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APPROVED BY
MR. SSERWANGA EMMANUEL
MARCH 2013
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DECLARATION
I Odoi Abraham Ochieng, declare that this report is my original work and has
not been submitted to any college, university or institution for any academic
award.
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APPROVAL
I, the supervisor, have approved this report. It meets the Faculty’s requirement
for the award of a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Uganda
Christian University.
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Agency supervisor
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Academic supervisor
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DEDICATION
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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Table of Contents
DECLARATION ........................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL................................................................................................................. ii
DEDICATION............................................................................................................ iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. iv
ACRONYMS ..............................................................................................................vii
ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. viii
Chapter one: INTRODUCTION ................................................................................... 1
1.0 Background ................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 About Mukono Central Division ............................................................................................. 2
1.2.1 An Overview ........................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.3 Mission .................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.4 Vision ....................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2.5 Objectives of MDC ............................................................................................................... 2
1.2.6 Organization Scope ............................................................................................................. 2
1.2.7 Services offered by MCD .................................................................................................... 3
1.2.8 Organizational Structure ................................................................................................... 4
Chapter Two: INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES .................................................................... 5
2.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Mandate of the Finance and Planning Department ......................................................... 5
2.2 Finance and Planning Department Activities ..................................................................... 5
2.2.1 Enumeration of Business Licenses ................................................................................ 5
2.2.2 Business Assessment forms preparation ..................................................................... 5
2.2.3 Cashbook entry .................................................................................................................... 6
2.2.4 Preparing Abstracts ............................................................................................................. 6
2.2.5 Bank reconciliation ............................................................................................................. 6
2.2.6 Writing Payment Vouchers ............................................................................................... 6
2.2.7 Posting ledger sheets .......................................................................................................... 7
2.2.8 Preparing requisition Forms “A” and “B” ..................................................................... 7
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ACRONYMS
D.T Division Treasurer
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ABSTRACT
This report is the product of Eight weeks of industrial training with Mukono
Central Division. The purpose of the internship is to ensure that students get a
practical application of the theoretical knowledge they acquire in class.
Mukono Central Division is part of Mukono Municipality Council formerly a
town council till its elevation to a Municipality level on 1st/July/ 2010. Its part
of the local government institution that operates in the market of service
delivery to its community. This report has been presented based on my
observation and experience gathered from the organization. The organization
has many divisions and departments but here, focus is given more on the
Finance and accounts division in the Finance and planning department as I
was attached to it.
In the course of the internship there were several interactive sessions with
industrial experts. Consequently, there was an environment in which students
were introduced to variety Business Administration concepts. Additionally the
enumeration fieldwork activity, attending the budget conference also engaged
us in information findings that gave us the opportunity to harness these newly
acquired skills by participating in core development work. These approaches
were undertaken with a diverse training program which involved moving
through each department and learning there work methods.
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1.1 Objectives
The major role of internship is to provide students with an atmosphere in
which they can practically apply the theory learnt in class. This is
absolutely necessary to not only provide the students with a sense of
direction as they study, but also to motivate them towards attainable
goals.
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1.2.1 An Overview
Mukono Central Division is part of Mukono Municipal Council which started as
a town board then developed into a town council and to a municipality on
1st/July/2010 with two divisions; Goma division and Mukono Central division.
MCD is medium sized with approximately 33sqkm of land area and has a
population of over 100,000 people. It’s divided into four administrative wards,
Nsuube-kauga ward, Ggulu ward, Ntawo ward and Namumira Anthony ward
with a of total 41 village capacities.
1.2.3 Mission
To provide quality services within local and national priorities for improved
standards of living for the people of Mukono Central Division.
1.2.4 Vision
“Prosperity for all”
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The education department headed by the senior education officer Ms. Nakitto
Doreen plays an active role in education support to the community through
providing funds for staff and student scholastic materials and school materials
such as student desks, staff chairs, and generally creating a learning and
supportive environment for the students, teaching and non- teaching staff.
The Works department headed by the senior engineering officer Mr. Ssebaduka
Harunah is regularly involved in maintenance of a number of muram roads in
areas of Nabuti, Kame, Nasuti, Nakabago, among others. This has greatly
contributed to the speedy rate of structural developments and other
developments in the town especially along the Jinja-Kampala highway which is
periodically maintained.
MCD is sensitive in maintaining good Public Health through its door to door
garbage collection system and with an ideal master plan of developing a
modern landfill to be used as the site for managing and recycling collected
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garbage into manure with support from NEMA. Kyungu Health Center, a
government health facility managed by MCD renders treatment to its natives
and residents in its surroundings, considerably helping to sustain good health.
The department is headed by the health inspector Ms. Josephine Mbabazi.
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operation taxes payable to the division and details of their business registered.
The form has provisions for indicating the Name of the Business, the Nature of
the business, the Location of the business, the total fees payable, and arrears
to be paid and authorized by the treasurer’s signature.
is passed, the activity/program code under which the payment is under plan. I
prepared the payment after the requisition was approved and signed by the
PATC and D.T
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The organization of work is clear and systematic with different persons having
specific duties plus additional skills in case of staff absence to avoid
inconveniences and stalling of work.
2.6 Conclusion
This Chapter has presented a detailed account of the practical work done
during the internship program at MDC. The procedures that were taken in the
accomplishment of various tasks such as posting ledgers, reconciliation,
preparing expenditure and revenue abstracts and all other activities included.
The next chapter highlights the methodology and techniques during the
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execution of tasks, discusses the skills acquired and challenges met during the
internship.
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Attending the budget conference meeting which acts as a measuring arm for
evaluating past performance of the entire division activities, to enable them
plan for the next financial year. The conference also seeks to give audience to
councilors, LCs, NGOs, and other agencies to prioritize program and activity
development and implementation.
Interviewing other officers from other departments of Public health, Work and
physical planning, Education and Sports and community development to get a
brief overview on their operations and activities within the division and there
services to the community.
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The training also led to an elegant acquaintance of the accounting process and
regulations used in Local Governments country wide. In relation to classroom
knowledge background these include: bank reconciliation, cashbook entry,
ledger sheets, payment voucher, petty voucher, Vote book entry and the
Journal voucher.
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A wealth of interpersonal skill was also acquired. This was particularly in the
area of leadership, decision making and problem solving. These skills were
acquired through daily interaction with my fellow colleagues as well as my
immediate supervisor through the numerous activities that we carried out.
MCD operations are largely manual which results into less desired
functionality of its staff due to fault proneness. The absence of open source
technologies has greatly lagged the division in terms of record management and
general development.
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3.6 Conclusion
The theoretical concepts discussed in this chapter give a general overview and
domain analysis in which the internship was practically done, the skills &
experience gained as well as the technical challenges faced. The next chapter
presents some of the conclusions made and recommendations proposed to
enrich the student internship experience at MCD.
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4.0 Recommendations
MCD should consider migrating to a more spacious facility to ease work
development, accommodate its functional staff, and create a better organized
and well conducted workstation and also a store house for accommodating
detained equipment and machinery for non-compliant clients.
I lastly urge the Faculty of Business and Administration to fund the internship
program for students in terms of maintenance costs such as transport and
meals to morally build the students as well as the agency. The agency’s
inability to adjust their budget to meet the student’s maintenance results in
trainees having only six hours of training thus missing out some lessons to
learn and few skills to acquire.
4.1 Conclusion
It was enlightening to work with an averagely sized agency, as this ensured
involvement to the highest degree possible in all aspects. As a result it called
for continuous work involvement and learning in all activities thus exposure to
all the operations of the departments.
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APPENDICES
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REFERENCES
Mukono Central Division Budget Frame Work Paper
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