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PROTEA HOTEL 23rd JULY 2018
2017 NATIONAL GOVERNANCE, PEACE AND
SECURITY (NGPS) SURVEY
Dorcas Halango
Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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CONTENT
• Key Findings
• Recommendations
• Conclusion
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POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
45.3 44.3
10.4
18-30 31-59 60+
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POPULATION BY RESIDENCE
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27.129.4 28.3
72.970.6 71.7
MALES FEMALES TOTAL
URBAN
RURAL
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EDUCATION
77% had attended
school in the past
Only 4 % were currently
attending school
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ADULT LITERACY, 18+
66 % were literate
76% Males
58% Females
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COMPLETION
19% None
28% Incomplete Primary
25% had completed primary
16% secondary
7% Vocational/cert/Dip
5% had a degree and above
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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
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EMPLOYMENT
Proportion of Population aged 18 and above that was
working
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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
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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.
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AWARENESS
Awareness of human rights was at 88 percentTrends in perception of respondents with regard to respect of human
rights in Uganda
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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.
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BASIS FOR DISCRIMINATION
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ENTITLED TO PAID LEAVE
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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
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HUMAN RIGHTS
Proportion of respondents who perceived democracy as essential and
respected by specific principles
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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
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ACCESS
TO
JUSTICE
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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.
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Awareness to seek Justice
Awareness of
the right to seek
justice stood at
86%
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TRUST IN JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS
Proportion who Know and Trust the different Justice Institutions
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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
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GOVERNANCE
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• 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
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ACCESS TO PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Trends in percentage of respondents that used public institutions during the last 12
months prior survey date
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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
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TRUST IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.”
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CORRUPTION A PROBLEM
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Category that Paid a Bribe
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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
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CORRUPTION
Government efforts to fight against corruption
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CORRUPTION
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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
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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
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Voting in 2016-All levels
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Reasons for not voting (%)
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Irregularities witnessed
during the 2016 elections (%)
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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 Voters’ 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
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PEACE AND SECURITY
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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
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Proportion of cases reported
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PEACE AND SECURITY
Level of feeling safe in different places (%)
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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
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PEACE AND SECURITY
Level of worry regarding the likelihood of being a victim of crime by threat (%)
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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
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PEACE AND SECURITY
Proportion of respondents who have been victims of discrimination
on the basis of;
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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
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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
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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 (%)
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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
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PEACE AND SECURITY
Perception of the respondents on the effectiveness of Public Security
organisations in addressing violent crime
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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.
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PEACE AND SECURITY
Proportion indicating the extent to which people can be trusted
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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GENDER ISSUES
Perception that a woman should tolerate violence to keep her family
together
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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
rban
R
ura
l
N
ever
Marr
ied
M
arr
ied
S
epara
ted
W
idow
ed
N
one
P
rim
ary
S
econd
ary
T
ert
iary
Residence Marital Status Education Attainment Total
Women
Men
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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
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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
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GENDER ISSUES
Attitude towards violence against women / girls and HIV AIDS
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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
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GENDER ISSUES
Perceptions on how women /girls expose themselves to violence
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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
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GENDER ISSUES
Reasons why women and girls don’t report incidents of violence to formal justice
systems (%)
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Conclusion
2% of the Adult Population has a National Passport
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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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