Uganda: Donor Group Documents

The documents below are uploaded by the members of the Uganda Donor Group.

DDGG Memorandum of Understanding

This MoU defines the parties (participants) of the Donor Democracy and Governance Group - DDGG (in Uganda) and the objectives and arrangement of this donor cooperation. This includes organisation, programming and funding arrangements, consultation and liaison between donors, a joint financing arrangement for approving common basket funding proposals. Note that this is a donor coordination that goes well beyond anti-corruption efforts, which is seen as only one element within this broader objective of support actions and programmes which "deepen democracy and facilitate the transition towards greater political pluralism in the period leading up to and during the 2006 elections, and promote human rights and good governance". (August 2002). (2003)

Donor statement on governance and anti-corruption in Uganda

This "Statement of Uganda's Development Partners on Governance and Anti-Corruption" from the Consultative Group Meeting in Kampala in April 2003 describes well the corruption problem in Uganda, and highlights nine action areas. These are law reform, public sector pay reform, adequate resourcing of anti-corruption agencies, commissions of inquiry, combating a culture of impunity, strengthening the accountability regime, court awards and compensation claims, addressing corruption in local government, and the semi-annual anti-corruption reviews. The document stresses both the needs of comprehensive action as well as the partnership between the donors and the Government of Uganda. (April 2003). (2003)

Governance benchmarks (June 2003)

The Donor Technical Group in Uganda, the DTG, has set up this "governance matrix" of key benchmarks in the areas of democratic process, the human rights situation, transparency and accountability, and national and regional security. These governance benchmarks are used by the bilateral donors in addition to the PRSC policy matrix. On a quarterly basis, the DTG will monitor the progress made on these issues, and report back to the Donor Democracy and Governance Group (DDGG). This document of benchmarks of June 2003 includes the objectives and outcomes in each of these areas, following up in terms of monitoring and dialogue, and recommended action for the donor group as well as for the Government of Uganda. June 2003 (2003)

Guidelines for Norwegian development cooperation with Uganda, 2001-2005

These guidelines accrue mostly to Norad's engagement in Uganda, and subscribes to common goals with the Ugandan Poverty Eradication Action Plan. The focus of the programme is on: good governance, democracy and human rights; economic growth and private sector development; and social development with specific weight on the health sector. It states that the level of Norwegian development depends on progress with, among some other issues, the reduction of corruption. However, the documents includes no detail as to how corruption will be fought. (2003)

Oversight of donor support to anti-corruption efforts in Uganda

This is a summarised oversight of the donor support to anti-corruption efforts in Uganda, as of June 2003. It is organised according to four main objectives, and identifies planned and current involvement, and a short description of each activity and/or supported projects. Note that the summary is not 100 % up to date. (July 2003). (2003)

Recommendations for strengthening the Government of Uganda's Anti-corruption programme

This extensive (but relatively old!) document is an assessment of the Government’s anti-corruption program and suggests ways in which the World Bank (and other donors) could assist Government in strengthening its anti-corruption efforts. It discusses and recommends action on all these problem areas: government revenue and expenditure management, public procurement, civil service reform, deregulation, privatization, financial sector regulation, the legal framework/law enforcement/judicial reform, and financing of political processes. (1998)

Uganda: The fight against corruption

This study, authored by Sandra Zwart and commissioned by the Dutch Embassy in Kampala, is about the prevalence of corruption in three sectors in Uganda: Local Government, Education and Justice, Law & Order. Special attention is put on procuremen issues. The report concludes with a stress on the political will. Several recommendations are made, all intended for donors. (2003)