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    The effect of women leadership on local governance performance in Uganda: a case of Mukono District Local government
    (Uganda Christian University, 2026-05-13) Miriam Ainembabazi
    The study examined the effect of women leadership on local governance performance in Uganda; a case of Mukono District Local Government (MDLG). In this regard, the study focused on the following: establishing the effect of women leadership styles on citizen participation in government programmes, assessing the effect of women representation on service delivery in local government programmes, and examining the effect of women leadership on accountability in local government programmes in MDLG. The study employed a cross-sectional survey research approach. Moreover, both quantitative and qualitative research approaches were adopted. Furthermore, simple random and purposive sampling methods were used. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 80 lower-level employees from the departments in MDLG. More so, interviews were used to collect data from the key informants who are the heads of departments in MDLG. Results showed that women's leadership has a great positive impact on local governance performance in the Mukono District Local Government through increased citizen participation, effective service delivery, and accountability. Women's leadership was seen to foster inclusiveness, openness, effective communication, responsiveness, ethics, and teamwork, thus increasing citizen participation, quality of public service delivery, and accountability. The results further indicated that issues such as culture, scarcity of resources, and political influence can be a hindrance to women's leadership and, therefore, local governance performance. Finally, recommendations for improving women leadership included; increasing equality in leadership positions, building the capacity of leadership institutions, instituting practices of participatory leadership, improving administrative support for leadership, and strengthening accountability measures. Such recommendations are vital in ensuring good local governance practices in the district through improved citizen involvement, better service delivery, increased transparency and integrity in the government, and improved local governance performance.