Responding to emergencies
This brief presents data on Ugandan citizens’ experiences and opinions on emergency situations and emergency medical services. Where do citizens turn first for help when they experience an emergency situation?
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Priorities and poverty
This data packet presents citizens’ priorities and their experiences and opinions on poverty. The data come from Twaweza’s Sauti za Wananchi survey, a nationally-representative, high-frequency mobile phone panel survey of public opinion and citizens’ experiences.
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On budget day, Sauti za Wananchi shows that most citizens are deeply concerned about the cost of living
At household level the picture is similar with the top three problems named by citizens as the cost of living (62%), unemployment (45%) and hunger or drought (42%). Health services (29%), the quality of education (13%), and poverty (11%) also feature at the top of the list of problems citizens are facing in their households.
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3 out of 4 Kenyans say their income is insufficient to meet their needs
In terms of public participation in the bill, the majority of the respondents assert that the process was unsatisfactory (84%) and mainly designed to rubber-stamp rather than influence the bill. Overall, 44% said that the process was to inform the public on what had already been decided; 42% said they had never seen or heard any consultations about the proposed bill. Only 13% say the process was to allow citizens to be heard and influence items on the bill.
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