The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has ranked a total of seven districts in the Lango sub-region as the worst-performing local units in administering service delivery to the people.

According to the just-released 2023 performance report by the OPM, Dokolo district scored 39% and emerged in the 155th position in Uganda and 11th in the entire Lango sub-region. Alebtong district scored 41% and was 10th in the entire Lango.

“Kole district scored 41%, obtaining position 139 countrywide and number 9 in the entire Lango; Amolatar obtained 46%, and Apac district got 47%, emerging as the 7th worst performing district in Lango,” reads part of the report.

In the 6th position were Otuke district, which obtained 48%, and in the 5th position were Lira district, which got 48%.

Apac Municipal Council emerged as the best-performing unit, with 86% emerging as the best in the sub-region and in the 6th position countrywide.

Kwania District is ranked 2nd in Lango while standing 18th in Uganda with 78%. Lira City is 3rd in Lango with 55%. Oyam district emerged as the 4th best-performing district in Lango with 53%.

The key assessment areas for performance indicators included education, water and environment, financial management, and micro-scale.

Nationally, Isingiro district was named the best-performing district with score marks of 93%, while Namisindwa was the worst-performing district with 18%.

Arua City, Fortportal City, Butelaja, and Busia trailed, while Ibanda, Mubende Municipal Council, and Kiruhura are among the best-performing districts in the country.

Patrick Ongom Eyul, the Mayor of Apac Municipal Council, attributed their best scoring to mutual coordination with the entire team, including both technocrats and politicians.

Andrew Moses Awany, the LCV Chairperson of Kole District and Vice President of the Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA), blamed their poor performances on low funding and inadequate staffing, among others.