The Role Of Local Council (Lc1) System In Food Distribution During Covid-19 Lock Down In Uganda

Abstract

Uganda constitutes of 135 districts with 60, 800 villages under a local council structure that are expected to perform beyond locals’ expectations amidst inadequate resources. By law the Local Council (LC1) village committees headed by the Chairperson are expected to maintain law, order and improve on the security of the village. The main objective of this study was to understand the role of village councils (I), the significance of Local Council I, their role in food distribution during Covid-19 lock-down and challenges. The secondary approach with the use of electronic databases, reference harvesting, grey literature and discourse analysis. Results indicated that the relief distribution exercise was supported by the local council structure at the local level in and the system supported the central government to ensure that the items reach the deserving population through guiding the taskforce and identifying the needy population.