Background
Kahokya Subcounty is one of the newly created sub counties in Kasese District, Western Uganda. It was curved from Lake Katwe Subcounty and came into being on July 1, 2018. The subcounty is located 27km southwest of Kasese Town and is bordered by Lake Katwe Subcounty to the west, Muhokya Subcounty to the northeast, Kitabu Subcounty to the north and northwest, Lake Katwe Subcounty to the southeast, and Queen Elizabeth National Park to the south.
Contact Information
Chairperson Local Council III: Bwambale Byamutima Nyesio – 0788579939
Senior Assistant Secretary: Makasi K Edward – 0772322062
Population
The subcounty has a population of 3726 people, with 1850 males and 1876 females.
Administrative Parishes and Villages
The subcounty has 5 parishes with the following villages:
Kahokya Parish: Kahokya, Nyaruzigati
Kinyateke Parish: Kinyateke, Kighendera
Murambi Parish: Murambi I, Murambi II
Kalhamya Parish: Kalhamya I, Kalhamya II
Rwebihungu Parish: Rwebihungu, Byapa
Leadership and Staffing
The subcounty has various departments with filled and vacant positions. The departments include Administration, Community Based Services, Production & Marketing, Health Services, and elected leaders.
Development Sectors
Education: The subcounty has four government-aided primary schools: Kinyateke Primary School, Muhokya Primary School, St. Peters Murambi Primary School, and St. Augustin Nyondo Primary School.
Priorities include establishing a seed secondary school, upgrading St. Michael Rwebihungu Primary School to government-aided, and establishing a primary school in Kalhamya parish.
Health: The subcounty has one health center, Kahokya Health Center II, located in Kahokya parish. Priorities include upgrading the health center to Health Center III and establishing health centers in all parishes.
Agriculture: Priorities include procurement of market land, construction of market stalls and shades, provision of improved seeds and chemicals to farmers, training farmers on good agronomic practices, and coffee planting.
Trade: The subcounty is predominantly an agriculture hub with small markets and businesses. Priorities include supporting local markets and small businesses.
Water Distribution: The subcounty has boreholes in Kinyateke and Kalhamya parishes, providing clean water to the community.
Development Partners
The subcounty works with various development partners to support its development initiatives.
Development partners in the sub-county and areas of implementation.
|
Development partner |
Services offered |
Area Served |
|
CODEA |
Advocates for Environmental conservation/ tree planting |
All the parishes |
|
FAL |
Community mobilization |
All the parishes |
|
UWA |
Funding Community projects |
Kahokya parish |
|
FURA |
Promotes Village savings and loan skills |
All the parishes |
|
CARITAS |
Promotes Village savings and loan skills |
All the parishes |
|
Kikorongo women |
Support Aprintship skills for school going age girls ( st Francis secondary school) |
Kahokya parish |
|
FAWE UG |
Support to gill child education |
All Parishes |
the World Food Programme, which has supported the subcounty in areas such as disaster risk reduction and climate change awareness. Other partners may include government agencies, NGOs, and community-based organizations.
