ABSTRACT
The study attempted to examine the role of the Office of Ombudsman in Public Financial Management in Local Government of Rwanda. The objectives of the study were to study various levels of management of public resources, investigate the extent to which the Office can be effective control of public resources management and examine the challenges of Office of Ombudsman in controlling/monitoring public financial resources. A descriptive survey, qualitative research designs and documentary analysis were used to collect required information from 54 staff of Office of Ombudsman, 38 sector council members, 27 sector staff members and 27 school staff members. Descriptive analysis and simple percentage were used to analyze ciat~ firstly, the results showed that the Office of Ombudsman has played a significant role in Public Financial Management in local government of Rwanda. Secondly ,It was however found out that many challenges need to be overcome. Challenges include heavy duties compared to resources, scarcity of resources, low participation of the public, false information in declaration of assets, inability to verify all declaration of assets; failure by some officials to declare assets, the Office has limited power, among others. To optimize the effectiveness in Public Financial Management, the researçher recommended that the Office should be strengthened through expanding the number of its personnel and increasing the budget allocated to the Office; the population should actively support the Ombudsman activities through reporting cases of misuse and embezzlement the Office of Ombudsman should put into place mechanisms for verification of as many declarations as possible; the Office should be empowered with the abilities and competencies to make decisions concerning cases of misuse and embezzlement of public assets; the campaign of sensitizing the population about the mandate of the Office must be reinforced.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter page
ONE: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1
Background to the study I.
Statement of the problem 3
Purpose of the study 3
Objectives of the study 3
Research Questions 4
Scope of the study 4
Significance of the study 5
Operational Definitions of Key Terms 5
TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 7
Introduction 7
Concepts, Opinions, Ideas from Authors/Experts 7
Theoretical perspective 11
Related studies ig
THREE: METHODOLOGY 24
Research design 24
Research population 24
Sample size 25
Research instrument 26
Validity and reliability of instruments 26
Data gathering procedures 27
Data analysis 27
Ethical consideration 28
Limitations of the study 28
FOUR~DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 29
Introduction Error~
Characteristics of respondents 29
Distribution of respondents per marital status 31
Distribution of respondents per age group 32
Distribution of respondents per administrative position 33
Levels of administration involved in public resources management 34
The effectiveness of the office of ombudsman in controlling public financial resources 36
The challenges of office of the ombudsman in controlling/monitoring public 42
FIVE:FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS 45
Findings 45
Conclusions 46
Recommendations 47
REFERENCES 49
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: INSTRUMENTS QUESTIONS FOR INTERVIEW GUIDE 51
APPENDIX B: BUDGET 56
APPENDIX C: TIME FRAME 57
APPENDIX D: RESEARCHER’S CURRICULUM VITAE 58
Consults, E. & BENJAMIN, M (2022). Office of the Ombudsman and Public Financial Management in Local Government of Rwanda. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/office-of-the-ombudsman-and-public-financial-management-in-local-government-of-rwanda
Consults, Education, and MUDAHERANWA BENJAMIN "Office of the Ombudsman and Public Financial Management in Local Government of Rwanda" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Nov. 2022, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/office-of-the-ombudsman-and-public-financial-management-in-local-government-of-rwanda. Accessed 09 Nov. 2024.
Consults, Education, and MUDAHERANWA BENJAMIN . "Office of the Ombudsman and Public Financial Management in Local Government of Rwanda". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Nov. 2022. Web. 09 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/office-of-the-ombudsman-and-public-financial-management-in-local-government-of-rwanda >.
Consults, Education and BENJAMIN, MUDAHERANWA . "Office of the Ombudsman and Public Financial Management in Local Government of Rwanda" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 09, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/office-of-the-ombudsman-and-public-financial-management-in-local-government-of-rwanda