EOC to assess local governments on gender and equity compliance

Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has embarked on assessing local governments on gender and equity compliance, the administration said on July 9. 

Speaking to the media during the capacity building training for district planners from central region in Kampala ,the EOC Chairperson, Ms Safia Nalule Jukko said that under the Public Finance Management Act  (PFMA), EOC is entitled to assess the country’s program plans and budget to ensure there is gender and equity compliance.

“The exercise has been done at the national level with government Ministries, Departments and…