinions

For The Youth: 444,160 New Jobs Will Be Created At The Sub-County Level (Public Sector)

Expanding Economy And Greater Opportunity Expected To Create A Minimum Of 3,500,000 Jobs OverThe Next 5 Years (Private Sector)

Community Centres With Recreational Facilities, Free Internet And Excellent Sports Facilities At Every

Sub-County And Qualified Trainers A Peaceful Transition Of Leadership From Our Generation To Your Generation

Increased Family Income A Modern Healthcare Insurance Scheme

Education That Makes You Globally Competitive Liberty To Contest For All Elective Positions

For Teachers:

A Significant Pay Rise And Improved Welfare For Teachers A System Of Teacher Career Progression Where Teachers Are Promoted

Free Staff Houses To Be Constructed At School Premises

A Teachers Cooperative And Saving Society In Every Sub-County Will Provide Cheap Credit For Members Restoration Of The Dignity Of And Respect For Teachers

For Women:

Safer Childbirth and Pre- And Ante-Natal Care Affordable Health Insurance For All

A Better Healthcare Package Taking Children For Medical Treatment Will Not Require You To Sell Your Produce Before The Harvest

Protection from Sexual And Physical Violence An End To Child Marriage A Review of Special Interest Groups Leadership And Representation

Security Of Ownership of Land And Property Affordable And Convenient Agriculture Finance

Enhanced Food Security A Shift From Being The Beast Of Burden To Having Some Time For Leisure As A Result Of Reduced Work

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For The Children:

Improved Healthcare Children With Special Needs Will Find Solace In User-Friendly School Facilities And Will Be Able To Realise

Their Full Potential Gradual Introduction Of The Nursery Section In Government Primary Schools

Good Quality Education For All Will Have Enough Food And Grow At Desirable Rates

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For Farmers:

The Return of Cooperatives We Will Establish The Uganda Seed Company To Guarantee Availability Of Quality Seed And Other

Agro-Inputs

Availability Of Quality Breeding Stocks

Post-Harvest Handling Made Easy With 1 Silos For Storage At Sub-County A Warehouse Receipting System An Agricultural Commodities Exchange

Price Stability New Markets for Your Crop

A Community Bank To Finance Your Needs Availability Of Water For Production

For Veterans: You Will Receive Your Pensions

Gratuity Arrears For All Our Veterans Including Civilian Veterans Who Supported Our Liberation Struggle Introduction Of A National Veterans Day

The Village Community Bank At The Sub-County

Senior Citizens: Free Health Insurance For All Citizens Above 65 Years

Everyone Who Retires From Government Service Will Automatically And Instantaneously Join The PensionPayroll

Guarantee that Gratuities Will Be Received Within One Month Of Retirement

A The Monthly Grant For Senior Citizens In Uganda

Business Community: A Reduced Rate Of V.A.T From 18% To 16%

VAT Exemption On Commercial Electricity Tariff Economic Empowerment Of Households Leading To More Consumers

More Opportunities More Electricity at Lower Prices

For Artists: Enforcement Of The Copyright And Intellectual Property Rights Law

Redesigned And Upgraded National Museum And National Theatre To International Standards

Sports Fraternity: All Ex-International Sports Personalities To Receive A Pension

Better Facilitation To Our Sports Men And Ladies On International Duty Rejuvenation Of Community Sports Facilities At Sub-County Level

Development Of Sports Centres Of Excellence And Regional Stadiums

The Armed Forces:

Housing Units Will Be Constructed For Our Gallant Men And Women To Ensure Decent Accommodation

Wages For Our Armed Forces, Police, Prisons And The Army Will Be Enhanced Armed Forces Will Be Properly Equipped

The Community: Better Community Hygiene, Roads, And Environment Through Bulungi Bwansi

Safer Communities With You In Charge Clean Environment With More Trees

Peaceful Co-Existence Of Various Tribes

Increased Coherence Among Community Members Decent Accommodation For All Community Members

Secure Land OwnershipPeople In The Diaspora

Ability To Vote From Ugandas Missions And Embassies Abroad Equal Treatment With Resident Nationals (No Visas)

Can Own Freehold or Mailo Land A Diaspora Service Division At All Embassies

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Reviving GoodGovernance,

Democracy andRebuilding Our

Institutions

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1: Good Governance

There is endemic bad governance that must beeradicated.

Law and order as well as constitutionalism havebroken down.

There is impunity and abuse of human rights. Constant failure of development programmes

as well as outright theft of public resources is arampant form of corruption in Uganda.

Wasteful and arbitrary expenditure of publicresources.

Institutions, social network systems and socialvalues have disintegrated. Our democraticpractices are being eroded and law and policymaking has become arbitrary.

We have large and unaccountable bureaucracies. There is extreme poverty, humiliation and

degradation of Ugandans. Our people suffer from despondency, fear,

intimidation, apathy and resignation; feelinghelpless to change things in many instances.

OUR TODAY

Good governance refers to a set of guiding principles that governments follow in theprocess of making and implementing decisions. These include Rule of Law, A Corruption-free Government, Transparency and Accountability, among others. Such principles helpto ensure that all citizens have equal opportunities, receive the best possible services andhave an expectation of fair application of the law.

Women are being left out

Whereas in the 2011 election, a total of 444 women were nominated to contest for 112 vacant District Woman

Member of Parliament (MP) positions under Special Interest Group Category, the total number of women thatwere nominated to contest for a total of 9,433 vacant directly elective (main stream) positions with men was a

disappointing 313.

The worst representations of women in directly elective positions were at sub county, town, and municipal divisioncouncillors level. At this level, no restrictive conditions to qualify exist but only 137 females were nominated to vie

for 7,332 vacant positions countrywide. This means that only 0.98% of the total number of nominated candidateswere women.

This is disappointing evidence of the need for meaningful empowerment of women. Even with the existing laws toempower them, this group (more than 50% of Ugandans) is not being represented effectively.

Youth are legally barred

The 1995 Constitution of Uganda and 1997 LocalGovernment Act as amended legally prohibitsany person aged 18 and above but below 30 fromqualifying to contest (vie) as a chairperson or be

appointed deputy chairperson in a total of 1459positions as follows: 111 districts excluding Lord Mayor of

Kampala City Council Authority, 27 municipalities and city divisions, 295 towns and municipal divisions,

and 1026 Sub Counties as of the year

2014

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OUR FUTURE:Ugandans can be a people proud of their heritage andcitizenship, who are hopeful and expect to succeed

at whatever they choose to do. The government

will be service-oriented, small, economical and well-organised. We shall prioritise meaningful and inclusive

participation of youth, women and minorities in thepolitical and development process as a right.

Like other countries, peaceful transitions will be the

norm and Ugandans will be able to freely choose a newPresident every five years. Our guiding principles will

be the tenets of good governance.

OUR PROMISE:

Our government will offer the following:

We will stop wastage of public resources and instead

aim to invest resources in people on an equitablebasis. We shall amend the Leadership Code to include

empowering the Inspector General of Governmentto access financial records of all public officers,

compare them to the declarations submitted and

publish an annual report. Furthermore, all publicservants shall be required to not only declare their

assets but also their sources of income. We will institute and nurture a national value system

that can be identified with by all people of Ugandairrespective of tribe and social status.

We shall begin to build a culture of honesty andintegrity that moves people away from asking

for brides and also to outrightly reject unsolicitedkickbacks. More people must be encouraged to

blow the whistle and to isolate the corrupt. Put in place measures to counter corruption by

introducing accountability through a free press,greater transparency and easier access to information

on public sector borrowing by civil society and otherinterested parties.

Conduct mass sensitisation and awareness on the

effects of corruption on the population in order torecruit a critical mass of citizens determined to uprootcorruption from Uganda.

Work with civil society to enhance greater

understanding of social contracts amongst thecitizenry thereby empowering them to question,

challenge and hold elected and appointed leaders toaccount.

Institute social accountability platforms at sub-countylevels where the rights holders interface with the

duty bearers (both government and private sector)to discuss issues of concern and to wage rigorous

campaigns against corruption.

Enhance partnerships with media, civil society andthe entire citizenry to report corruption cases while

ensuring sufficient protection for the whistle blowers. Put in place stringent measures to ensure stolen

money is recovered. These include freezing andliquidating the assets of all those found guilty in order

to retrieve as much of the stolen funds as possible.

The Question of Federal, Federo or Regional Tier

We shall respect the desires of communities when it comesto their choice of governance and help them realize those

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OUR FUTURE:

In the future, we shall have a corrupt-free society

where the governments priority setting must aim forequitable and people-oriented service delivery; one

where public resources are not wasted and are used

for the purpose for which they are intended. There willbe better communication between government and

citizens about the funds spent by ensuring full disclosure

of budgets, planned services and expenditures bydifferent departments.

OUR PROMISE: We will stop wastage of public resources and instead

aim to invest resources in people on an equitablebasis.

We shall amend the Leadership Code to include

empowering the Inspector General of Governmentto access financial records of all public officers,

compare them to the declarations submitted and

publish an annual report. Furthermore, all publicservants shall be required to not only declare theirassets but also their sources of income.

We will institute and nurture a national value systemthat can be identified with by all people of Uganda

irrespective of tribe and social status.

We shall begin to build a culture of honesty and

integrity that moves people away from asking forbrides and also to outrightly reject unsolicited

kickbacks. More people must be encouraged to blow

the whistle and to isolate the corrupt. Put in place measures to counter corruption by

introducing accountability through a free press,greater transparency and easier access to information

on public sector borrowing by civil society and otherinterested parties.

Conduct mass sensitisation and awareness on theeffects of corruption on the population in order to

recruit a critical mass of citizens determined to uprootcorruption from Uganda.

Work with civil society to enhance greater

understanding of social contracts amongst thecitizenry thereby empowering them to question,

challenge and hold elected and appointed leaders toaccount.

Institute social accountability platforms at sub-countylevels where the rights holders interface with the

duty bearers (both government and private sector)to discuss issues of concern and to wage rigorous

campaigns against corruption.

Enhance partnerships with media, civil society and

the entire citizenry to report corruption cases whileensuring sufficient protection for the whistle blowers.

Put in place stringent measures to ensure stolen

money is recovered. These include freezing andliquidating the assets of all those found guilty in order

to retrieve as much of the stolen funds as possible.

A high percentage of public funds is lost due

to corruption. Major weaknesses in reporting expenditure in

government agencies. Long delays in releasing money.

An ineffective budgeting process; it isincremental, does not aim to reduce

expenditure and is not results oriented. A lot of money is concentrated in a few

expenditure centres and is wasted.

Decentralization happens in name only.

OUR TODAY

The Cost of Corruption

Low government resources and tax revenues Slow economic growth Stagnant socio-economic development Bad governance Unequal distribution of political power

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Rewarding the WhistleblowerThe Principles of Qui Tam

Our government will strengthen the law that protects whistleblowers the Uganda Whistleblowers ProtectionAct 2010 - in a bid to encourage citizens to report cases of fraudulent conduct by both government agenciesand private companies. Furthermore, our government will ensure that when a whistleblower reports a case,the receiving agency/company follows it up to a logical conclusion instead of ignoring the reported fraud.

We shall also legislate allowing Qui Tamlawsuits. Qui tam refers to a case where a private individual suesanother (it can be a government agency, a private company or an individual) on behalf of the Governmentof Uganda. This happens when the individual believes that a fraud has been committed and can prove it. Itis a way for private people with information to help the government fight corruption.

We will amend Article 120(3)(c) and (d) of the Constitution so that the powers of the Director of PublicProsecutions (DPP) to take over and discontinue cases is limited. This will allow citizens to make thegovernment and all its officials more accountable. Successful qui tam suit initiators will receive up to 25%of recovered funds as a reward.



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3: Rule of Law and

Constitutionalism

OUR PROMISE:

We commit to restoring Presidential TermLimits in the Constitution and entrenching thearticle in such a way that it will not be easyto remove them again in the future. We willrestore the dignity of the Judiciary, judicialofficers and officers of court. Our governmentwill uphold the rule of law and not rule by law.

We propose to do the following:

A judicial system reform will be conducted,the objective of which will be to speed up the

dispensation of justice as well as reviewing fines and

prison terms. We will implement the Judicial Code of Conduct

to enable the judiciary to weed out those who askfor and take bribes in order to avert the course of

justice. The Judiciary will be fully staffed to enable them

handle the large backlog of cases. A salary review for the judiciary is long overdue. We

undertake to do this with the intention of ensuringthat all salaries and benefits to judges are fair and

take into account the current economic situation.

We are committed to reforming the current electorallaws and reorganizing the Electoral Commission to

make it truly independent. A commission shall also look at our current

Constitution in order to review obnoxious lawssuch as the vagrancy laws, among others. It will

also examine how to reduce presidential powersby vesting some of them in other officers. Other

reforms will also be considered as contained in the

Citizens Compact. We commit to infrastructure development where we

will build more courts with offices for prosecutorsand judges as well as expand courts in major towns

to house more magistrates. Invest in technology to improve the efficiency and

effectiveness of court processes. Such technologyincludes electronic filing of court records, a

document management system and a schedulingsystem among others; all forming an information

management system.

OUR FUTURE:

There shall be promotion and protection of theConstitution, equality of all persons before the law

where segregation based on social status shall cease

to exist. Uganda must have an effective and efficientjudicial system where cases are heard and judged

within a reasonable time to ensure that Ugandansare not held in prisons unlawfully. We shall ensure

enforcement and compliance.

The Constitution is violated with impunity. Justice is dispensed unfairly and in many

cases the offenders escape . Our judiciary isunderstaffed and underpaid. The backlog in

court cases is hindering the dispensation ofjustice.

Many times there is a disparity between thosewho have money and those without when it

comes to serving jail sentences. Petty thieves

are more likely to go to jail than white-collarcriminals who embezzle funds. Even when a

criminal is sentenced, he/she is able to get anearly release based on health reasons when

he/she is wealthy. Laws are frequently enacted at the whims of

individuals. A good example are the electorallaws. There is a selective process as to which

reforms are made. This in itself is unjust and

unconstitutional. The role of Police has shifted from protector

of civil rights and instead the institutionhas become partisan and militarized. Police

stations are dilapidated and old fashioned.Police officers are underpaid, live in miserable

conditions and their welfare has deteriorated tounacceptable levels.

There is impunity of government officers while

exercising their powers and implementinglawful orders. Investigative agencies have failed

to arrest the culprits who embezzle funds.Many of the would-be guilty parties are never

fully prosecuted.

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Rule of Law: government by law and not by the arbitraryfeelings and decisions of powerful individuals.

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Armed Forces

What we will do: Re-orient the Police towards civil rights protectionthrough training and civic education.

Our Police will be fully integrated into our societyin different ways in order to demilitarize them. Review and improve their welfare includingsalaries and housing for the families for our men andwomen in uniform. Strengthen the element of correctional systemsand rehabilitation in the prison system and supportUganda Prisons in their efforts to improve theprospects of prisoners through education and skillsdevelopment.

Human RightsOur Pledge to the People of Uganda

We shall adopt a broad and liberal policy towards

the observation and protection of human rightsand ensure that all the instruments of governmentincluding the police, intelligence services and allservice providers uphold the interests of all groupsin society particularly marginalized minorities, thevulnerable and the disenfranchised.



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5: Public Sector

Management& Administration

OUR FUTURE:

Uganda must strive to have an efficient and functional

civil service in which Ministries, Departments andAgencies deliver services efficiently, within specific

timeframes and on budget. Not only should our PublicSector be well structured, it must also be motivated

to work and to shift from being output-oriented to

outcome-oriented. There must be equal opportunityfor all when joining and working in government

service and all promotion opportunities are given onmerit. There must be equity in remuneration based on

objective criteria.

OUR PROMISE:

Many changes are needed in the Public Service sector.

The first is to re-organize public administration in

terms of roles and responsibilities.

Restructure salary scales between traditional

civil servants and contract employees such asproject staff, parastatal employees, commissions

employees and authorities employees with a viewof harmonizing them.

We will establish a Salaries Commission to review

all wages, salaries and allowances of Public Service

workers in order to achieve balance and fairness,which in turn will motivate all workers.

There is a breakdown of public

institutions. There is poor remuneration in the

Public Service sector. We have a bloated Local Government

Structure. There is duplication of roles and

responsibilities amongst Ministries,Departments and Agencies.

Great inefficiency in our PublicAdministration budgets especially

for central government spendingagencies.

Skewed and unfair salary scales fordifferent positions in government that

cause a disparity.

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TransformingOur Economy

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1: Agriculture How toGrow Out of Poverty

OUR FUTURE:

We must become a food, seed and breed secure nation

with a natural storage capacity of 10 million tonnes ofgrains, pulses and other commodities. Our professional

agricultural extension workers must be empowered toperform their duties with regards to providing pertinent

information. In the future, we will have large functioningcooperatives with branches all the way to village level

and our farmers will use modern farming practices.Our yields will be high, our produce of the best quality

and storage facilities will ensure minimum post-harvestlosses as well as ensure farmers have a choice in terms

of the prices at which they sell their goods.

OUR PROMISE:

Increase the budgetary allocation for Agriculture

from the current 3% to 10% within 5 years as requiredby the Maputo Declaration.

Re-establish co-operatives all over the country. Secure markets for traditional cash crops as well as

encourage non-traditional cash crops farming. Re-establish a national seed company to provide

quality seed for various crop types. Re-organise the Agricultural Extension System run by

Agriculture professionals.

Increase support to Research and Development. Enforce and promote the adherence to agricultural

product standards. Strengthen the capacity of Uganda National Bureau

of Standards to effectively monitor and enforce thestandardization of agricultural inputs and outputs.

Provide favourable agriculture financing tied toproduction of cash crops.

Our government will make agricultural inputs more

affordable and accessible.

Support cattle farmer cooperatives in improvingmarket construction, slaughter slabs, shedsand rehabilitate key milk collection centers. A

computerized information management system willbe installed to track the movement of animals sold

and meat in order to better position our products forexport.

Promote irrigation through a framework for thesupply, utilization and management of water for

agricultural production including water harvesting.

Establish a food storage system to ensure that thereare enough food reserves to combat hunger in times

of drought and/or famine.

The Agriculture Sector is allocated ameager 3% of the national budget.

In rural areas our people practice rain-fedsubsistence farming which is inadequate toguarantee food security.

Our farmers still practice rudimentaryfarming methods using outdated tools andequipment.

Most of the cooperatives no longer exist. We have a thin, poorly staffed and financed

agricultural extension system. Agriculture contributes less than 25% of

GDP yet uses 82% of our labour force. 95% of our farmers are working for their

families and getting no pay. Our farmers suffer post harvest losses of up

to 40%. Agricultural research and development is

poorly funded. Only 8% of our farmers use fertilizers yet

we have low yields.

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Our government also will do the following:

Warehouse Receipting with Storage Silos

The foundation of our Sub-County AdvancementModel is premised on a warehouse receipting system,

which will enable members in Sub-County level farmercooperatives to deposit storable harvested products

in exchange for a warehouse receipt. A warehousereceipt will always be issued by cooperative agents

managing storage silos as evidence that specific

commodities of a stated quantity and quality havebeen deposited at a particular location within the Sub-

County. Usually prices slump right after harvestingtime and pick up towards planting time. By deciding

to sell the goods at a later time, when prices havepicked up, the depositor (a farmer) will have avoided

price risk.

Post-harvest Handling Losses

Estimates from on-farm surveys show that on average40% of all food crops and other crops such as coffee

produced is lost or wasted. To minimize post-harvestlosses of grain, our Sub-County warehouse receipting

system will apply modern post-harvest handlingservices under the various farmer cooperatives

framework. By preventing smallholder farmers fromlosing large portions of their crops after harvest,

farmers will increase their income and increase theavailability of food in the whole country.

Skills Development for Farmers

Every Sub-County will have at least 2 agricultural

extension officers, one veterinary doctor and afisheries officer where fisheries resources exist. Every

Sub-County will maintain demonstration plots of

not less than 10 acres of land in total, working withfarmer field schools to learn best practices as well asfarming as a business. Farmers will be encouraged to

volunteer land and those who do will receive 50% of

the harvest. There will be improved animal breeds anda fish pond maintained by our agricultural extension

technical team for farmer education and demonstration.

To enhance farmer education and adoption of bestpractices, district farm institutes will be rejuvenated to

support extension work at the Sub-County.

Mechanisation of Agriculture

We will establish a framework and infrastructure to apply

mechanisation such as the use of tractors, planters,produce sorters, fertiliser spreaders, small and large scale

irrigation systems, harvesters, hay makers and milking

processing equipment to increase farm productivity.

Conservation and Boosting OurFisheries Resources

The fisheries sub-sector directly employs about onemillion of our work force and was until recently the third

largest export earner. Unfortunately, fish stocks in our

numerous fresh water lakes and rivers have declined ata fast and unsustainable rate as a result of the combined

effect of unregulated human activity, the use ofinappropriate equipment and bad fishing practices. The

sub-sector is poorly organized and access by fishermento available financial resources is limited.

A fisheries cooperative will be registered at all sub

counties that have fishing communities in the whole

country in order to be organized for access to betterfishing gear, handling and group marketing. They too will

benefit from access to credit and agriculture finance atthe Sub-County when registered and organized.

We shall explore the restocking of our lakes and

commit a special budget to procure feed for fish. Theprivate sector will be encouraged to take up fish cage

farming on a large scale in our lakes.

For farmer education on fish farming, there shall bea fish demonstration farm in all relevant sub-counties.The district fisheries office must, with support from the

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ADVANCED SUB-COUNTY MODEL (ASM)THE CRUX OF OUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Our objective is to strengthen the interface between government and citizens to ensure that all homesand institutions at the level of each of the 1388 sub-counties are able to be involved in their own development

programmes. Our program shall support the creation and functioning of a sub-county complex housing the following:

At least 1 Farmers Cooperative Society based on a major agricultural crop, animals or fisheries

At least 1 silo for storage of agricultural produce belonging to members of the Farmers Cooperative Society A community bank

A well-equipped, stocked and staffed health insurance facility A Cooperative Society for teachers within that particular sub-county

A Transporters (boda boda and taxi operators) Savings and Loans Association A Womens Savings and Loans Association

A computerised Community Information Management System A community centre with at least 10 computers, library and reading area with free Wi Fi internet access

A Sports facility A Registration Office for Births, Deaths and Marriages

A Music, dance and creative arts club

A Police post A stage and parking area for Buses, Taxis and Boda bodas

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An Agricultural Commodity Exchange.

Our government will set up a Commodities Exchange where our

cash crops and other agricultural products will be traded. Thisis a market where farmers can sell their produce at fair prices

because the information about the current prices is alwaysavailable. It is an open system that encourages transparency

and enables the farmer to participate in a fairer negotiationwith the purchaser. There will be futures contracts that will

help guarantee prices thereby offering those who participate

protection from fluctuations among other advantages.

The infrastructure that government will set up at the sub-county will benefit farmers, traders and prospective buyers

from within Uganda and abroad when we establish a modernCommodities Exchange.

The Commodities Exchange will create opportunities for

unparalleled growth in the commodity sub-sector and related

industries, such as transport and logistics, banking, insuranceand ICT services.

The Commodity Exchange will support all commodity market

players to have the security they need in the market throughproviding a secure and reliable end-to-end system for handling,

grading, and storing commodities. It will match offers andbids for commodity transactions, provide a risk-free payment

system and a reliable goods delivery system for transactions.

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2: Energy

Uganda is one of the most electricity poor countriesin the world. The electricity consumption in our

country in 2013 was as low as 215 Kwh per capitaper annum. The Sub-Saharan average for the same

period was 552 Kwh per capita per annum while the

global average stood at 12,975 Kwh.

Literally, if every Ugandan was to light a 100 watt bulbconstantly, we would have electricity to last us only

89 days in a whole year. Given our rapidly growingpopulation, to reach the per capita consumption level

of our peers in Sub-Saharan Africa we would needto triple our current consumption. Unfortunately, we

are not able to do it.

The electricity supply available is also priced highly

both in absolute terms and when compared tosimilar power tariffs in relation to the standard of

living in the country. If we increased the amount ofelectricity available at our current prices, the uptake

would remain low since not many more people canafford it.

The Uganda Energy sector is predominantly

dependent on firewood and charcoal (wood fuel).

Approximately 92% of household energy use isprovided by wood fuel. The other major sources of

energy are refined petroleum products at 6% andelectricity meeting just 1.5% of the primary energy

requirements. It is estimated that up to 67% of ruralhouseholds use a tadoba (a small open flame

kerosene lamp) as their primary and often onlysource of lighting.

Uganda has considerable renewable energyresources including hydropower potential (over

2000 MW), solar power and biomass residues fromagricultural production. Unfortunately, we have not

fully committed to investing in the right technologiesthat would maximize renewable energy generation.

This has put more pressure on the demand for woodfuel especially as the population grows.

OUR TODAY OUR FUTURE:In order to promote our socio-economic growth for

both domestic and industrial consumption, the powersector has to be efficient and provide adequate, reliable

and low-cost power. Access to electricity should cover

the entire country. Our per capita energy will rise tobe at par with the rest of Africa or be even higher. This

will mean more industry and a lot more households withelectricity.

OUR PROMISE:

To increase accessibility to electricity to 40% of thepopulation within 2 years and 60% by 2021.

Increase the power supply by 3,500 MW in thenext 5 years by continuing to build the planned

hydropower dams, initiating new renewable energyprojects and by signing new bilateral agreements

for the supply of electricity with the DemocraticRepublic of Congo and Ethiopia.

Promote the use of Renewable Energy especially

solar power, biomass and hydropower. Our government will work to reduce the cost of

electricity per unit consumed. Using a unique home based grid-tie solar system

(proposed 5 panel system), every connected homewill save on average UGX 960,000/= per year.

Our proposed Grid-tied solar system will helpincrease our power supply per capita while

making power more economical in the long run for

consumers. This innovation is unique for two reasons;

i) It is a revenue source that helps your family orhousehold to reduce expenses and instead save

money to spend on other essentials such asschool fees or health insurance premiums.

ii) Being a clean energy source, this initiativequalifies Uganda for carbon tax credits from

industrial countries. We will zero rate (exempt) Value Added Tax on

medium and large commercial electricity consumers.

We shall scrap taxes imposed on electricity used forproduction.

We will extend our electricity distribution networkto all the 1,388 sub-counties. A solar electricity

support system will immediately be installed atthose sub-counties that will not have been served

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Our proposed Grid-tie solar system enables a home

or building to generate solar power, use what it needsand load its excess output directly to the utility grid.

The life expectancy of a grid-tied solar system is 20

years. Maintenance cost is low and is limited mostlyto cleaning the panels periodically.

The goal of our government is to get Uganda started

on an energy transformation where each citizen can

participate, if he/she wishes, in producing power.

The grid-tied solar system has three major

components:1. The solar panels: (the solar generator)

2. The grid tied inverter: (The DC to AC converter)as well wiring accessories.

3. The meter

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Oil & Minerals

Article 244 of the Constitution of Uganda vestsownership and control of minerals and petroleumin the Government of Uganda on behalf of itspeople.

Over 20 oil and gas discoveries have been madeto date. Companies that are already licensedto explore, develop and produce petroleum areTotal E&P Uganda BV, Tullow Uganda OperationsPty Ltd., Tullow Uganda Ltd., and China NationalOffshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Uganda Ltd.

Oil and gas resources are projected to last 20-30years at a peak production of 200,000 barrelsof oil per day. Production is set to begin in2017/2018 after the necessary infrastructure ofroads, water and electricity is put in place.

Uganda is endowed with mineral wealth.Our government commits to promoting theextraction and processing of our minerals for thebenefit of all miners, the communities in whoseland the minerals occur and the economy ingeneral. We will fast track the establishment ofnew mines and revamp existing ones.

OUR PROMISE:

In all 25 districts in which oil and gas resources arelocated, the local communities shall benefit from a

revenue sharing program.

We will build the required infrastructure including acement plant, the planned Kampala-Kigali Pipeline,

the Eldoret-Kampala Pipeline and refurbish oldstorage tanks/build new ones to ensure we have oil

reserves when there is a crisis. Our main goal is to refine enough oil here in

Uganda to ensure that we do not import petroleumproducts and that products like Liquid Petroleum

Gas (LPG), jet fuel, diesel, heavy fuel oil and other

by products are available. We shall encourage the establishment of new

industries from petroleum products such as asphaltand tar, lubricating oils as well as insecticides and

fertilizer. All communities affected by the land acquisition

for the refinery in Hoima will continue to becompensated for loss of economic activities and

livelihoods on top of being paid the land rates atthe prevailing market prices.

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The Reality: 32,746 Government Jobs are Unoccupied (Financial Year 2013/2014)

Research revealed that more than 32,746 Public Service job slots were vacant in the various governmentinstitutions as thousands of desperate unemployed Ugandans continue to search for the few available

jobs.

It further revealed that some departments had not filled vacant positions because of either corruption on

the part of the payroll managers or Ministry of Finances failure to provide the required funds to fill theverified vacancies.

The vacancies are spread across dozens of different government departments and agencies, with some hit

harder than others. (Source: Annual Report of the Auditor General Financial Year ending June 2014 - Vol.2A&B)

Below is a snapshot of the situation by end of financial year 2013/14

OUR TODAY

3: Jobs For All

KEY FACTS ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN UGANDA

Uganda is among the countries with the youngestpopulation and the highest youth unemploymentrate of 83%. According to statistics from the Ministryof Gender around 400,000 youth annually becomeeligible to enter the job market.

What Are Some Of The Causes Of Unemploymentin Uganda?

Formal education is expensive Skills mismatch Geographical location of job seekers Low levels of economic activity and low investment Limited formal work experience Lack of general and job-related skills Slower Economic Growth Poor health conditions Discrimination

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Institutions

InstitutionNumberof Jobs

Available

JobsOccupied

Vacancies(Unoccupied

Positions)

Notes

Makerere University 2,780 1,484 1,296 53.4% of the jobs are filledKyambogo University 1,550 830 720 University Staff (53.5% positions filled)

Kyambogo University 530 270 260 Academic Staff (51% positions filled)

Gender Ministry 609 276 333 Incl. Key Management Staff(45.3%filled)

Mulago Hospital 1,477 1,290 187 Payroll showed 1,842 staff were paid inJune 2014 (87.34% positions filled)

Lands Ministry 839 343 496 40.9% of the positions are filled

KCCA 1332 395 937 296 vacancies but 641 employed ontemporary basis (29.7% positionsfilled)

CommissionsAn analysis of the Electoral Commission staffing levels showed a shortage of 26 staff countrywide with majorityshortages being among election officers (Assistant District Registrars).

Health Service Commission - out of the approved staff of 63 employees, only 51 positions are filled leaving 12positions vacant.

Equal Opportunity Commissions had 12 out of 63 available positions filled.

Judicial Service Commission had 10 vacancies, and Parliamentary Commission 82 vacancies.

The JudiciaryFor a long time, 297 posts within the Judiciary were vacant. These included among others 8 Justices of Court ofappeal, 4 Justices of the Supreme Court and 8 High Court Judges. Some have been filled but many more are not.

SAMPLE SURVEY ON THE NUMBER OF VACANT JOBS IN INSTITUTIONS

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALSVACANT

POSITIONS

Moroto Regional Referral Hospital 233

Hoima Regional Referral Hospital 192

Mulago Regional Referral Hospital 187

Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital 111

Kabale Regional Referral Hospital 123

Butabika Hospital 87

Soroti Regional Referral Hospital 85

Arua Regional Referral Hospital 53

Mbale Regional Referral Hospital 183

Mbale Regional Referral Hospital (PDU) 2

Jinja Regional Referral Hospital 47

Total 1303

GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTSMinistry of Tourism 43

Min of Internal Affairs 35

Ministry of ICT 17

Uganda Institute of ICT 32

Directorate of Public Prosecutions 31

Uganda National Roads Authority 98

Parliamentary Commission 80

Nyabyeya Forestry College 87

MTAC 36

Uganda Management Institute 37

Uganda Aids Commission 28

Electoral Commission 26

Min of Ethics and Integrity 14

Health Service Commission 12

Works: Kireka Division 25

Works: East African Civil Aviation 22

Uganda Blood Transfusion Service 16

Plan for Modernisation of Agriculture 11

Department of Crop Protection 10

Ministry of Justice 10

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* Local Government: The number of approved jobs are55,310 in total. The number of occupied posts are 36,679.The 18,631 vacancies represent 33% of the workforce ofLocal Government.

OUR PROMISE:

A total of 444,160 new jobs will be created at the Sub-County level throughout the whole country; that is aboutthe size of the current entire Civil Service in Uganda.Under this arrangement, new jobs will be available tohealth care workers to support the insurance for all healthcare schemes, the community bank to support agricultureand local economic development initiatives, silos and

warehouse receipting, a one-stop center for business,tax and personal registration, community developmentcenter, value addition industries, agricultural extension andultimately, construction of public buildings including staffhouses for teachers and other workers.

Below is a brief estimate by category:

Our new focus on the Sub-County requires a quick changeof attitude towards doing things differently, flexibility inapplying new systems, procedures and standards.

1 SubCounty

1388 SubCounties

Health Insurance 12 16,656

Community Bank 9 12,492

Warehouse receipting 12 16,656

One stop registration center 6 8,328

Community development 5 6,940

Volunteer Graduate program 22 30,536

Value addition industries 50 69,400

Agricultural Extension 4 5,552

Construction 200 277,600

Total Jobs 320 444,160

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALSVACANT

POSITIONS

Judicial Service Commission 10

Uganda Road Fund 9

Total 689

AUTHORITIES

Uganda National Bureau of Standards 231

Information Technology Authority 156

Nyabyeya Forestry College 87

National Planning Authority 49

Animal Genetic Resource Centre 47

Retirements Benefits Authority 39

Uganda Wildlife Education Centre 28

Uganda Investment Authority 26

Atomic Energy Council 21

Electricity Regulatory Authority 18

National Council for Higher Education 17

Uganda Tourism Board 14

Medical and Dental Practitioners Council 8

Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners 8

National Youth Council 5

National Council of Sports 5

National Council for Disability 4

National Women Council 4

Medical and Dental Practitioners Council 8

Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners 8

National Youth Council 5

National Council of Sports 5

National Council for Disability 4

National Women Council 4

Kanoni Town Council 10

Total 767

DISTRICT NUMBER OF JOBS*

Namayingo 323

Sheema 891

Buikwe Town Council 27

Kasese 1068

Kanoni Town Council 10

Kiboga 289

Kibuku Town Council 42

Tororo 29

Buvuma 203

Total 2882

GRAND TOTAL 5641



We shall institute a review on the ban onrecruitment by Ministry of Public Serviceand commit to re-organise governmentpriorities in order to finance the full wagebill and to fill all vacant positions in PublicService.


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New Initiatives

The Volunteer Graduate program, that will engage allfresh graduates who wish to join, will support this unique

transformative program.

Our Government will establish the Uganda National

Seed Corporation to supply, regulate and standardizeseed in Uganda. We expect through the seed chain from

production of foundation seed to actual seed production,marketing and distribution to have created over 5,000

new technical jobs.

To guarantee competitive prices and market foragricultural products, Government will establish the The

Agricultural Commodities Exchange (Public) Company.

This will link the owner of produce (cooperatives) andthe buyers including importers abroad. This company

will create more than 1500 new jobs.

The Residential Solar Grid-Tied System will requirethe installation and maintenance of solar panels for about

180,000 homes. This will create about 2000 new jobsfrom the procurement of the panels to their maintenance.

By lowering taxes (exempting all businesses frompaying VAT on their electricity used as well as the lowering

of the VAT rate from 18% to 16%), our government willbe encouraging more industries to be set up and more

sales and profits. On account of this new measure alone,thousands of new jobs will be created.

PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS

Most importantly, our proposed set-up will empower thecommunity to attract more of such services as transport,

finance, hotels and restaurants, insurance, energy,telecommunications, ICT, education, leisure centres and

increased demand of processed products. This, in effect,

will create a higher demand for workers to deliver goodsand services to all corners of the country and ultimately

attract opportunities for investors both local and foreign.

We expect, in the next 5 years, such opportunities to havecreated between 500,000-1,000,000 jobs in the Private

Sector. We also expect that within 3 years, we will havecreated 3.5 million new jobs from the new initiatives.

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4: Industry

OUR FUTURE: An industrialised economy creating jobs for skilled labour

and accelerating share of competitive goods Made inUganda in Global Markets.

Successful Special Economic and Export Processing Zonesoffering equal opportunity to small, medium and largescale industries on planned, clustered and serviced landwith reliable quality infrastructure.

Industrial capacity utilisation of more than 90 percent. Contribution of the manufacturing sector to the GDP of

more than 20 percent. The high technology industry among the first ten market

determined priorities. Large scale manufacturing firms accounting for at least 20

percent of the sector.

OUR PROMISE: Formulate a policy that ensures successful Special

Economic and Export Processing Zones are built tocontribute significantly to the Middle Income development

objectives of the nation. Gazette the Export Processing Zones as customs area

where goods on entry are exempted from all importduties and taxes and appropriate taxations effected whenfinished products are exiting the zones

Support regional towns to establish Common Userfacilities to increase access to affordable machinery andplants for low capital smallholder craftsmen and womenin carpentry and joinery, metal work and fabrication,welding and joinery.

Attract, incentivise and guarantee increased DomesticPrivate Sector Investment and Foreign Direct Investment(FDIs through Angel Investments, Joint Ventures andCrowd-funding.

Designate four regional areas as Special Economic andExport Processing Zones with reliable serviced publicinfrastructure required to meet favourable economicrate of returns. The infrastructure shall include; Utilitiessuch as water, power, sanitation and ICT Infrastructure,Warehouse facilities, Sales office spaces, roads to mainroads and within the zone.

Remove the impediments to the low capacity utilisation ofindustries.

Conduct aggressive marketing of our products throughthe Ugandan Embassies.

Review the Industrial Policy Framework to ensurethat shaping the structure and patterns of industrialdevelopment is not left in the hands of the private sector

alone. Value addition: where there is, in each district, not merelythe existence of an industry but the capacity to processsomething from raw form into a finished, packaged goodready for the market. An example would be Pader, in Acholiand Aleptong, in Lango, where a shea nut cannot only beprocessed but packaged as a cosmetic or pharmaceuticalproduct ready for consumption.

Limited presence of manufacturedUgandan products in the export basketleading to Ugandas limited capacity to

compete in global markets. Where industries exist, capacity utilisation

averages 50 percent of the installedcapacity.

The share of industry (manufacturingsector) of Ugandas Gross DomesticProduct is 7% - below the average of 11percent for least developed countries(UNCTAD 2008).

The high technology industry is at thebottom of the 24 market determinedpriorities, while emphasis is on cropprocessing; processing of forestryproducts and fish processing all of whichare characterized by low value-addingactivities.

More than 50 percent of the manufacturingfirms are owned by non-Ugandans and

joint ventures account are a very smallpercentage.

Land near reliable power sources andtransport market linkages for settingup Industries and manufacturing plants isprohibitively expensive to acquire.

There are high bureaucracies and

unacceptable delays in setting up newindustries and businesses.

High cost of electricity and transport forcompetitive industrialisation.

Inadequate ICT infrastructure to supportglobally competitive manufacturingsector.

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OUR FUTURE:

A well-planned and developed road and water

transport network capable of accommodatingincreasing traffic as both the economy and population

continue to expand.

5: Roads and Transport

OUR PROMISE:

Government will undertake a comprehensive

infrastructure development master plan to guidethe road and transport requirements into the

future. Where the population growth forecast oreconomic activity is expected to grow very fast,

larger projects like super highways, undergroundrailway lines and flyovers may be undertaken as

guided by our infrastructure master plan. In order to make proper use of the road infrastructure,

we shall seek to balance investment in roads withagriculture and energy such that Ugandans can

produce massively, add value to their products and

use these roads to transport their output to themarket. We must make use of our roads by directly

supporting production as organized at the varioussub-counties.

We shall pave roads to first areas that producegoods that require access to the market. All road

construction will be demand driven. That will makeit sustainable to repay loans acquired to construct

a significant number of kilometres over the years.

We will develop well-equipped water transportnetworks on our lakes and rivers.

The Government has invested heavily in roadconstruction using both local and externalfinancing sources. For 7 years, the roadssector has consistently received the highestshare of the Government Budget.

According to the Roads Agency, UgandaNational Roads Authority, by the end ofFinancial Year 2013/14, the proportionof national paved roads in fair-to-good

condition had reached 80%. When all theon-going road projects are complete, asignificant number of our highways will havebeen paved.

Most urban roads lack a provision forpedestrians, people with disabilities andcyclists.

We have a significant number of recordedroad accidents and carnages with very manyfatalities.

There is a weakness in implementationof road safety regulations by the traffic

management authorities. Corruption: both the questionable quality of

a lot of our roads, as well as the high cost ofbuilding them are caused, in part, by corruptindividuals who seek to make money out ofsuch government projects.

Our water transport is undeveloped.

Uganda Airlines

It is our commitment to re-establish UgandaAirlines or introduce a new national carrier.We intend, through a combination of financingmodalities, to raise a sizable financing packagerequired for investment in undertaking acomplete certification process, leasing and/orpurchasing aircraft, recruitment, training andremuneration of personnel and also paying for

gate space at various airports where the airlinewill fly to. We shall market Ugandas tourismand investment potential together with our newnational carrier.

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6: Clean andSafe Water for all

OUR FUTURE:

In future, all Ugandans will have access to clean and

safe water. The water sector will have adequate and

timely funding to enable it to grow along with ourpopulation. Furthermore, 100% of our population will

have adequate sanitation.

OUR PROMISE:

Within the next 5 years, all urban and rural areas

will have safe water supplies within 0.5km of their

residences. We will fund National Water & Sewerage Corporation

to upgrade existing water stations and ensure reliablewater supply.

Sanitation promotion programmes will be intensifiedwith the goal of achieving 100% access in rural areas.

Our government will, as part of the Master plan for

Rural and Urban Water Development, embark onproviding safe drinking water.

Hygiene issues such as hand washing and toilet

construction will be implemented through Health

Inspectors at Sub-County level. Our government will build 200,000 toilets in

conjunction with citizens and development partnersto provide all Ugandans with functioning sanitation

facilities and ensure that all Ugandans without toiletsare provided with an affordable and easy-to-build

model. Introduce and support national water harvesting

programs for both domestic and agricultural use.

Uganda has a water and sanitation crisis.About 65% of Ugandans have access to safesources of water and over 8 million peoplehave no access at all.

Due to unplanned urban settling, residentsof high population density areas in Kampalaand beyond lack safe water supplies as wellas reasonable sanitation. In such areas,toilets are very few and often inaccessibleat night and on rainy days. According tostatistics, Uganda lacks 700,000 toilets.Over 75% of the population is affected bythe lack of sanitation.

The lack of sanitation facilities causesrecurrent epidemics of diseases such ascholera and dysentery that claim the lives

of thousands of our children every year. Where there is safe water, the supply is

irregular. Many times women must walkhundreds of meters to find a source of freeclean water.

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7: Our Environment

OUR FUTURE:

Uganda will: Be a country with the capacity to determine its

air and water quality by controlling pollution and

waste disposal. Be a country that can mitigate the effects of

climate change based on local solutions. Adhere to regional and international agreements

such as the United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the

Kyoto Protocol (KP) and the EAC Climate ChangePolicy.

Enforce adherence to environmental standardsby the private sector and all citizens.

OUR PROMISE:The achievement of long-term sustainable economic

growth in the face of climate change is our primaryconcern. The climate of Uganda is a valuable natural

resource and a major determinant of other naturalresources like soils, water, forests and wildlife, as well

as the human activities dependent on them. As such

we shall:

Empower National Environment ManagementAuthority (NEMA) with the resources required to

fully enforce the NEMA Act. Invest in methodologies, communication,

interpretation and use of scientific techniquesin decision-making and policy related to

environmental management.

Adopt and upscale tested and successfultechnologies for improved environmental

management. Promote synergy between environmental related

research institutions and communities. Ensure compliance and enforcement of proper

disposal of industrial waste. Work out equitable bilateral carbon trade

arrangements with the signatories of the KyotoProtocol.

Encourage and provide incentives for use of cleanenergy such as biogas and solar.

Promote on-farm forestry in industrial plantations,

on-farm trees and urban forestry to expand treecoverage particularly for the high value, multi-

purpose trees that have the potential to increasesoil fertility, prevent soil erosion and be used as

animal feeds or for human consumption. Mobilise communities and promote self-help

initiatives (through Bulungi Bwansi) that increase

tree cover in public places. Put in place strategies for empowering citizens to

adapt to climate change that has already occurred

and is difficult to reverse.

Environment and natural resources in Ugandaare under threat from poverty, rapid populationgrowth, unplanned urbanisation, expansion ofinformal settlements, industrialisation and theimpacts of climate change.

This sub-sector faces a number of challengesthat include: limited prospects of long-term investments

in both physical eco-systems protection andinstitutional capacity development.

low level of awareness and appreciation ofthe critical linkages between environmentand development.

increasing demand for natural resources. limited strategic data and information for

planning.

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8: Tourism The Pearl of Africa

OUR FUTURE:

Ugandas natural vista when enhanced with good

infrastructure as well as high quality hospitality

services can make a contribution to GDP as high as20%. In the future, tourism will be undertaken by both

foreigners, as well as locals. This industry will provideus with very many of jobs in the years to come.

OUR PROMISE:We will:

Review infrastructural projects to see that the roadnetwork, water as well as air travel can be improved

in order to increase the number of visitors comingto our country.

Institute a government program in all 13 key touristdistricts in Uganda where specially trained officers

handle coordination with local communities,licensing of hotels and commercial tourist activity

providers, reporting and collection of statistics. Assess the current levels of hospitality skills and

invest more in the Hotel and Tourism Training

Institute (HTTI) to increase the number of studentsthat can be trained each year. Today, HTTI is the

only institute in Uganda that enjoys a post-graduateemployment rate of 100%. Therefore, if more people

are able to graduate from HTTI, more young peoplewill get jobs in the hospitality industry.

Invest in wetland-based eco-tourism and theprotection of forest reserves.

Upgrade utilities in all National Parks such as

toilets, offices, ranger outposts, communicationsequipment and rescue services. We will also

improve existing and create new hiking trails in

different places. We will enter into PPPs (Public Private Partnerships)

to manage portions of the national parks as well as

restock the wildlife population. Reduce human-wildlife conflict by creating

transparent and timely revenue sharing programs

with local communities thereby encouraging themto be active in conservation efforts.

Invest in marketing and public relations targetingspecific countries to attract more tourists. This will

be done after studying and determining the mostattractive markets.

Invest in cultural and religious sites to attract more

tourists.

Uganda has been a leading tourist destinationbut the industry has not grown as fast as itcould have. We received 1,200,000 touristsas per the most recent statistics. In 2011,Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and the RwenzoriMountains were voted top tourist destinationsby The Travel Africa Magazine and NationalGeographic Society respectively.

While this is commendable, we have a lot more

work to do in order to enhance this source ofincome. We are lagging behind other Africancountries because our tourism industry growsvery slowly. We have low service levels amongsthotel workers due to lack of adequate training.

In 2013, tourism contributed directly UGX2.299 trillion to our GDP, that is 3.3%. We mustendeavour to increase the number of visitorsto Uganda, enhance service provision andharness the income potential of this industry.

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9: Our Informationand CommunicationsTechnology Policy

Primary Focus of ICTBased on international practices we will focus on

transforming our economy, education, government andsociety through radical ICT interventions in:

- Universal Education and Learning

- Healthcare Systems Management

- Agricultural Extension and the CommodityExchange Market

- Retail, Tourism and Hospitality- Entrepreneurship and promotion of goods Made in

Uganda

- Technology, Research and Innovation Promotion- Taxation, Business, Land and Property Registration

and Verification

- Credit and Financial Services

- Political Representation and Governance

ICT shall be an indispensable factor in defining how ourchildren learn, how we do business, live, enjoy leisure,

work and meet the challenges of national security andglobal co-operation. No citizen will be left behind in this

21st century economy.

We believe that Information CommunicationTechnology (ICT) is a public good and thatall Ugandans have a right to it. ICT can beconsumed by all Ugandans at no significantlyhigher cost than it is to provide it to a few. Wewill therefore make acquisition and use of ICTknowledge universally possible.

Goals To have a knowledge and information-

based educated society that is globallycompetitive and productive, strategically

placing Uganda as the nerve centre forICT innovation in Africa.

To strengthen the existing legislativeframework based on international bestpractices and Ugandas unique positioningin the near centre of Africa.

To keep pace with trends and emergingtechnologies.

To promote competitiveness in order toenhance development of the ICT sectorto match 21st century standards.

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1: Quality Education and

Skills Development

OUR FUTURE:Uganda will have an education system with great teachers

who are paid handsomely and who are motivated to work.

Our exams will be well managed and students and pupilswill have well thought out curricula that prepare them tocompete with others globally. In the future, every child of

school-going age will be in school.

OUR PROMISE:

Our government will aim to increase the Educationbudget from 14% to 20% of the national budget. This

is in line with the goals we as a country endorsed at

the Dakar World Forum for Education 2000. We undertake to recruit and train new teachers

coupled with restructuring of their remunerationwith the aim of reducing the teacher-student ratio.

We will introduce and implement integrated technicaland vocational training programmes in Teacher

Training Colleges in order to facilitate the same in allgovernment-aided secondary schools.

Our government will demand an overhaul of thecurrent curriculum for all formal schooling up to

tertiary level. We shall discuss and agree upon

the desired outcomes we seek at each stage ofeducation. Our aim is to have an educated citizen

who is confident and self-aware, has ethical integrity,is responsible to and for family and his or her

community, and is innovative. He or she should be

devoted to and understanding of Uganda, her peopleand her needs.

We shall build more schools and classrooms in order

to reduce our student-classroom ratio from 120-150:1

to 35-40:1. These new schools will be built to replaceall schools that do not meet the required standards.

We will ensure that each sub-region will have at leastone university and vocational institute.

We will increase capitation grants to realistic levelsfor both Government and Private schools that are in

Public Private Partnerships. Develop and implement a specialised ICT Primary

and Post-Primary teacher training program with

digitalised education skills in order to roll outan internet-supported curriculum. The goal is

to implement a new school curriculum which isresponsive to ICT knowledge and the information-

based economy of the 21st century.

Ugandas development has a direct co-relation withthe quality of its workforce in terms of education and

the level of skills. The more people get educated anddevelop marketable skills, the faster our economygrows and the better our services become.

While improvements have been made with increasedaccess to universal primary and secondary education,we still have a long way to go. In many areas, there arestill young children who have no access to education.The drop out rates for UPE and USE are as high as71% and 40% respectively in some areas. The generalcompletion rate for UPE is at about 54%.

Where schools exist, children study in poor conditionswith no classrooms, no meals and many times withoutteachers and adequate scholastic materials. In somecases, the classroom to student ratio is 120-150:1;while the pupil to book ratio can be as high as 9:1.There is no way that a pupil will gain insight without atextbook or knowledge without a teacher.

The rate at which young girls drop out of primaryschool is alarming and the causes must be addressed.Generally, most of the children who join primary schoolnever complete secondary school. This mainly affectsthe girl child. We must change this. Gender disparityin school completion rates hampers Ugandas abilityto develop faster.

Where government has undertaken to build and/orrenovate schools, such projects have been mirred withcorruption and mismanagement leading to shoddywork. In many of the projects in rural areas, schoolswere built but teachers living quarters are lacking.This makes it difficult to attract and retain trainedteachers as they have no accessible and affordableaccommodation. This is one of the causes of highteacher absenteeism in schools.

Our workforce is crippled by lack of marketable skills.Many young people are willing to get retrained orto get reskilled if the opportunities exist. It is the

governments duty to ensure that all those that needreskilling can get it and thereafter provide jobs forthem.

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Strengthen monitoring, supervision and inspection

of schools by empowering the District EducationOfficers and School Inspectors mandate in each

district to include annual performance appraisals of allHeadteachers.

Adjust our collective mind-set through scientific andtechnological advances and encourage innovation.

We undertake to study, together with parents,

community leaders, civil society and our developmentpartners, the causes of the alarming drop-out ratesof young girls in primary school, and thereafter seek

remedies to reverse this dangerous trend.

We shall increase funding for business, technical andvocational education institutes to allow them to pay

their instructors more and acquire the necessaryeducational aids and other materials, and also to invest

in increasing internships and other opportunities forindustrial training.

We believe that the role of Uganda National ExaminationBoard is very important. We aim to re-organise this

body in order to promote efficiency and transparency

in its operations. We undertake to work with civil society and the

international community to find ways in which

parents and guardians can contribute to thefull implementation of UPE by providing food,

uniforms and transport for their children.Without this support, it is impossible for

government alone to meet out Education ForAll goals.

We will prioritise adult literacy and increase

programs by implementing existing policy atSub-County level and work primarily throughthe Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social

Development.

We shall spearhead the renaissance and restorethe glory of our historic schools. Some examples

are Sir Samuel Baker School, St. JosephsOmbaci, Ntare School, Tororo Girls, Mutorere

S.S, Kangole Girls, Kigezi High, Busoga CollegeMwiri and others. These used to be the pride

of Ugandas regions and sub-regions. HavingUgandans access quality education in all parts

of the country will enable young people to

be exposed to our diverse cultures and willenhance the national integration process.

Pre-Primary Education

Pre-primary education caters for children of3-5 years of age. It is largely urban based, out

of reach for most Ugandans and receives nogovernment funding. Out of 3.5 million children

in that age bracket only 10% were enrolled in2013. Pre-primary education is expensive for

many Ugandans and is characterised by: inadequate providers

lack of teachers, insufficient policy guidelines,

a lack of a regulatory framework, and

low enrolment where facilities exist.

OUR PROMISEOur government will: Develop a pre-primary education policy with

a curriculum that has set standards andincludes basic ICT Skills.

Institutionalize and provide adequatesupport for training of nursery caregivers and

teachers in our Teacher Training Colleges.

Gradually introduce nursery sections in allgovernment-aided primary schools.

Support and strengthen partnerships with theprivate sector to ensure quality education at

pre-primary level.

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2: Healthcare

OUR FUTURE:Uganda will have an efficient, high quality healthcaresystem that is accessible to all citizens. Hospitals will

be easy to reach, fully staffed and well equipped withmodern technology. Preventive Medicine and Primary

Health Care will be the main focus of our system in

order to avoid the spread of infectious disease and

to minimise the prevalence of non-communicablediseases.

Ugandas performance in healthcare is very low.We are ranked 161st out of 186 nations by the

World Health Organisation.

Our healthcare system is inadequate both inpersonnel and in diagnostic facilities.

On average Uganda government spends USD150 million annually on treatment abroad.

We have the second youngest population in theworld with a median age of 15.7 years; and a life

expectancy of 58 years for women and 56 years

for men. Uganda has an inadequate number of health

Documents

Go Forward Manifesto Final PDF