Uganda Local Governments Association

ULGA is a registered legal entity with a mandate guided by its Constitution, and belongs to its constituent local governments as members.

ULGA was formed to represent and advocate for the constitutional rights and interests of Local Governments and to act as the negotiating agency for its members.

Although ULGA is not an organ of Government, the role of the Association is implied and recognized by the state in a number of arrangements.

These include; appointment by His Excellency the President of Members onto the Local Government Finance Commission (LGFC), active participation in Sector Negotiations on the Conditional Grants with Sector Ministries, active participation in the Decentralisation Policy Strategy Framework (DPSF) and the Local Government Sector Investment Plan (LGSIP), and through representation of local governments and their interests in national for a such as the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) and National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), Public Sector Management working Group (PSM-WG), Decentralisation Management Technical Working Group (DMTWG) among others.

The objectives of ULGA as stipulated in its Strategic Corporate plan of 2010–2014, an instrument that guides ULGA's planning, budgeting and resource allocation are: Every District and Lower Local Government Council is eligible to become a member of the Association upon passing a council resolution, adopting the constitution and payment of membership and subscription fees.

It is the responsibility of the respective District Local Governments to facilitate its representatives and ensure their full participation in these meetings.

The Ethics and Accountability Committee is appointed by the Annual General Meeting and has tenure of two and half years.

They oversee implementation of the budget and policies established by the AGM and give the necessary political backup to staff for the various interactions with stakeholders and the government.

ULGA's financing is mainly by the members’ contributions and donations by well-wishers and Development partners, including DANIDA, DFID, USAID, EU, VNG, among others.