You are hereby invited to attend the abovementioned Forum scheduled to take place from the 1 June to 2 June 2009 at the Protea Hotel, Acacia Avenue, Kololo.

The Forum is organized by the Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA), in association with the World Bank, Uganda Ministry of Local Government, and the Affiliated Network for Social Accountability (ANSA-Africa). The forum is the culmination of a two-year research project on Local Council Oversight and Social Accountability conducted in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Kenya.

The Uganda Local Government Association, in its drive to contribute to the process of deepening decentralization in Uganda, seeks to strengthen local governments' commitment to uphold the principles of accountability and transparency as laid down in the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995. The objectives of the Forum contribute to the objectives of the association's Charter on Accountability and Ethical Code of Conduct for Local Governments.