Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth has called for synchronized planning, budgeting, and execution across Parliament’s core legislative, oversight, and representation functions to guarantee that state interventions deliver visible improvements in citizens' lives.
Speaker Oboth made the call during the annual review workshop for the Legislation, Oversight and Representation (LOR) Programme for the 2025/2026 financial year, held at Parliament on Thursday.
The workshop marked the first annual LOR review under the 12th Parliament, offering lawmakers and technical partners an opportunity to evaluate institutional performance during the opening year of the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV) and the Government’s Tenfold Growth Strategy.
Speaker Oboth emphasized that legislative duties cannot operate in silos if public spending is to yield meaningful social and economic returns.
“The LOR Programme exists to serve the people of Uganda. When we enact good laws, scrutinise how public resources are used, and speak for our constituents, we turn the promises of government into real change in people’s lives,” Oboth said.
He tasked delegates to evaluate whether statutory legislation is being processed promptly, committee investigations are generating institutional accountability, and local community needs are being factored into annual budget appropriations.
The Speaker outlined three strategic priorities to guide the programme: treating the LOR mandate as a unified framework under the national Programme-Based Planning and Budgeting system, securing institutional ownership across all implementation partners, and strengthening evidence-based reporting through verifiable indicators and data.
“We must also strengthen coordination with the Office of the Prime Minister, the National Planning Authority and the other programme actors, so that the recommendations of the LOR Programme translate into better services for citizens,” he added.
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa highlighted that the review provided a multifaceted assessment of the programme's operational architecture, particularly its strategic alignment with NDP IV objectives.
“Two messages stand out first. First, the programme should plan, budget, implement and report on expected results collectively. Secondly, the programme belongs to all its partners and programme actors; and each of us must play our part in delivering on this programme implementation action plan for financial year 2025/2026 to financial year 2030,” Tayebwa said.
The Deputy Speaker instructed the technical secretariat to synthesize resolutions from the workshop to shape the 2025/2026–2030 action plan and inform the upcoming national planning and budget cycle.
“The recommendations from this workshop must now be turned into action,” Tayebwa said, urging participating agencies to translate joint commitments into tangible workplace practices.
The review brought together technical leadership and facilitators from the Parliamentary Commission, the Office of the Prime Minister, and the National Planning Authority.
