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Uganda Bureau of Statistics ¤ Plot 9 Colville Street, Kampala Uganda ¤ Website: www.ubos.org

Tel: +256(0)- 414-706000 ¤ E-mail: [email protected]

PROTEA HOTEL 23rd JULY 2018

2017 NATIONAL GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND

SECURITY (NGPS) SURVEY

Dorcas Halango

Uganda Bureau of Statistics

CONTENT

• Key Findings

• Recommendations

• Conclusion


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POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

45.3 44.3

10.4

18-30 31-59 60+



POPULATION BY RESIDENCE



27.129.4 28.3

72.970.6 71.7

MALES FEMALES TOTAL

URBAN

RURAL

EDUCATION

77% had attended

school in the past

Only 4 % were currently

attending school



ADULT LITERACY, 18+

66 % were literate

76% Males

58% Females



COMPLETION

19% None

28% Incomplete Primary

25% had completed primary

16% secondary

7% Vocational/cert/Dip

5% had a degree and above



COMPLIANCE

95% registered for National ID

87% had picked their

National ID card

63% owned a mobile phone

65% owned a Simcard

2% owned a Valid Passport



EMPLOYMENT

Proportion of Population aged 18 and above that was

working



8189

74 7683

77

89

65

8475

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Male Female Urban Rural 18-30 31-59 60+ Withoutany

disability

With atleast onedisability

Uganda Sex Residence Age group Disability Status

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights are standards that

allow all people to live with dignity,

freedom, equality, justice, and

peace.

They are a set of moral principles

that apply to everyone.



AWARENESS

Awareness of human rights was at 88 percentTrends in perception of respondents with regard to respect of human

rights in Uganda



VIOLATION OF RIGHTS

About 63% of the respondents who had

left school indicated that they left due to

economic reasons

81 % were working and of this population

41 percent were working in harmful

environments.

35% indicated that they were

discriminated against during the last 12

months.



BASIS FOR DISCRIMINATION



ENTITLED TO PAID LEAVE



5

29

49

33

5

1

3

13

6

7

35

45

25

9

1

6

5

3

0 20 40 60

Uganda

Managers

Professionals

Technicians and associate professionals

Service and sales workers

Skilled agricultural, forestry and…

Craft and related trades workers

Plant and machine operators, and…

Elementary occupations2017

2014

HUMAN RIGHTS

Proportion of respondents who perceived democracy as essential and

respected by specific principles



Fundamental Principles of

Democracy

2017Difference

Essential Respected

Freedom of expression 96.4 64.1 32.3

Freedom of the press/media 94.8 61.5 33.3

Equality before law 97.6 42.4 55.2

Political freedom 98.0 82.9 15.1

Free and fair elections 98.3 72.3 26.0

Freedom of movement 96.1 84.1 12.0

Religious freedom 97.8 94.1 3.7

Freedom of association 96.3 84.4 11.9

Absence of discrimination 97.7 56.3 41.4

All the above 89.6 27.4 62.2

ACCESS

TO

JUSTICE



DEFINITION

Justice is a process or result

of using laws to fairly judge

and punish crimes and

criminals

Access to justice is a basic

principle of the rule of law.

Awareness to seek Justice

Awareness of

the right to seek

justice stood at

86%

TRUST IN JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS

Proportion who Know and Trust the different Justice Institutions



ACCESS TO JUSTICE

52% knew institutions that offer legal

services and only 14% knew

institutions that offered free legal

services in the Sub County

15% reported that they had been

restrained from getting justice by

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The use of the informal justice

system



GOVERNANCE





• Governance refers to arrangements (formal

and informal) that determine how public

decisions and actions are undertaken based

on the country’s constitutional values.

• Involves accountability, transparency,

efficiency, effectiveness, responsiveness,

and rule of law that are key to development

and investment

DEFINITION

ACCESS TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

Trends in percentage of respondents that used public institutions during the last 12

months prior survey date



29

11

28

78

56

912

42

5

20

71

44

8 6

Public Service (Ingeneral)

Courts ofJudicature

Uganda PoliceForce

Public healthcare facilities

Public schools Tax / customsauthorities

State media

2014 2017

TRUST IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS



GOVERNANCE

7% had trust in any public institutions

52% were of the opinion that the Courts of

Judicature in Uganda operate independently.

36% rated Members of Parliamentary as being

fair with respect to service delivery.

32% felt that the Members of Parliament did not

listen to them.



GOVERNANCE

6 out of every 10 respondents said that the local

leaders were delivered services efficiently.

(59%) reported that the local authorities consulted

the community

(58%) the local authorities report back to the

people concerning service delivery and

management

17% had participated in planning meetings for

service delivery at village level



GOVERNANCE

54% were of the opinion that political leaders rarely respond to the needs

of their people

About 60% reported that little/not enough information on government

decisions was provided to citizens by the Central Authorities.

29% were of the view that Government takes into account the voices of

Opposition Parties

over half (54%) indicated that the Government takes into account the

voices of the private sector

48% of the respondents were aware of their right to demand for

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GOVERNANCE

Proportion of Population informed of how funds are used, empowered to demand

for accountability and aware of Committees set up to monitor delivery of services



Background

characteristic

Informed by local

leaders of how the

funds received were

utilized

Empowered to

demand for

accountability

regarding service

delivery from the LC

leader

Aware of the existence

of a committee set up to

monitor delivery of

services

Combining all 3

indicators on

accountability

Residence

Urban 9.8 18.6 15.8 2.1

Rural 12.5 16.1 19 2.7

Region

Kampala 5.6 15.6 13.4 0.8

Central 10.3 12.6 14.5 1.9

Eastern 12.6 22.7 22.1 3.0

Northern 14.9 14.4 18.2 3.0

Western 11.2 17.5 18.6 2.6

Uganda 11.7 16.8 18.1 2.5

CORRUPTION

Corruption is the

misuse of public

powers (by a public

official or political

figure, for example)

for purposes of

personal, material or

other gain.”



CORRUPTION A PROBLEM



Category that Paid a Bribe



FREQUENCY OF PAYING

BRIBESOne time Two to five times More than five times

Sex

Male 38.3 44.6 17.1

Female 45.4 39.6 14.9

Residence

Urban 40.9 41.2 17.8

Rural 41.6 43.2 15.3

Region

Kampala 34.8 46.5 18.7

Central 36.5 37.1 26.4

Eastern 42.8 50.9 6.3

Northern 52.6 45.4 2.1

Western 40.3 37.2 22.5

Uganda 41.3 42.5 16.2



CORRUPTION

Government efforts to fight against corruption



CORRUPTION



POLITICAL PARTICIPATION



POLITICAL

PARTICIPATION

• Almost all persons (95%) were aware of

their right to vote

• 70% were aware of the right to access

electoral information

• 84% were sensitized on how to mark the

ballot paper



Voting in 2016-All levels



Reasons for not voting (%)



Irregularities witnessed

during the 2016 elections (%)



5.2

3.4

0.4

4.2

1.2

2.2

7.4

1.9

0.1

36.3

6.1

5.0

33.0

5.6

4.5

5.1

12.6

1.1

0.3

6.7

0.4

3.9

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0

Late Arrival Of Election Materials

Delayed Opening Of Polls

Unsealed Transparent Ballot Boxes

Missing Voters Particulars On The Register

Poorly Set Polling Stations

Alteration Of Results

Bribery

Uttering Defamatory Statements

Lack Of Requisite Academic Qualification

Intimidation

State Interference

Manipulation Of Votersâ€™ Register

Violence

Tampering With Ballot Boxes

Undue Influence Of Voters

Interference In Voting Process

Rigging/Ballot Stuffing/Multiple Voting

Illegal Possession Of Electoral Materials

Failure To Ink Voters

Late Arrival Of Some Polling Officials

Inadequate Lighting

Others

Percent

Ma

lpra

cti

ce

s

PEACE AND SECURITY

Experience of theft

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Proportion of cases

Proportion of cases reportedProportion Satisfied with the

outcome

Sex

Female 51.6 30.5

Male 43.6 29.0

Residence

Urban 48.8 29.0

Rural 47.4 30.2

Uganda 47.8 29.9



Proportion of cases reported



PEACE AND SECURITY

Level of feeling safe in different places (%)



51

38

61

50

57

51

94

61

95

72

92 93

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Walking alone inyour area during

daytime

Walking alone inyour area at night

Being alone athome during

daytime

Being alone athome at night

Waiting for or inpublic transport (in

your area)

At your workplace,e.g. fields, market,

job, etc.

2014

2017

PEACE AND SECURITY

Level of worry regarding the likelihood of being a victim of crime by threat (%)



58

36

55

33

35

51

58

93

91

85

46

40

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Criminal violence

Violence between communities

Violence against women

Armed conflict or warfare

Terrorism

Death/injury from natural disasters

Health hazards

Poverty

Unemployment

Hunger

Eviction

Human trafficking

PEACE AND SECURITY

Proportion of respondents who have been victims of discrimination

on the basis of;



PEACE AND SECURITY

Respondents identified Gangs (42%) and Land disputes (19%) as the under lying

causes of conflict among the population

Proportion of population with opinion that there is existence of tension, conflict or violence

between groups in their areas



32 32 3331 31 32

33

40 40

24

38

24

32

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Male Female Urban Rural 18-30 31-59 60+ Kampala Central EasternNorthernWestern

Sex Residence Age group Region Uganda

PEACE AND SECURITY

• 80 percent of the respondents were aware of the existence of facilities/structures in their

communities where conflicts can be resolved

Institutions where respondents usually went to resolve conflicts (%)



Public

Security

Forces

Local

committee

Administrative

Authorities

Political

Leaders

Traditional

leaders

Religious

leadersOthers Total

Sex

Male 23.9 71.2 1.1 0.4 2.1 0.5 0.7 100

Female 23.6 71.5 1.2 0.7 2 0.4 0.7 100

Region

Kampala 54 42.3 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 100

Central 33.9 61.9 1.2 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 100

Eastern 16.5 77.1 2 1.2 2.2 0.3 0.7 100

Northern 19.8 71.7 1.4 0.2 6.3 0.2 0.4 100

Western 17.4 81 0.1 0 0.6 0.3 0.6 100

Uganda 23.8 71.4 1.2 0.6 2 0.4 0.7 100

PEACE AND SECURITY

Perception of the respondents on the effectiveness of Public Security

organisations in addressing violent crime



PEACE AND SECURITY

• 80% of the respondents were aware of the existence of

facilities/structures in their communities where conflicts

can be resolved

• (72%) of the respondents had trust in the ability of

government to protect them and their property

• Taking all things together, more than three quarters

(76%) of the respondents were happy.



PEACE AND SECURITY

Proportion indicating the extent to which people can be trusted



68

47

29 2934

28 26

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Your relatives Your neighbors People from adifferent

ethnic group

People with adifferentlanguage

People with adifferentreligion

People with adifferentpolitical

affiliation

People with adifferent

nationality

GENDER ISSUES

GENDER ISSUES

• About 90 percent of the women /men agreed that women have a right to

contribute their views in all matters that affect them.

• On average, 90 percent of the women and 80 percent of the men agreed

that women have a right to equal share in the family’s wealth.

• Overall, 9 in every 10 women / men believe that women asking for

permission from their partners to participate in politics is one of the reasons

why there are fewer women than men standing for election.

• Over 70 percent of both women and men believe that lack of financial

support and home responsibility are some of the reasons for having fewer

women standing in political elections.



GENDER ISSUES

• Almost all (98% women and 96% men) were in agreement that

violence against women is a violation of human rights

• 83 percent of women and 89 percent of men agree that women

should participate in elections as voters

• Overall, 71 percent of women would vote for a female candidate

compared to only 27 percent of the men who would.

• There was a smaller proportion of women (68%) than men (81%)

with high interest in politics.



GENDER ISSUES

• Both men and women (each 43%) agree that it is serious violation of

human rights when a man withholds money from his partner.

• Slightly more women (39%) than men (37%) agreed that its serious

violation of human rights when a man refuses to allow his partner to

go out without him.

• 71 percent of women and 66 percent of men were in agreement

that violence against a woman is more likely to happen if a woman

had ever experienced it



GENDER ISSUES

Perception that a woman should tolerate violence to keep her family

together



66 6863

6963

72 7467

62 6468

6368 66 65

7481

7367 69

53

66

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

U

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R

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N

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Marr

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M

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S

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W

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N

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P

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S

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T

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Residence Marital Status Education Attainment Total

Women

Men

Reasons for staying in abusive

relationships by women

70% is for fear of further violence

90% are out of concern for their

children.

80% is a financial dependency

factor

70% is for Bride price



GENDER ISSUES

More men (28%) than women (23%) believe that a man

will divorce or separate with his wife if she discloses that

she was raped.

8 in every 10 women/men believe that police and the

courts of law are doing enough to protect victims of

domestic violence

50% agreed that there are free services for victims of

GBV at sub county level



GENDER ISSUES

Attitude towards violence against women / girls and HIV AIDS



5283 95

54

82

93

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Not connected withHIV

Ptner's violenceIncreases risk to

getting HIV

Experience Violencefrom partyner after

declaring HIV positivestatus

Men

Women

GENDER ISSUES

Perceptions on how women /girls expose themselves to violence



9692

8688

77

7176

9391

8386

7774 73

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Her Clothing Being out indark

being outsideby herself

Being inacertainlocation

Not fightingattackers

speaking upin a

relationship

Not saying no

Male

Female

GENDER ISSUES

Reasons why women and girls don’t report incidents of violence to formal justice

systems (%)



91 9187

8479

92 9287

8279

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Poverty Protect Husband Lengthyproceedures

Lack of support Weak enforcemnet

Male

Female

Recommendations

Human Rights and Access To Justice

1)Empowering all public institutions throughout the

country to create awareness and address issues

of human rights within their local communities is

critical for Government.

1)Government should provide adequate funding to

all political parties.



Recommendations

Governance

a) Government to continue to empower all public

institutions to work independently, and accountable to

the public by giving them sufficient financial and human

resources.

b) Government should continue to increase awareness and

empower the population to demand for information on

how public funds are used.

c) The anti-corruption body in the country should be

supported to fight corruption effectively.

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Recommendations

Political Participation

i. The electoral Commission to sensitize the public on all

electoral issues, including the right by the electorate to

access electoral information.

ii. The Electoral commission to continue creating a free and

fair environment of a democratic dispensation during

elections.



Recommendations

Peace and Security

i) The public security forces to work independently

without due political influence in providing peace and

security.

ii) Empower the existing institutions for conflict resolution

to work independently without discrimination due to

one’s wealth status or political affiliation.

iii) Government to continue protecting the population by

combating poverty, unemployment, and land disputes.



Recommendations

Gender Issues

i) Efforts should be geared, by relevant Ministries,

Departments and Agencies (MDAs) towards sustaining the

positive perceptions about women in the society by

encouraging them to participate at all levels of governance

including the household.

ii) Develop policies that reduce the bureaucracies for

women participation, including; male supremacy, financial

incapacitation, family bondage, among others.

iii) Implement the laws so as to reduce the incidence of

violence against women.



Conclusion

2% of the Adult Population has a National Passport



Adult Population with National Passport 2%

Proportion of the population that feel safe

walking alone during the day around their area94%

Proportion of persons who had at least one

contact with a public official and who paid a bribe

to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by

those public officials

16%

Proportion of population reporting having

personally felt discriminated against 39%

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile

telephone63%

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