NDP 1 Mid-term Review synthesis Report of the Uganda National Development Plan Final Draft November 2013

Abstract

This is the mid-term review (MTR) of the Uganda National Development Plan (NDP) 2010/11 to 2014/15. Work on six thematic areas – results framework, policy and strategic direction, institutional framework, economic management, political economy and development partnership - commenced in March and draft reports were produced by mid-June. Work performed by other consultants on the cross cutting themes of gender, environment, social protection, human rights, child rights and well-being, and democracy and political governance has also been incorporated into this synthesis report. Uganda has an established history of national plans. The Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) contributed to sustained growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and macroeconomic stability was sustained. Headcount poverty reduced from 52 per cent to 28.5 per cent. An evaluation of the PEAP identified a number of constraints to human and economic development in Uganda as well as increasing evidence of corruption and weak accountability. It was in this context that the first NDP was launched in 2010, with a focus on fast-tracking Uganda to middle income status. The NDP explicitly acknowledges the need for economic growth to increase average income and provide the financial resources needed to continue to fund pro-poor social policies. The private sector is the acknowledged engine of growth whilst the State is afforded a strong central planning mandate. The NDP places 43 sub-sectors into four clusters and provides a comprehensive framework for development. Each sub-sector has a series of strategies, interventions and targets that are deemed to be consistent / necessary with the transformation of Ugandan into a more a prosperous society.