The roles of
President begin from the time one wins the Presidential election. I would start by setting up various
task-forces. To keep in Statehouse in
Uganda, one ought to handle defense and security of the country right. Prior to swearing in, I would contact a
number of countries for a boost on this matter.
This would help in manpower, material support and raising funds to help
pay those that would retire early and others retired due to conduct. Those
ready to retire would be helped into other ventures, the retraining for some
officers would start; and a strategy to see regional balance in UPDF and the
Police to start immediately.
There would be a
call for registration of fire arms after which, informers would be called upon
to report those with arms and a token paid on successfully recovering the fire
arm. The Police to follow up the private
security firms, get to search them and follow up to each station they deploy. Each guard would be required to keep the gun
where he guards to avoid moving with arms and misuse.
The economy
task-force would advise on a number of areas. The economy is propelled with
finances from URA among other areas. All
revenue collecting units for Government shall be required to remit collections
on a daily basis to the consolidated fund.
Revenue collected shall be divided on a daily basis into vote areas
according to priority rating for each vote (this toad to 100%). Preliminaries to be made into the currency
exchange to get the cash people are hoarding.
A strategy to manage inflation shall be implemented.
Increased pay to
various categories to be made in the short run from the savings the country
will make on eliminating duplication in Government which will be by outright
removal of some cadre establishments together with savings made after review of
Government expenditures on defense and the Presidency as well as a reduced
cabinet which will have credible professionals in respective fields (21
ministers and 21 state ministers), no Prime Minister but an Executive Vice
President as was stipulated in the 1995 Constitution.
The task-force on
Public service shall advise on possible reviews in pay and establishment
procedures. This will include signing
new contract terms to boost performance and accountability.
The Local
Government task-force shall advise on preliminaries on federal, the possible
Federal states, the structures and mode of operation possible when the Federal
debate takes off.
The legal issues
task-force shall advise on all existing laws that are controversial and have
need be amended.
The utilities
task-force shall make proposals on rates that can help enterprises run
undertakings competitively, say the cost of electricity. This one will also get details of contracts
made and see how feasible to adjust them.
Key players in
Government contracts and procurement that may have gone wrong shall be removed
from the offices they hold but will keep helping new officers with detail of
the undertakings they were involved in and shall earn an allowance till the
time when they are prosecuted or left free.
The task-force
handling corruption and accountability shall help with reviews on the role of
the Auditor General’s Office so that instead of reporting on funds Government
lost, the office is able to intervene prior to the expenditures being made and
staff roles to equally be spelt out to ensure that Government does not continue
losing funds and, recruitment of Accountants to be made to boost the effort.
The land task-force
shall equally submit its findings and recommendations to Government which will
go through Parliament procedures.
Handling poverty
calls for substantial investment into Agriculture, Animal Industry and
Fisheries. Technical people shall advise
on how at least 3 trillion shillings in the budget can be sunk to give a big
push to the mainstay of the economy.
The environment
issues to be handled urgently by stopping continued encroachment on wetlands,
forests among other areas.
The task-force on
tourism shall submit its proposals for a boost to the sector that can be a big
earner for the economy. Proposals shall
be digested by those in Government prior to budgeting for 2016/17.
Information and
communication technology has procedures that are controversial. Advice on the
handling of the controversies shall be got.
Uganda debt issues
will be handled (the local and international).
On the local front, submissions shall be called in from all who have
outstanding claim on Government. These
shall be verified by right organs and scheduled for settlement. As for the international debt obligations,
contracts shall be revisited.
A workforce on
investment shall make its submission to Government on what can be done to make
the investment climate a reality, which Government will get to address.
The Oil task-force
shall establish the level at which developments are, revisit with Government
staff the contracts and come up with recommendations.
The educations
sector has a lot of controversy. A boost
into the sector will call for looking into the private education player
situation.
The task-force that
will handle the vulnerable children, disabled and elderly shall equally submit
its proposals on the feasibility of having community intervention and its
implication.
Regarding
procurement by Government, all prospect tenderers shall be required to submit
tender documents the same day and time and that is when the opening shall be
done, and each one will have liberty to get to know the details of the
competitor.
The religious
affairs workforce shall advise Government on how to go about paying for
projects to be implemented on religious grounds to boost morality which is
badly eroded in Uganda.
With all the input
by various task-forces got, the budget for 201617 shall eventually be made.
Government shall
have the immediate duty and obligation to change the work culture and attitude
of the people as the means to boost productivity.
Roads badly damaged
by the El Niño rain shall be worked on.
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