Browsing by Author "Nkata, James L."

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    Building Institutional-Based Trust in Regulated Local Government Systems: The Uganda Perspective
    (Open Journal of Social Sciences, 2022) Kyohairwe, Stella B.; Karyeija, Gerald K.; Nkata, James L.; Muriisa, Roberts K.; Nduhura, Alex
    Autonomy and trust are essential ingredients for local government performance. The trust generated at local level is further essential in enabling intra- and inter-organisational relationships, rational decision-making processes and co-creation. Understanding of centre-local relations within a local government system reveals ways in which the autonomy that resides with local government administrative units may be compromised if attention is restrained from institutional-based trust, a vital ingredient for effective administration. The study interrogates specific questions on how a regulated 1) political autonomy, 2) financial autonomy and 3) administrative autonomy in the local governments affects building institutional based trust and undermines good governance. Based on Uganda’s case, the study suggests a key remedy of increasing central government institutions trust through, the formalisation of administrative structures and systems, duty-load and local revenue orchestration, and local capacity building. These are tenable through effective trust assurances and situational normality in a regulated local government system environment.
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    Uganda’s National Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Measures and Implications for Public Governance
    (The International Institute of Administrative Sciences, 2020) Bakenegura Namara, Rose; Nabaho, Lazarus; Kagambirwe Karyeija, Gerald; Nkata, James L.; Lukwago, Rajab
    This paper analyses Uganda’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Uganda responded to the pandemic decisively –with context-specific measures which were underpinned by science rather than fiction –thus registering quick wins and militating against high infection and death rates which are a norm in other jurisdictions. The efficacy of Uganda’s response is attributed to early preventive strategies that were implemented prior to the identification of first COVID-19 confirmed case, the leadership and decisiveness from the topmost decision making organs, unwavering commitment by political and technical officials, the scientific and social experience of handling previous viral epidemics, consistent communication of the guidelines to the populace, effective coordination of the different institutions and actors, and the involvement and vigilance of the masses. However, the responses were constrained by structural and practical challenges such as the limited resources for the health sector, limited inter-governmental coordination and some hiccups in the implementation processes. The early lessons from the Uganda’s experience underscores the critical role of leadership support, effective coordination and communication mechanisms; and the imperative to pursue whole and multilevel involvement of institutions and actors– including the population– in the fight against global pandemics.