Capacity Building and Staff Performance of Local Government Employees of Oyam District Northern Uganda

ABSTRACT The purpose of study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between capacity building and staff performance of LG employees in Oyam District, Northern Uganda, it was guided by three objectives. These are; to investigate the level of capacity building in the LG of Oyam District, to determine the level of staff performance among the LG employees of Oyam District and to establish whether there is a relationship between capacity building and staff performance of the LG employees ofOyam District. The study was based on descriptive correlational research design because it would reveal the relationship between capacity building and staff performance. A total of I 02 LG staff including LCI, LC2, LC3 and LC5 chairpersons with their councilors respectively. Questionnaire was the main instrument of data collection. There were two types of data for this study: Primary data obtained from the field and secondary data obtained from what other researchers have written on the topic such as reports, journals, books and internet documents were used. Data analysis, it was guided by three objectives; these are; to investigate the level of capacity building in the LG of Oyam District; to determine the level of staff performance among the LG employees of Oyam District and to establish whether there is a relationship between capacity building and staff performance of the LG employees ofOyam District. The researcher used means and standard deviation in order to determine the level of capacity building in the LG of Oyam district and the level of staff performance among the LG employees of Oyam District. In order to achieve the third objective, that is to establish whether there is a relationship between capacity building and staff performance the LG employees of Oyam District, the researcher used correlation and regression analysis were used to investigate the relationship between capacity building and staff performance in general. Based on the findings, the researcher therefor-e made the following conclusion in relation to the objectives: The level of capacity building in Oyam District is satisfactory. Meaning that Oyam District ensures that capacity building where the abilities of the staff are enhanced to improve on their performance. The level of staff performance among the LG employees of Oyam district is satisfactory. This means that the performance of staff in Oyam District is shown by the output. There is a significant positive relationship between capacity building and staff performance the LG employees of Oyam district. This leads to rejection of the Null hypothesis that there is no relationship between capacity building and staff-performance the LG employees of Oyam District. The results therefore reveal that, as capacity building increase, staff performance also increases. In the view of the findings, the researcher made the following recommendations; there is need by the local government to improve on the number of short courses organized in the view of improving staff performance. The local government of Oyam district also needs to improve on involvement of employees in policy formulation as this will improve on the motivation of staff hence increasing performance through service delivery. Paying employees according to productivity acts as a motivation to work hard therefore, the local government leaders in Oyam district need to realize this and thus start rewarding employees according to productivity.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Declaration .................................................................................................. ii 

Approval .................................................................................................... iii 

Dedication .................................................................................................. iv 

Acknowledgment ......................................................................................... v 

Table of contents ........................................................................................ vi 

Abstract ............................... : ...................................................................... ix 

List of tables ................... : ............................................................................ x 

List of abbreviations ................................................................................. xi 

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................ 1 

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1 

1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1 

1.2 Statement of the Problem ....................................................................... 6 

1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................... 7 

1.4 Research objectives ............................................................................... 7 

1.4.1 General objective .................................................................... 7 

1.4.2 Specific obj~ctives .................................................................. 8 

1.5 Research question .................................................................................. 8 

1.6 Hypothesis ............................................................................................. 8 

1.7 Scope ...................................................................................................... 8 

1. 7 .1 Geographical Scope ................................................................ 8 

1. 7 .2 Theoretical scope .................................................................... 9 

1. 7 .3 Time Scope ............................................................................. 9 

1.8 Significance of the study ....................................................................... 9 

1.9 Operational definitions of the key term .............................................. .11 

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CHAPTER TWO .......... : .......................................................................... 12 

LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................... 12 

2.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... 12 

2.1 Theoretical Review .............................................................................. 12 

2.2Conceptual Frame work ........................................................................ 13 

2.3 Related Studies .................................................................................... 22 

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................. 24 

METHODOLOGY .................................................................................. 24 

3.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... 24 

3 .1 Research Design .................................................................................. 24 

3 .2 Research population ............................................................................. 25 

3.3 Sample size .......................................................................................... 25 

3.4Sampling Procure .................................................................................. 26 

3.5 Research Instruments ......... : ................................................................. 26 

3.6 Validity and Reliability oflnstruments .............................................. .27 

3.7 Data gathering procedures .................................................................. .28 

3. 7 .1 Before the Administration of Questionnaires ...................... .28 

3. 7 .2 During the administration of the questionnaires .................. .28 

3.7.3 After the administration of the questionnaires ..................... .28 

3.8 Data Analysis ................ : ...................................................................... 29 

3 .9Ethical Considerations· ......................................................................... .29 

3 .10 Limitations of the study ................................................................... .29 

CHAPTER FOUR ................. : ................................................................. 31 

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION .. 31 

4.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... 31 

4.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents ..................................... 32 

CHAPTER FIVE ..................................................................................... 52 

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..... 52 

5.0 Introduction ............... : .......................................................................... 52 

5.1 Discussions .......................................................................................... 52 

5.3 Conclusions .......................................................................................... 54 

5.4 Recommendations ................................................................................ 55 

5.5Areas for Further Research ................................................................... 55 

References .................................................................................................. 56 

Appendix 1 A:Transmittal letter ................................................................ 59 

Appendix 1B:Transmittal letter for the respondents ................................. 60 

Appendix II:Clearance from ethics committee .......................................... 61 

Appendix III: Informed Consent ............................................................... 62 

Appendix IV: Face Sheet:··········································································63 

Researcher's Curriculum Vitae .................................................................. 76