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Governance Matters Programme Two: Good Governance? Uganda is often held up as a prime example of how a reforming government combined with international support can help developing countries. In this programme Simon Cousins looks at governmental reform in Uganda since President Museveni came to power in 1986. He asks "What lessons can we learn from Uganda’s progress?" President Museveni made it clear he wasn’t going to introduce multi-party politics in Uganda but he did introduce what’s called the Local Council System. Simon attends a council meeting in the village of Ntinda on one of the seven hills overlooking Kampala to find out more about how the system works. But he also discovers that not everybody agrees that Uganda should be held up as an example of what’s often termed “good governance”. “Anybody who gives credence to the idea that there’s good governance in Uganda, I don’t think he’s on the right footing” – Opposition MP Agri Awori. There are concerns about oppression, human rights abuses and corruption. Simon puts some of these concerns to President Museveni when he meets him in his state house in Kampala. Article
by Donna Muwonge: |
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