Uganda, Feb. 7 -- Local Government leaders across the country have been urged to prioritise gender and equity compliance in their planning and budgeting processes.

Speaking to the media during the ongoing capacity building training in eastern and central Buganda, the principal compliance officer from the Equal Opportunity Commission ( EOC), Ms Irene Nafungo said budgets and other plans at the national and local levels must ensure equality for all Ugandans.

Ms Nafungo said the training involves gender and equity planning and budgeting where local government leaders are sensitised on their roles to have a fair budget in terms of resource allocation.

"The training aims at awakening both political and technical leaders on planning for vuln...