Local Economic Development

The establishment of the LED department follows Government’s adoption of the promotion of Local Economic Development as a sixth objective of the Decentralization Policy and a subsequent development of the Uganda National Local Economic Development Policy of 2014.
The Vision for this policy is: “A vibrant and competitive private sector-led local economy for poverty reduction, wealth creation and prosperity”.
The Mission for this policy is: “To create a local governance mechanism which promotes a conducive economic and political environment for private sector investment, employment in local areas for improved household incomes and service delivery”.
The Overall Goal of this policy is “A transformed local government system that facilitates effective business-oriented locality development with a focus on poverty reduction and sustainable wealth creation”.