Public Finance Management and Education Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case Study of Kaptum Sub-County, Kween District

ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the relationship between public finance management and educational service delivery in Kapturn Sub-County, Kween District. The study objectives were; to identify the contributions of public finance management towards educational service delivery in Kaptum Sub-County, Kween District, to examine the challenges of public finance management towards educational service delivery in Kaptum Sub-County, Kween District and to find out the possible solutions to overcome challenges of public finance management towards educational service delivery in Kaptum Sub-County, Kween District, The study applied a case study research design to reflect aspects of perception, feelings, experiences, facts and emotional feelings of the study respondents in finding out the public finance management and education service delivery in Kapuini Sub-county, Kn een District. This is because the research questions that were generated necessitated observing explanatory. descriptive and analytical aspects of the research. The study pop~iIation involved 58 participantS where 14 top officials of Kaptum Sub—county. 16 civil servants. 13 Public finance department officials and is was the local peasants. A sample size of 50 respondents was determined through purposive and random sampling methods. The study findings revealed that the sample constituted of 50 respondents of which 33 (66%) were males and 17 (3-1%) remaining were females. This implies that males are the majority. This implies that the most respondents were men due to the societal beliefs that the males are hardworking and hence capable of ensuring effecti e public finance management and thus improve on educational service delivery in IKapmm Sub-County. Kween District. The study concluded that public finance management is that it helps to provide sufficient information to decision makers and thus boost the education ser~ ice delivery. For instance the money collected is used for the benefit of people through provision of universal education hence leading to proper utilization of educational resources. The study recommends that considering the huge work and insufficient money, the pro~incial government should carry on main responsibility to afford compulsory funding of the community. To achieve the equal and high quality compulsory public finance, the central government should increase its input in local area, with the transfer to local government, especially those in undeveloped regions. x