Uganda: Who Watches the Watchmen? Lessons From Uganda's Budget Office

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Parliamentary budget offices are meant to be watchmen that help parliamentarians by providing them with solid budget analysis. They are supposed to provide honest budget numbers based on nonpartisan evaluations. To do this they must maintain a pristine reputation free from corruption, political dealings or criminal activity.

There are nearly 60 parliamentary budget offices around the world, out of which a handful are in Africa, including Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.

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