ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE OF ROAD SECTOR IN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN UGANDA. A CASE OF PALLISA DISTRICT.
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2024-09-09
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The study examined effect of accountability and performance of road sector in Pallisa district. The study was underpinned by principal agent model and best value theory. The objectives were; to establish the effect of political accountability on performance of road sector in Pallisa district, to examine the effect of financial mobilization on performance of road sector in Pallisa district, to assess the effect of financial accountability on performance of road sector in Pallisa district.
The study population was 50 where a sample size of 36 was selected for the study. Data was collected using the questionnaire, interview guide and documentary review. The findings of the study revealed that there is a positive moderate significant effect of political accountability on performance. Financial Mobilization had a moderate positive significant effect on performance and financial accountability had a moderate positive significant effect on performance. The study recommends that administrators in Pallisa district should give more attention to political accountability by periodically carrying out goal setting, budgeting and coordination. They should also give more attention to financial accountabilities, administration of Pallisa district considers other sources of projects funding since most of the respondents agreed that there was limited funding for proper services and that Pallisa district should give more attention to financial accountability by enhancing more authorization, internal controls and monitoring since financial accountability have an effect on performance.