Kikuube district receives Shs1 billion supplementary budget support

KIKUUBE – Kikuube district local government leaders are excited over its supplementary budget support worth Shs1 billion that the government disbursed to the district accounts.

Kikuube district council in last week’s council meeting approved a supplementary budget for the Financial Year 2021/22.

According to the supplementary budget that Opio Vicente, the leader of government business presented to the council; it indicated that the funds that the district received include Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Program (UGFIT) funding of Shs 846m and unspent balance of Shs 100 million for Kikuube district education department.

According to Opio, in the last financial year, the government returned Shs 100 million from the district account to the national treasury which money was rotational for Nyairongo Seed School that is under construction.

He added that the money was reimbursed to the district account to help the district complete the construction of the school.

The district also received Shs 23.5m under Bunyoro Affairs Micro Projects Support that was recently initiated by President Museveni to help the people of Bunyoro create jobs and wealth so that they can move out of poverty.

The district also received Shs 198.5m under Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project (ARSDP).

He noted that the Shs 1 billion was not part of their budget and appealed to the council to approve the budget since it is in accordance with section 25(2) of the Public Finance Management (amended) Act, 2015.

After his presentation, the councillors unanimously approved a supplementary budget saying that it was going to help in improving service delivery.

The counsellors argued that the Kikuube district Financial Year 2021/22 budget is Shs 36.83 billion adding that the support of Shs1,168,645,609, is a big boost to the district.

Peter Banura, the district Chairman said, sectors to benefit from the funds are; education, health, natural resources, water, works and community department.

He added that with the supplementary budget support, the district is going to rehabilitate and construct 70 km roads in different parts of the district.

He further noted that the district has been grappling with poor road network hence with support under ARSDP, the roads are going to be improved and help the local person to access social amenities such as markets, health facilities and schools among others.

Suzan Kabasindi, the Kikuube district councillor for Buhimba Town Council said, the budget support has come at the right time when the district is grappling with inadequate funds to offer service to the people.

She noted that three roads that include; Buhimba-Kizinga – Kimpongo road, Kihabwemi-Kigaya –Ibanda-karama road will be constructed in her constituency.

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Kikuube district receives Shs1 billion supplementary budget support

KIKUUBE – Kikuube district local government leaders are excited over its supplementary budget support worth Shs1 billion that the government disbursed to the district accounts.

Kikuube district council in last week’s council meeting approved a supplementary budget for the Financial Year 2021/22.

According to the supplementary budget that Opio Vicente, the leader of government business presented to the council; it indicated that the funds that the district received include Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Program (UGFIT) funding of Shs 846m and unspent balance of Shs 100 million for Kikuube district education department.

According to Opio, in the last financial year, the government returned Shs 100 million from the district account to the national treasury which money was rotational for Nyairongo Seed School that is under construction.

He added that the money was reimbursed to the district account to help the district complete the construction of the school.

The district also received Shs 23.5m under Bunyoro Affairs Micro Projects Support that was recently initiated by President Museveni to help the people of Bunyoro create jobs and wealth so that they can move out of poverty.

The district also received Shs 198.5m under Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project (ARSDP).

He noted that the Shs 1 billion was not part of their budget and appealed to the council to approve the budget since it is in accordance with section 25(2) of the Public Finance Management (amended) Act, 2015.

After his presentation, the councillors unanimously approved a supplementary budget saying that it was going to help in improving service delivery.

The counsellors argued that the Kikuube district Financial Year 2021/22 budget is Shs 36.83 billion adding that the support of Shs1,168,645,609, is a big boost to the district.

Peter Banura, the district Chairman said, sectors to benefit from the funds are; education, health, natural resources, water, works and community department.

He added that with the supplementary budget support, the district is going to rehabilitate and construct 70 km roads in different parts of the district.

He further noted that the district has been grappling with poor road network hence with support under ARSDP, the roads are going to be improved and help the local person to access social amenities such as markets, health facilities and schools among others.

Suzan Kabasindi, the Kikuube district councillor for Buhimba Town Council said, the budget support has come at the right time when the district is grappling with inadequate funds to offer service to the people.

She noted that three roads that include; Buhimba-Kizinga – Kimpongo road, Kihabwemi-Kigaya –Ibanda-karama road will be constructed in her constituency.

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Deposit protection fund donates items worth Shs 20 million to St. Jude Orphanage

GULU – The Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda (DPFU), a government agency that works in partnership with the various commercial banks in the country has donated items worth Shs 20 million to St. Jude Orphanage in Gulu district.

The items which were handed over to Archbishop John Baptist Odama on Friday included; 50 mattresses, 50 bed sheets and a commercial washing machine to support the vulnerable children in the centre.

About 20 children are being accommodated and supported at the St. Jude orphanage home.

The records indicate that the center has more than 180 children, most of whom were abandoned on the roadside, hospital and rubbish pits and were brought for care.

The Centre Manager, Josephine Ogweta told theCooperator in an interview that the centre is financially constrained.

He revealed that many of the partners who were supporting the centre turned away after the death of Brother Elio Groce, the Director of the foundation who succumbed to Covid 19 in November 2020.

The Chairman Board of the Orphanage Fr. Lawrence Michael Komakech says the organization is struggling to identify potential donors and tracing those who were directly supporting them through the late Fr. Elio.

“It hasn’t been easy after his departure but we believe that another door will open for the continuity of the organization,” Fr. Lawrence told theCooperator.

Though he could not give a distinction on the financial crisis the organization is grappling with, he only noted that funding has drastically dwindled from more than Shs 100 million previously to less than Shs 70 million of the annual budgets.

He also revealed that the organization has acquired close to 300 hectares of land in Nwoya district at Koch Amar for food crop production to mitigate the crisis.

“We don’t know when the donors will come but the most important thing is that we have learnt and we need to sustain our operation through farming,” he added.

Fr. Lawrence further revealed that whereas most of the children are abandoned due to domestic issues, few are children born in captivity who could not trace their origins and were denied by their closest relatives.

Helen Akidi Ojok, a psychosocial worker in the organization revealed that about 20 children are between 15 to 18 years.

Akidi explained that the children at that age should have been integrated to the community but that it is impossible as parents have continued to deny them for resettlement and rehabilitation.

Her counterpart Grace Akello described the situation as unfortunate for the society to deny their own children space for integration and resettlement.

“Some of them were brought to this centre from day one but now they have grown up and they keep asking for who their parents are and their whereabouts yet we can’t offer answers,” Akello recounts.

Mrs. Julia Clare Oyet, the Chief Executive Officer of the Deposit Protection Fund of Uganda told theCooperator in an interview that the centre was identified based on its vulnerability as resources dwindled for their continuous operations.

“We were concerned about the impact of the last devastating armed conflict and we saw this centre from its vulnerability and we couldn’t deny supporting it with the little we could,” Oyet explained.

She revealed that the support is part of the Shs 50 million annual budgets of the Social and Corporate Responsibility (CSR) to the community.

She further explained that Shs 30 million has been allocated to Mbale district to improve water and sanitation in the district.

Archbishop John Baptist Odama commended the support and appealed to the development partners to invest in the orphanage through provision of care to those who are regarded as underprivileged in the society.

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Nebbi district to host West Nile Investment Summit in March 19, 2022

NEBBI – Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has identified Nebbi district to host the West Nile Investment Summit scheduled to take place on 19th March,2022 at Nyaravur -Angal Town Council.

The agenda for the West Nile Investment Summit is to discuss the domestic investors’ perspectives in regards to National Development Goals (NDGs) geared towards boosting the economy and sustainable wealth creations and employment opportunities to all Ugandans.

According to (UIA) Communication Officer, Mr. Davide Rupiny, the discussants on domestic investors’ perspective are drawn from all the 13th districts across the West Nile region who are the upcoming investors shaping the development of the country.

He adds that UIA randomly identified the following local investors in the region to discuss the domestic investors’ perspective, Mr. Bob Oyoma of Oyoma General Stores, Ms Hope Ann Anguyo, Mr Emmanuel Amaza – Zawadi Construction Works, Okaba Vincent -of Rock Global Oil limited, Okoro Coffee Union and Mr Taban Idro of KK Transporters all will be moderated by Mr Charles Odongtho.

“It’s a golden investment opportunity to the whole West Nile region and the neighbouring countries like DR-Congo and Southern Sudan who will benefit from the industrial park that the government has earmarked for construction that is yet to be launched,” Rupiny said.

He says other dignitaries to attend the summit are highly profiled government representatives who will include; the State Minister for Investment and Privatization Ms Evelyn Anite, the State Minister for Northern Uganda, Hon Grace Kwiocwiny, the Executive Director Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and the third Deputy Prime Minister Rt. Hon. (Rtd) Gen. Moses Ali among others.

He adds that West Nile Investment Summit and the launch of the industrial park in Nebbi district will be at the site in Ovoru village, Nyaravur -Angal Town Council in Nebbi district where the community donated more than 500 acres of land for the construction of the industrial park last year.

Hon Urombi Emmanuel, the Chairman for Nebbi district says, the keynote address at the summit will be shared by the State Minister for Privatization and Investment, Hon Evelyn Anite and thereafter the official opening and launch of West Nile industrial and business park.

Urombi says the development is now with us and it’s the right time youths and any other energetic persons to get ready for the development to avoid blame games in future.

“The development has come at the right time. We need to take our children to school to avoid blame games that may arise from our youths that they are not being employed,” Urombi said.

Bernard Okumu, one of the youths says, though the government is doing its best to develop the country, the local investors who are job creators at the local level have failed to progress due to heavy taxations being levied on their locally produced products which needs to be addressed.

“The government needs to give tax holidays to our local investors who are the job creators at the local level. They are indigenous so they know the problem of their people,” Okumu said.

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