By The Ministry of Local Government has urged district and city authorities to fully enforce the government’s 15% procurement reservation scheme, saying public procurement must deliberately be used to fight unemployment among women, youth, and persons with disabilities.
A team from the ministry, led by Johnson Musinguzi, the Assistant Commissioner for Procurement Inspection, met Accounting Officers, Contracts Committees, Procurement and Disposal Units, and Community Development Officers in Masaka District and Mbarara City to strengthen implementation of the programme.
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Musinguzi said reforms in the public procurement framework had harmonised procedures across both local governments and central government, creating a unified law that also embeds a reservation scheme designed to ensure that vulnerable groups benefit directly from government contracts.
He stressed that all contracts below UGX 10 million in local governments are legally required to be reserved for special interest groups, describing this not only as a compliance matter but a strategic intervention to create decent livelihoods for unemployed Ugandans.
To further ease access, he said the government expects simplified requirements including reduced paperwork so that youth, women, and persons with disabilities are not excluded from opportunities meant to uplift their communities.
Musinguzi also encouraged districts and cities to develop and regularly update databases of organised groups to ensure procurement benefits the intended beneficiaries.
In his closing remarks, he highlighted the need for close collaboration between Community Development Officers and procurement officials in mobilising and supporting these groups. He also emphasised the importance of timely payment to service providers, noting that delays undermine the impact of the reservation scheme.
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