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    Decentralization and poverty alleviation in Lotuke Sub County, Abim District, North-Eastern Uganda.
    (Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social science, 2012-10) Elimu, Michael Leo
    The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of Decentralization in poverty alleviation in Lotuke Sub County, Abim District. The specific objectives were to: examine the poverty levels, establish the challenges facing decentralization in poverty alleviation programmes in improving the livelihood, examine the impact of decentralization in poverty alleviation programmes in improving the livelihood; and establish the Effective ways of implementing decentralization programmes in poverty alleviation in Lotuke Sub County, Abim District. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. Primary and secondary data were obtained from the respondents and relevant records/or literature. Most (40%) of the respondents were married and the least (1 1%) were widows with males constituting 60%. A total of 23% of the respondents noted that Decentralization created jobs; expanded agriculture (20%). The challenges faced in decentralization were poor infrastructure (22%), illiteracy level (21%). However, the effective ways of implementing decentralization programmes in poverty alleviation are: promote education (24%), funding agricultural sector (2 1%) and sensitization of the masses was the least at only (17%). Conclusively, the impact of poverty alleviation programmes has had great improvements in the lives of many Ugandan Nationals who live in Lotuke Sub County, Abim District. The study recommends strengthening of already introduced services, deal with pending threats and that Government strengthen its capacity in implementation of policy and evaluation of poverty alleviation programmes.