The role of budget support in the stalling of democracy in Uganda
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2010-04-16T10:32:54Z
Authors
Okoba, Luke Kweya
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Yoweri Museveni’s tenure has been marked by a steady supply of aid in the form
of budget support that covers almost half the national budget every year. The thesis
argues that this form of aid with its predictable and reliable nature, combined with the
free hand with which it gives the recipient country in making and implementing the
budget makes it possible for the country’s elite to steal from public coffers. This loot is
later used to fund Museveni’s further stay in office beyond the acceptable two term limit
thus dealing a big blow to democracy in the country.
For the country to democratise, the thesis recommends that budget support be
drastically reduced, closely monitored or aid to come in a different form such as project
support which is more transparent.