Milly Babalanda
Ugandan politician
Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda (born 5 December 1970) is a Ugandan politician. She became Minister of the Presidency in the Cabinet of Uganda under President Yoweri Museveni in June 2021.[3] She is reportedly one of the president's most influential ministers. In September 2023, she received an award from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) for her contribution towards the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda.
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edit- Thank you! RDCs have been exposed to several capacity building activities. They have been grounded in the public service standing orders and were provided additional guidelines and operational orders.
- The Presidency instituted an online monitoring system where we monitor their work on a regular basis. The RDCs regularly report on their field activities and they consult with Headquarters before implementing any decisions. The country is divided into six regions and each is supervised by a Regional Commissioner based at the RDC Secretariat who is in constant touch with the RDCs, especially to monitor their performance.
- The Presidency instituted a national core team of stakeholders to help assess performance of RDCs and support them to ensure they do not operate outside the law. The core team is comprised of the Minister for Security, the State-Minister for Lands; the State-Minister for Economic Monitoring; the IGG; the DPP; the Principal Judge; the Director General Internal Security Organization; the Head, State-House anticorruption Unit; the Director Operations Uganda Police; the Director CID Uganda Police and the Director Crime Intelligence, Uganda Police.
- The Presidency has increased the allowances of the RDCs to facilitate their work of monitoring security and service delivery.
- Shs2.6million to Shs3million. Additionally, all districts/cities now have functional field vehicles for RDCs. Very few of these have mechanical problems. We are in the process of acquiring vehicles mainly for the Deputy RDCs and Deputy RCCs who have not yet been facilitated. Before end of 2023, all the Deputies will be equipped with vehicles and their performance is expected to improve tremendously.
- As it is now, those who were in the habit of overstepping their function because they believed they were ‘untouchable’ have adjusted after facing sanctions. RDCs are constantly reminded that they are civil servants. They are not above the law and will face the law just like any other public official. This has shaped their attitude to work.
- RDCs are transferred as and when there is a reason for it. Indeed, they are transferable just like any other civil servant. They perform their duties bearing in mind this reality. RDCs used to work in a station for a very lengthy period and they would assume certain habits as a result of this.
