The Impact of Corruption on Service Delivery in Lira District. A Case Study of Adekokwok Sub-County

ABSTRACT 

The study sought to establish the relationship between corruption and service delivery a case study of Adekokwok Sub County-Lira district. The researcher was guided by three objectives namely; To explain the effects of bribery on contract awarded to potential bidders during the procurement process, To examine the effects of misallocation and embezzlement of public funds on the access of good health Services and To explain the impact of bribery on youth employment in Lira district. A representative sample was chosen for this study which ensured that all relevant types of people are included in my sample and that the right mix of people was interviewed. The determination of the sample size will be based on Slovene’s formula used to determine the sample size. In Conclusions the findings were that this independent variable affects service delivery either negatively or positively as revealed by respondents in the questionnaires. In view of the above, many of the respondents had positive responses towards some of those challenges that come as a result of living in a corruption free zone or rightly and all these have great impact on service delivery.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES ix

LIST OF FIGURES x

ABREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xi

CHAPTER ONE 1

BACKGROUND 1

1.0 Introduction I.

1.1 Background to the study 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem 6

1.3 Purpose of the Study 7

1.4 Research objectives 7

1.5 Research Questions 7

1.6 Scope of the study 8

1.6.1 Content scope 8

1.6.2 Geographical Scope 8

1.6.3 Theoretical scope 8

1.6.4Timescope

1.7 Significance of the Study 9

1.8 Operational definitions 9

1.9 Conceptual framework of the study 11

CHAPTER TWO 12

RIVEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 12

2.0 Introduction 12

2.1 The effects of bribery on contract awarded to the public (bidders) by government officials during the procurement process 12

2.2 The effects of misallocation and embezzlement of public funds on the access of good health services 13

2.3 The impact of bribes on youth employment in Lira district 13

CHAPTER THREE 15

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15

3.0 Introduction 15

3.1 Research design 15

3.2 Study population 15

3.3 Sample size 15

3.4 Sample selection procedure 16

3.5 Data collection instruments and methods 16

3.5.1 Questionnaire survey 16

3.5.2 Key information interviews 17

3.5.3 Documentary Analysis 17

3.5.4 Procedure of data 17

3.6 Ethical consideration 17

3.7 Quality control 18

3.7.1 Validity of instruments 18

3.7.2 Reliability of the instruments 18

3.8 Data analysis 18

3.9 Assumptions and limitations 18

CHAPTER FOUR 19

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 19

4.0 Introduction 19

4.1 Profile of Respondents 19

4.1.1 The gender of respondents 19

4.1.2 The age of respondents 20

4.1.3 The marital status of respondents 20

4.1.4: The level of education of respondents 21

4.1. 5: Payment of bribes by government officers 21

4.1.6 The arrest and prosecution of government officers for allegation of corruption 22

4.5.7: Corruption as a bad practice to the community 23

4.1.8: Bribery is a common gate way for acquiring jobs in Uganda 24

4.1.9 The rate of unemployment in Uganda as a result of bribes 25

4.1.9: Corrupt officials and inefficiency of NAADS Project 27

4.1.10: Procurement of poor quality materials and public contracts in Adekokwok Sub County 28

4.1.11: The status of schools in Adekokwok by physical outlook 29

4.1.12: There are no hospitals in Adekokwok Sub County as shared by the respondents 31

4.1.13: The number of days one can take to receive services from the district officials 32

4.1.14: The days officials come to work between Monday and Friday 33

CHAPTER FIVE 35

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 35

5.1 Introduction 35

5.2 Discussion 35

5.2.1. To explain the effects of bribery on contract awarded to potential bidders during the procurement process 35

5.2.2 To examine the effects of misallocation and embezzlement of public funds on the access of good health services 36

5.2.3: To explain the impact of bribery on youth employment in Lira district, Adekokwok Sub County 36

5.2 Conclusions 36

5.3 Recommendations 37

5.3.1 The impact of corruption on service delivery in Adekokwok 37

5.3.2 The impact of bribery on youth employment in Lira district 37

5.4 Areas of further research 37

REFERENCES: .39

APPENDIX 1: RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 40

APPENDIX 2: BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THE RESEARCH STUDY 44

APPENDIX 3: TIME FRAME 45