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Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President Table of Contents PRELIMINARY Foreword Abbreviations and Acronyms Structure of Report Executive Summary Vote:001 Office of the President Staff Establishment Structure V1: Vote Overview V2: Vote Performance for FY 2013/14 and Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V3: Detailed Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V4: Proposed Budget Allocations for 2014/15 and the Medium Term V5: Vote Crosscutting Issues Vote:002 State House Staff Establishment Structure V1: Vote Overview V2: Vote Performance for FY 2013/14 and Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V3: Detailed Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V4: Proposed Budget Allocations for 2014/15 and the Medium Term V5: Vote Crosscutting Issues Vote:112 Ethics and Integrity Staff Establishment Structure V1: Vote Overview V2: Vote Performance for FY 2013/14 and Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V3: Detailed Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V4: Proposed Budget Allocations for 2014/15 and the Medium Term V5: Vote Crosscutting Issues Preliminary i Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President Vote:159 External Security Organisation Staff Establishment Structure V1: Vote Overview V2: Vote Performance for FY 2013/14 and Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V3: Detailed Planned Outputs for FY 2014/15 V4: Proposed Budget Allocations for 2014/15 and the Medium Term V5: Vote Crosscutting Issues Conclusion Annex : Recommendations from parliament and institutional responses Foreword Preliminary ii Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President Foreword Rt. Hon. Speaker and Honourable Members of Parliament, in fulfilment of the requirement under Section 6 (2) of the Budget Act, 2001; I have the honour to present to Parliament the Ministerial Policy Statement for the Presidency detailing the planned outputs and activities and Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2014/15. The Vision of the Presidency remains: "A secure, well governed and developed nation" and the five (05) Votes under the Presidency have continued to execute their mandates and deliver outputs geared towards the attainment of this vision. The Presidency continues to promote peace and security, good governance, accountability; coordinating the HIV/AIDS national multi –sectoral response, and mobilization of citizens to participate in the Socio-Economic Transformation and Development of Uganda in line with Uganda's Vision 2040. Rt. Hon. Speaker and Honourable Members, I wish to report that as you might have noted from the three quarterly reports that we submitted for this Financial Year, the resources that this august House voted for the Presidency were utilized in line with the plans that you approved with minor adjustments caused by budgetary constraints. I therefore take this opportunity to invite your guidance regarding the planned activities for the Financial Year 2014/15. I would like to register my appreciation to the Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Hon. Chairpersons and Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Presidential Affairs, the Budget Committee and all Hon. Members of Parliament for the support that you have continued to render to the Presidency towards the attainment of its overall goal of transforming the Nation. For God and My Country OLEBound160: Frank Tumwebaze, MP MINISTER IN-CHARGE OF THE PRESIDENCY AND KCCA Abbreviations and Acronyms Preliminary iii Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President Abbreviations and Acronyms AAPAM African Association for Public Administration and Management ACPPP Anti Corruption Public Private Partnership ADB African Development Bank ADF Allied Democratic Forces AIDS Acquired Immune Defficiency syndrme AMISOM African Union Mission in Somalia ARV Anti-Retroviral ASSIP Accountability Sector Strategic Investment Plan AU African Union AU-RCI-LRA African Union-led Regional Cooperation Initiative on the LRA BFP Budget Frame-work Paper Bn Billion CabFAP Cabinet Forward Agenda Plan CAO Chief Administrative Officer CAPAM Canadian Association for Public Administrtion and Management CCT Centre Coordinating Tutors ccTLD Country Code Top Level Domain CHB Cabinet Hand Book COMESA Common Market of East and South Africa CS Cabinet Secretariat CSF Coordination of Civil Society Fund CSO Civil Society Organisation DAF Director of Administration and Finance DEAR Directorate of Economic Affairs and Research DEI Directorate of Ethics and Integrity Dev Development DGISO Director General Internal Security Organisation DIPF District Integrity Promotion Forum DISO District Internal Security Officer DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DRDC Deputy Resident District Commissioners DSC Deputy Secretary to Cabinet EAC East African Community EMHS Essential Medicines and Health Supplies ESAAG Eastern and Southern Africa Association of Accountant Generals ESO External Security Organisation FY Financial Year GGR Guide to Good Regulations GLIA Great Lakes Initiative on AIDs GoU Government of Uganda H.E His Excellency HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus Preliminary iv Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President HPS&SC Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet IAF Inter Agency Forum ICGLR International Conference on the Great Lakes Region ICT Information and Communication Technology IDPs Internally Displaced Persons IFMS Intergrated Financial Management System IGAD Inter Governmental Authority on Development IOM International Organization for Migration IPU Inter Parliamentary Union ISO Internal Security Organisation ISS Institute of Security Studies JAR Joint AIDS Review JPC Joint Permanent Commission KCCA Kampala Capital City Authority LG Local Government LRA Lords Resistance Movement M&E Monitoring & Evaluation MATIP Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme MDA Ministries, Departments and Agencies MDGs Millennium Development Goals MHSDMU Medicines, Health Services and Drugs Monitoring Unit MIA Ministry of Internal Affairs MoEMD Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development MoFPED Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development MoLG Ministry of Local Government MoPS Ministry of Public Service MoU Memorandum of Understanding MPS Ministerial Policy Statement MS Microsoft MT Medium Term MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTR Midterm Review MUBS Makerere University Business School NAADS National Agricultural Advisory Services NACS National Anti Corruption Strategy NALI National Leadership Institute NASA National AIDS Spending Assessment NDP National Development Plan NGO Non Government Organisation NRM National Resistance Movement NSP National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan NSPC National Secretariat for Patriotism Clubs NSSF National Social Security Fund Preliminary v Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President NTR Non Tax Revenue NUSAF Northern Uganda Social Action Fund NWSC National Water and Sewarage Corporation OOB Output Oriented Budgeting OP Office of the President OVP Office of the Vice President PAF Poverty Action Fund PAUs Policy Analysis Units PDG Policy Development Guide PFA Prosperity for All PFAA Public Finance and Accountability Act PLHIV People Living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus PPDA Public Procurement and Disposal Act PPP Public Private Partnerships PRDP Peace, Recovery and Development Plan PS Permanent Secretary PS’ Permanent Secretaries’ RBP Regulatory Best Practices RDC Resident District Commissioners RIA Regulatory Impact Assessment SACCO Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations SCE Self Coordinating Entities SH State House SME Small and Medium Enterprises SWG Sector Working Group TWG Technical Working Group UAC Uganda AIDS Commission UMC Uganda Media Centre UN United Nations UNCAC United Nations Convention Against Corruption UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNRA Uganda National Roads Authority UPDF Uganda People's Defence Forces UPE Universal Primary Education URA Uganda Revenue Authority URC Uganda Railways Corporation USE Universal Secondary Education Ushs Uganda Shillings Ushs/UGX Uganda Shillings UTL Uganda Telecommunications VAT Value Added Tax VF Vote Function VIP Very Important Persons Preliminary vi Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President VP Vice President WAD World AIDS campaign initiative YEAH Young Empowered And Healthy Preliminary vii Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President Structure of the Ministerial Policy Statement “Each Minister shall cause to be prepared and submitted to Parliament a Policy Statement of the relevant Ministry on the preliminary [budget] estimates .... by the 30th day of June in each year”. Budget Act 2001, Section 6 (1) Vote Functions Since the FY2011/12 budget cycle, the preparation of sector BFPs, Ministerial Policy Statements and Budget Estimates centre around the notion of Vote Functions. A Vote Function is a set of programmes, projects, and Local Government Grants, defining the roles and responsibilities of a vote/institution, and contributing towards the attainment of vote and overall sector objectives. As such, a Vote Function provides detailed information on centralised services, by capturing allocations to Central Ministries and Stand Alone Votes, and decentralised services funded via grants to Local Governments Structure The Ministerial Policy Statement is structured by Vote, as follows: • Staff Establishment Structure Provides details of approved staff structure for each programme and project (including names of staff and vacant posts). This is clearly demonstrated in the form of an organogram. • Vote Overview This section sets out past performance and future plans for Central and Local Government Votes in more detail. It is structured as follows for each Vote: A Vote Overview sets out key details of the vote, including past performance, future plans and key performance issues to be addressed including costing implications. • Vote Annexes Annex Recommendations from parliament and institutional responses Preliminary viii Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President Executive Summary The mandate, functions and powers of H.E the President and H.E the Vice President (the Presidency) are provided for under Articles 98 and 108 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. The Vision of the Presidency is: “A Secure, Well Governed and Developed Nation” while the Mission Statement is: “To provide Leadership in Public Policy Management and Good Governance for National Development”. The Presidency comprises five Votes namely: Vote 001 – Office of the President; Vote 002 - State House; Vote 107 – Uganda AIDS Commission; Vote 112 – Ethics and Integrity; and Vote 159 – External Security Organization and these have continued to pursue goals and execute activities aimed at actualizing the aforementioned Vision and Mission. Performance for the FY 2013/14 The major accomplishments registered during the FY 2013/14 covered the broad areas of leadership and patriotism development; strengthening the monitoring of implementation of government programmes and projects; supporting policy formulation; enhanced coordination of the national responce to HIV/AIDS, and provision of security to Ugandans within and outside the country. Works were completed on five (05) government offices in Abim, Amuru, Buvuma, Kamuli and Otuke Districts; the population was mobilized towards peace and stablity, poverty reduction and development; and logistical support was provided to Cabinet in the formulation, determination and implementation of Government policy. Patriotism training programs were conducted; three national days celebrated and the offices of RDCs / DRDCs re-tooled. In the same vein, necessary logistical support was provided for the welfare and security of H.E the President and H.E the Vice President as well as their immediate families. The national response to HIV/AIDS scourge was coordinated especially through enlisting support from cultural and other Institutions; while the National Ethical Values Policy was approved and launched. In a bid to strengthen the monitoring of the implementation of government programs and projects, the Presidency organized one induction/orientation workshop for all Resident District Commissioners and their Deputies and a number of resolutions were made aimed at improving capacity to enforce better service delivery. New Boards and Committees were appointed. A new Board of Directors was constituted for the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation; while the mandates of the Board of the Uganda AIDS Commission and the Presidential Awards Committee were renewed with some new appointments. Also, the National Honours and Awards Regulations, 2013 were published. The Uganda Media Centre has continued to coordinate the provision of factual information concerning government policies and programmes within and abroad. Planned outputs for 2014/15 In the FY 2014/15, the Presidency will maintain broad goals similar to those of FY 2013/14 including but not limited to strengthening the monitoring of the implementation of government programmes and projects, promotion of security, bilateral relations and good neighborliness, strengthening policy formulation, patriotism, leadership, good governance and accountability, coordination of HIV/AIDS multi-sectoral response and government communications. In pursuit of the above mentioned objectives, logistical support will be provided for the welfare and security of H.E the President and H.E the Vice President as well as their immediate families; masses and leaders mobilized country-wide towards socio-economic development; construct two government offices in Bundibugyo and Butambala Districts; and retool the offices of the RDCs / DRDCs by providing basic furniture, office equipment and vehicles. The National Anti Corruption Strategy (NACS) will be disseminated; and strengthen the collaboration with cultural and religious leaders and institutions in the national HIV /AIDS prevention effort. Internal and external security Preliminary ix Office of the President Ministerial Policy Statement MPS: Office of the President services shall be strengthened and provided for the protection of Ugandans, and their property as well as our territorial integrity. The Presidency will engage all Ministries, Departments and Agencies with a view to agree on the mechanisms for the involvement of RDCs/DRDCs in the monitoring of implementation of government programmes In their respective districts. Related to the above, the MDAs are being urged to avail copies to RDCs/DRDCs of all the contracts and progress reports of all programmes and projects being Implemented in the districts to ensure proper and timely dissemination of information to the citizens. A three-year strategic plan for the Directorate of Economic Affairs and Research was developed and it re-orients the Directorate to monitor Key Economic Government programmes/projects and policies as per the new M&E framework through synergies and collaborative arrangements with other key organs of Government. Hon. Speaker and Members, the major challenge facing the Presidency is the constrained budget vis-à-vis a wide and varied mandate. Budget request for FY 2014/15 Rt. Hon. Speaker, in order to fulfill the above stated plans in the FY 2014/15, I am seeking Parliamentary approval of the following budget: Shs. 78,535,010,299/= Recurrent , Shs. 4,976,137,243/= Development expenditure for Vote 001 – Office of the President (Including ISO); Shs. 233,352,292,446/= Recurrent , Shs18,684,030,302/= Development expenditure for Vote 002 – State House; Shs 227,809,000/= Development expenditure for Vote 107 – Uganda AIDS Commission; Shs. 4,680,804,660/= Recurrent and Shs 1,210,596,691/= Development expenditure for Vote 112 – Ethics and Integrity and Shs. 15,848,956,874/= Recurrent and Shs 392,000,000/= Development expenditure for Vote 159 – External Security Organization. I beg to move. Preliminary x
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