Local government leaders have been criticized for abandoning their duties upon being elected to office leaving many communities desperate and disorganized. Tom Kyakwise, a local government expert working with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Governance, Accountability, Participation and Performance Program notes that some local Government leaders are not spearheading development […]
Opposition Members of Parliament have today July 27, 2016, proposed an amendment in the tenure period of accountability committees from the current two and half years to five years to enable a smooth operation of their work. Speaking to Journalists at Parliament during the handover ceremony for the parliamentary committee on local government accounts, the […]
23 districts have been passed by approval of 196 members of parliament. The passed new districts have put the number of districts to 135 in the country. Districts passed to start on 1st July 2016 include, Kaumiro, Ommoro , Lubanda and Kagadi district. The districts to begin as of 1st July 2017, consists of Namisindwa, Pakwach, Butebo ,Rukiga, Bunyangabo and Kyotera district. Districts to take […]
Cabinet has agreed to create and operationalise four new districts by 1st July 2016. The districts include Kagadi which comprises the counties of Buyaga east and West; Another district is Kakumiro which has two counties of Bugangaizi west and east and both districts are being curved out of Kibaale district. The third district is Omoro which will comprise […]
The parliamentary public and local government committee recommended to parliament to create 25 new districts. This came as government had suspended the creation of new districts. The proposed new districts are estimated to cost 1.7 trillion shillings if parliament approves it. The proposed new districts include Kyadondo district curved from Wakiso district, Kyotera from Rakai district , Kasanda from Mubende district , Kagadi […]
The office of the president is preparing to construct offices in Buhweju, Butaleja, Buvuma, Nakapiripirit, Napak, and Rubirizi district. The sources in statehouse have informed us that the office of the President has put aside over 36 billion shillings to be used for the acquisition of a contractor to carry out the construction of Government […]
The election of model farmers across the country is done every financial year. Each district, sub county and parish must all elect model farmers. The ministry of agriculture, in which the government programme Naads dwells, has requested all districts, divisions, town councils, wards and parish officials to mobilize farmers for this exercise in their respective […]