Comparative Administrative Reform: The Rhetoric and Reality of the Civil Service Reform Programs in Uganda and Tanzania

Kyarimpa, Genevieve Enid

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“…Although the question of primacy between Community law and national constitutions has not come squarely before the EACJ, 66 that Court's insistence on the supranational status of Community law, as discussed in Part 3, above, entails an ostensible perception of Community law's superiority over all national laws, including national constitutions. 67 Indeed, in Hon. Justice Malek Malang Malek v Attorney General of South Sudan, 68 the EACJ held that a breach by a Partner State of its Constitution is a breach of the EAC Treaty as Articles 6(d) and 7(2) EAC Treaty requires Partner States to uphold the rule of law, including their Constitutions.…”

Section: The Eacj's Judicial Restraintmentioning

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Push and pull

Sebijjo Ssemmanda

2022

Jumuiya

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The Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community (the EAC Treaty) was signed on 30 November 1999 between the Republics of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Burundi and Rwanda acceded to the Treaty in 2007 and South Sudan in 2016. The East African Community (EAC) is the fastest growing Regional Economic Community (REC) in Africa, with a comparatively well-functioning Customs Union, a partly functioning Common Market, a fast-approaching Monetary Union, and an ultimate destination of a Political Federation. The EAC Treaty is an international treaty and its international status has been canvassed both by the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) – the EAC’s judicial organ – and the national courts of Partner States. As might be expected, the former has been progressive and supranationalist in its interpretation of the Treaty while the latter have dabbled in a ‘push and pull’ approach attempting, on the one hand, to limit the application of the Treaty in order to protect constitutional supremacy while fully accepting, on the other hand, its application in regard to ordinary national legislation. Amidst this discourse, an appreciation of the generally binding nature of ratified international treaties has emerged among national courts so that EAC law (herein referred to as Community law) – itself a manifestation of an international Treaty – could be a major beneficiary.

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Sebijjo Ssemmanda

2022

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“…This section draws on descriptions of Uganda's reform experience by (among others)Karakire (2012),Olum (2003),Williamson (2003),Robinson (2006) andKyarimpa (2009).…”

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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda

Andrews

Bategeka

2017

Development Policy Review

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Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa, producing many best practice laws and structures. Many reforms are limited to such gains, however, producing new forms that function poorly (laws are often not implemented and processes poorly executed). This article suggests adjustments to the reform agenda that address these limitations and close gaps between what Uganda's system looks like and how it functions. Adjustments involve adopting problem driven iterative adaptation (PDIA), which requires Ugandans to work together actively on their reforms, coming to terms with limits and engaging iteratively to find and fit ways to overcome these limits.

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Overcoming the Limits of Institutional Reform in Uganda

Andrews

Bategeka

2013

SSRN Journal

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Comparative Administrative Reform: The Rhetoric and Reality of the Civil Service Reform Programs in Uganda and Tanzania

Cited by 3 publications

References 86 publications

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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda

Overcoming the Limits of Institutional Reform in Uganda

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