National Planning Authority of Uganda

The National Planning Authority of Uganda, commonly referred to as the National Planning Authority (NPA), is a semi-autonomous national development planning organisation in Uganda and is owned by the government of Uganda.[2]

National Planning Authority
Parastatal
IndustryDevelopment planning
Founded2002
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Key people
Joseph Muvawala
Executive Director[1]
ProductsNational Development Plans (NDP I, NDP II, NDP III)
WebsiteHomepage

Location

The headquarters of NPA are located at Planning House, 15B Clement Hill Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala.[3] The geographical coordinates of the Authority's headquarters are 0°19'12.0"N, 32°35'19.0"E (Latitude:0.320000; Longitude:32.588611).[4]

Overview

The NPA was created by the Ugandan Parliament in 2002. The mission of the NPA is to produce comprehensive economic development plans for the country. NPA is also mandated to coordinate development planning in the entire country, and to advise the executive branch on the best policies and strategies for the development of the country. The agency is charged with the economic evaluation of public projects and programs, in collaboration with civil society and the private sector. It is also responsible for the development of local expertise in development planning nationally, and at district level.[5]

One of the immediate planning goals is Uganda's attainment of middle-income status, with an annual per capita income of US$1,036 or higher.[6] Originally planned for 2020,[2] more realistic evaluation puts that event in the 2025 to 2030 time frame.[7]

Governance

For a period of ten years, Dr Wilberforce Kisamba Mugerwa, an agricultural economist and former cabinet minister in the central government, served as the Executive Chairman of NPA. He resigned in August 2018.[8] The Executive Director of the government agency, is Dr Joseph Muvawala.[9]

In April 2019, a new board was appointed, with the following members, who will serve a five-year term; renewable once.[10]

See also

References
  1. Joseph Olanyo (18 November 2014). "Uganda Needs Eight Percent Annual Growth to Attain Middle Income Status - NPA". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. Birungi, Patrick (25 July 2016). "Development Planning in Uganda" (PDF). Clubrunner.blob.core.windows.net. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  3. National Planning Authority (2019). "National Planning Authority of Uganda: Location". Kampala: National Planning Authority. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. Google (6 April 2019). "Location of the headquarters of National Planning Authority of Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. National Planning Authority (2019). "National Planning Authority of Uganda: About Us". Kampala: National Planning Authority. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  6. Masinde, Joshua (25 September 2014). "Kenya joins middle income economy status on Tuesday". Daily Nation. Nairobi. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. Mwesigwa, Alon (15 July 2016). "NPA boss warns on middle income status". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. Bwabale, Taddeo (11 August 2018). "Kisamba Mugerwa Ends Term As Planning Authority Boss". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  9. Wamai, Mark (13 July 2018). "Hon. Tumwebaze, Dr. Muvawala To Champion MakLIB E-resources Fundraising Initiative". Kampala: Makerere University. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  10. Otage, Stephen (30 April 2019). "Justice Dollo calls for tough laws to help national planning". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

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