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KIIMA Foods SWER Electricity Pilot project in Buhurira and Bwesumbu S/Cs.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date March 10, 2026

For decades, residents of remote villages in Buhuhira and Bwesumbu Kasese District lived without electricity, relying on candles, torches and long journeys to access even the simplest services. Today, a pilot electrification project implemented by KIIMA Foods in partnership with Smart Villages Research Group and supported by Innovate UK is beginning to change that reality.

Using Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) technology — a low-cost system that distributes electricity through a single overhead wire while the earth serves as the return path — the project has brought reliable electricity to households in Buhuhira and Bwesumbu sub-counties. Though still in its pilot phase, the initiative is already creating significant social and economic change in the communities it serves.

Brighter Homes, Better Education

For Kabugho Janet, a 40-year-old farmer in Buhuhira Sub-county, the arrival of electricity has transformed her children’s education.

Before the connection, her children studied using a torch, and the family spent about UGX 16,000 on lighting every month. As a small-scale farmer, she says the cost was difficult to sustain.

Now her home is connected to reliable electricity.

“My children can now revise their books easily and the power rarely goes off,” Janet says. “Their performance in school has greatly improved.”

The project has also reduced household costs while providing safer lighting. Torchlights and candles — previously common study tools — often posed risks to children’s eyesight and increased the likelihood of fire accidents.

New Opportunities for Rural Businesses

Beyond homes, access to electricity is creating new economic opportunities in the villages.

Bwambale Joshua, a resident of Kuruhe village in Bwesumbu Sub-county, says daily life has become significantly easier since electricity arrived.

Previously, he walked nearly 10 kilometres to another trading centre just to photocopy documents such as his national ID. His children studied using candlelight, exposing them to fire hazards and eye strain.

Today, electricity has enabled several businesses to emerge within the community. Welding workshops now fabricate doors and windows locally, salons operate in the trading centre, and residents can access computer services such as printing and photocopying.

Joshua says the project has also dramatically reduced his lighting costs — from about UGX 20,000 to around UGX 3,000 for servicing.

“My children can now watch television and study comfortably,” he says. “Services that we used to travel long distances for are now available here.”

Strengthening Local Agriculture

Electricity is also supporting agricultural productivity, the backbone of the local economy.

The project is anchored around Smart Agri-Business Centres established by KIIMA Foods, which generate power through mini-grids producing about 45 kilowatts. These centres provide cold storage facilities that allow farmers to preserve agricultural products for longer periods, reducing post-harvest losses.

With reliable power, farmers can also process crops such as cassava into flour using electric milling machines — adding value to their produce and increasing incomes.

How the Technology Works

According to Bwambale Edgar, a technical officer with KIIMA Foods, the project relies on SWER technology, a system designed to deliver electricity to rural communities at a lower cost.

“Single Wire Earth Return uses a single overhead wire to transmit electricity from the power source to the community,” Edgar explains. “Instead of using multiple wires like conventional electricity lines, the system uses the earth as the return path for the current.”

The electricity is generated at Smart Agri-Business Centres, mini-grids established by KIIMA Foods that produce about 45 kilowatts of solar power. From there, power is transmitted through a single conductor — sometimes as small as a 2-millimetre cable — to households within the community.

To complete the circuit, an earth rod is inserted into the ground at the household connection point. The earth acts as the return pathway for the electrical current back to the nearby ground system.

“This method reduces the number of poles, wires and infrastructure needed compared to conventional electricity distribution,” Edgar says. “That makes it a much more affordable solution for rural electrification.”

So far, the project has connected six households in Buhuhira and six in Mbata-Bwesumbu within a radius of about 500 metres from the Smart Agri-Business Centres.

Powering Agriculture and Local Services

The electricity is also strengthening the local agricultural economy.

The Smart Agri-Business Centres include cold storage facilities that allow farmers to preserve agricultural produce for longer periods, reducing post-harvest losses.

Electric power is also enabling machines used to process agricultural products such as cassava into flour, helping farmers add value to their produce and increase incomes.

KIIMA Foods has also organized a cooperative of 220 farmers to support collective marketing and strengthen agricultural livelihoods in the area.

Community-Wide Change

Local leaders say the project has brought a sense of progress to communities that previously felt forgotten.

Richard Syalya, LC1 Chairman of Kuruhe Village, recalls a time when residents travelled long distances simply to charge their phones.

“Our children were growing up without even knowing what electricity looks like,” he says. “Now people can charge phones, run machines and access computer services within the village.”

The increased lighting in homes and trading centres has also improved security and extended productive hours in the evenings.Looking Ahead

So far, 12 households — six in Buhuhira and six in Bwesumbu — have been connected within a 500-metre radius of the Smart Agri-Business Centres. While the initial target was to reach 70 households, regulatory limitations and technical challenges have slowed expansion.

Even so, community members and project implementers say the early results demonstrate the potential of SWER technology to bridge the rural electrification gap.

For Janet and many others, the impact is already clear.

“We never believed electricity could reach such a hard-to-reach area,” she says. “Now it has changed our lives.”

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Kasese Hosts 3-Day ICT and Entrepreneurship Training for SMEs.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 27, 2026

The Kasese District ICT Centre, in partnership with Ministry of ICT and National Guidance (MoICT&NG), Enterprise Uganda, and Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), has launched a transformative three-day ICT skilling and entrepreneurship training from 25th -27th February 2026 aimed at empowering local communities through digital innovation and enterprise development.

The intensive training brings together 40 participants drawn from diverse backgrounds, including youth, women, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), and young entrepreneurs representing various Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This inclusive approach reflects a strong commitment to ensuring that no one is left behind in Uganda’s digital transformation journey.

The program focuses on equipping participants with practical digital skills essential for today’s competitive business environment. Key areas of training include digital marketing, e-commerce, cybersecurity awareness, business formalization, financial literacy, and leveraging technology to streamline operations.

By enhancing digital literacy and entrepreneurial capacity, the initiative aims to improve productivity among SMEs and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Participants are being introduced to innovative tools and platforms that can help them expand their market reach beyond local boundaries and tap into regional and global markets.

Speaking at the training, organizers emphasized that digital transformation is no longer optional but a necessity for business survival and growth. Through this partnership, stakeholders are working to strengthen Uganda’s innovation ecosystem at the grassroots level, particularly in districts like Kasese where access to advanced ICT training opportunities has traditionally been limited.

The collaboration combines policy guidance from the Ministry, practical entrepreneurship expertise from Enterprise Uganda, and technical ICT training from UICT creating a holistic learning experience that blends technology with business acumen.

A notable highlight of the initiative is its inclusive nature. By deliberately engaging youth, women, and PWDs, the program seeks to bridge socio-economic gaps and promote equitable access to digital opportunities. Participants are being empowered not only with skills but also with confidence, mentorship, and networking opportunities that can accelerate business growth.

The training also encourages innovation, problem-solving, and adaptability qualities essential for navigating today’s rapidly evolving digital economy.

By improving digital participation and enhancing market access, the initiative is expected to contribute to increased incomes, job creation, and sustainable economic development within the region.

As Uganda continues to embrace digital transformation, initiatives like this underscore the power of collaboration between government institutions and enterprise development agencies in building resilient, tech-driven communities.

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Kasese District Health Sector Performance Review intensifies Performance.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 27, 2026

Kasese District Local Government Health Sector has intensified efforts to address maternal deaths following a health performance review meeting held on 25th February 2026 at Rwenzori International Hotel.

The meeting brought together health facility in-charges, development partners, district leaders and other stakeholders to assess progress in health service delivery against district targets for the current financial year and to strengthen coordination and collaboration.

Presenting on maternal and child health performance indicators, Sr. Loy Sekalombi, Assistant District Health Officer in charge of Maternal and Child Health, together with Dr. Herbert Nzeke, Chairperson of the Maternal, Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) Committee, reported that the district has registered 26 maternal deaths from July 2025 to date.

The deaths were attributed to several avoidable factors including delays in reaching health facilities, refusal of transfer to higher facilities, lack of partner support, lack of transport from home to health facilities, shortages of blood products, supplies and consumables, and gaps in staff skills and expertise.

In response, the District Health Officer, Dr. Amon Bwambale, said the district has already organised engagements to address the contributing factors. He noted that a deep-dive meeting has been convened involving the Ministry of Health Uganda, health facility in-charges, partners and other stakeholders to discuss maternal deaths in detail. A separate meeting bringing together all doctors in the district has also been organised.

Dr. Herbert Nzeke further noted that the MPDSR committee has been following up maternal and perinatal deaths. However, he raised concern that some cases have not been reported, which affects timely interventions, and appealed to health workers to ensure that all cases are reported for appropriate response.

While giving his remarks during the review meeting, Dr. Bwambale emphasised the need for open discussion on areas of poor performance and urged health workers to understand the population they serve, including key demographics such as women, children under five and men, to improve planning and service delivery.

The Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Eliab Ntarwete Begumya, commended health workers for the services rendered despite the district’s challenging mountainous terrain. He appreciated the health department for organising the performance review meeting and called on stakeholders to critically review performance in terms of inputs, outputs, impact and service delivery processes. He also encouraged investment in teamwork and capacity building of health workers.

The Assistant Resident District Commissioner, Kabiriri Henry, urged the health sector to focus more on preventive rather than curative services, particularly through community sensitisation on feeding and disease prevention. He also called for greater attention to mental health, noting increasing stress levels among the population, and raised concern about absenteeism among staff, especially in hard-to-reach areas.

Hon. Bukombi Muhindi Eliphazi the district chairperson appealed for intensified monitoring of health facilities and urged health workers to remain at their duty stations. He emphasised proper record keeping, discouraged the forging of reports and called for professional handling of mothers to encourage more facility-based deliveries. He also urged health facility in-charges to safeguard government equipment and property.

The meeting concluded with a collective commitment by district leaders, health workers and partners to strengthen coordination, improve reporting, enhance supervision and address gaps contributing to maternal deaths in the district.

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KASESE SETS THE PACE IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS .

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 20, 2026

Kasese District is emerging as a national leader in disaster preparedness, thanks to strengthened collaboration, empowered institutions, and a growing focus on prevention rather than reaction.

This progress was evident during a two-day Disaster Management Capacity Enhancement Meeting facilitated by Save the Children International on 11th and 12th January at Rwenzori International Hotel. The meeting brought together a wide range of actors district leaders, members of the District Disaster Management Committee, NGOs, CSOs, security agencies, cultural leaders, and local leaders all united by one goal: protecting communities, especially children, from the devastating effects of disasters.

The meeting forms part of Save the Children International’s ongoing Disaster Management Project in Kasese District, implemented in the subcounties of Karusandara, Kyarumba, Nyamwamba, and Maliba. Running from 15th September 2025 to 31st December 2027 and funded by Save the Children Italy, the project is reaching deep into communities to build long-term resilience.

The initiative is directly benefiting 15,000 children aged 6–18, 20 primary schools, 25,000 women, and 20,000 men across the four subcounties. One of its most transformative interventions is the establishment of 20 child-led Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and disaster preparedness clubs in primary schools—empowering children to understand risks, promote early warning messages, and become champions of safety in their schools and homes.

By placing children at the centre of disaster preparedness, the project is not only protecting young lives but also nurturing a generation that understands risk, preparedness, and resilience.

Beyond schools, the project is strengthening district and community systems for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Emergency Preparedness (EP), Anticipatory Action (AA), and Early Warning Systems (EWS). The focus is on building inclusive, coordinated, and well-prepared institutions that can anticipate disasters and act early—before lives and livelihoods are lost.

The expected impact is a more resilient and responsive Kasese District, where disasters are managed proactively and communities recover faster.

Kasese Recognized as a National Example

Addressing participants, Mr. Solomon Illangat from the Office of the Prime Minister praised Kasese’s leadership, describing the district as “the limelight of disaster preparedness in the country.” He credited strong coordination and commitment among stakeholders for the district’s progress.

He reminded participants that Uganda’s Disaster Management Policy assigns clear roles to different actors and stressed that no single institution can manage disasters alone. He urged stakeholders to work together to strengthen risk detection, monitoring, and management, and to view disaster management as a continuous cycle—starting with preparedness, not ending with response.

The meeting also created space for honest dialogue around financing disaster preparedness.
Mr. Kikusa Mustafah, Chairperson of the District Disaster Management Committee, highlighted ongoing funding constraints and called on the Office of the Prime Minister to consider a conditional grant for disaster management.

Echoing this call, Hon. Monday Girivazio, the District Vice Chairperson, reaffirmed political commitment, urging the district budget desk to implement the resolution to allocate 1% of the district budget to disaster management. He emphasized that political leaders remain fully committed to ensuring preparedness is adequately funded.

Stakeholders across sectors applauded Save the Children International and its donor, Save the Children Italy, for investing in systems that protect children and communities. Participants noted that the capacity-building meeting strengthened coordination, clarified roles, and renewed collective responsibility for disaster preparedness in Kasese.

As climate-related hazards continue to threaten lives and livelihoods, Kasese District is proving that preparedness saves lives. Through strong partnerships, empowered children, and improved systems, the district is building a safer, more resilient future—one where communities are ready before disaster strikes, not after.

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Kasese District Commissions Kabingo water protect Phase I , Hands over Phase II.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 12, 2026

Kasese District Local Government has officially commissioned Phase I of the Kabingo Gravity Flow Scheme and handed over Phase II of the project to contractors for construction, marking a significant step forward in improving access to safe water in Munkunyu Subcounty.

The commissioning and handover ceremony took place today at Salaama Trading Centre in Katanda II village, Munkunyu Subcounty. Phase I of the project, valued at UGX 645 million, was constructed using funds from the District Water and Sanitation Conditional Grant, while Phase II, worth UGX 239,075,907, will be funded by SMVA Trust and PARC-Uganda.

The event was officiated by the Assistant Resident District Commissioner for Kasese, Ms. Muhindo Justine Mutabazi, who formally commissioned the completed Phase I works and handed over Phase II to the contractors for implementation.

While addressing residents, Ms. Mutabazi called upon Water User Committees to actively carry out their responsibilities, emphasizing proper operation and maintenance of the gravity flow scheme. She urged the community to take ownership of the project and maintain the water chain through good hygiene practices such as handwashing and using clean water containers to prevent waterborne diseases.

She further encouraged residents to engage in productive work, reduce excessive alcohol consumption, and invest household resources in activities that promote development. Ms. Mutabazi also urged community members to adopt soil and water conservation measures, including digging trenches in gardens, and to ensure that children attend school.

Representing the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Kikusa Mustafa appealed to civil servants to remain active at the community level and play their role in addressing local challenges. He criticized absenteeism among some public officers, noting that effective service delivery requires regular engagement with the people.

Mr. Mustafa also emphasized sanitation and water safety, warning that unsafe water handling could lead to infections and disease outbreaks. He informed residents that community participation will be critical during the implementation of Phase II, particularly in supporting activities such as digging pipe trenches and taking part in operation and maintenance.

He further warned against gender-based violence, noting that the water project should contribute to reducing domestic conflicts associated with water scarcity.

Kasese District Chairperson, Hon. Muhindi Bukombi Eliphazi, reaffirmed the district’s commitment to expanding access to safe water, in line with the government policy that every household should access clean water within one kilometre. He noted that the district is prioritizing the construction of gravity flow schemes to meet this target.

Hon. Bukombi called on residents to protect the water infrastructure and ensure proper operation and maintenance to sustain the benefits of the project.

During the event, residents welcomed the development, with Ms. Ithungu Jonah Mughongo, a resident of Katanda II village, expressing appreciation for the project. She noted that women previously walked long and risky distances to fetch water but will now access water more easily. She pledged community commitment to maintaining cleanliness at the water points and improving household hygiene.

The commissioning of Phase I and the handover of Phase II mark a key milestone in Kasese District’s efforts to improve rural water coverage and strengthen community participation in water management.

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KASESE RELEASES PLE RESULTS WITH 92% PLE PASS RATE .

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 5, 2026

Kasese District Local Government officially released Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) results at Kasese Polytechnic on 5 February 2026, with a 92 percent overall pass rate, Kasese District posting its strongest performance in five years — a milestone that education leaders say reflects growing commitment.

A total of 13,078 pupils sat for the 2025 PLE across government-aided and private primary schools, marking a steady increase in candidature and participation. For thousands of families, the results represent hope — access to secondary education, relief from poverty cycles, and proof that investment in basic education can yield results .

Female candidates accounted for 53 percent of all candidates and slightly outperformed their male counterparts overall. Education officials say this reflects the impact of sustained advocacy for girl-child education, particularly in rural communities where dropout rates were once high.

More than 7,800 learners attained Division One and Two combined, positioning them competitively for secondary education placement. Private schools continued to dominate Division One results, contributing 33 percent of top-grade scores, while government-aided schools showed strength in the middle divisions — a sign of broad-based improvement rather than elite success alone .

Despite the positive headline numbers, district leaders were candid about lingering weaknesses. Addressing stakeholders, Kasese District Chairperson Hon. Muhindi Elphazi Bukombi expressed concern over the 909 candidates who remained ungraded, describing it as “a preventable failure.”

He announced plans to personally visit the worst-performing schools, alongside members of the district executive, to engage parents, teachers, and local leaders in recovery strategies.

“This is not about blame,” he emphasized. “It is about accountability and collective responsibility.”

Bukombi also renewed calls for hard-to-reach allowances for teachers in Kasese’s difficult terrain, warning that delayed submissions at technical levels continue to deny teachers critical motivation — a gap he linked directly to performance disparities between schools .

Schools such as Buwatha Primary School, Kyaminyawandi, and Kanyampara SDA emerged as top government-aided performers, producing high proportions of Division One candidates. In the private sector, Global Vine, Ibanda Progressive, and Ndongo Baptist schools led the pack.

Yet the contrast with underperforming schools many in Busongora North was stark. High numbers of ungraded results were concentrated in communities grappling with poverty, child labour, weak school management, and long walking distances to school .

District Education Officer Thabugha Ernest challenged headteachers to reclaim their role as community leaders and public ambassadors for their schools. He urged stronger parent engagement, better supervision, and resource mobilization at school level, noting that academic success increasingly depends on partnerships beyond the classroom.

Faith-based organizations were singled out for praise, with district leaders crediting them for improving discipline, infrastructure, and learner retention in some of the most underserved areas.

The five-year trend shows a steady rise in pass rates from 73 percent in 2020 to 92 percent in 2025 underscoring progress at district level. But education officials caution that without addressing systemic issues such as teacher motivation, school feeding programs, infrastructure shortages, and community conflict, gains may stall .

As Kasese celebrates improved results, the message from education leaders , leaders appreciate partners who have supported improving education standards in the district like Ripple Foundation, UNICEF, Enabel, among others for the efforts.

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WFP and Kasese strengthens partnership to enhance disaster preparedness.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date November 7, 2025

The World Food Programme (WFP) has strengthened its partnership with Kasese District to enhance flood preparedness and response. As part of this collaboration, WFP, in partnership with the Office of the Prime Minister, recently convened a multi-stakeholder workshop from 4th to 7th Nov to finalize and validate Flood Anticipatory Action Plans (AAPs) for the flood-prone districts of Kasese, Ntoroko, and Kisoro.

The four-day workshop brought together key stakeholders from government agencies, humanitarian organizations, and district authorities to review, plan, and validate the AAPs. The goal is to ensure that the plans are operationally sound, contextually relevant, and ready to guide timely action ahead of forecasted flood events.

“We are proud to partner with WFP to enhance our flood preparedness and response capabilities,” said Mr. Kikusa Mustafah , Chairperson DDMC ,Kasese “This collaboration demonstrates our shared commitment to building resilient communities that can withstand the impacts of climate change.”

The development of these AAPs is a crucial step towards proactive disaster risk reduction and community resilience. By anticipating and preparing for potential flood events, Kasese District can take timely action to protect lives, livelihoods, and infrastructure.

The initiative is part of WFP’s broader commitment to supporting Uganda’s efforts in disaster risk reduction and community resilience, with support provided by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) and funding from the Government of Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Through this partnership, WFP and Kasese District are working together to build a more resilient future for the people of Kasese. By leveraging their expertise and resources, they can reduce the impact of floods .

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KASESE BUDGET FOCUS ON PEOPLE, PRODUCTIVITY AND RESILIENCE.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date November 5, 2025

By Kabugho Sharon, Communications Officer, Kasese DLG.

On October 30, 2025, leaders, technocrats, and community representatives from across Kasese District gathered at the Multipurpose Hall for the annual District Budget Conference, setting the stage for a transformative financial year 2026/2027. The meeting graced by District Chairperson Hon. Muhindi Bukombi Eliphaz was not merely a statutory event but a vision setting moment that underscored the district’s commitment to turning planning into tangible impact.

Under the national theme, “Full Monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and Market Access,” the Chairperson’s remarks framed Kasese’s budget priorities around economic empowerment, infrastructure resilience, and human development.

Hon. Muhindi’s address was a call to action urging all stakeholders to look beyond numbers and see the lives behind each allocation. The district’s Shs. 120.1 billion resource envelope, comprising locally raised revenue, central government grants, and donor funding, will directly target areas that touch everyday livelihoods.

Among the top priorities are:
Strengthening the Parish Development Model (PDM) to enhance household incomes and community-driven growth.
Agro-industrialization and water for production aimed at shielding farmers from erratic weather patterns while boosting agricultural value chains.
Education and health service quality, ensuring the next generation grows healthier, more skilled, and ready to compete.
Road rehabilitation and maintenance, a key to unlocking market access and regional trade potential.

These priorities are not abstract, they promise to bring visible change to rural communities, schools, and health facilities across the district.

Kasese’s development story is one of steady progress shadowed by recurring hurdles. The Chairperson candidly highlighted issues such as rapid population growth, land fragmentation, unpredictable weather patterns, and inadequate road funding factors that threaten to erode gains made over the past decade.

In response, the district is turning to innovative solutions:
Irrigation initiatives under the LoCAL and Micro-Scale Irrigation programmes to combat drought and ensure all-season farming.
Security strengthening to protect farmers and investors from theft and vandalism.
Skilling programs like the Kasese Youth Polytechnic and Katwe Training Institute to empower young people with employable skills.
A proposed tree planting ordinance to combat climate change and promote environmental stewardship.

These initiatives reflect a governance model that listens, adapts, and acts in response to emerging realities.

Beyond infrastructure and investment, the Chairperson’s remarks placed a strong emphasis on human capital. He pointed to growing concerns over malnutrition and stunted growth, especially among children and women, and the rising cases of HIV/AIDS that threaten social progress.

By calling for increased household level nutrition campaigns and anti-stigma health drives, the district leadership is reframing development not just as economic output, but as the wellbeing of its people.

Hon. Muhindi’s closing message was both inspirational and pragmatic: true transformation will come only when every citizen of Kasese takes ownership of the district’s agenda. From local council leaders to farmers, teachers, and business people, everyone’s input into the budgeting process was portrayed as vital to crafting an inclusive and people centered development framework.

As Kasese moves into the second year of its Fourth Five-Year Development Plan (2025/26–2029/30), the tone from the Budget Conference makes one thing clear, the district’s ambitions are as high as its mountains, and its people are ready to climb together.

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MUSEVENOMICS LAUNCHED IN KASESE.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date October 7, 2025

Kasese, Uganda – October 6, 2025 — The Uganda Development Forum today officially launched “Musevenomics” — an economic philosophy attributed to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni — at a colorful event held at the Multipurpose Hall in Kasese District. The launch, presided over by the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Lt. Maate Magwara, drew a large crowd of political leaders, government technocrats, cultural and religious leaders, as well as private sector players and investors.

The engagement, described as the first of its kind in the Rwenzori region, sought to help stakeholders understand President Museveni’s economic management philosophy, which has guided Uganda’s transformation from a once-failed state into one of Africa’s most stable economies since 1986.

According to Dr. Edward Katende, the Executive Director of Uganda Development Forum, and Dr. Ngabo Herbert, the Parish Development Model (PDM) liaison officer, Musevenomics represents a home-grown, pragmatic approach to economic management that blends capitalism, liberalism, and socialism.

They explained that Musevenomics is anchored on seven key pillars — Rationality, Reasonability, Realism, Adaptability, Creativity, Resilience, and Sovereignty — all aimed at promoting evidence-based policy, innovation, and self-determined development.

“Musevenomics is about using reason, evidence, and practical realities to guide development,” said Dr. Katende. “It rejects rigid ideology and focuses on what works best for Uganda’s unique context.”

The philosophy also highlights twelve core principles including security and stability, privatization with a strategic state role, infrastructure development, digital transformation, industrialization, value addition, and the fight against corruption. Uganda, under this vision, seeks to grow its economy tenfold — from USD 50 billion to USD 500 billion by 2040.

Local leaders warmly welcomed the initiative, describing it as a timely call to reorganize Kasese’s economic base.

Representing the District Chairperson, Hon. Monday Girivazio, the Vice Chairperson of Kasese District, commended the Uganda Development Forum for bringing the discussion to the grassroots, saying it offers people “rich knowledge and a practical pathway out of poverty.”

“Rich countries thrive by organizing their economies,” he said. “Musevenomics is a wake-up call for Kasese to organize our businesses, markets, and resources so that we can prosper together.”

He further called for collective ownership and dialogue around the new philosophy, urging communities to identify and exploit local potential in tourism, agriculture, mining, and cross-border trade.

The Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Walakira Paul, echoed the same sentiments, appreciating stakeholders for their strong turnout and reaffirming the district’s commitment to working with the private sector under its newly approved Investment Policy.

Representing the Prime Minister of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu (OBR), Hon. Muhesi Patrick, the Minister of Finance and Economic Development for OBR, pledged that the kingdom would use its cultural structures to spread the Musevenomics philosophy.

“OBR’s rebranding pillars — peace, unity, reconciliation, transformation, and mindset change — align perfectly with Musevenomics,” he said. “We are ready to take this philosophy forward as part of our community empowerment agenda.”

The NRM District Chairperson, Mr. Mbahimba James Bwambale, called for the localization of the philosophy, suggesting a district-specific version dubbed “Kasesenomics.”

“We must tailor Musevenomics to address local realities,” he noted. “When we apply it to our unique challenges, we will see true transformation in Kasese.”

In his keynote remarks, Deputy RDC Lt. Maate Magwara praised the Uganda Development Forum for its efforts and noted visible progress in Kasese’s socio-economic landscape.

“You can no longer find grass-thatched houses in most parts of Kasese — that’s a sign of transformation,” he said, while also calling for urgent action to address school dropout rates in the district.

He lauded President Museveni’s leadership in steering Uganda toward stability and prosperity, encouraging citizens to rally behind the government’s ongoing development agenda.

As Musevenomics begins to be integrated into Uganda’s National Development Plan and cascaded down to Parish Development Plans, the people of Kasese have positioned themselves as early adopters of this vision — one that promises inclusive growth, resilience, and national self-reliance.

The day’s discussions ended with a shared optimism: that Musevenomics is not just an economic model, but a movement for mindset change and collective transformation — from Kasese to the rest of Uganda.

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AGRI EVOLVE- KASESE GETS MINISTERS GREEN LIGHT OVER 49 YEAR LAND LEASE.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date August 21, 2025

By Kabugho Sharon, Communications officer.

Hon. Raphael Magezi, the Minister of Local Government, pledged his full support to Agri Evolve Coffee Company Limited after a fact-finding visit to its operations in Kisinga Town Council, Kasese District on 20^th August 2025. The visit followed a request by Kasese District Local Government for the minister to issue a letter of no objection, paving the way for Agri Evolve to lease 20 acres of council land for 49 years to operate its coffee processing plant and handle other coffee relevant services.

The minister toured the company’s facilities, interacted with management and farmers, and expressed satisfaction with Agri Evolve’s contribution to the local economy. “I cannot refuse to give them a letter of no objection,” he said. “They are doing development work that is directly transforming lives”. He emphasized that Coffee is a high-value crop, “with just one acre, a farmer can earn about UGX 675,000 a month equivalent to a job earning”.

Agri Evolve, a coffee export company founded by Mr. Jonnie Rolland, currently employs 100 full-time staff, including 40 coffee extension officers, and provides seasonal employment to over 300 workers. Beyond processing and exporting coffee to international markets, the company supports local farmers with seedlings, fertilizers, training in good farming practices, and community projects in schools and health facilities.

During the engagement, over 100 farmers gathered to welcome the minister. Local leaders hailed Agri Evolve for creating jobs and opening global market opportunities for Kasese coffee.

Mr. Bwambale Aliganisa, LC I Chairperson of Kinyankoko Kisinga towncouncil, praised the company for offering employment to youth who might otherwise be idle. “This company has reduced crime by keeping young people working. Farmers should plant more coffee because Agri Evolve has connected us to international markets,” he said.

Kasese’s Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Walakira Paul, urged farmers to double their production while maintaining high quality to meet international standards. He reminded them to wisely use coffee earnings to improve their families’ welfare and to support children especially girls to complete their education.

Agri Evolve’s Director, Mr. Rolland Jonnie, emphasized Uganda’s potential to produce quality coffee like other coffee giants e.g Brazil however government needs to strengthen the enforcement of coffee policies to realize quality production. “Rwenzori has everything it takes to produce world-class coffee. But it starts with farmers practicing the basics on harvest and post-harvest handling. Quality determines the markets and ultimately the benefits to the farmer, community, and country. No one benefits from poor quality coffee.” He said.

In his concluding remarks, Minister Magezi not only assured Agri Evolve of his support for the 49-year lease but also recommended that the company establish demonstration farms across the district to scale up best practices. He further pledged to write to the district leadership to prioritize road construction in coffee-producing areas to ease transportation of produce.

The minister’s assurance now sets the stage for Agri Evolve to expand its processing capacity in Kasese, a move expected to boost employment, improve household incomes, and position the Rwenzori region as a hub for high-quality coffee on the global market.

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RDC Lt.Joe Walunsimbi commissions 2 road projects in Kasese.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date June 13, 2025

Yesterday, 12th June 2025, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Kasese, Lt. Joe Walusimbi, commissioned two road projects that will be constructed this financial year 2024/25. The projects include the grading and widening of the Kyapa-Kitabu-Mughete Road in Kitabu Subcounty and the grading of the 5KM Kyarumba-Kitabona Road in Kyarumba Subcounty.

The Kyapa-Kitabu-Mughete Road project will cost 52 million shillings and is expected to improve the transportation network in Kitabu Subcounty. The Kyarumba-Kitabona Road project will also enhance the movement of goods and people in Kyarumba SSubcounty.

While addressing the people at the commissioning function, the RDC emphasized the government’s commitment to serving the people of Kasese. He urged the residents to effectively utilize the roads to conduct their livelihood activities, such as transporting their food to the market .

The LC IV Chairperson, Muhindi Bukombi Erifaz, also addressed the residents in Kitabu and Kyarumba. He highlighted the district leadership’s efforts to implement the National Resistance Movement (NRM) manifesto, which focuses on improving health services, education services, agriculture, and infrastructure development.

He assured the people of Kitabu that the government is working to extend safe water to their area, which will be tapped from River Dunguluha. He also addressed concerns about the seed school, stating that the government is committed to establishing a seed school in every subcounty, but the community needs to ensure that the available land has a land title. Additionally, he warned the community against political manipulation by politicians who may lie about the government’s efforts.

The commissioning function was attended by the District Engineer, technical team, political leadership, and residents. The event marked an important milestone in the district’s infrastructure development efforts.

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Kasese District Launches the DDPIV.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date May 28, 2025

Kasese, Uganda – In a significant step towards achieving sustainable socio-economic development, the Kasese District Local Government officially launched its 4th Five-Year District Development Plan yesterday 27th may 2025 at Multipurpose hall during the District sitting.

The plan, which covers the period from 2025/26 to 2029/30 with a total budget cost of Shs.564,793,652,748, is themed “Sustainable Industrialization for Inclusive Growth, Employment, and Sustainable Wealth Creation.

The plan is anchored on the Uganda Vision 2040 and the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV), and aims to increase average household incomes and improve the quality of life of the people of Kasese District.

According to the District Planner, the plan is designed to address the district’s development challenges and harness its potential for sustainable growth.

NDP IV focuses on four strategic objectives: sustainably increasing production and productivity in key sectors such as agriculture, industry, tourism, ICT, and financial services; enhancing human capital development across the entire life cycle; supporting the private sector to drive growth and create jobs; and building and maintaining strategic sustainable infrastructure in transport, housing, energy, water, industry, and ICT.

The district faces several development challenges, including a high population growth rate of 2.3%, which has resulted in land fragmentation, petty theft, and frequent land conflicts. Additionally, reduced productivity due to soil degradation and poor agricultural practices, unpredictable weather patterns, and high levels of unskilled labor and unemployment are major concerns.

To address these challenges, the district will prioritize initiatives such as promoting improved farming technologies, irrigation, and skilling the population. The plan also emphasizes the need to enhance revenue mobilization and allocate resources towards nutrition-related interventions.

The plan adopts 11 programme areas, including agro-industrialization, tourism development, natural resource management, private sector development, integrated transport infrastructure and services, sustainable urban and housing development, human capital development, governance and security, public sector transformation, development plan implementation, and manufacturing.

A financing framework and resource mobilization strategy have been put in place to support the plan’s implementation. The district will explore various funding sources, including central government contributions, locally raised revenue, development partners, and other sources of financing.

The district’s vision is to create a poverty-free society by 2030, while its mission is to achieve sustainable socio-economic development through efficient provision of quality services to the people. The launch of the 4th National Development Plan marks a significant milestone in Kasese District’s journey towards sustainable socio-economic development.

With a clear vision, mission, and strategic objectives, the district is poised to address its development challenges and harness its potential for sustainable growth. The plan’s successful implementation is expected to improve the quality of life of the people of Kasese District and contribute to the country’s overall development goals.

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President Museveni Commissions Shs53 Billion USMID funded roads projects in Kasese Municipality.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date May 15, 2025

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially commissioned a series of completed road infrastructure projects worth Shs 53 billion in Kasese Municipality, constructed under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program. The commissioned roads, including Rwenzori Road, Bus Circular Road, and Lincoln Road, among others, mark a significant boost to Kasese’s urban transformation and transport efficiency.

The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, hailed the projects as a symbol of progress and a model for urban development. She noted that Kasese Municipality has emerged as one of the top-performing urban centers in Uganda, with local revenue increasing from Shs 399 million to Shs 1.4 billion. The Minister attributed this growth to the investments in infrastructure, which have ushered in modern amenities and economic opportunities.

The USMID Program Key highlights include ;
Improved Road Networks: Over 70 kilometers of roads upgraded

Modern Amenities: Proper drainage systems, green spaces, and comprehensive solid waste management strategy
Economic Growth: Local revenue increased from Shs 399 million to Shs 1.4 billion
Enhanced Security: Improved street lighting and vibrant night .

During the commissioning ceremony, President Museveni emphasized the importance of prioritization and discipline in national development. He noted that the real challenge facing Uganda’s development is not a lack of commitment but scattered thinking and the pursuit of instant gratification. The President reaffirmed the NRM’s development philosophy, saying, “Security first, then roads and transport, then electricity for the private sector, education for our children and others.”

President Museveni concluded with a powerful call for unity and discipline among leaders and communities, saying, “Let us stop working in fragments. One by one makes a bundle. With discipline and prioritization, we shall continue to transform Uganda.”

The Mayor of Kasese Municipality, Mr. Chance Kahindo, praised the successful implementation of road infrastructure, describing it as a symbol of accountability, urban progress, and government commitment to local development. He noted that Kasese was recognized nationally for its efficient use of funds, with Shs 49 billion spent directly on road construction out of the Shs 53 billion allocated .

The commissioning of the Shs 53 billion USMID-funded road projects in Kasese Municipality marks a significant milestone in the region’s urban development journey. With improved infrastructure, modern amenities, and enhanced security, Kasese is poised for continued growth and transformation. President Museveni’s call for unity and discipline serves as a reminder of the importance of prioritization and collective effort in driving national development. As Kasese Municipality continues to thrive, its residents look forward to reaping the benefits of these investments and contributing to Uganda’s progress.

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KILEMBE MINES REVIVAL: A NEW CHAPTER UNFOLDS

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date May 10, 2025

In a significant development for Uganda’s mining sector, Kilembe Mines, a historic copper and cobalt mine in Kasese District, has been handed over to Sarrai Group of Companies. The handover ceremony, held at Bulembia Division offices yesterday 9th may 2025, marked a new chapter in the mine’s storied past, with government officials, local leaders, and residents in attendance.

Kilembe Mines has a rich history, dating back to 1950 when commercial mining of copper began. The mine was once a major contributor to Uganda’s economy, accounting for 30% of the country’s GDP. However, it collapsed in 1982, and despite efforts to revive it, no potential developer had been found until Sarrai Group came on board.

At the handover function, local leaders raised their requests and expectations to the developers and concerned authorities, advocating for the local community to benefit from the mine’s revival. Hon. Bomera Richard, LC III Chairperson of Bulembia Division, emphasized the need for a peaceful and collaborative approach to resolving land issues. He called on the developers to work with local leaders to settle land issues amicably, ensuring that the rights of all parties are respected. Hon. Bomera also requested the revival of Kilembe Mines hospital, citing its importance in providing healthcare services to the community.

James Mukasa Sebugwanya, the Board Chair of Uganda National Mining Company, described the handover ceremony as a significant milestone in the journey of reviving Kilembe Mines. “Today marks a milestone in the journey of reviving Kilembe Mines,” he said. “We thank the workers who have been working with Kilembe Mines and assure them that they will be given priority in job opportunities.”

The CEO of Sarrai Group, Mr. Sabjit Singh Rai, expressed confidence in reviving the mine, citing the company’s experience in reviving companies. “We are fully committed to this revival and request for your support,” he said. “We have experience in reviving companies and are confident in our ability to bring Kilembe Mines back to life. Once the mine is fully revived and fully operational, this place will be a beehive of activities.”

In response to the requests made by the local leaders, Hon. Godfrey Kabbyanga Kiime, Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, highlighted the need for training local people to acquire skills and qualifications for mining jobs. “The whole of Kasese District has only one geologist; we need to train more locals to benefit from the mine’s opportunities,” he said. He also encouraged the local community to venture into businesses that will support the mine’s operations, such as construction and food supply.

The Chief Guest, Hon. Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, addressed the key issues highlighted by the local leaders, including land, security, and jobs. On land, she emphasized that an interministerial committee will be established to handle issues of land settlement. “We will handle issues of land settlement systematically, ensuring that bonified residents are differentiated from squatters,” she explained. On security, she said, “We must secure this place because there has been a lot of vandalism of this place. I will talk to the IGP to make sure there is security to protect the people and the assets.” On jobs, she highlighted the need to train local people to qualify for employment opportunities, saying, “We shall train the people so that they get jobs.”

Hon. Bukombi Muhindi Eliphaz, the District Chairperson, welcomed the development and emphasized the importance of differentiating bonified occupants from squatters and engaging local leaders in settling land issues. He also stressed the need for developers to prioritize local employment and ensure that the community benefits from the mine’s revival.

As Sarrai Group begins its operations, the community looks forward to working with the new developers to realize the mine’s full potential and unlock its benefits for the country.

With the government’s commitment to addressing the concerns of the local community, stakeholders are optimistic about the potential benefits of the mine’s revival, including job creation, economic growth, and infrastructure development. As Sarrai Group begins its operations, the community looks forward to working with the new developers to realize the mine’s full potential and unlock its benefits for the region.

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KASESE BEGINS 2025 WITH A NEW CAO.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date January 7, 2025

Kasese District Local Government received a new Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Paul Walakira who was handed over office by Mr. Byamungu Elias yesterday 6th January 2025 at the district headquarters.

During the handover , Mr Byamungu appreciated the RDC and the District Chairperson for supporting his period of service to the people of Kasese. He appreciated their team work that enabled him deliver effectively. Mr. Byamungu urgued the new CAO to continue cooperating with the district security committee to maintain the security of the district.

The new Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Paul Walakira urged the civil servants to work with love for their district for sustainable development . In his message he said, ” Players will come and go but this is your district so you should handle your mandate for the development of the district”.

He also called upon civil servants to always start early preparations for their exit at the time of entry and dedicate their time of service towards achieving goals that will sustain them during retirement.

The District Chairperson Mr. Muhindi Elifaz Bukombi thanked Mr. Byamungu for his dedicated services to the people of Kasese. He hailed him for reaching all lower local governments during his period of service in Kasese and for the teamwork he upheld. He called upon all civil servants to continue associating with the new Chief Administrative Officer to enable him deliver services effectively.

During the handover ceremony, the RDC LT. Joe Walunsimbi commended Mr. Byamungu the outgoing CAO for being hardworking and loving his work. He also commended Kasese Civil servants for being positive however condemned absenteeism and late coming which is high in health facilities and schools.

Mr. Byamungu Elias joined Kasese District Local Government in 2022 upon his transfer from Hoima district and has therefore served in Kasese for 2yrs.

Congratulations Mr. Byamungu Elias upon completing your period of service to retirement and Welcome Mr. Paul Walakira. Kasese is ready to work with you.

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KABINGO HEALTH PROJECTS LAUNCHED.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date November 2, 2024

Access to maternity services in Kabingo and other parishes in the mountainous sub county of Munkunyu has been so hard to achieve because of the terrain of the area with very poor access roads. The only functional facility in the area has been a health Centre II which offers only OPD services to the community and the nearest facilities being Nyabirongo, Kagando and Intergrated in Kinyamatseke Town council which are not easy to access especially during emergencies.

The community outcry was answered when government prioritized upgrading Kabingo Health Centre II to a health Centre III however delivering of materials to the site still remained the challenge because vehicles could not reach the site. This made it so hard for the contractors to implement the project and definitely affected the planned project cost in consideration of the accessibility of the site.

The community which never accepted loosing such a lifesaving project joined hands with the contractor to carry materials to the site manually. Women , men and the youth of Kabingo offered their backs and heads to carry materials to the site to enable the contractor to start the construction.

This project was launched yesterday by the Deputy RDC LT. Maate Magwara in witness of the LCV chairperson represented by the secretary for works, representative of the CAO Mr. Kikusa Mustafa and his technical team from the district, subcounty leadership and the community.

The projects include construction of a Maternity ward and the relevant facilities and staff house.

According to the Acting District Engineer Mr. Asiimwe Ronald, the Maternity ward constructed by Mariam and Brothers Company limited is to cost 895 million and the staff house contracted by Tobis construction company LTD is to cost over 184 millions.

During the launch, the Deputy RDC LT. Maate Magwara said that government is committed to extending services to the community through implementation of the policy of upgrading health Centre II’s to ensure that atleast every Subcounty has a Health Centre III.

He called upon the community to utilize the facility effectively to prevent maternal deaths since services have now come closer to the people.

Mr. Magwara also urged the Kabingo community to work hard to fight poverty in the community through positive utilization of government programs like PDM to stop earning from hand to mouth.

The District Chairperson who was represented by the Secretary for Social services Hon. Baluku Karim Kisembo appreciated members of the community for showing patriotism and supporting the contractor to deliver materials to the site .

He called upon the community to ensure maintenance of the facility once it is constructed and to utilize it for their wellbeing.

The Chef Admistrative Officer who was represented by his Principal Assistant Secretary Mr. Kikusa Mustafa appreciated the neighboring community for accepting to surrender their land to government to buy it for the project. He encouraged them to continue supporting implementation of the project to conclusion.

The LCI Chairperson, Kyibisire Village Mr James Katuramu appreciated government for extending services to the people in the mountains of Munkunyu and for reaching the ground to monitor implementation and ensuring the projects get officially launched.

He appealed to the government to also consider extending water to the community.

Kabingo Health Centre III is going to save mothers who have been moving over 10 Kilometers to have their babies and the facility is going to have health workers at the station fulltime since accommodation will be available.

This will improve delivery of health services to the community of Munkunyu and their neighbors.

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Deputy Ambassador of Danish Embassy visits Nyamatunga scheme.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 17, 2024

The Deputy Ambassador of Danish Embassy His Excellency Adam Sparre Spliid together with his team from Danish Embassy ,UNCDF ,MoLG and district leadership visited Nyamatunga mini Irrigation scheme in Munkunyu Subcounty today 17th September 2024.

The purpose of the visit was to check the status of Nyamatunga Mini Irrigation scheme under the LoCAL program and how the scheme is impacting lives of the benefitting community .

Nyamatunga Mini Irrigation scheme was constructed in the last financial year 2023/24 at acost of 389 millions a longside other projects under LoCAL and is serving a population of over 1000 people in Munkunyu Subcounty and beyond.

The visiting team was recieved by the community and the local leaders amidst jubilations as and celecelebrations at the project site.

The LC I Chairperson Nyamatunga III, Mr. Mugisha Rauben appreciated the Danish Embassy for supporting the community to access water .

He highlighted the impact of the project on the community which has helped to reduce hunger, poverty and domestic violence among the people of Nyamatunga and munkunyu community atlarge.

The LC I , mentioned the contributions made by the community to support the project implementation including giving out their land for construction of the scheme and assured the visitors of the commitment to maintain and sustain it.

While addressing the participants, His Exellency Adam Sparre Splid , appreciated the climate change crisis challenging communities to experience extreme events like having little water for use or access water causes damages.

The Ambassador mentioned that the Danish Embassy is committed to supporting local communities to access water in partnership with central and local government and local communities.

He encouraged the community to utilise the project to create more wealth and development including supporting their children’s education and meeting other household needs.

The Ambassador said that the mini Irrigation project will reduce the burden of women carrying water to irrigate crops.

He asked the community to utilise the project to boost their incomes and meet their family needs like school fees for their children.

The Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Ntarwete Eriab Begumya called upon the benefitting community to ensure proper utilisation of the project to transform livelihoods. He pledged to continue monitoring the operation and maintainance of the project to ensure its maintained to proper use.

A representative from Ministry of Local Government and the technical advisor appreciated the district for utilising the little funds to make a very big impact in the community.

She observed that the project will be a ground for bringing social harmony in the community as both crop and livestock farmers access water for use.

In addition, the ambassodor also visited Nyakatonzi where the district under LoCAL Program is going to construct a water transmission line from Kanyampara which will supply 3 valley dams for communities to access water for livestock and domestic use for communities living alongside the water line.

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New members of the District Executive Committee sworn in.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 16, 2024

The new members of the District Executive Committee have been sworn in by the Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Byamungu Elias today 16th September 2024 at a function held in his Office.

The new members of the DEC Include Hon . Monday Grivazio the new District Vice Chairperson who replaced Hon. Ham Natuhwera, Hon.Kyomya Beth the Secretary for Production and Hon.Baluku Karim Kisembo, Secretary for Works and technical services who replaced Hon. Kisunzu Robert.

While addressing the new leaders and the witnesses, Mr. Byamungu Elias called upon the incoming members of the committee to uphold confidentiality as the reason they took the oath of secrecy. He informed them that confidentiality is very important because every information of government is not for public consumption and its away of protecting government despite the call to be transparent.

The district speaker Hon. Johnson Mayora congratulated the new leaders upon the new positions to serve on the District Executive Committee and asked them to observe Unity and Love for each other as they serve the people of Kasese.

Hon. Musoki Sharon the secretary for finance who represented the district chairperson urged the new members of the District Executive Committee to ensure they work in proper and lawful manner with guidance from the chief admnistrative officer.
Hon. Sharon acknowledged and appreciated the contributions made by the outgoing members of the executive Committee and appreciated the District Chairperson for trusting the new leaders he is going to serve with on the committee.

The incoming leaders in company of their relatives and friends extended their appreciation to the District Chairperson for the opportunity to serve on the DEC and promised to work with him to fulfill the Manifesto NRM and to serve the people of Kasese.

The new members of DEC were nominated by the District Chairperson Hon. Muhindi Bukombi Erifaz in the district council that sat on 12th September 2024 upon reshuffle.

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Culture and Tourism in Kasese.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 8, 2024

Cultural tours in Kasese are not as popular as visiting Elephants in Queen Elizabeth National Park and the game drives. This shouldn’t be the case because Kasese has so much to offer beyond wildlife.

In the past years, Kasese has been commonly known for WILDLIFE and mining tourism despite the cultural potential the district has to give the visitors a memorable experience of cultural Tourism.

However, the tourism sector has bounced back with a greater vision to reposition the district as the most preferred tourism destination in Uganda, unpacking all the potentials in the district.

This is highlighted in the tourism events taking place in the district including the Rwenzori Theluji Festival led by Kasese Tourism Forum- KTIF that was gazetted in 2022 as an annual event to take place in the district and pitches Kasese as the most preferred tourism destination.

This just followed the Rwenzori Tuskerlite Marathon, that attracted visitors from 32 countries in the world to come and celebrate tourism in Kasese.

On the tourism development agenda of the district , Cultural tourism takes preference as a potential to develop to boost tourism in the district.

Yesterday, all cultures in the district exhibited their uniqueness at the Rwenzori square under the Rwenzori Theluji Festival for people of Kasese and the visitors to appreciate the uniqueness of their ways of life.

The cultures that exhibited included the Busongora culture, Bagabo, Bakingwe , Banyabindi and Obusinga Bwa Rwenzuru.

Giving cultures a platform to tell their unique stories was a way of raising awareness of the beautiful stories that lie behind the scenes that the visitors of Kasese and Rwenzori at large really need to experience.

This also was an opportunity to tell the story of peace as the district looks forward to hosting the World Tourism Day under the theme, ” Peace and Tourism” .

Kasese has the most beautiful cultural story to tell as it hosts about 98% of the tribes in Uganda and therefore if any visitor wants to meet Uganda in just one place, only Kasese will offer that golden opportunity.

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High court circuit launched in Kasese

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 3, 2024

High court circuit has been launched in Kasese today by the Principal Judge Hon. Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija at Rukoki Chief Majestrate Chambers under the theme : ” Apeople Centred approach to Justice” .

Before gazatting Kasese high court circuit , all cases falling under high court were handled from Fortportal City however , from April 2024, high court sessions started being conducted from Kasese Chief Majestrate Chambers after it was gazetted in 2023.

The Chief Guest , Hon . Justice Dr. Flavian Zeija expressed his happiness for seeing high court operationalised in Kasese which according to him would help minimise the hardships people of Kasese have been undergoing to access judicial services.
He called upon the judicial officers to serve the people with zero tolerance to corruption.

The Chief Majestrate ,Ajok Betty reported that Kasese has been undergoing a challenge of people who Mascarade to be lawyers and exploit the population in the process of accessing judicial services . She said that her office has worked tirelessly to eliminate their operations through creating public awareness of the real workers in chief Majestrate court.

Betty Ajok, also appealed to Justice to expertidise the process of construction of the high Court premises .

The Acting Deputy Registrar ,Kasese high court , Ankwasira Ivan thanked Justice for bringing services closer to people which in a long run will ensure timely delivery of services to the people of Kasese and will reduce the expenditures.
He appreciated all stakeholders who worked hard to ensure that justice comes closer to the people and pledged to give the most utmost services to the people and to work hard to make Kasese high court a model high court in Uganda.

The District chairperson, Hon. Muhindi Bukombi Eliphaz appreciated Government for responding to the request which they made in 2021 of extending high court services closer to the people of Kasese.

He added that the district fulfilled their commitment of allocating 1 acre of land for construction of high court Chambers in the district.

He said access to high court services was so expensive and in the process people would end up giving up on cases.

Hon . Muhindi hailed NRM government for keeping the commitment of bringing justice closer to all Ugandans .

The district leaders recognised the Chief Majestrate, Betty Ajok for her exceptional services to the people of Kasese and hailed her for fighting corruption in the judicial offices in the district.
The district leadership awarded her a certificate of appreciation for her services which was handed by the District Chairperson.
He appreciated the Chief Majestrate for fighting Corruption through bringing information to the people on real court staff , away of fighting mascaraders.

He gave a certificate of recognition to the Chief Majestrate , Ajok Betty for her exceptional services to ensure the people of Kasese access justice services.

Kasese appreciated Government for considering bringing a high court circuit in Kasese and affirmed that it will make access to services easy.

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KASESE TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF EXISTANCE.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date July 17, 2024

Kasese district will be celebrating 5oyeears of existence this year .Preparations for the golden jubilee celebrations were launched yesterday at council hall by the deputy RDC incharge of Busongora, Mr. Mubingwa Zephanus.

As he commissioned the members of the organizing committee , Mr. Mubingwa Zephanus called upon the organizing committee to ensure proper coordination and consultation of stakeholders. He asked the Chief Administration officer to work on appointing members of the committee to ensure they operate legally. Mr Mubingwa also called upon all stakeholders to treat the golden jubilee celebrations as a national function and desist from doing anything that would demean the function.

The district was established in the year 1974 as it was curved out of Tooro District which was first named Rwenzori district and later named Kasese District .The district political leadership proposed celebrations in the month of October 2024 with the major objective of appreciating the key milestones the district has achieved since her creation.

Hon. Monday Girivazio, the Secretary Social Services who represented the district chairperson said that it was their previlage for the district to mark 50 yrs during their regime and they saw it wise to have this golden jubilee celebrated. He said that the chief guest will be H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni but they are still waiting for his confirmation. Hon. Monday called upon stakeholders to embrace this celebration and engage in preparations to have a successful event.

Among the activities to celebrate the celebrations will be ; Recognizing and awarding of the key people who have contributed to the development of Kasese, planting trees, documenting the milestones Kasese has taken as a district, among others.

Stakeholders who attended the launch at council hall including religious leaders, cultural leaders , members of security , technical staff, among others, appreciated the idea of celebrating golden Jubilee and committed to support preparations.

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Nyakiyumbu recieves solar powered water project.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date May 23, 2024

Yesterday, Ministry of water and Environment in conjunction with Mid Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation launched construction of Bwengo piped Water Supply system in Nyakiyumbu Subcounty, Kasese district.

The Solar powered water supply system was officially launched by the RDC Lt.Joe Walusimbi in a ceremony held at Katholhu Primary school in Nyakiyumbu Subcounty.

The project is contracted by Nexus Green and will cost 400m, to be implemented in a period of 8 weeks.

This water project will serve 4 villages in Nyakiyumbu Subcounty, which includes Bwengo ,Katholu , Kathikali, and Kitaturwa.

Leaders have asked Nyakiyumbu community to support the contractors to ensure smooth implementation of the project.

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Kasese celebrates international women’s day 2024.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date April 12, 2024

Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered at Katunguru Primary School , lake katwe subcounty as Kasese District Local Government joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Women’s Day .

The function was presided over by Her Royal Highness Agnes Ithungu Asiimawe and graced by different stakeholders including high political leaders of the district like the District Chairperson and members of his council ,security led by the RDC and district and subcounty technical staff.

The theme was , ” Accelerating Gender Equality through Women Economic Empowerment ” which presented a reflection on the efforts and progress made towards achieving sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender Equality within the context of economic empowerment.

Her Royal Highness Agnes Ithungu Nyabaghole urged parents to promote girl child education and called upon young girls to pursue courses that are traditionally associated with men like engineering, among others.

In her message to women, she emphasised the need for women to embrace the use of ICT for social-economic transformation. She encouraged women to utilise digital platforms to conduct online businesses and to access information for economic transformation.

Nyabaghole also called upon parents and different actors to protect girls against child pregnancies and early marriages and urged girls to also desist from sexual exploitation by men who take advantage of child poverty.

She condemned men who sexually abuse their own daughters and called for serious action upon them.

The key note speaker, Helen Petronilla , Deputy Executive Director Microfinance support Centre called upon women to utilize government initiatives to empower women like Emyooga, UWEP , PDM among others. She also asked women to utilise Micro finance Support Centre which have a fovourabble interest rate of 8% annually to avoid financial exploitations by money lenders.

Hellen condemned the people of Kasese for not taking advantage of her leadership in Micro Finance Support Centre to benefit for the different financial opportunities under the institution.

The RDC Lt. Joe Walunsimbi appreciated Her Royal Highness , Agnes Ithungu Asiimawe for supporting of government and pledged government commitment to continue supporting the kingdom.

The Women Member of Parliament ,Hon. Kabugho Florance , appreciated His Excelence Yoweri K. Museveni for appreciating the role of women by giving them key leadership positions in the country. She urged the district leadership to emulate him and also give platforms to women in the district .
Hon. Florance also called upon women to wake up in action to fight for themselves to be economically empowered.

The District Chairperson Muhindi Bukombi Eriphaz talked about the different programs of government that are already benefiting women in the district like UWEP , Emyooga and PDM and called upon women to appreciate and utilise them for economic empowerment.

International women’s day serves as a call to action for accelerating progress towards gender equality and empowerment. It presents an opportunity to reflect on the efforts and progress made towards achieving sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender Equality within the context of economic empowerment.

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CAO meets Kahokya Widows.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 23, 2024

The Chief Administrative Officer Kasese District Local Government, Mr. Byamungu Elias convened a meeting with Kahokya widows yesterday 22nd February 2023 at St. Johns COU, Kahokya.

According to Mr. Byamungu Elias, his agenda of meeting with widows who lost their husbands to armed conflicts, poaching and other effects of the war was to see how their livelihoods can be supported under programs of Government.

Mr. Byamungu said that he was overwhelmed by the report he received from the community leaders indicating such a big number of 90 widows in just a Subcounty and even got more surprised to meet over 150 widows in the meeting.

He asked the Ag. Subcounty Chief , Mr. Muke Selevano to work with office of the District Community Development Officer to organize the widows in groups through which they can be supported under different programs of Government.

He committed to submit their groups to the Office of the Prime Minister for support under Rwenzori Luwero Development Program and asked them to also positively utilize other government initiatives like Parish development model to improve their livelihoods.

The over 150 widows who attended the meeting cried out for support from government to improve their income to support raise their Children who need school fees.

Biira Yodesi a widow of 38 years who lost her husband in 2010 said that her husband’s family chased her from her land with her 7 children. she added that she is struggling to raise the young children from her parents home and she is facing the biggest challenge of school fees. She appealed to government for support to buy some goats which she can be grazing and raise some funds to support her children.

According to the life stories of the widows shared in the meeting , a big number of them have additionally undergone gender Based Violence after the death of their husbands and have either been displaced from their land to their parents homes with their children.

The Chief Administrative Officer committed gave a word of comfort and assured them of his commitment to lobby for support from the Office of the Prime Minister under the Luwero Rwenzori Micro Development Program.

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KASESE COMMEMORATES 43RD TAREHE SITA.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 8, 2024

Kasese district local Government celebrated 43^rd Tarehe Sita anniversary yesterday 7^th February 2024 in Hima town council, under the theme: “Celebrating the people’s struggle for unity, security and peace for social economic transformation”.

The event organized by UPDF in conjunction with Kasese District Local government was presided over by the Resident District Commissioner LT.Joe Walusimbi and in attendance was sizable representation of the army, political leaders, technical leaders and members of the public.

Tarehe Sita, is a commemoration of the February 6, 1981 when the five-year guerilla war that brought President Museveni to power was launched, with an attack on Kabamba Military Barracks.

The function was commemorated with a series of activities by UPDF united with the community including blood donation , screening of HIV and cervical cancer, cleaning of town prior to the event, band matching and a football match between UPDF and the community.

Speaking at the function, the RDC LT. Joe Walusimbi commended his Excellency the president of the republic of Uganda for building a highly disciplined army.

He asked UPDF to maintain their discipline and royalty to the people however, without compromising their core mandate of keeping security of the people and the territorial boarders.

He also hailed the Brig. Commander and the RPC for the good collaboration in keeping the security of Kasese district.

The Brig Commander, Kabira barracks Col. Nabimanya Saulo who was in lead of organizing the Tarehe Sita commemoration in Kasese, called upon members of the community to scale up their collaboration with security in keeping security of the district.

He asked asked everyone to ensure they have contacts of the security team for easy communication in case any security issue rises and to stop going through a long protocol to raise a security alert.

He assured the community of UPDF commitment to keep security of Kasese and asked for positive collaboration.

Col. Nabimanya said that as UPDF, they are commemorating the Tarehe sita to recognize the contribution of UPDF in transforming this country and to remember the fallen soldiers who died in the struggle of liberating this country.
At the same event, the Regional Police Commander Rwenzori East, SSP Nanoka Moses hailed Museveni for achieving comprehensive transformation in both political and civil service since he took over power.

He asked all the security forces to embrace other government programs and utilize different initiatives of government to improve their welfare.

The district Chairperson, Hon Muhindi Erifaz Bukombi appreciated UPDF for keeping security of the boarder and the community for the positive collaboration.

He asked the community to continue working with UPDF to transform for comprehensive tranformation.

Hon .Muhindi asked the RDC to consider organizing and an ideological orientation in Kyangwazi on mindset change.

He appreciated all efforts made to organize a successful Tarehe sita commemoration in Kasese.

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IMPROVING HEALTH SERVICES IN HARD TO REACH AREAS.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date February 6, 2024

Kasese District Local Government has commissioned Buhuhira HC III in Busongora North today 6^th January 2024 and handed over medical equipment to 3 health facilities including Bwesumbu, Buhuhira and Kabatunda HC IIIs. The commissioning and handover has been officiated by the RDC LT. Joe Walusimbi.

Buhuhira HCIII is located in Busongora North and serves a population of over 20,000 people in 5 parishes of Buhuhira, Bughendero, kithoma, Kasambya and muhumuza. This community has been undergoing challenges of access to maternal health services where the nearby health facility has been Rwesande HC IV which is located over 10 Kilometres from Buhuhira HC III.

In a project report presented by the Ag District Engineer Asiimwe Ronald,
upgrading /construction of Buhuhira HC II to Health Centre III cost 654,136,098=
The project Key components include, 4 stance VIP toilet, Medical waste pit, Placenta pit, medical pit latrine and renovation of OPD .

The Ag District Engineer asked the district leadership to allow funds relocation of funds for renovation of OPD to fencing the facility for safety of the medical equipment.

While addressing the public at the commissioning and handover event, The RDC LT Joe walusimbi asked the medical workers to ensure services are effectively delivered to the community.

He urged the health incharges to strengthen his leadership skills for smooth running of the facility.

The RDC asked Buhuhira community to continue cooperating government to gain more services delivered to them.

The deputy CAO Kasese, Mr Begumya Eliab Ntarwete appreciated Buhuhira community for showing commitment by turning up massively to attend the commissioning event of their facility.

He asked the health workers of Buhuhira HC III not to disappoint the community by ensuring effective service delivery.

The CAO also asked the incharges who had received the medical equipment to engrave them for safety.

Speaking at the commissioning event, the LCV chairperson, Hon.Muhindi Erifaz asked members of the public to support the ruling government since they are delivering services effectively.

He said that it’s the plan of government to elevate all HC IIs to IIIs and allocate all health IIIs Medical doctors for better health service delivery.

He assured members of the community that government is committed to strengthening health service delivery.

Kabatunda Health Centre III worthy 17, 8280, 000= and Bwesumbu HC III received medical equipment worthy 134,826,087 = and all funded by world bank under UGIFT Program.

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District releases PLE results 2023.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date January 31, 2024

Kasese District Local Government has released PLE results today 31^st January 2023 at multipurpose hall.

PLE results were released by the Uganda Examination Board (UNEB) on Thursday, 25th January 2024.

Performance of schools in Kasese (main) has remarkably improved compared to the past 4 years with 6.3% passing in Division I, 55.9% in Division II, Division III, 9.5 % in Division IV and 5 % in U, this excludes the municipality. However 2% registered but never appeared to do exams thus graded in U.

The best government performing schools in the district were, Ruboni, Bwera COU, Katwe Boarding, St.John Bukangara , Kagando P/s , Hima Public, Kalonge I, Mweya p/s. And the worst performing schools in the district were, Kahendero P/s, Maghoma, Nyakanengo, St. Augustine Kitabu , Kyondo, and Kasenyi.

Exams of 3 schools were withheld, affecting 112 students who will be appearing before the security committee of UNEB before they take the final decision.

To improve performance of schools this year 2024, the acting district education officer Mr.Thabugha Ernest said that his office has laid strategies to improve delivery of education services in the district. Among them are;

Strengthening community sensitization and awareness creation being on top of the agenda,
Equitable and transparent distribution of human resource to fight against issues of understaffing and over staffing,
Encouraging co- curriculum activities in schools because they motivate children to keep in schools,
Mobilization of funding for schools,

Establishing centers of excellence which will be model centres for the poorly performing schools, among others.

The Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Byamungu Elias asked all head teachers to work towards improving performance of their schools this year. He gave every head teacher a target of adding a minimum of at least 2 first grade, per school.

Mr. Byamungu promised to reward the best performing schools in the district including the best performing students for motivation and encouragement of other students.

The district chairperson called upon stakeholders to enhance monitoring of teachers, pupils and parents.

He expressed his disappointment on the 213 pupils who appeared in grade X because they registered but could not turn up for exams. He said, that it’s because of monitoring gap of leaners and teachers.

The district chairperson asked the teachers to play their part to ensure education services are effectively delivered.

In the same meeting, the RDC LT. Joe Walusimbi, condemned the issue of teachers sending the children out of school for fees. He asked the teachers to rather focus on doing their part of service delivery and allow the most vulnerable children in the community to have access to education.

It’s among the strategies of education department Kasese to strengthen monitoring of schools with hope to improve performance of schools.

Congratulations to the primary seven candidates 2023.

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COMMISIONING OF RUKOKI HC IV MATERNITY WARD.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date January 25, 2024

The RDC LT.Joe Walunsimbi has commissioned Rukoki Health Centre IV maternity ward today 25th January 2025.

Rukoki Maternity ward was gutted by fire in June 2024 and since then the facility has been operationalizing under challenges of limited accommodation for mothers.

Rehabilitation of the Maternity ward has been funded with support from Rotary snow peaks which organised the first fundraiser marathon that raised the start up funds worthy 36M out of the required 170M and Medicins Sans Frontiers that took over the project to the level of completion.

According to the report presented by Dr. Masereka Abrahams , Rukoki operates to capacity of a hospital yet its not yet elevated to a hospital capacity. In his report, the facility delivers over 300 mothers monthly and yet they have been operating with limited bed capacity.

Dr. Abrahams requested Ministry of Health represented by Dr. Mugahi Richard to accelerate the process of elevating the facility to a hospital status so that they are able to operate to capacity.

The Chief Guest from Ministry of Health Dr. Mugahi Richard expressed his gratitude to management and staff of Rukoki Health Centre for for offering services above self.

He commended staff for the exceptional efforts and delivering beyond their capacity.

He pledged commitment of Ministry of Health to support Rukoki HC IV to elevate to a functional hospital with all the required equipment.

The District Vice Chairperson Hon. Natuhwera Ham asked Ministry of Health to give a special consideration to Kasese interms of allocation of health facilities considering the population of Kasese which is about 1.2 Millions. He said that Kasese still has 17 subounties without Health Centre III’s despite the directive of government that every subcounty should have a health centre 111.

He requested that atleast another hospital should be allocated for Busongora North for easy access to health services.

The Deputy mayor, Kasese Municipality Hon Mupango Rabson thanked Rotary , MSF and other partners who have worked with government to ensure that the common people receive services. He requested for continuous partnership with government for better service delivery.

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KABIRA FOUNDATION STARTS CONSTRUCTION OF CLASSROOMS AT NYAKANGENGO PRIMARY

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date January 20, 2024

Works for construction of 3 classroom block at Nyakango Primary school in Maghasa ,Mpata Parish, Bwesumbu Sub county funded by Kabira foundation , started yesterday 19^th January 2024 .

The ground breaking ceremony attended by the district political and technical leadership, local leaders , donors and residents of Maghasa was presided over by the Deputy RDC Mr. Maate Magwara at Nyakanengo Primary School in Bwesumbu Suncounty.

Under this project, Kabira Foundation is to construct 6 classrooms and a staff house in 3 phases. First phase will include construction of 3 classrooms, second Phase will be 3 more classrooms and last phase will be a staff house.

However, according to Mr. Camilo Otim ,Kabira Foundation volunteer, the project depends on individual contributions from individual donors and therefore availability of funds from individual donors will determine the period of completion. He said that Kabira foundation will ensure that all planned interventions are implemented and construction of the 1^st phase of 3 classroom block will be implemented in 4 months if there are no challenges from the community since funds are available.

He appealed to the parents and residents of Maghasa to support the contractors with delivering of materials and carrying of water to the site since the community has a challenge of water and hard reach terrain.

The deputy RDC incharge of Bukonzo Mr. Maate asked residents of Maghasa to cooperate with Kabira foundation to ensure that the project is implemented with no challenges.

He also asked the people of Bwesumbu to learn to appreciate and support efforts and programs of Government rather than always criticizing because it affects service delivery.

While responding to the school head teachers report which indicated a very low level of completion for children of Nyakanengo Primary school, the deputy RDC asked parents to take over their roles of supporting their children to stay in school and complete school.

He encouraged parents to utilise the government training institute for skills in mubuku especially for children who have dropped out of school.

The District Chairperson , Mr Muhindi Erifaz Bukombi asked parents to mobilize their children to go to school so that the classroms being constructed achieve the intended prupose.

He appreciated efforts of Kabira Foundation to secure funds to support Nyakanengo primary school. He pledged commitment of Government to continue supporting and strengthening service delivery to the people of Bwesumbu and beyond.

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Chairpersons of District council committees sworn in

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date January 11, 2024

Kasese District Local Government Chairpersons of standing committees of council were sworn in yesterday 10^th January 2023 at the district headquarters.

The new chairpersons include ; Hon. Masereka Benard , the Chairperson for works and Technical services committee, Hon. Kisole Yonasani – Chairperson Social services committee, Hon. Ategeka Lakisisi Adolph- Chairperson Production, Marketing and Natural resources , Hon. Kule Wilson- Chairperson Finance , planning and Administration.

These were voted in council meeting which sat in December 2023 after the outgoing team had served their term of office which is 2 years and a half as mandated by the law.

At the swearing Ceremony , the new chairpersons who were accompanied by their family members and relatives pledged their commitment to work with management and other political leaders to deliver their mandate as chairpersons of standing committees.

The Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Byamungu Elias argued the incoming chairpersons of the standing committees of council to ensure continuous consultation of the outgoing chairpersons and the technical staff for technical guidance .

Mr. Byamungu pledged to continue facilitating the committee to ensure that they effectively deliver services to the people of Kasese.

The District speaker Hon. Mayora Johnson asked the incoming chairpersons to cooperate with heads of Departments for effective service delivery. Hon. Mayora condemned the bad practice of political leaders fighting technical people which affects performance .

Hon. Kisole Yonasani requested for collaboration between members of DEC and Chairpersons of standing committees through having joint meetings that will enable them plan in a coordinated manner.

The chairpersons are the heads of the standing committees of council and their core mandate is to ensure effective planning and utilization of government funds .

Congratulations .

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KASESE TASK FORCE TO BAN ILLEGAL TRADE OF MEAT FROM SANKA.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date January 5, 2024

District Task Force

In a bid to combat the spread of Anthrax from the neighboring districts to Kasese, District Task force has resolved to consult the law on how they can ban the trade of meat coming from Sanka to Kasese District.

Anthrax outbreak was reported in Kyotera District in the month of June and over 15 cases have been confirmed in Kyotera.

Though Kasese has not yet received any Positive Case of Anthrax, the trade of illegal meat from Sanka has remained the biggest threat to transfer anthrax to the district. In addition, Kasese remains the major route for transporting animals from Uganda to DRC .

This triggered the district Task force to hold a planning meeting to do early preparations in case of any eventualities.

According to the District Veterinary Officer Dr. Kibaya Yusuf, consumption of meat in Kasese is very high which exposes the community to a very high risk of acquiring Anthrax.

Dr. Kibaya condemned the trade of Sanka meat which he said is coming from dead animals that traders buy cheaply and sell in Kasese district at a very low price.

He reported to the task force that sofar they have buried 2 cows which were suspected to be having Anthrax however, results came out negative.

He appealed to the leaders to support regulation of trade of meat in the district and fighting transportation of contaminated meat from Sanka which is a biggest threat to all efforts to control the spread of Anthrax.

The RDC LT. Joe Walumbi called upon all stakeholders to join efforts with the Task Force to prevent the spread of anthrax to the district. He asked all members of the district task force to make public health a priority and avoid defending illegal actions which put the public health at a risk.

The RPC Rwenzori region pledged cooperation with other stake holders to fight illegal trade of non-inspected meat in the district to protect the public from Anthrax and other health hazards.

The Principal Health Inspector , Kasese Municipality ,Mr. Kabagambe said that there is no public health law that allows transportation of un preserved meat from one district to another. He added that the law only allows transportation of live animals not dead animals.

The district Task force formed a small committee of technical stakeholders to consult and interpret the law to guide their actions against illegal trade of meat in the district.

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Job advert Dec 2023

Post author By sam
Post date December 13, 2023

KASESE DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION

EXTERNAL JOB ADVERT NO. 04/2023

VACANCIES

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant posts that exist in Kasese District Local Government.

Applications should be submitted in triplicate on PSF Form 3 (Revised 2008) to the Secretary, District Service Commission P.O. Box 250, Kasese to reach him not later than Friday 22^nd December 2023 at 5:00 pm.

Application forms can be obtained from the Kasese District Service Commission Offices or can be downloaded from the Public Service Commission website www.psc.go.ug.

Applications should bear the title and Reference Number of the post applied for.

Serving officers must route their applications through their Responsible Officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay

Applicants should attach to each of the three application forms certified copies of all relevant academic Certificates and transcripts that they may hold, their recent passport size photographs, practicing/registration Licence, and copies of appointment and confirmation letters (where applicable) and a photocopy of the National Identity Card.

Details of this job advert can also be obtained from the Kasese District Service Commission office and District Notice Boards, the respective Job Descriptions and Specifications for Jobs in Local Governments (2011 & 2017) and Schemes of Service issued from time to time all of which can be viewed from the Ministry of Public Service Website at www.public service.go.ug

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Job Title: District Education Officer

Ref. No: KSE/DSC/156/28/2023

Salary Scale: U1 E

Reports to: Chief Administrative Officer

Responsible for: Senior Education Officer

Principal Inspector of Schools

Sports Officer

Job Purpose: To coordinate and provide technical and professional guidance in the management of Education and Sports policies, plans and programmes in the District.

Duties of the post

Implementing Education laws, policies and regulations;
Implementing approved education and sports development plans, strategies, and council
decisions;
Providing technical and professional advice;
Organizing and Facilitating teachers’ training programmes;
Coordinating school inspection and sports programmes; and
Maintaining an updated teachers’ personnel data bank.

Person specifications

(i) Qualifications

Should hold an Honours Bachelors Degree with Education from a recognized University or Institution.

Either a Masters Degree in Education Planning and Management or Human Resource Management or Public Administration and Management or other related managerial fields from a recognized university or institution.

(ii)Experience

At least six (9) years working experience, three of which must have been in management of an education institution or gained from a professional experience in a managerial capacity at the level of Principal Education Officer.

(iii) Competences

Planning, organizing, and coordinating;
Human resource management;
Accountability;
Communication;
Concern for quality and standards; and

COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Job Title: District Community Development Officer

Ref. No: KSE/DSC/156/29/2023

Salary Scale: U1 E

Reports to: Chief Administrative Officer

Responsible for: Senior Community Development Officer (Gender, Culture and Community Development)

Senior Community Development Officer (Disability &Elderly)

Senior Labour Officer (Labour Employment &Industrial relations)

Senior Probation and Welfare Officer (Probation, Youth and Children)

Job Purpose: To coordinate all community-based services in the District and community participation in development

programmes and projects.

Duties of the post

Coordinating the effective delivery of community-based services in the District;
Monitoring community centers, vocational training institutions, children remand homes and other community establishments;
Monitoring and evaluating the effective implementation of National and local laws and policies on gender, labour and social development;
Advising Council on policy and related matters regarding gender, labour and social development;
Liaising with NGOs, Community-Based Organizations and other stakeholders on matters regarding community development;
Supervising work places to conform to national policies and standards on occupational health and safety;
Monitoring and evaluating community awareness and involvement in socio-economic
development initiatives;
Coordinating the collection, analysis and dissemination of labour information;
Managing the discharge of statutory obligations regarding community care, protection and welfare; and
Supervising the registration and promotion of community development groups.

Person Specifications.

(i) Qualifications

An Honors Bachelor Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Rural Development studies or Social Work and Social Administration from a recognized University/ Institution and post Graduate Diploma in a related field.

Experience

Should have a working experience of not less than 9 years 3 of which should have been served at a the level of Principal Community Development Officer in government or equivalent level of experience from a reputable organization.

(iii) Competences

Planning, organizing and coordinating;
Human Resource management;
Project Management;
Accountability;
Concern for quality and standards;
Communication; and
Time management.

PLANNING DEPARTMENT

Job Title: Economist

Ref. No. KSE/DSC/156/30/2023

Salary Scale: U4

Reports to: Senior Planner/Senior Economist/Senior Statistician

Job Purpose: To collect, analyse and process statistical data and information to help in the planning, budgeting and

policy development.

Duties of the post.

Collecting, analysing and storing Data;
Producing statistical reports;
Appraising Development projects;
Organising and implementing National Surveys; and
Providing technical support on statistical matters to Local Government.

Person specification

(i) Qualifications

An Honours Bachelor Degree in Economics from a recognised Institution.

Competences

Planning, organizing and coordinating;
Project Planning and Management;
Information Communication Technology (ICT);
Records and information management;
Concern for quality and standards;
Communication; and
Time management.

HEALTH DPARTMENT

Job: Title: Artisan Mate (Plumber)

Ref. No. KSE/DSC/156/31/2023

Salary Scale: U8

Job Purpose: To assist the line technician maintain and repair of medical equipment

Key functions

Cleaning and keeping the workshop
Preparing and settling tools for work
Collecting tools from the workshop for storage
Maintaining and servicing machines
Compiling and submitting reports

Qualifications

Must have a Uganda Certificate of Education

Relevant trade certificate (Craft I, II & III)

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Job Title: Senior Assistant Engineering Officer (Mechanical)

Ref. No. KSE/DSC/156/32/2023

Salary Scale: U4

Reports to: District Engineer

Responsible for: Engineering Assistant (Mechanical)

Job Purpose: To carry out routine maintenance and repair of district heavy machinery, equipment and vehicles.

Duties of the post;

Identifying faults on motor vehicles/cycles and other machines;
Supervising repair works in the department;
Certifying repair works by contractors;
Requisitioning for funds for the purchases of spares; and
Preparing payment certificates for completed works.

Person Specifications

(i) Qualifications

Should hold a Higher Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from a recognised institution.

(ii) Experience:

Three years practical experience in Mechanical works at the level of Assistant Engineering Officer (Mechanical).

Competences

Planning, organizing and coordinating;
Accountability;
Concern for quality and standards;
Ethics and integrity;
Time management.

Note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
All services of the Kasese District service commission are provided free of charge and equal opportunity is given to all qualified applicants.

Secretary

District Service Commission

Kasese.

KASESE DISTRICT SERVICE COMMISSION

INTERNAL JOB ADVERT NO. 05/2023

VACANCIES

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant posts that exist in Kasese District Local Government.

Application forms can be obtained from the Kasese District Service Commission Offices or can be downloaded from the Public Service Commission website www.psc.go.ug.

Applications should bear the title and Reference Number of the post applied for.

Serving officers must route their applications through their Responsible Officers who should be informed of the closing date to avoid delay

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Job Title: Senior Education Officer

Ref. No. KSE/DSC/156/33/2023

Salary Scale: U3

No. vacancies: 01

Reports to: Principal Education Officer

Responsible for: Education Officer

Job Purpose: To support the implementation of educational policies, plans and Programmes.

Duties of the post

Guiding head teachers and school management committees on the implementation of educational
policies, plans and programmes;
Monitoring Educational institution and producing status reports;
Developing Education management systems and plans; and
Attending to Teachers’ administrative issues.

Person Specifications

(i) Qualifications.

Should hold an Honours Bachelors Degree with Education from a recognized university or institution.

Either a Post Graduate Diploma in Education Planning and Management or Human Resources Management or Public Administration and Management or other related Managerial fields from a recognized University or Institution.

(ii) Experience.

At least three (3) years working experience in the teaching profession and education management as Education officer.

(iii) Competences

Planning, organizing and coordinating;
Human resource management;
Coaching and mentoring;
Communication;
Concern for quality and standards and
Time management.

Job Title: Head Teacher

Ref. No. KSE/DSC/156/34/2023

No. vacancies: 07

Reports to: Sub County Chief

Salary Scale: U4

Job Purpose: To manage and provide technical guidance/ leadership in the academic and administrative programmes to the institution.

Duties of the post;

To prepare the schemes of work/lesson plans and teach students according to the set timetable;
To be in charge of overall administration and management of the school;
To plan for the physical development of the school and professional development of the staff;
To plan, organize, direct and co-ordinate the teaching programmes and activities of staff and students;
To ensure proper planning, budgeting and accountability of the school activities and resources in consultation with the Management Committee;
To coordinate the functions of the Management Committee and account to them and the Ministry of Education and Sports;
To initiate development projects for the school and mobilize resources for their implementation;
To supervise and appraise all the staff and employees of the institution and assess their performance;
To prepare progress and summary reports for presentation and submission to the Management Committee and the Ministry of Education and Sports;
To direct activities concerning student admissions, provision of supplies and welfare services;
To participate in the implementation of the Education Sector reforms related to primary education; and
To plan and chair meetings on the school.

Person Specification:

(i) Qualification

Minimum of a Degree in Primary Education or the equivalent of this, from recognized

Institutions;

Must have attended at least four workshops/seminars and four short courses relevant to the profession;

Registered with the Ministry of Education and Sports; and

Minimum of twelve years working experience, three of which should have been at Deputy Head Teacher or Principal Education Assistant level with administrative responsibilities.

(ii) Competences

Organization skills;
Child Development skills ;
Management skills, Teaching skills;
Communication/ Presentation skills;
Interpersonal skills;
Evaluation skills;
Human Resource Management skills;
Financial Management skills;
Record Keeping skills;
Public relations skills;
Computer literacy skills; Curriculum Development;

MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

Job Title: Senior Assistant Town Clerk

Ref. No. KSE/DSC/156/35/2023

Salary Scale: U3

No. vacancies: 01

Reports to: Town Clerk /Principal Township Officer

Responsible for: Human Resource Offcer

Office Supervisor

Principal Town Agents

Senior Law Enforcement Officer

Job Purpose: To deputise the Town Clerk in providing efficient and effective administrative services in the Town Council.

Duties of the post.

Supervising administration within the Town Council;
Monitoring and evaluating the effective implementation of programmes and projects in the Town Council;
Providing technical support on planning and implementation of development projects in the Town Council;
Enhancing collaboration linkages with Local Councils and organisations both within and outside the Town Council on matters pertaining to development;
Assessing taxes and awarding licenses for operating business in the Town Council;
Interpreting local governments legislation pertaining to Town Council administration; and
Supervising the effective implementation of council resolutions within the Town Council.

Person Specification

(i) Qualifications

An Honors Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Social Work and Social Administration or Law or Commerce (Management option) or Business Administration (Management option) or Management Science or Urban Planning and Management from a recognized University;

A Certificate in Administrative Law from a recognized institution.

A Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management or Development Administration or any other related discipline from a recognized awarding institution.

(ii) Experience.

At least three (3) years of experience as an Assistant Town Clerk or equivalent level from a public or reputable private organization.

(iii) Competences.

Planning, organizing and coordinating
Management of organization environment; Concern for quality and standards;
Ethics and integrity; and
Time management.

COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Job Title: Senior Community Development Officer

Ref. No: KSE/DSC/156/36/2023

Salary Scale U3

No. vacancies: 01

Reports to: Town Clerk

Job Purpose: To coordinate all gender, culture and community based services, programmes and projects in the district/urban council and facilitate their development.

Key Functions.

Coordinating the effective delivery of gender, culture and community based services in the District/ Urban Council;
Supervising gender, culture and community centres and other community establishments;
Monitoring and evaluating the effective implementation of National and local laws and policies on gender, labour and social development;
Advising Council on matters regarding gender, culture and community social developments;
Liaising with NGOs, Community Based Organizations and other stakeholders on matters regarding gender, culture and community development;
Monitoring and evaluating gender, culture and community awareness and involvement in socio-economic development initiatives;
Coordinating the collection, analysis and dissemination of gender, culture and community information; and
Supervising, registering and promoting gender, culture and community development groups

Person Specifications

(i) Qualifications

An Honours Degree in Arts, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Rural Development studies or Social Work and Social Administration or any related field from a recognized University or

Institution.

(ii) Experience

Should have a working experience of at least 3 years at a level of a Community Development Officer in government or equivalent level of experience in a reputable organisation in the field of social development or community-based services.

(iii) Competences.

Planning, organizing and coordinating;
Communication;
Counseling and guidance;
Concern for Quality and Standards; and
Time management.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT

Job Title: Senior Clinical Officer

Ref. No KSE/DSC/156/37/2023

Salary scale U4

No. vacancies: 02

Job Purpose: To manage delivery of effective and efficient health services in the unit

Key functions

Planning and budgeting for health service delivery in the Health Centre
Diagnosing, treating and managing patients
Managing and accounting for allocated medical, financial and other resources
Supervising the HIMS
Supervising, coaching, mentoring and appraising staff
Coordinating the implementation of the Uganda National Minimum Health Care Package
Enforcing the Code of conduct and ethics

Qualifications

Must have a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health from a Recognised Institution

Training in Management is an added advantage

Must be registered with the Allied Health Professional Council

Must have a valid practicing licence

Work experience

Atleast three years working experience as a Clinical Officer.

Competences

Planning , Organising and coordinating
Financial Management
Human Resource Management
Change management
Coaching and mentoring

Note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

All services of the Kasese District service commission are provided free of charge and equal opportunity is given to all qualified applicants.

Secretary

District Service Commission

Kasese.

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District Council honours the late Hon.Moses Bwambale.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date December 12, 2023

Kasese District Local Government conducted extra ordinary Council in honor of the late Hon. Moses Bwambale today, 12th December 2023, at the burial ceremony held at Nyamugasani primary school in Rwesororo, Kisinga Town Council.

The late Hon. Moses succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident that occurred along Mbarara road in Muhokya Town Council .

The deceased worked as a district counsellor representing Kisinga Subcounty since 19th May 2021.
In honor of the Late Hon. Moses Bwambale contributions to the district and his subcounty, council approved construction of 1.5KM road in Kiburara and construction of Market stalls at Kiburara trading centre to be named after him.
The motion seeking council to honour and give last respect to the late Hon. Moses Bwambale was presented by the District Vice Chairperson Hon. Ham Natuhwera .

The District speaker, Hon. Mayora Johnson hailed the late moses for being a very good legislator who loved his constituency and the people of Kasese.
He praised him for being a hardworking person who worked tirelessly for his Subcounty and district.

The district chairperson, Hon. Bukombi Muhindi Erifaz said that the late Moses always engaged him on plans for his Subcounty.
He pledged to work with the district council to fullfulill the dreams Moses had for his Subcounty.

The District Chairperson also asked members of the council to consider supporting his children whom he had left at a tender age.

Hon. Harold Muhindo Tonny, the area Mp Bukonzo East, said that the deceased has left a gap in Bukonzo East, which needs to be filled.
He appealed to the district chairperson and the CAO to write to the electrol commission to fill the 2 positions in his constituency, one for the deceased and second for the counsellor representing Kitabu Subcounty who crossed to civil service.

The late Hon. Moses Bwambale survived by 7 children and 1 wife and was laid to rest at his ancestral home in Rwesororo , in Kisinga Town Council.

Kabugho Sharon
Communications Officer

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KASESE COMMEMORATES 16 DAYS OF ACTVISM .

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date December 9, 2023

Hundreds of stakeholders gathered in Kitswamba town council yesterday 8^th December 2023 to commemorate 16 days of activism against gender based violence.

16 days of Activism is a global campaign to call for an end to violence against Women and Girls. The campaign runs every year from 25^th November, the international day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December which is a Human rights day.

Kasese is among the highly ranked districts in Uganda in gender based violence and Kitswamba town council where the commemoration event took place is ranked second in the district in teenage pregnancies.

The commemoration event organized by Kasese District Local Government and Partners was presided over by the Deputy RDC in charge of Busongora Mr.Mubingwa Zephanus and attended by different stakeholders including district and Subcounty political and technical leaders.

While addressing the people, Mr. Mubingwa Zephanus, seriously condemned the habit of assaulting wives and abandoning children which was reported to be on the rise in Kitswamba Town council.

He called upon husbands to love and protect their wives. The deputy RDC referred to the bible which says that whoever finds the wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from God.

He emphasized the need for the community to work towards building peace and adding value to their families, community and the world.

A number of GBV survivors gave their tear-jerking experiences of going through different forms of gender based violence and added to the voice of other stakeholders to call for the end of violence against women and girls. . Among them was Biira Michealine a 17 year old girl who was abandoned by her father over a misunderstanding between her mother and her father. Michealine narrated how her father denied her a chance to go to school because he believed that she was not his biological child.

Machealine is among thousands of children who are experiencing different forms of gender based violence in Kasese district as reported by the senior Community Development officer, Mrs. Asiimwe QueenGonda

The deputy Chief Administrative officer Mr. Begumya Ntarwete Eliab appreciated development partners in kasese for supplementing efforts of government in bid to end gender based violence.

He asked all stakeholders to come together and fight stumbling blocks to efforts of partners and government in ending reducing GBV in Kasese.

The District Chairperson, Mr Muhindi Bukombi Erifaz encouraged the people of Kistwamba to invest in taking their children to school as a sustainable investment. He also emphasized the need for husbands to use peaceful dialogues to solve issues in their families than using violence.

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KASESE DISASTER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WORRIED OF DEVELOPING CRACKS.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date December 6, 2023

Members of DDMC in the meeting.

Members of Kasese District Disaster Management committee have expressed their distress over the developing crack on Muhokya town council land which is currently occupied by the Internally Displaced Persons .

This issue was raised by Mr.Buhaka Lucas commonly known as the voice of the Voiceless in the Disaster Management coordination meeting held at the district council hall yesterday 5^th December 2023. Mr. Buhaka was worried of the pace government is taking to respond and yet the level of vulnerability of the people living in Muhokya and the neighborhood qualifies it to be a matter of urgency .

The developing crack was said to be increasing gradually and equally increasing the magnitude of risk exposure especially of the people living in Muhokya IDP and the sorrounding area.

The ChairPerson Muhokya IDP camp Mrs. Aryema Rehema, said that Crack has increased the flooding in Muhokya IDP camp and the situation worsened this rainy season of Sept to December.

She added that the crack seems to be stretching from uphill to the lower land and as people in the IDP they are terribly in fear of any likely disaster that may occur out of the crack. She cried out to government to speed up the process of settling the people in the camp because the camp is not suitable for settlement due to the crack that is causing flooding.

Responding to the issue of the Crack in Muhokya, the senior Environmental Officer Mr. Kooli Augustine, said that the issue of the crack has been brought to the attention of Office of the Prime Minister however its still pending response from OPM. He advised the committee on the need to carryout a geological study which will inform stakeholders from appropriate intervention.

The Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Mr Ntarwete Eliab said that the issue should be brought to attention of Members of Parliament so that it is tabled in parliament of action.

He asked members of the Committee to organize a monitoring visit to all areas in the district that are vulnerable to disasters to conduct risk assessment as well as monitoring human activities that are leading to disasters.

Mr Ntarwete Eliab emphasized the need to plan with facts from the community and not planning without going on ground to do fact finding.

In the meeting, the subcounty Chief of Mpunga Mr. Syaipuma Edson asked the disaster committee to carryout comprehensive monitoring of all vulnerable sub counties. He reported that 2 cracks are also developing in Mpunga Subcounty and this equally needs intervention.

The meeting resolved to engage a Geologist to conduct a study on the magnitude of the crack, compile a comprehensive report as advised by the Senior Environment Plan which shall be submitted to parliament through district representatives to parliament.

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LAUNCH FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MAHANGO ROAD.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date November 7, 2023

Kasese District Local government has launched construction of Mahango ,Nyakabingo ,Muhokya road today 7th Nov 2023 in Nyakabingo Subcounty.

The project launched by the RDC LT. Joe Walusimbi will cost 434,133,582= and is funded under the Government of Uganda Roads rehabilitation/maintainance development Grant.
Works will include setting out , site clearance, and grading including earth works, drainage works, Gravelling, and completion works.
The project will also integrate environmental protection, including planting trees along the road.

The LC I Chairperson of Nyakabingo Bwambale Lozio Mukyezo Nyakabingo appreciated Government for prioritising Nyakabingo – Mahango road. He mentioned that their greatest challenge has been transporting their goods to Mawa Market because of the poor road condition. He added that rehabilitation of the road will ease movement to the market.

The district counsellor representing Nyakabingo, Hon. Kabugho Scovia called upon residents to appreciate the efforts of political leaders from Mahango who have successfully lobbied for funds to rehabilitate Nyakabingo, Mahango road.

The Deputy Chief Administrative officer, Mr Ntarwete Eriab, asked residents of Mahango , Nyakabingo, and Muhokya to ensure cooperation with engineers for effective implementation. He informed them that the project doesn’t cater for compensation and, therefore, they should not interrupt work.

He asked farmers to utilise the road transport their goods to the market and access health services .

The District Vice Chairperson, Hon. Ham Natuhwera asked the district engineer to work with local leaders during the implementation of the project to avoid complaints from the community.

He appealed to the residents of Mahango, Nyakabingo and Muhokya to support successful implementation of the project without obstacles because, for a long time, it has been their outcry and government has given it a priority.

He assured members of the community of more projects in the next FY 2024/25.

The RDC LT. Joe Walusimbi appreciated Mahango community for supporting the ruling government and asked the engineer to ensure value for money .
He committed to monitoring the project to ensure effective implementation.

The project Phase 1 will be implemented in this FY 2023/2024.

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Kasese DLG holds budget conference for FY 2024/25

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date November 3, 2023

Kasese District Local Government has conducted her budget conference for FY 2024/25 today 3rd November 2023 under the theme , ” Full monetization of Ugandas Economy Through: Commercial Agriculture, Industrialisation, Expanding and Broadening service, Digital Transformation and Market Access ”
The budget conference was an avenue for sectors and departments to present draft financial priorities/proposals for FY 2024/25 for stakeholders to discuss and add input aiming at promoting citizen participation in planning and budgeting.

At the budget conference, Mr Muhindi Bukombi Erifazi District chairperson who was the guest speaker, highlighted the resource envelope projection as 95,891,377,000 UgShs expected to be raised as ; Locally Raised revenue- 5,022,608,000, Central Government Grant , Descrenary Government Transfers 9,918,760,000 , conditional Government Transfers Shs 68,560,625,000, other Governnment Transfers Shs 7,362,778,000 and Donor Funding 5,026,606,000.

The District chairperson also highlighted the different challenges the District is undergoing that need stakeholders attention which includes; Disasters that have continouslyaffected the District, high population growth rates, unpredictable weather patterns , and internal and security threats among others
He also urged the community yo remain vigilant and security cautious

In the speech of the District chairperson, the resource envelope projection stands at 95,891,377,000= expected to be raised as ; Locally Raised revenue- 5,022,608,000, Central Government Grant , Descrenary Government Transfers -9,918,760,000 , conditional Government Transfers Shs 68,560,625,000, other Governnment Transfers Shs 7,362,778,000 and Donor Funding 5,026,606,000. He echoed the reason for maintaining the revenue outlook as at June 2023 as an advice from Governments.
The district chairperson informed the

The district chairperson also highlighted the challenges that have continously affected the District in areas of Disaster management, high population growth rates, unpredictable weather patterns , internal and security threats among others.

He urged the community to remain vigilant and watch over as the District is currently experiencing security insurgencies.

The Chief administrative officer Mr. Byamungu Elias appreciated the role played by key development partners in supporting the development agenda foe Kasese .
He also highlighted the key policy issues and administrative issues to improve efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery focusing on Parish Development model , Revenue collection, mainstreaming nutrition, among others.

Key departments like Works and technical services, Production departments, Health and Environment presented their sector draft priorities which can be accessed on https://www.kasese.go.ug/e-library/

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OBR CELEBRATES 57th CORONATION ANNIVERSARY.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date October 19, 2023

Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu celebrated the 57th Coronation Anniversary of His Majesty Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere today 19th October 2023 at Kasese Golf Course.

The Coronation event attended by multitudes of Rwenzuru subjects in Uganda , Democratic Republic Of Congo and visitors from other foreign countries and was presided over by the Vice President of Uganda H.E Hon. Jessica Alupo who represented H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda YK. Museveni.

In a speech delivered by H.E retired Maj. Jessica Rose Epel Alupo, President Museveni asked the king to support mobilization of people of Rwenzori to engage in economic development and argued all leaders to work towards promoting Peace and Unity in the region.

H.E also asked all the people of Rwenzori to backup efforts of security team to stabilize the security situation of Rwenzori Region.

The president also commended the King for appointing a well focused administration and asked the administration to focus on addressing challenges of Poverty in the region.

She delivered a cash contribution of 30 Millions from H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to support the King’s daily running Costs at the Palace.

Addressing thousands of his subjects, His Majesty Charles Mumbere called for positive parenting that would promote morals among children before asking the Banya-Rwenzururu to work hard and fully support government initiated programs like PDM; aimed at improving the living condition of the local person.

His Majesty Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere also emphasised OBR agenda of promoting reconciliation,Unity in Diversity, Peace, Socio Economic Transformation and Mindset change. He mentioned that as the Kingdom they are set to implement and achieve this agenda.

The end.

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OMUSINGA CHARLES WISLEY MUMBERE RETURNS TO KASESE

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date October 4, 2023

His Majesty Omusinga Charles Wisley Mumbere has returned to Kasese together with his family today 4th October 2023 nearly after seven years.

This was another historical day as millions of Rwenzururu Kingdom subjects from Kasese, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabo , Democratic Republic of Uganda and beyond saw their King His Majesty Charles Wesley Mumbere, seven years after the 2016 Obuhikira raid by security.

The King was received at Kasese Aerodrome by religious leaders, political leaders , members of the royal family, Cultural leaders , among others at around 2:00pm and head to Kasese Golf Course in company of crowds of his subjects who had waited for him for hours.

While addressing the crowd at Kasese Golf Course, His Majesty Omusinga Charles Wisley Mumbere mentioned that his next agenda will focus on Peace building, Reconciliation and economic transformation.

He called upon the people of Kasese to appreciate the tourism potentials they have and utilize them for development.The representative of the president Hon. Minister Peace Mutunzo , urged the people of Kasese to put peace building at the forefront. Shee mentioned the commitment of government to continue working with the kingdom .

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Kasese Launches Community Sports.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date October 3, 2023

Kasese District Local Government has launched community Sports activities today 3rd October 2023 at the district headquarters. District leadership handed about 30 balls to captains of different community football and netball teams at the launch.

This is a new initiative of government through Ministry of Education and Sports to mobilize the community to engage in sports and other government development initiatives targeting mostly the youth.

At the launch, the District Chairperson Hon. Bukombi Erifaz, urged the youth to utilize this initiative to organize themselves in groups, register as saving groups to tap into other government development opportunities. He also emphasized the need to conduct tournaments at constituency level and asked the district to spearhead these sports activities to happen soon.

The Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Mr Ntarwete Eliab called upon the people who will be using the balls to ensure maintenance and replacement of the balls incase of damages to ensure continuity of the program.

The Youth chairperson Kanyama also called upon his fellow youth to positively embrace government programs that target the youth and ensure positive utilization for economic development. He condemned the youth for mishandling other funds and not paying back timely.

Other stakeholders who attended the lunch included the District Vice Chairperson, the District Speaker , technical staff and community leaders of youth groups.

Government is using this as a tool to mobilize community members to engage in development programs as well as promoting sports activities in the community.

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VICTORY COMES TO KASESE

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 5, 2023

By Kabugho Sharon.

Yesterday, Kasese District leadership , primary triumphantly welcomed back the primary pupils who went to participate in the national football and netball national competitions that took place in Mbarara city at Kacheka playground.

Footballers and Netballers after receiving their awards for outstanding performance.

In the competitions, the girls emerged the 3 out of 138 in the country in netball as the boys took it to semi finals.

The welcome event was organized by the Association for primary headteachers who received the participants from KCCL traffic point and led the procession to the district headquarters through Kasese town where the district top leadership received them.

Headteacher Muhokya Primary receiving her student who participated in the national competitions in Mbarara

Primary Headteachers Association receive footballers and netballers at KCCL participants at KCCL .

The welcome event was attended by the District Chairperson and other members of DEC, the CAO and his technical team , among others.

While addressing the pupils, the district chairperson congratulated them for the outstanding performance and wonderful representation of Kasese district in the national competitions. He mentioned that as district leadership ,they are trying to lobby for a spots academy in Kasese which will support young people to develop in talent and be able to compete at international level.

The Chief Administrative Officer urged the district planning and budgeting desk to ensure sports in budgeted for to avoid headteachers funding sports activities from UPE funds.

The team received certificate awards and bronze medals for the outstanding performance which were handed over by the District chairperson, Chief Administrative Officer , District Speaker , Secretary Social services and Chairperson social services respectively.

District Chairperson handing over a bronze medal to the goal shooter.

Netball medalists with the district leaders

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Thousands turn up for the Tusker lite Rwenzori Marathon- Kasese.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 2, 2023

Over 2000 from all over the world turned up for the Tusterlite Rwenzori Marathon today in Kasese .The most Mountain Challenge involved a 42KM route, 21KM route and 5KM and participants included professional and unprofessional athletes from different parts of the world.

Runners including the MP Kasese Municipality Hon. Kambale Ferigo (right) set to begin the 5KM challenge at the Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon.

Komwei Vitalis emerged the best male runner in 42 Kilometers, Viola Chemos Munerya the best female in 42 Kilometers , while the best female in 21 km, is Ms. Ajok Dorcus and the best male in 21 km, Abel Chibet all from Kapchorwa district.

The winners of the 42KM run being received at the finish line.

The run also attracted people from different walks of life including persons with disabilities , the elderly and children . And served as a platform for advocating for inclusiveness.

.The business community also reported an increase in income as hotels, boda-bodas, market vendors and others ran out of stock as the demand for their products raised beyond their capacity.

Some of the runners join the cultural dancers at the Marathon.

District leaders who joined the Marathon included; the State Minister for National Guidance , Hon. Godfrey Baluku Kabyanga, Kasese Municipal MP. Hon. Ferigo Kambale, Hon.Harold Tony Muhindo, Hon. Sowedi Kitanywa, TheDistrict Chairperson and the Mayor for Kasese Municipality, Chance Kahindo among others.

They expressed their gratitude to the organisers of the Marathon and partners like Nile Breweries , Hima Cement , Britam and other partners for choosing Kasese for the Rwenzori Marathon and giving them an opportunity to showcase the potentials in the district and all pledged continuous participation and support.

The Rwenzori Tusker Lite Marathon is part of the Rwenzori Theluji festival which will annually happen in Kasese to showcase the stunning landscapes of the Rwenzori Mountains and Queen Elizabeth National Park, including its famous glaciers, towering peaks, lush forests and expansive savannah.

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KASESE HOLDS THE TRADE,TOURISM AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 1, 2023

Key national and International actors in Tourism converged today at Rwenzori international Hotel- kasese municipality to discuss Tourism, trade and investment opportunities and potentials in Kasese and Rwenzori region at large ahead of the Tusker lite Rwenzori Marathon.

The Summit comes as one of the major activities under the Rwenzori Theluji Festival which was launched and gazetted by Minister of state for Tourism Hon. Martin Behinduka Mugarra in year 2022 as a national event to annually happen in Kasese.

The summit which was organized by Kasese Tourism Investors Forum with support from Uganda Tourism Board was attended by delegates from different government agencies and private sector to discuss the future of Kasese as the best tourism destination.

At the Summit, the key note speaker Hon. Godfrey Kabyanga Kiime the Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance assured congregates of Government commitment to continue building an enabling environment for tourism development in Kasese. He also assured the visitors of the security in the district.

The summit was also attended by Rev James Kim a specialist on Mind Education from Korea who urged Ugandans to embrace voluntarism as the best way to transform their communities. He condemned the bad habit of Ugandans blaming the government for poverty without making voluntary contributions.

Richard Nuwesiga Acting director Investment, Innovation shared on opportunities of investment in Kasese and how the people of Kasese can utilise the Innovation Village which has been planned to be set in the industrial park to give an opportunity to small investors in different value chains.

Amos Wekesa a tourism Investor and lead mobiliser for the Tusker lite Rwenzori Marathon said that he is working so hard to see the Tusker lite lite Marathon become one of the best world’s Marathons. He added that their major target is to bring about 4000 runners to participate in the Rwenzori Tusker lite next year. He asked the people of Kasese to utilize the Marathon opportunity to make money.

The Rwenzori Theluji event will continue happening in Kasese as an annual Tourism event and comes as a blessing for the actors in Tourism and beyond.

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ONE STOP BORDER POST-MPONDWE MARKET COMMISSIONED.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date December 21, 2022

H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today commissioned the One Stop Border post and the Border Export zone at Uganda – DRC border in Mpondwe Lhubiriha Town council.

The commissioned facilities will bring together all the different agencies of Government involved in export trade including Security, URA , Ministry of Trade , among others and will facilitate over 25000 traders to conduct inter border trade.

Since 2020, business at the border has been affected by the closure of the border due to COVID-19 outbreak which affected the traders and other members of the community whose livelihoods were dependent on cross border business.

In reference to this, the hosting LCI Chairperson and the LC V Chairperson Hon. Muhindi Erifaz Bukombi requested the President to officially open the border to allow the business community conduct cross border business smoothly.

In addition to the above request, the district Chairperson requested the President to consider the following issues; upgrading of Rukoki HC IV to a hospital, settlement of internally displaced persons(IDPs) , desilting of the rivers, finding a potential investor for kilembe mines company limited , among others.

While addressing the delegates, the President emphasized the issue of commercial farming to improve household incomes.

He called upon families to embrace utilizing inherited land for income generation and children holding shares instead of dividing land for selfish interests.

As requested by the district leadership, the president officially opened the Mpondwe Lhubiriha border and stopped collection of money from citizens to allow them cross the border.

The president pledged to critically look into the District Chairpersons Memorandum presented to him and respond to all the issues raised accordingly.

The event was attended by delegates from Uganda the DRC including security officials, Political leaders , Local Government officials and business community stakeholders who appreciated Government for these vast projects that will strengthen inter border trade.

Kabugho Sharon

Communications officer.

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PROCUREMENT PLAN 2022-23,LIST OF PREQUALIFIED SPs,SHORTLIST

Post author By sam
Post date November 2, 2022

Newly Uploaded on our E-Library are the District Procurement Plan 2022-23, List of Prequalified Service Providers 2022-23 and Shortlist for Internal positions Oct 2022. Logon to our E-library and Download Copieshttps://www.kasese.go.ug/e-library/

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Hospital Administrator Internal Job Advert

Post author By sam
Post date October 17, 2022

Click this link to download a copy https://www.kasese.go.ug/download/hospital-administrator-job-advert/

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR KASESE MUNICIPALITY AUG 2022

Post author By sam
Post date August 11, 2022

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Urban forest management, tree planting and open space management intervention in Kasese municipality is a joint partnership between Kasese Municipality, Expertise France under the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative to make cities in Sub Saharan Africa resilient in the fight against climate change and ensuring access to clean energy. Under CoM SSA, local authorities make a voluntary political commitment to implement climate and energy actions in their communities and agree on a long-term vision to tackle 3 pillars, namely access to sustainable energy, climate mitigation and climate adaptation.
Cognisant of this, Kasese municipality developed its Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) that was approved by the Municipal council in 2021. Wetland management intervention is part of the priority actions for the SEACAP implementation.
The CoM SSA initiative is made up of three actions:
§ Supporting the design, the implementation and the SEACAP assessment
§ Supporting investments in sustainable energy and climate
§ Supporting cooperation and twinning activities between municipalities at different levels (National, regional, international)

Its against this background that Expertise France is seeking for proposals from competent Consultants/firms in Uganda to;

Develop an inventory of wetlands for Kasese Municipality, survey, demarcate their boundaries, develop a wetland management action plan with practical implementation strategy and build local capacity in participatory community based restoration of degraded wetlands.
Conduct a land cover and land use mapping for Kasese Municipality with focus on forest cover, develop an urban forest management action plan and practical implementation strategy and build local capacity in GIS and urban forest management.

For details on the above two assignments and how to submit your proposals, visit the following links.

22-MAPA-S037 : Urban forest management Action plan and Strategy development, land use and land cover mapping

22-MAPA-S038 : Wetland Action Plan and Inventory for Kasese Municipality

Download full details on Call for Proposals-Expertise France. – Gender-Environment & Development Action – Uganda (gedauganda.org)

Deadline for submission is: August 23, 2022 18h00 (Paris Time)

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KASESE CELEBRATES WOMEN.

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date April 13, 2022

Celebrating Women's day

The Chief Guest Hon. Minister Peace Mutunzo giving a Speech.

Kasese District celebrated Women’s day yesterday the 12th of April 2022 in Hima Town Council at Hima Catholic playgound in Busongora North constituency. The function was presided over by Hon. Peace Mutunzo the minister of state for Gender, Labor, and Social-Economic Development as the chief guest.

Kasese Women MP , Hon Kabugho Florance giving a speech

The women MP Kasese Hon Florence Kabugho called upon Kasese leaders to unite towards addressing issues affecting Women. In her words, ” Issues affecting women don’t know your party, they don’t know your religion, they can affect you despite who you are or where you belong “. She added that she did not consider her party to participate in Women’s day celebrations and that is how all leaders should be acting.

The Chief Guest, Hon Minister Peace Mutunzo, called upon Men of Kasese to stop the vice of beating Women .She also condemned early pregnancies and early marriages where Kasese is still among the leading districts and urged parents to take good care of their daughters for a better tomorrow. she recommended division of Kasese District for effective service delivery and also urged Kasese leaders to unite towards the development of Kasese.

As part of celebrating Women, 6 Women and I man were awarded for their struggle of addressing issues affecting women and for being exemplary to other women. Among these were , Mrs Dorothy Nzirambi the Founder Nzirambi Foundation, Mama Agnes Nyabaghole , Hon. Hilda Maate Wabukombi the first female Mayor in Kasese District, the LC III chairperson Mbunga Subcounty , Katugume Fred for advocating for womens rights from Justice Centres Uganda, among others.

The function ended successfully with a lot of entertainment from different schools and Women groups .

KITALIKIBI PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENTING A DEBATE

WOMEN LIVING WITH DISABILITY PRESENTING A THEME SONG.

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Implementation guidelines for parish model- June 2021

Post author By Kabugho Sharon
Post date September 23, 2021

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LOCAL ACTION ON PEACE, SECURITY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 2021_25

Post author By sam
Post date May 4, 2021

Kasese District Local Government is proud to present this five-year Local Action Plan (LAP), 2020/2021-2024-2025 on the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The development of the LAP has undergone several stages, from capacity building workshops, reviews by COACT and the district team, validation workshop and presentation to District Council for approval. This is a milestone in the sustenance of effort to prevent conflict and Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Kasese district.
The LAP is aligned to the District Development Plan and the National Development Plan and addresses current and emerging conflict issues including climate change and environment disasters, land disputes, ethnic and cultural issues, women’s participation in peacebuilding processes and GBV.
GBV and conflict are not new phenomena to the people of Kasese District and Uganda as a whole. Kasese has had and witnessed violent conflicts over the years but GBV is unique and needs immediate preventive measures since it touches the function of the family thus our everyday livelihoods.
Therefore, the LAP was developed at a time when Kasese district is considering community action as an alternative measure of dispute resolution thus the need to manage and prevent conflicts at community and family levels. We shall ensure a conflict sensitive environment and social cohesion as we promote e peaceful co-existence amongst the people of Kasese district.
We are grateful to the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), Norwegian Embassy, UN Women, Coalition for Action on 1325 (CoACT) and Rwenzori Consortium for Civic Competence (RWECO) who supported us financially and technically through the entire LAP development process. We appreciate the District Local Action Plan Taskforce that worked tirelessly to make this plan a reality.
As a district, we continue to pledge our commitment to promote peace and security in Kasese for sustainable development.
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FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY
SIBENDIRE BIGOGO GOEFREY
DISTRICT CHAIRPERSON

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Location	Western Uganda, 0 12’S and 0 26N;29 42’E and 30 18’E,
Land Area	Total Land: 3,389.8 SqKm, Dry Land: 2911.3SqKm, Open water: 409.7SqKm, Swamp: 68.8SqKm
Population	810,400
Male	399,10
Female	411,300
Households	140,697
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