Corruption and service deliveries on community development in Northern Uganda a case study of Apac Municipal Council - Apac district local government
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2017-09
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The research was done on the topic CORRUPTION AND SERVICE DELIVERIES ON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF
APAC MUNICIPAL COUNCIL - APAC DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Objectives
of study were to identify the different forms of corruptions in Apac Municipal Council, to
understand the different causes of corruptions in Apac Municipal Council and to analyze the
impact of corruption on service deliveries and the development of Apac Municipal Council.
Briefly on the background Uganda as a country has been marred with a lot of corruption scandal
of one of them being the Pension’s scandal of 2012 in which Sh169b meant to clear outstanding
pension claims of 1 ~01 8 former East African Community workers went missing between
February and October last year. The money is said to have been siphoned through Cairo
International Bank, with connivance from top employees of the ministries of public service and
finance. Peter Sajjabi, the East African Community Beneficiaries Association general secretary,
admitted to the Police that he had recommended the 1,018 names, which he said were passed on
to him by the Ministry of Public Service, to Cairo International Bank for account opening plus
many others as indicated in study background. Case study research design was employed. A
qualitative method of research was employed. Demographic characteristics included age, gender,
education level and occupation. Data presentation, interpretation and discussi~m were based on
themes such as different forms of corruptions in Apac Municipal Council, different causes of
corruptions in Apac Municipal Council and the impact of corruption on service deliveries and the
development of Apac Municipal Council. Findings on causes of corruption in Apac Municipal
Council included lack of political will, inadequate implementation of criminal / anti-corruption
laws. On the theme effect of corruption in Apac Municipal council findings included impedes
democracy and rule of law, depletion of national wealth, for example. schools, hospitals and
roads or the supply of potable water, diversion and misallocation of resources. discourages
people to work together for the common good, increase cost of doing business
Recommendations such as increased budgetary allocation to government Institutions, mass
awareness programs about corruption laws and policies, implementation of anti-corruption laws
and policies in the Country, and stakeholder collaboration.
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A dissertation submitted to the faculty of social sciences
In partial fulfillment for the award of bachelors
Degree of development studies of Kampala.
International University
Keywords
Corruption, Service delivery, Community development, Apac district