District activities and programmes

Rural Electrification

Some of the rural communities of Kasese District have been connected with electricity under the on-going rural electrification programme. Kasese District made a contribution out of their LGDP allocation of about 400 million to partner with Kilembe Investment Limited and in return it attracted a grant of 3 billion from the World Bank. For now phase one line has been pulled to Kisinga, Munkunyu, Nyakiyumbu, Bwera and Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Town council areas.With this, we shall surelyl transform the rural areas of Kasese into a modern community.

Tronder power
Tronder Power is building a 13.5-megawatt power dam in Bugoye sub-county – Kasese district. In addition to that project they have done the following for Kasese:

• Tronder is directly employing 192 people and of these, 124 are from within Kasese district.
• They recently contributed pipes worth 200 million to the Bugoye gravity flow scheme that the district is constructing in that area.
• They have constructed an Out-patient-ward, a maternity ward and a 3-stance latrine at Bugoye Health Centre lll.
• They bought and distributed 4,550 treated mosquito nets to the people in Bugoye.
• They have opened access roads in Kasanzi / Kibirizi villages and constructed a 2 foot bridges.

Hima Cement Industry

The Hima Cement Industry is under going expansion at the same site.

Industrial park

Kasese district with guidance from Uganda Investment Authority(UIA), is in the process of identifying an industrial park in Kasese. UIA has indicated that they want 400 acres of land to procure for the industrial park in Kasese. UIA run an advert in the New Vision asking people who have land to submit bids. UIA are yet to come and do valuation of the land.