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Ministry of Local Government (Uganda)

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Type
  
Ministry

Website
  
Homepage

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Uganda


Headquarters
  
Workers House Pilkington Road Kampala, Uganda

Ministry executive
  
Tom Butime, Minister of Local Government

The Ministry of Local Government (MOLG), is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the "creation, supervision and guidance of sustainable, efficient and effective service delivery in the decentralized system of governance. The ministry is responsible for the harmonization and support of all local government functions, to cause positive socio-economic transformation of Uganda". The ministry is headed by a cabinet minister, currently Tom Butime.

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Location

The headquarters of the ministry are located on the 4th Floor of Workers House, on Pilkington Avenue, in the Central Division of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are 0°18'49.0"N, 32°34'57.0"E (Latitude:0.313611; Longitude:32.582500).

Subministries

The minister is assisted by a Minister of State, currently Jennifer Namuyangu.

Organisational structure

Administratively, the ministry is divided into the following directorates and departments.

1. Directorate of Local Government Inspection
  • Department of District Inspection
  • Department of Urban Inspection
  • 2. Directorate of Local Government Administration
  • Department of District Administration
  • Department of Local Councils Development
  • Department of Urban Administration
  • Department of Finance and Administration
  • References

    Ministry of Local Government (Uganda) Wikipedia