Aringa South County

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I start by thanking His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the gesture to our brother by having this special sitting. As West Nile, we thank the “cock” of West Nile for the peace that we are now witnessing in the region. Very many people from West Nile were born and grew up in exile, that is, South Sudan and eastern Congo, but when the NRM Government took over power, the 16 November 1986 agreement brought peace in the region and from that time to date, nobody from West Nile has moved to exile. Secondly, before the NRM Government, we used to travel from West Nile to Kampala for a week because we did not have a tarmac road. Gen. Moses Ali took it upon himself to always remind His Excellency about tarmacking the Karuma-Koboko-Kaya Road. As I speak, that road is tarmacked, and as regards the road from Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo, the contractor is also on site. That means the entire West Nile is going to enjoy a tarmac road. We thank him for that.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. On behalf of the people of Koboko North and on my own behalf, I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to His Excellency the President, the family of the late Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, the people of Adjumani, West Nile and the nation. Today, we are mourning and celebrating the life of a statesman who lived his entire life for humanity. In September 2003, when Gen. (Rtd) Ali Moses had just returned from treatment, my fellow honourable colleague, Dr George Bhoka and I requested an appointment to visit him at home, but two days later, he gave us an appointment at his office. Mr Speaker, while at his office, we had a two- hour meeting. We thought we had gone to see a patient, but Gen. Ali Moses took us through all the projects for West Nile, including Laropi Bridge, the road from Laropi to Afogi, the road from Koboko-Moyo, Adjumani, Moyo, Yumbe and compensation of the veterans in West Nile. By the time we ended the meeting, Mr Speaker, I realised that Gen. Ali Moses was not done yet despite his deteriorating health. He also gave me his book, “The Odyssey of the Nubi: from soldiers of the British Empire to full citizens in Uganda”.

I thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I would like to pay a word of condolence to Gen. Moses Ali for the service he rendered to West Nile and Uganda at large. Gen. Moses Ali was a liberator and a peacemaker. He fought to bring peace and tranquility in West Nile. Yumbe was what the Luwero triangle was in central Uganda. When NRM was fighting in the Luwero triangle, Gen. Moses Ali was also fighting in West Nile, and Yumbe was the base. In that process, a lot of destruction was done in Yumbe district and West Nile at large. We thank the Government for compensating the people, the ex-veterans – (Member timed out.)

Koboko? Woman MP of Yumbe, we have concluded with Yumbe about West Nile because Gen. Moses Ali was a nationalist.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for this great opportunity. On behalf of the Yumbe people and on my own behalf, I join the country to pay sincere, heartfelt condolences to this Parliament through you, Mr Speaker, to His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and to the nation at large. As we continue to reflect deeper on the life of Gen. Moses Ali, he touched many lives, and I will go personal. As I stand before you, Gen. Moses Ali personally men - (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I stand to pay tribute to Gen. Moses Ali. Mr Speaker, the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) is headquartered in Mbale City, where you have heard that Gen. Moses Ali made a big contribution. I stand here, in memory of his legacy, to support the proposal to build an important faculty of law in Arua City – being the regional city – to honour his contribution to IUIU. The second legacy I would like to put on record is of being a unifier. I attended a peace conference in Yumbe last year and found out that the community has many sub-communities and tribes – (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for that wonderful ruling. Honourable member, I am a Member of Parliament representing the people of Aringa East County in Yumbe District. I can use the opportunity to speak both as a Member of Parliament and also as a Minister of Defence – (Member timed out.)

Mr Speaker, as you are aware, our rules provide that we have written responses and those that are instant. I will begin with those that are written. Question number one came from Hon. Tom Aliti Candia, Maracha East County, who said that some districts are surrounded by refugee- hosting districts such as Koboko, Yumbe, and Terego, and, as a result, refugees access public and private services in these non-refugee- hosting districts such as Maracha, Moyo, and Arua. On top of that, the non-refugee- host districts have a number of unregistered refugees settled in their districts. His prayer, Mr Speaker, is that the Government change the policy and support refugee- impacted districts in major projects that benefit refugee-hosting districts. They also need to benefit from projects such as the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP), which supports social protection and socio-economic transformation. Mr Speaker, this is my response: Development projects under the refugee hosting windows are designed for all districts, cities and urban councils, transit areas and communities that host refugees, but these keep changing depending on our open-door policy. Refugees are free because you know that refugees are free to move. Where assessments confirm refugee settlement in new areas or districts, such areas are included in the refugee programmes and both refugee-hosting and transit districts provide integrated services such as health, education, water, livelihoods to benefit both refugees and host communities. Mr Speaker, transit districts do not permanently host refugees but provide passage and so funds are therefore allocated for health, education, water and other services. Maracha District qualifies as a transit district and is eligible for support. Government shall undertake an assessment of the current number of refugees in Maracha and take appropriate action. Question number two came from Hon. Dennis Namara, where he says, Rt Hon. Prime Minister, the people of Muhorro Town Council, particularly residents of Kyamajaka LCI, have been gravely affected by repeated chimpanzee attacks resulting in loss of lives. While the Government initiated compensation processes, tenants have raised concerns of being cheated and unfairly treated. 1. His prayer is that the Government provide assurances that the compensation process for affected tenants is conducted transparently, with full disclosure of survey and valuation reports and equitable treatment of all claimants? 2. And could the Government further clarify what measures it is taking to resolve disputes among tenants who feel undervalued and ensure accountability in the compensation exercise? Mr Speaker and Members, my response is that the compensation process for tenants on land in Muhoro, Kagadi District was conducted with the involvement of all relevant Government institutions to ensure transparency. Officials from the Department of Surveys and Mapping under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development carried out a detailed survey. The Chief Government Valuer conducted valuations of all land and property interests. Those who accepted, signed agreements and were duly compensated.

Thank you. I am back, after five years. We are making permanent records for generations to come. Therefore, it is very important for the views of Members, particularly those who are deemed to be sitting on the Opposition side, to be captured when supporting such a motion. On behalf of the people of Obongi, whom I represent and, on my behalf, I would like to say that I support the motion that Rt Hon. Robinah Nabbanja be approved by this Parliament as our Prime Minister. (Applause) This is for the reason that, being a Prime Minister, if you take it to the simplest level of leadership – even at the school level – you are the head of other leaders: head girl or head prefect. You are supposed to be the supervisor and mobiliser of these people whom you are leading. Being the Prime Minister of a country that has been in existence for some time means that there were other Prime Ministers before you, and, therefore, you carry forward the work of the Office of the Prime Minister from your predecessors. This is where I come with a testimony. When Rt Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda was the Prime Minister, there were issues which were handled – (Break in recording)- him as the Prime Minister and Gen. Moses Ali and I, as the people of West Nile, on the issue of Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road being tarmacked, supported by the World Bank. There were some issues which were not captured properly. When she came, I personally went to her office. I thought she was going to say, “Those issues were for Ndugu Rugunda; let them be for that time”. Offices are continuous. I found it nice that Rt Hon. Robinah Nabbanja touched buttons here and there, and our issues were streamlined very fast. (Applause) Now, our road is being done. Even for the gaps which were in the design, she promised that she would cause those gaps to be closed in the process of completing the road, to serve all the refugee-hosting districts in West Nile. Therefore, I second her being approved here as the Rt Hon. Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda. I beg to submit. (Applause)

8 ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS 5. Kansiime Annah Woman Representative Rwampara NRM 6. Kanyesigye Mercy Youth Representative Female Independent 7. Kapyagon Brian Kongasis County Bukwo Independent 8. Karim Musa Aringa North County Yumbe Independent 9. Kasajja George Patrick Bulamogi North West County Kaliro NRM 10. Kasigwa Gerald Bihemaiso Kigorobya County Hoima NRM 11. Kasirye Nganda Ali Makindye East Division Kampala NUP 12. Kasukaali Methuselah Mwenge Central County Kyenjojo NRM 13. Kariisa Johnbosco Koy Buhweju West County Buhweju NRM 14. Katushabe Ruth Woman Representative Bukomansimbi NRM 15. Katusiime Annet Mugisha Woman Representative Bushenyi NRM 16. Kawalya Abubaker Rubaga Division North Kampala NUP 17. Kasaija Matia Buyanja County Kibaale NRM 18. Karuhanga Gerald Kafureeka Ntungamo Municipality Ntungamo Independent 19. Khalayi Peace Woman Representative Namisindwa NRMK 20. Kiirya Grace Paddy Wanzala Butembe County Jinja FDC 21. Kiiza Andrew N. Kaluya Kigulu County South Iganga NUP 22. Katushabe Doreen Birungi Woman Representative Lyantonde NRM 23. Kiyonga C.W.C.B. Bukonzo County West Kasese NRM 24. Muhwezi Jim Katugugu Rujumbura County Rukungiri NRM 25. Kenan Opio Busiro South Wakiso NRM 26. Kateshumbwa Dicksons Sheema Municipality Sheema NRM 27. Katusiime Jovia Woman Representative Kiryandongo NRM 28. Kiiza Kenneth Nyendwoha Bujenje County Masindi NRM 29. Kikabi Edward (Dr) Ntwetwe County Kyankwanzi NRM 30. Kinalwa James (Maj. Gen.) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 31. Kinobere Herbert Tom Kibuku County Kibuku Independent 32. Kinshaba Patience Nkunda Woman Representative Kanungu Independent 33. Kiruluuta Yusuf J. Nkerettanyi Kalungu County East Kalungu NUP 34. Kirumira Hassan Katikamu County South Luweero NUP 35. Kisekka Salim Bukomansimbi North County Bukomansimbi NRM 36. Kitiyo Patrick Kapchorwa Municipality Kapchorwa Independent 37. Kiyimba Emmanuel Bukoto County Mid-West Lwengo NRM 38. Kasule Ismail Hoima West Division Hoima City ANT 39. Khainza Agnes Shiuma Woman Representative Bududa NRM 40. Kugonza Emely Buyanja East County Kibaale NRM 41. Kungu Samuel Bamuteeze Kigulu County North Iganga NRM 42. Kwizera Eddie Wa-Gahungu Bukimbiri County Kisoro Independent 43. Kyambadde Amelia Ann Mawokota County North Mpigi NRM 44. Kyarampe Rebecca Woman Representative Mitooma NRM 45. Kyarikunda Loydah T. Woman Representative Mbarara NRM 46. Kisa Stephen Bakubalwayo Luuka South County Luuka NRM 47. Kavuma Samuel (Lt Gen.) UPDF N/A N/A 48. Kitanywa Sowedi Busongora County North Kasese NRM 49. Kizza Hakim Sawula Bukoto County South Lwengo NUP 50. Kuteesa Patrick Kimanya-Kabonera Division Masaka City NUP 51. Kwiyucwiny Grace Freedom Ora County Zombo NRM 52. Kibaaju Charity Kamuhanda Woman Representative Mbarara City NRM 53. Komol Joseph Miidi Dodoth North County Kaabong NRM 54. Karubanga Jacob Ateenyi Kibanda South County Kiryandongo Independent 55. Mwine Mpaka Rwamirama Mbarara South Division Mbarara City NRM

2 ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS 6. Abeja Susan Jolly District Woman Representative Otuke NRM 7. Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe Kibale County Kamwenge NRM 8. Acamfua Topista District Woman Representative Zombo Independent 9. Acan Joyce Okeny PWD Representative N/A NRM 10. Achayo Juliet Lodou Ngora County Ngora NRM 11. Achia Lokiru Gabriel Jie County Kotido NRM 12. Achola Catherine District Woman Representative Pallisa NRM 13. Aber Lillian District Woman Representative Kitgum NRM 14. Acom Alobo Joan City Woman Representative Soroti FDC 15. Aayoo Joyce Makamoe District Woman Representative Abim Independent 16. Acon Julius Bua Otuke East County Otuke NRM 17. Adeke Anna Ebaju District Woman Representative Soroti FDC 18. Adidwa Abdu Bukooli South County Namayingo Independent 19. Agaba Gilbert Workers Representative N/A Independent 20. Agaba Peter Ibanda Municipality Ibanda NRM 21. Ahebwa Wilber Manyisa Nakaseke North County Nakaseke NRM 22. Akello Beatrice Akori District Woman Representative Agago NRM 23. Aine Godfrey Kaguta Mawogola North County Ssembabule NRM 24. Akello Lucy District Woman Representative Amuru FDC 25. Akello Rose Lilly District Woman Representative Karenga NRM 26. Akol Anthony Kilak North County Amuru NRM 27. Akorikin Francis Kapelebyong County Kapelebyon NRM 28. Aguti Sarah District Woman Representative Dokolo UPC 29. Akugizibwe Aled Ronald Buruli County Masindi NRM 30. Akumu Catherine Mavenjina Older Persons Representative Northern NRM 31. Alenyo Marshall Godfrey Jonam County Pakwach Independent 32. Alioni Yorke Odria Aringa South County Yumbe NRM 33. Among Anita Annet District Woman Representative Bukedea NRM 34. Magogo Moses Hassim Budiope East County Buyende NRM 35. Opolot Isiagi Patrick Kachumbala County Bukedea NRM 36. Okwere David Beecham Bukedea County Bukedea NRM 37. Namulondo Sarah District Woman Representative Buyende NRM 38. Pedun Josephine District Woman Representative Ngora NRM 39. Aeku Patrick Soroti County Soroti NRM 40. Alyela Denis Omodi Lira East Division Lira City NRM 41. Akifeza Grace Ngabirano District Woman Representative Kisoro NRM 42. Akugizibwe Lawrence Mwenge County North Kyenjojo NRM 43. Amanya Cohen Kyampene Igara County West Bushenyi NRM 44. Achia Cathy District Woman Representative Kaabong NRM 45. Acom Esther District Woman Representative Serere Independent 46. Amaniyo Draville Sheilah District Woman Representative Mukono NUP 47. Aceng Jane Ruth District Woman Representative Lira City NRM 48. Ajilo Maria Gorretti Elogu District Woman Representative Kalaki NRM 49. Adome Francis Lorika Moroto Municipality Moroto NRM 50. Ameede Agnes District Woman Representative Butebo NRM 51. Amongin Jane Frances Okili District Woman Representative Kaberamaido NRM 52. Angura Fredrick Tororo South County Tororo NRM 53. Angwech Colline Kioga County Amolatar UPC 54. Anifa Bangirana Mawogola West County Ssembabule NRM 55. Anyakun Esther Davinia District Woman Representative Nakapiripirit NRM 56. Acheng Sandra District Woman Representative Kole NRM

3 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026 57. Alum Santa Sandra Ogwang District Woman Representative Oyam UPC 58. Akoth Angella Nzokire District Woman Representative Tororo Independent 59. Alero Tom Aza West Moyo County Moyo NRM 60. Anywar Ricky Richard Agago West County Agago NRM 61. Aogon Silas Kumi Municipality Kumi Independent 62. Aol Betty Ocan City Woman Representative Gulu City PFF 63. Arinaitwe Jeniva District Woman Representative Rubirizi NRM 64. Arinaitwe Rwakajara Katambuka Workers Representative N/A NRM 65. Aseera Stephen Buhaguzi East County Kikuube NRM 66. Asiimwe Florence Akiiki District Woman Representative Masindi NRM 67. Attan Okia Moses Soroti East County Soroti City FDC 68. Kiconco Katabaazi Patrick Rukiga County Rukiga NRM 69. Atuhwereire Arthur Kazoora Ruhinda South County Mitooma NRM 70. Atukunda Rebecca Mubangizi District Woman Representative Kassanda NRM 71. Atuto Jacinta District Woman Representative Kapelebyong NRM 72. Atwijukire Boaz Katerera County Rubirizi Independent 73. Alupo Jessica Rose Epel District Woman Representative Katakwi NRM 74. Atwijukire Dan Kimosho Kazo County Kazo NRM 75. Acora Nancy Odonga District Woman Representative Lamwo NRM 76. Atyang Stella District Woman Representative Moroto NRM 77. Auma Janet District Woman Representative Amolatar UPC 78. Auma Kenny District Woman Representative Kwania UPC 79. Avako Melsa Naima Gule District Woman Representative Yumbe NRM 80. Anyango Janet Hope District Woman Representative Busia NRM 81. Ayagalachi Jamali Bukooli County Bugiri NUP 82. Achia Remigio Pian County Nabilatuk NRM 83. Ayepa Michael Labwor County Abim NRM 84. Ayoo Janeth Phoebe Obol District Woman Representative Gulu NRM 85. Apolot Christine District Woman Representative Kumi Independent 86. Ayume Charles Koboko Municipality Koboko NRM 87. Avur Jane Pacuto District Woman Representative Pakwach NRM 88. Atugonza Allan Buliisa County Buliisa NRM 89. Baatom Ben Koryang Dodoth West County Karenga NRM 90. Babirye Kityo Sarah Bukoto County East Masaka NRM 91. Babirye Milly Babalanda Budiope West County Buyende NRM 92. Ariko Herbert Edmund Okworo Gweri County Soroti NRM 93. Kakooza James Older Persons Representative Central NRM 94. Awor Betty Engola District Woman Representative Apac NRM 95. Engola Sam Erute County South Lira NRM 96. Baryomunsi Chris Kinkizi County East Kanungu NRM 97. Nabbanja Robinah District Woman Representative Kakumiro NRM (The House was suspended at 11.38 a.m.) (On resumption at 1.29 p.m., the Clerk presiding.) 98. Auma Linda Agnes District Woman Representative Lira NRM 99. Babanga Wilfred Erima Terego East County Terego NRM 100. Babula Noel Kataike Matilda District Woman Representative Budaka NRM 101. Bahireira Sylivia Tumwekwase District Woman Representative Kamwenge NRM 102. Bakireke Nambooze Betty Mukono Municipality Mukono NUP

4 ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS 103. Kalenzi Victor Bunyangabu County Bunyangabu NRM 104. Basajjassubi Nsereko Charles Nakaseke South County Nakaseke NRM Kawuma 105. Baseke Fred Ntenjeru County South Kayunga NRM 106. Bright Tom Amooti Kyaka Central County Kyegegwa NRM 107. Bazaanya Matayo Bugabula County South Kamuli NRM 108. Begiira Samuel Youth Representative Central NRM 109. Begumisa Protazio Ndorwa County East Kabale NRM 110. Bagiire Aggrey Henry Bunya County West Mayuge NRM 111. Baryayanga Andrew Aja Kabale Municipality Kabale NRM 112. Bassajja Iddi Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality Bushenyi NRM 113. Bigirwa Norah Nyendwoha District Woman Representative Buliisa NRM 114. Bingi Patrick Nyanzi Butemba County Kyankwanzi NRM 115. Birungi Annet Workers Representative N/A NRM 116. Birungi Carolyn Nanyondo Kyamuswa County Kalangala NRM 117. Banya Emmanuel Natal Koboko County Koboko NRM 118. Biara Emmanuel Wepukhulu Bulambuli County Bulambuli NRM 119. Kabarokole Sarah District Woman Representative Bunyangabu NRM 120. Bisaso Abdul Kassanda County South Kassanda NRM 121. Bakashaba Christopher Mbarara North Division Mbarara City NRM 122. Oleru Huda Abason Aringa East County Yumbe NRM 123. Kabanda Minsa Nabbengo Kampala Central Division Kampala NRM 124. Bebona Josephine Babungi District Woman Representative Bundibugyo NRM 125. Baguma Spellanza Muhenda District Woman Representative Kyenjojo Independent 126. Batuwa Timothy Lusala Jinja South Division West Jinja City NUP 127. Byamukama Fred Bugangaizi West County Kakumiro NRM 128. Kadaga Rebecca Alitwala District Woman Representative Kamuli NRM 129. Byamukama Rogers Masindi Municipality Masindi NRM 130. Byanyima Nathan Bukanga North County Isingiro NRM 131. Byibesho Sam Kisoro Municipality Kisoro NRM 132. Byuma Oswald Dez Mawogola County Ssembabule NRM 133. Cadet Benjamin Bunyaruguru County Rubirizi NRM 134. Challa Elma Kapel Youth Representative Northern NRM 135. Chandia Benadette Kodili District Woman Representative Moyo NRM 136. Chemonges William Kween County Kween NRM 137. Chemutai Phyllis District Woman Representative Kapchorwa Independent 138. Cheutich Rufina District Woman Representative Amudat NRM 139. Dramviku Eric Sabiti Terego West County Terego NRM 140. Driwaru Jennifer District Woman Representative Maracha NRM 141. Echodu David Calvin Soroti West County Soroti City NRM 142. Edakasi Alfred Elalu-Olale Kaberamaido County Kaberamaido NRM 143. Ediau Samuel Amuria County Amuria NRM 144. Edopu Peter Edeku Dakabela County Soroti NRM 145. Ekoro Alex Irukan Bunya County East Mayuge NRM 146. Elem Leo Moroto County Alebtong UPC 147. Emaju Peter Paul Kasilo County Serere NRM 148. Eron Tonny Kwania County Kwania NRM 149. Etilu Margaret District Woman Representative Amuria NRM 150. Bagoole Ngobi John Luuka North County Luuka NRM 151. Eunice Otuko Apio Oyam County North Oyam UPC 152. Kamuntu Ephraim Sheema County South Sheema NRM

5 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026 153. Ezama Siraji Brahan Aringa County Yumbe NRM 154. Fungaroo Kaps Hassan Obongi County Obongi FDC 155. Gashaija Shyaka Steven Entebbe Municipality Wakiso NRM 156. Goire Moses Budaka County Budaka NRM 157. Gonyi David Robert UPDF Representative N/A N/A 158. Guma David Gumisiriza Ibanda County North Ibanda NRM 159. Habyara Fortunate Bufumbira County North Kisoro NRM 160. Ibaseret Josephine Nkibs Agule County Pallisa NRM 161. Ibrahim Ibrahim Aisu Pallisa County Pallisa NRM 162. Ikiriza Knight UPDF Representative N/A N/A 163. Drito Martin Andi Upper Madi County Madi-Okollo NRM 164. Ilukol Emmanuel Bokora County Napak Independent 165. Isamat Abraham Kapir County Ngora NRM 166. Isingoma Patrick Mwesigwa Hoima East Division Hoima City Independent 167. Ismail Muhammad Lomwar Kotido Municipality Kotido NRM 168. Itungu Sarah Masereka District Woman Representative Kasese NRM 169. Jalameso Fred Ajuri County Alebtong UPC 170. Joyo Harriet District Woman Representative Obongi Independent 171. Kabaasa Balaba Bruce Rubanda County West Rubanda NRM 172. Kabanda David Kasambya County Mubende NRM 173. Kabasharira Naome Rushenyi County Ntungamo NRM 174. Kabuye Kyofa Nakaseke Central County Nakaseke NRM 175. Kafuuzi Jackson Karugaba Kyaka South County Kyegegwa NRM 176. Kaheeru Vincent Freedom Kyaka North County Kyegegwa NRM 177. Kahima Moses Mugabe Ruhaama East County Ntungamo NRM 178. Kajwengye Twinomugisha Wilson N y a b u s h o z i C o u n t y Kiruhura NRM 179. Kaka Lubega Ismail Uthuman Kakuuto County Kyotera NRM 180. Kakooza Joseph Buwekula County Mubende NRM 181. Kaliisa Jovrine Kyomukama District Woman Representative Ibanda NRM 182. Kambale Ferigo Kasese Municipality Kasese NRM 183. Kampanya Abdu Swaibu Iki-Iki County Budaka NRM 184. Kanaabi Jimmy Buikwe County South Buikwe NUP (The House rose at 4.18 p.m. and adjourned until Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 8.00 a.m.)

18875 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026 Vote 015 - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Shs 37.90 billion for capitalisation of Uganda Development Corporation as an additional investment in Atiak Sugar Factory. The second category is self-financing and budget-neutral supplementary requests over and above the 3 per cent legal limit, which require prior approval by Cabinet and Parliament. Of a total of Shs 586.16 billion for Supplementary Expenditure Schedule No.5, which is above the 3 per cent legal limit. A total of Shs 123.03 billion is self-financed and thus budget-neutral. The self-financing/budget- neutral supplementary includes the following: Reallocation of Shs 40.21 billion to cater for additional wages for recruitment of health workers under 19 referral hospitals. Honourable colleagues, there is a need to allocate the wage of Shs 40.21 billion currently budgeted for under the Ministry of Health to 19 referral hospitals. This is required to cater for the recruitment and absorption of critical health workers who were previously supporting these hospitals before the suspension of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding for essential health services. The beneficiary referral hospitals are the following; i. Butabika Hospital, Arua Hospital, Fort Portal Hospital, Gulu Hospital, Hoima Hospital, Jinja Hospital, Kabale Hospital, Masaka Hospital, Mbale Hospital, Soroti Hospital, Lira Hospital, Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Mubende Regional Referral Hospital, Moroto Regional Referral Hospital, Naguru National Referral Hospital, Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital, Kayunga Referral Hospital, and Yumbe Referral Hospital; ii. Shs 9.92 billion for various local governments, which are also detailed in Annex I; iii. Shs 1.44 billion as unspent balances under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Programme (UgIFT), which were returned to the Uganda Consolidated Fund at the end of the Financial Year 2024/2025. This funding is required to enable the local governments to meet their outstanding contractual obligations under the programme for this year; iv. Shs 2.22 billion for the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) project as unspent balances that were returned to the Uganda Consolidated Fund at the end of the Financial Year 2024/2025. This funding is required to enable the local governments to meet their contractual obligations and avoid - (Interruption)

18628 CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2026/2027 districts that are too big – districts like Isingiro, Kasese, Oyam, Yumbe – there are about six districts. He said they were going to give them additional equipment – that is number one. Secondly, he also said they were going to give them additional Shs 1 billion for road maintenance. When we had a top political meeting on the budget, the President even emphasised to the PS/ST that this money must be provided. The equipment can be in a phased manner, but the money for road maintenance should start this financial year.

18636 CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2026/2027 Madam Speaker, we have just passed an amendment on the copyright law. We strongly recommend that this money be provided to open up this facility. Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Madam Speaker, despite the recent recruitment of 125 state attorneys for which the department is grateful, the Directorate of Public Prosecutions staffing stands at 759 against the approved 1,734, which represents 43 per cent staffing level. There is still a critical need for recruitment of both legal prosecutors and administrative staff to expand the scope of reach of criminal prosecution services. The office of the DPP requires an additional funding of Shs 10 billion for the recruitment of both legal prosecutors and administration. The committee notes that with the improved staffing, state attorneys will reduce the current workload and improve the perusal of case files. The committee finds this requirement critical and recommends an additional Shs 20 billion, instead of Shs 10 billion requested for, be provided to the Office of the DPP during the Financial Year 2026/2027 to facilitate the recruitment of staff to close the prosecutor- case ratio and increase the scope of criminal prosecution services across the country. Honourable colleagues, there is a need for a prosecutor for every magistrate at the district courts. This is because you find one prosecutor serving three magistrates. Therefore, you cannot have the proceedings continue unless this prosecutor has moved from this court to another, hence, the justification for an increase from the requested Shs 10 billion to Shs 20 billion. Establishment and operationalisation of offices in 32 districts The Office of the DPP is not present in 32 districts and more than 100 outer courts with Grade 1 Magistrates. This has affected the delivery of prosecution services. In order to establish and operationalise a Resident State Attorney station, the Office of the DPP requires an additional Shs 8 billion to establish a Resident State Attorney Station in each of these districts at a unit cost of Shs 250 million. The committee deems this requirement very important and, therefore, recommends that the Office of the DPP be provided with Shs 8 billion to implement the construction of these stations. Construction of offices and residential premises in hard-to-reach and hard-to-stay areas As part of strengthening criminal prosecution service delivery, the Office of the DPP has established 148 offices, both at the regional and district levels. However, officers fail to find decent offices and residences for accommodation in some of these areas. The Office of the DPP requires Shs 20 billion for the construction of offices and residential premises to attract officers to serve in the hard-to-reach and hard-to-stay areas. The committee makes a recommendation that Shs 20 billion be provided for the development budget of the Office of the DPP during this financial year to construct their own up-country offices and residential premises. Transport Equipment The committee observed that the Office of the DPP requires Shs 18 billion for the procurement of 72 vehicles to support the movement of officers to and from courts to avoid sharing public transport facilities with suspects, relatives and their accomplices while in prosecution of case files and other sensitive documents. Officers who serve hard-to-reach and stay areas of Bukwo, Yumbe, Pakwach, Maracha, Kalangala, Kotido, Koboko, Bwera, among others; including supervision by management. The committee recommends that Shs 18 billion be provided to the Office of the DPP during this financial year to provide transport equipment for those areas.

18650 CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2026/2027 straight to Vote 139: The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU). PAU remains central to Uganda’s transition into the production phase of the petroleum sector, particularly with respect to the independent measurement, regulation, local content monitoring, production oversight, and economic monitoring, as well as environmental coordination. The allocation reviewed by the committee places Vote 139 at Shs 106.87 billion for the next financial year. Madam Speaker, I will invite colleagues to look at the subsequent tables regarding PAU. I would like to request that I go straight and look at the committee comment. The committee notes that additional funding of Shs 28.24 billion was provided to support the establishment of the real-time monitoring centre, and this significantly strengthens our preparedness for the production phase of the oil, which is expected to commence on the 31st July this year. Under the national content and employment, the committee further notes that PAU reports 2,626 companies on the national supplier database, of which 2,257 are Ugandan, and 369 are non- Ugandan, and that over 360 tier-one contracts have been awarded to Ugandan companies in reserved and ring-fenced categories. As of December 2025, the sector employed 21,072 personnel, of whom 18,137 are Ugandan nationals, and 6,631 are from host communities in particular. The committee notes that PAU currently has 222 staff against an approved structure of 278, and it still has 51 positions without wage funding, with a further unfunded recruitment requirement of Shs 11.09 billion. Honourable colleagues, if we are to go into the production phase of the oil, it is important that our Authority, which is responsible for supervising this for us, is strengthened so that it is able to be up to speed. I would like to invite you to go to the section on water and environment, which is Vote 019. Madam Speaker, Vote 019 remains the most politically exposed vote under the committee’s jurisdiction because the citizens encounter the State most directly through access to clean water, functionality of boreholes, performance of piped schemes, sanitation in institutions, irrigation investments, climate information, and visible action against environmental degradation. The committee notes that the total budget allocation for vote 019 in 2026/27 is Shs 1.8 trillion compared to Shs 1.5 trillion in 2025/26, representing an increase of Shs 318 billion. The ministry further reports that its strategic requirement for the financial year 2026/27 is Shs 2.185 trillion, leaving a funding gap of Shs 361.9 billion. Honourable colleagues, I invite you to look at table 9 by yourselves. Table 10 is an additional allocation of resources after the first one. Projects under Vote 019 I think this may be interesting for colleagues for us to go through. The committee commends the ministry for providing a more detailed implementation geography for the Financial Year 2026/27, as always requested by colleagues. This has enabled the committee to identify where the Government intends to undertake actual works and where oversight should be concentrated. Table 11 provides us with projects that are intended to be undertaken in the northern region. The Ala-Ora piped water scheme to 100 per cent completion. This will serve Terego, Yumbe, Madi-Okollo and Nebbi district areas. The refugee settlement and rural growth centres water supply and sanitation project, which is

18651 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026 intended for Laropi and Lefori in Moyo, Akoro and Pangila, and Padibe West in Lamwo. The institutional water supply and sanitation project This one is intended to supply the Arocha prison in Apac and the Iceme health centre and surrounding areas in Oyam. The rural growth centre schemes in Ewanga in Madi-Okollo, Edrayo in Terego, Rodo and Nyori in Yumbe. The gravity and piped water schemes are intended for Ambe GFS in Zombo, the Ogili water supply and sanitation scheme in Agago, as well as Pader. The solar-powered schemes for Achukudu solar RGC in Napak. Colleagues, I am sure that the Hon Faith Nakut is now going to give me a bit- Table 12, in the Eastern region. There are rural growth centre piped water projects that are intended for Bulange in Namutumba, Nango in Mayuge, Bubugo- Itanda in Jinja, and Kagumba in Kamuli. Additional rural growth centre schemes, one intended for Oyama RGC in Kaberamaido. The institutional water supply and sanitation schemes in Ivukula prisons and the surrounding areas in Namutumba. The public sanitation facilities are intended for Mulatsi S.S. in Mbale and Lubani SSS in Jinja. The urban and small town water system schemes under the Water and Sanitation Development Facility East. In Manafwa, Bulangira, Bukumi, Kaproron, Kadungulu, Iyolwa, Mukura, Atutur and Mbale Industrial Park. Central region The ministry intends to undertake piped water schemes in Nankondo in Ssembabule, Moone in Nakasongola and Bulera in Mityana. The institutional water and sanitation schemes - Masaka Army Barracks. The solar-powered water schemes in Kyegegwa, Rakai, Namayingo and Buvuma districts. Then the other additional schemes and extensions are intended for Ngoma, Nyanseke, Busaale, Lunya, Kapeeka Industrial Park extension and Kikuube. In Western and Southwestern regions The major towns and cluster water systems. In Nyakashaka and Rubaya in Buhweju and Mbarara, Mabira, Bukiro, and Nyabisirira, Ntungamo Industrial Park, among others. The integrated water management and development schemes Kaliro-Namungalwe and Kyegegwa-Mpara- Ruyonza-Kabagore. This is the learned DAGs area. Isingiro water and sanitation scheme That is for the Isingiro District. Institutional water schemes in Butanda Secondary School in Kabale, Rugazi Health Centre IV in Rubirizi, and Ishekye School of the Handicapped in Sheema. The rural growth schemes Kyampangara and Nyamushojwa in Kazo, Kasaba in Kyenjojo, Rwentuha in Kyegegwa and Buhanda in Mubende. The solar-powered scheme Bikone and Isule-Katebenyangorongo in Kasese; Kagunga Iremera 1, Iremera 2 in Kisoro; and the Rubanda extension scheme.

There are two things that you need to – honourable minister, two things; the PDM, Shs 15 billion, and then the Shs 1 billion to Isingiro, Ntungamo, Kasese and Yumbe; the big districts. They were about five big districts – an additional Shs 1 billion plus additional equipment – and Oyam District.

18349 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 12 MARCH 2026 iv. Vote 116 – National Medical Stores; v. Vote 127 - Uganda Virus Research Institute; vi. Vote 134 – Health Service Commission; vii. Vote 151 – Uganda Blood Transfusion Services; viii. Vote 401 – Mulago Hospital Complex; ix. Vote 402 – Butabika Hospital; x. Vote 403 – Arua Regional Referral Hospital; xi. Vote 404 – Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital; xii. Vote 405 – Gulu Regional Referral Hospital; xiii. Vote 406 – Hoima Regional Referral Hospital; xiv. Vote 407 – Jinja Regional Referral Hospital; xv. Vote 408 – Kabale Regional Referral Hospital; xvi. Vote 409 – Masaka Regional Referral Hospital; xvii. Vote 410 – Mbale Regional Referral Hospital; xviii. Vote 411 – Soroti Regional Referral Hospital; xix. Vote 412 – Lira Regional Referral Hospital; xx. Vote 413 – Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital; xxi. Vote 414 – Mubende Regional Referral Hospital; xxii. Vote 415 – Moroto Regional Referral Hospital; xxiii. Vote 416 – China-Uganda Friendship Referral Hospital, Naguru; xxiv. Vote 417 – Kiruddu Regional Referral Hospital; xxv. Vote 418 – Kawempe Regional Referral Hospital; xxvi. Vote 419 – Entebbe regional far hospital; xxvii. Vote 420 – Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital; xxviii. Vote 421 – Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital; and xxix. Vote 422 – Yumbe Regional Referral Hospital. I beg to lay.

18313 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026 Many of the projects for which we have borrowed gross sums of money are either behind schedule or have completely stagnated. Here we are being asked to recklessly approve further borrowing. I now turn to the ministry of finance report on externally funded projects. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has been monitoring performance of these projects and done some reports. The latest report samples 66 externally-funded projects, as the table below illustrates. We have borrowed money to finance projects. Even in this budget, they are saying we should borrow another Shs 10 trillion. But look at the table. The projects in Agro-Industrialisation; seven projects here, only two have been completed. One is on track, others behind schedule. Digital Transformation: two projects, one on track. Human Capital Development: 14 projects, only one completed, one on track, 12 are behind schedule. Integrated Transport Infrastructure and Services: 12 projects for which we have borrowed money, only two completed, one on track, 18 behind schedule. I do not need to go on, but the total below is that you have a total of 66 projects sampled by the finance ministry. Only six are completed, five are on track, 55 of these projects are behind schedule, including the ones that you will see that have stagnated. I will give a list here. I will be very brief because this is not my list, it is a list of Hon. Musasizi: Kampala-Jinja Expressway. We borrowed money to do this road. Let me go to the last line. This is how the finance ministry has assessed this. The physical progress of the project is zero. Money borrowed; progress is zero. They are saying let us borrow more. That is what is in the Budget Framework Paper. Busega-Mpigi Expressway. Construction is at 46 per cent. This road was supposed to have been completed years ago. They are at 46 per cent. Part of the reason you will see, they are saying they do not have counter-funding, and then they are saying let us borrow and begin more projects. That is why I said you even offend common sense. Entebbe Airport Rehabilitation. This one, there is progress but the point is because of the delays, we are now required to pay to the contractor the total sum of $34.9 million because we delayed. The contractor says you delayed here and here, pay me money. Even this one, although progressing, it was never delivered on time. The Development of the New Bukasa Port Project. This one has not started at all, still in the preliminary. Kampala Flyover Construction. The Finance ministry says it has stagnated. Kampala City Roads Rehabilitation Project. They are now revising it. Time elapsed. They are revising it, yet you know each revision comes with money. Multinational Kapchorwa-Suam-Kitale and Eldoret Bypass Road Project. This one has almost been completed but after a delay. Kyenjonjo-Hoima-Masindi-Kigumba Road. The project has not been completed; more money is needed. Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communication and Transport Project. Here, the overall progress is from 37 per cent by the end of April. All these projects have delayed, no counter-funding, they are contracting more. Luweero-Butalangu Road. Work is at 67 per cent. A road that they started nearly 10 years ago, they have not completed a short stretch. Moyo-Yumbe-Koboko Road Project, and you keep asking why the President repeat these roads in every budget? The progress, as you have seen, on some projects, is zero. Every

Under Annex 1, we summarised the amount of money which is budgeted for DUCAR, KCCA and road maintenance. There are national roads upgrades and rehabilitation. There are also ferry operations of about Shs 12 billion. Therefore, some of the roads like Fort Portal- Bundibugyo-Lamia - we all know that road. There was an estimate of Shs 118 billion. The requirement to do the phase for this year is Shs 50 billion. However, there was nothing provided in the budget. There is also Gulu-Atiak-Nimule Road – it is in bad shape. The other roads are Mubende- Kyenjojo Road and Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road. There is also the completion of the section of Tororo-Busia Road. We also have Najjanankumbi-Busabala Road and Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road - Hon. Omara, thank you for lobbying. We also have Luweero-Butalangu Road. There is Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo – that road when you leave Koboko via Yumbe headed to Moyo. It is for upgrade. Money is being provided. There are also Yumbe-Ure, Kisubi-Nakawuka, Nakawuka-Maya, Nakawuka-Nateete, Nakawuka-Kasanje-Maya and Nakawuka- Buwaya – all those roads. The money is here. Once we approve, we are in business. There are also critical oil roads like Kabwoya- Buhuka, Kihura-Rwamwanja, Kahunge-Bwizi- Mpara, Namagumba-Budadiri-Nalugugu - these people of Mbale, the road is there to be completed. We have Moroto-Lokitanyala Road, Kira- Matugga Road – Hon. Ssemujju, thank you for lobbying - (Laughter). There is also Kabale- Bunyonyi Road – that is a tourist road, going up to Kisoro-Mahinga. We have Busega-Mpigi Expressway. We need that one badly. There is a road from Muyembe to Nakapiripirit as well as Lusalira-Nkonge- Lumegere-Ssembabule Road. Hon. Kabanda is in business. Thank you for lobbying. Hon. Namugga, the NRM Government does not discriminate. There is also Iganga-Bulopa-Kamuli – you will connect properly. This is for the former Speaker, and the current Speaker has implemented it. Thank you for lobbying. There are also critical roads like Kabale- Kiziranfumbi, Nyairongo-Kyarushesha and Masindi-Biiso. It seems nobody is excited about this one. This is an oil road.

First, it was the four, including Yumbe and Kayunga, way back in 2019. Today, it is 2025, and up to now, the hospital has never been considered for rehabilitation. Madam Speaker, this hospital serves Congo, Ntoroko, and Bundibugyo Districts, and the population has grown. Even the only road which connects us to Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital has broken down and soon, we shall be cut off completely. This road is not being worked on, and yet it is the only road we have. The other hospitals have been rehabilitated and commissioned. Yesterday, we passed a loan for Bugiri Hospital under the same project that was supposed to be for Bundibugyo. We have not petitioned, but we shall not stop talking. We pray that Bundibugyo Hospital is urgently considered among the 20 that were mentioned or at any other opportunity that will come, but Bundibugyo Hospital should be prioritised.

Let me go to the piecemeal rehabilitation of general hospitals. The committee noted, with concerns, the piecemeal and adhoc nature with which government was coming up with the rehabilitation, expansion, and equipping of this general hospital, yet many of the old general hospitals across the country were in dire need for rehabilitation, expansion, and equipping, with the exception of a few general hospitals recently renovated, such as Kayunga, Kiryandongo, Yumbe, and Kawolo general hospitals. The Government, through the minister responsible for finance, intimated to the committee that it plans, in the medium term, to prioritise, among others, the construction and rehabilitation of more health infrastructure and the provision of medical equipment to improve quality of care, and the provision of specialised health care services. These include, among others, completion and refurbishment and the equipping of general hospitals that include Abim, Apac, Atutur, Bundibugyo, Kiboga, Kagadi, Kitagata, Kitgum, Pallisa, Itojo, and Masindi. Members noted the need to come up with a project model funding targeting all old and dilapidated general hospitals for rehabilitation. It is recommended that Government designs a comprehensive project model for the rehabilitation, expansion, and equipping of general hospitals across the country in a systematic way as opposed to carrying out piecemeal arrangements. This help us to match the current practices and technologies which were adopted in the new National Standards Designed for health centre facilities 2012. In conclusion, Madam Speaker, the committee has noted the Government efforts to address health systems bottlenecks and improve the effectiveness of the health sector. This project aims to enhance the quality of care in Bugiri General Hospital by upgrading and equipping it with the modern medical equipment and [Mr Ikojo] RESOLUTION TO BORROW

17881 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 2025 and workshops is $4.11 million as observed in Table 4. The committee is concerned that these are consumptive items taking up a substantial amount of the loan proceeds. A case in point is the project plan to acquire 15 vehicles, which translates to a unit cost of about $ 186,000 per vehicle, which is equivalent to Shs 671 million. The committee requests the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to share the costed units under the project component to facilitate oversight of the unit costs. However, by the time this report was made, this information had not yet been received. The committee recommends that, given the time constraints where the Government needs to sign the loan by 12 September 2025 and the opportunity cost of the Government not signing the loan in time is high, the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries finds time to discuss the costed outputs of the project even after the IFAD funding is considered. In addition, the loan should be renegotiated to remove resources from consumptive items to acquisition of goods and services and inputs, as well as equipment and materials. Geographical location of the project The committee observed that the project location is in the cattle corridor, and so all the districts in the cattle corridor were included. However, the selection criteria of projects had included some parameters related to poverty which saw some districts included in the project, for example, Luuka, Yumbe, Namutumba, among others. The committee noted that while the criteria for selecting beneficiary districts in the cattle corridor is very clear, other parameters are not, namely: i) The high incidences of poverty, food security and malnutrition; ii) The herd size by households and potential for dairy and beef value chain development; iii) High potential for women and youth to get involved in the dairy and beef value chain; iv) Climate vulnerability; and v) Subnational priorities and potential complementarities with the ongoing development in the dairy and beef industry. The committee was concerned that some sub- regions had no districts benefiting from the project, yet they fall under the other categories used to select the beneficiary districts. The committee was informed that most of the districts from those sub-regions had benefited from the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Projects, and so this project was benefiting the districts that did not benefit from the Uganda Climate Smart Transformation Projects. The committee recommends that the Government should always ensure that all loans have a national character. In conclusion, from the above detailed report, it can be inferred that the loan is highly concessional and the proposed project is viable and in line with the Government plans and aspirations. Subject to the above observations and recommendations, the committee recommends the approval of the proposed borrowing of up to $ 99.56 million from the IFAD to finance the proposed Resilient Livestock Value Chain Project (ReLIV). I beg to report.

Now you have clarification. Madam Speaker, there is no CT scan in Bombo. Bombo only received ICU equipment and oxygen plants. Bombo Hospital, Yumbe, Kayunga, and Entebbe are pending CT scans.

Yes, and at that time, Yumbe and Kayunga were under upgrade. Bombo was not included in the 14. Entebbe was just completed. Parliament gave us money for 14, and it went to 14.

Madam Speaker, let me put that one very clearly. On the issue of the foreign-funded projects, yes, it was a precondition. When we were rationalising, we went into discussions with the funders: World Bank, African Development Bank, and Islamic Development Bank. One of the conditions they gave us was that the project implementation units needed to be retained. We have retained all the project implementation units on all the projects. That is, Busega-Mpigi; the full project unit is there. Kampala-Jinja Expressway, the full project unit is there, and all the other projects. Even Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo, the project unit, is there. Madam Speaker, we have not stopped any project implementation unit or changed these people because that was a precondition. There are other issues regarding delays and disbursements, but it is not about rationalisation.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. Credit must be given where it is due. Thank you very much, Government. Thank you very much, Minister of Works and Transport. Our road from Koboko to Yumbe is being worked on and the progress is good. (Applause) However, Madam Speaker, I am happy that the Minister of Internal Affairs is here. There is a roadblock and obstruction in an old colonial dilapidated police barracks, which has impeded the progress of the road around Moyo Town Council. This involves the finance minister, the

17696 MINISTERIAL S T ATEMENT minister for works, as well as the Minister of Internal Affairs. We are all aware that all those affected areas were compensated; schools were compensated, offices, and even the police barracks were compensated. As a district, we have already identified land outside the town council, so that the barracks can be shifted to a more spacious area to make way for the construction of the Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road. Lastly, the ferry at Laropi always breaks down. There is always congestion. People are not moving, and they waste about two to three hours just waiting for the ferry to come and cross over with them. We request that the minister works so hard, so that we can have the ferry crossing worked on, and its engine also worked on. Thank you very much.

That one will be done when we are doing Atiak-Palaro- Palabek-Kitgum Road. We shall do Gulu to Patiko to Palaro to join. That road is under the refugee project by the World Bank. The World Bank wanted to check whether we are going to effectively do the Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road under the refugee project. If we do that well then they will be able to fund this project so this is what we are doing. I know that the Gulu-Patiko-Palaro Road is not even accessible but I have instructed my Gulu team to have that road opened up – (Interruption)

Madam Speaker, I think - Manibe to Terego, that is not yet done. We are now doing Ure to Yumbe. When we finish that – but it has also been flagged as an essential connection. Hopefully, we will be able to connect later on that one.

Madam Speaker, he is too tall, so for people who are short like me, when you take a photo with him, you look like a dwarf. (Laughter) In brief, he should prepare a stool. Thank you so much. Madam Speaker, I have another question from Hon. Veronica Nanyondo, the District Woman MP of Bukomansimbi. Her prayer is that there is an effect on the implementation of the new lower secondary school curriculum on primary school leavers. Can the Government update us on this matter? My response is that at the moment, primary school leavers transition from the knowledge- based curriculum to competence-based curriculum in secondary school, under the revised lower secondary school curriculum. The process of revising the primary school curriculum to make it competence-based has already commenced to harmonise curriculum designs across primary and secondary level education. Once this is complete, the learners will be introduced to competence-based teaching and learning from primary school and progress with it to secondary education. I got another question from Hon. Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, MP for Nakawa Division East. He says that Uganda has very many experienced jua kalis, but they have no industrial parks and have continued to operate in a domestic setting, with very high electricity and water domestic tariffs. This is something that has crippled their businesses, yet they compete with investors who operate in Government industrial parks. These investors in Government industrial parks have always been incentivised in the form of tax exemptions, low electricity and water tariffs. This makes it harder for the jua kalis to compete favourably with them in the same market. His prayer is; When is the Government going to set up jua kali industrial parks? My response is that in this principle, for all Ugandan investors - if they all go through the Uganda Investment Authority, industrial parks have been designed with spaces specifically planned for setting up Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (SMEs), which cater for jua kali artisan activities. SME parks of 20 acres have been planned in all the operational industrial parks of Namanve, Soroti, Kasese, SINO-Mbale, and others. The Uganda Investment Authority also acquired the Mbarara SME Park of 12 acres that has been handed back to Gatsby Group, the SME artisans from Mbarara. The Government’s vision is to develop new industrial parks in phases, depending on the availability of resources in Gulu, Nebbi, Arua, Madi-Okollo, Yumbe, Pader, Paidha, Dokolo, Rukungiri, Isingiro, Oyam, Lira, Hoima, Buliisa, Kisoro, Kakumiro, Nakasongola, Luwero, Nakaseke, Mubende, Mityana, Masaka, Kabale, Bushenyi, Tororo, Rakai, Kamuli, Kween, Busia, Soroti, Gomba, Kayunga, Kyegegwa , and Iganga, where land has been mobilised by districts and already offered to Uganda Investment Authority for industrial development to foster innovation and equitable, sustainable industrial growth. Madam Speaker, the major infrastructure, for example, workplaces with shared common user facilities such as production equipment, showrooms for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to use as they sell and grow their businesses, will be constructed within the said industrial parks. 10. Hon. Lucy Akello, the District Woman Member of Parliament for Amuru, raised an issue on the lack of radiologists in the regional referral hospitals like Gulu, Soroti, Mbale and others.

…59,901 persons with disabilities. Madam Speaker, I have provided an additional Shs 404.9 billion for social protection next Financial Year 2025/2026. Water, Sanitation, and Environmental Protection To improve the quality of life, the Government continues to invest in the provision of safe water, improve sanitation, and ensure protection of the environment. These include the following: (i) Villages in Uganda with at least one safe water source have remarkably increased to eight out of every 10 villages. Nationwide, 57,951 villages out of 71,225 have been served with a safe water source. (ii) Completed construction of 259 medium and large solar-powered water supply and sanitation systems and gravity flow schemes across the country. (iii) The construction of 42 large solar-powered water supply systems is ongoing in Agago, Yumbe, Amudat, Kaabong, Kasese, Kakumiro, Sembabule, Kisoro, Rubanda, Bulambuli, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Kyegegwa, Buyende, Nakaseke, Namayingo, Rakai and Buvuma. (iv) With regard to clean water, the construction of piped town water supply systems is ongoing in 32 towns. These include: Namasale, Kakingol, Kamuli, Ngoma Town, Lunya, Karogo Phase II, Ishaka (mobilisation), Nyakashaka, Bukumi, Kanapa, and Odongai. Construction is also ongoing in Palabek-Kal, Rhino Camp, Arra-Dufile, Lubeli Refugee Settlement, Bolori, Nyanseke, Busaale, Kibuzi, and expansion in two towns of Kiboga and Zigoti. Other beneficiary towns are: Lamwo, Lacekocot, Iri-Iri, Lorengecora, Manafwa, Butaleja-Busolwe, Tirinyi-Kibuku-Kadama- Budaka, Kaliro-Namungalwe, Rukungiri and Obongi. (v) The construction of various water supply systems in 26 districts is at varying levels of physical progress. These include: Manafwa Town Council and the installation of solar packages that is ongoing in Losilang, Kasawo (Phase I), Kabura-Mwizi (Phase I), Bukumi, Bulangira and Kyebando-Kasimbi, and Busaale Town. Also, the Government is starting the development of new piped water supply systems in Rubanda, Kabale, Alebtong, Nakasongola, and Kamuli districts, among others. Madam Speaker, I have provided an additional Shs 366.1 billion next financial year for water resource management, climate change mitigation, natural resources and environment. The priority interventions include: the construction of water supply infrastructure to increase service in the underserved communities in rural, urban and refugee settlements; increasing rehabilitation and expansion of existing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure; and increasing forest and wetland cover. Overall, I have allocated a total of Shs 11.44 trillion in the next financial year towards investing in the people of Uganda through health, education, social protection, and water and sanitation.

17520 BUDGET SPEECH Processing Facility in Kyenjojo; Kigoyera Maize Processing Facility in Kyenjojo; Itojo Maize And Rice Processing Facility in Ntoroko; Nombe Coffee Processing Facility in Ntoroko; Apala Oil Seed Processing Facility in Alebtong; Gatyanga Coffee Processing Facility in Bunyangabu; Ocorimongin Rice Processing Facility in Katakwi; Kajamaka Rice Processing Facility in Kumi; Kikwata Coffee Processing Facility in Nakaseke; and Kiwoko Maize Processing Facility also in Nakaseke. Madam Speaker, the Government is strengthening partnership with the private sector through Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) to support local value-addition and manufacturing in a wide range of agricultural value chains. These investments include Soroti Fruit Factory, Budadiri Arabica coffee, Mabale Growers Tea Factory, Kayonza Growers Tea Factory, Bukona Agro Processors, Atiak Sugar Factory, and Yumbe Fruit Factory. Madam Speaker, as part of the effort to increase access of Uganda’s products to international markets, we dispatched the inaugural exports of coffee and milk to Serbia and Algeria, respectively. The milk exports to Algeria have potential to fetch Uganda export earnings worth $500 million. Madam Speaker, I have allocated a total of Shs 1.86 trillion next financial year towards deepening agro-industrialisation. These funds will support investments in: 1. Agricultural research; 2. Agricultural inputs, including fertilisers; 3. Water for irrigation; 4. Extension services; 5. Agro-processing and value addition; 6. Post-harvest handling and storage facilities; and 7. Inspection, surveillance, certification, enforcement of quality standards and market access. Tourism Development Madam Speaker, Uganda’s tourism sector continued to recover with tourist arrivals increasing by 7.7 per cent to 1.37 million in 2024, from 1.27 million in 2023. Similarly, tourism earnings grew by 26 per cent to $1.28 billion in 2024, up from $1.02 billion in 2023. Madam Speaker, the following achievements were registered: 1. Promoted and marketed Uganda through international “ Explore Uganda” promotional campaigns in high-value market segments in USA, Canada and the United Kingdom. As a result, the year-on-year growth of interest in Uganda by tourists is 33 per cent for the United Kingdom, 19 per cent for Canada and five per cent for the USA. Additionally, through the theme “ Uniquely Ours”, we have promoted domestic tourism. As a result, domestic tourism in national parks increased by 15.7 per cent in 2024, reaching 244,843 visitors. 2. Continued to innovate and modernise tourism products to make them more competitive. This involved maintenance of 1,300 kilometres of trail tracks and roads in tourism protected areas; increasing the cumulative coverage of electric fencing to 177 kilometres in Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls national parks; continued construction of the pier and related infrastructure at the Source of the Nile; continuing to upgrade the Uganda Museum and Namugongo Martyrs’ Shrines; construction of 3,521 meters of climbing ladders and boardwalks on the Rwenzori Mountains to make hiking safer and fun; completion and commissioning of Kikorongo Equator Monument in Kasese; and the construction works of Karamoja Museum, which is nearing completion. 3. The Government invested in a world-class convention facility in Munyonyo. This has promoted Uganda as one of the regional destinations for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE). Consequently, Uganda now ranks seventh in Africa in MICE tourism.

17524 BUDGET SPEECH iv. The government is revamping the road and drainage infrastructure within the entire Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA), to the extent that the entire city is now a construction site. Banange bebale. A total of Shs 1.4 trillion has been dedicated to improving roads and drainage within GKMA. To deal with traffic congestion arising out of the gridlock generated by roundabouts, all major junctions are being improved and signalled with traffic lights. The Kampala Flyover and Road Upgrading Project has been completed. v. Construction of 10 bridges is ongoing at an average of 74.7 per cent progress. Madam Speaker, next financial year, the Government has significantly increased the budget for road infrastructure development. I have allocated an additional Shs 790 billion, bringing the total budget for roads to Shs 4.28 trillion. The following will be prioritised next financial year: 1. Start construction and complete ongoing works for road projects as highlighted by His Excellency the President in his State-of- the-Nation Address. In addition, the roads which had been left out to be prioritised are: Puranga-Acholibur (65 kilometres); Kampala- Gayaza-Kalagi (33 kilometres); Lugazi- Buikwe-Kiyindi (28 kilometres); Kabwohe- Bwizibwera-Nyakambu-Nsika-Nyakabirizi (92.2 kilometres); Kisubi-Nakawuka-Natete- Kasanje-Mpigi-Mawugulu-Nanziga-Maya- Buwaya (71 kilometres); Busega-Mpigi (10 kilometres); Najjanankumbi-Busabala (11 kilometres); Lusalira-Nkonge-Lumegere- Sembabule (97 kilometres); Karugutu-Ntoroko (50 kilometres); Kabale-Lake Bunyonyi (15.1 kilometres), Kisoro-Nkuringo-Lubugiri-Muko (70 kilometres); Laropi-Moyo-Afoji (39 kilometres), including a bridge at Laropi, Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo (105 kilometres); Namagumba-Budadiri-Nalugugu (33 kilometres); Tororo-Busia (25 kilometres); Katuna-Muko-Kamuganguzi (104 kilometres); Moroto-Lokitanyala (42 kilometres); Hamurwa-Kerere-Kanungu (47 kilometres); Lyantonde-Kashagama-Nyabitanga-Ntusi road (57.7 kilometres); Isingiro-Rugaaga- Mutukula-Ngarama-Kashumba-Kasese on the border with Tanzania (164 kilometres) – I hope my friends who were talking to me yesterday, I have satisfied you. Masindi Bridge; and Karuma Bridge. 2. Start construction and complete ongoing works for bridges as highlighted by His Excellency the President in his State-of- the-Nation Address. 3. Commence implementation of the Kampala- Jinja Expressway through a Public-Private Partnership framework. 4. Prioritise maintenance of the core national road transport network and DUCAR. Railway Transport Madam Speaker, in November 2024, His Excellency the President launched construction of the 272-kilometre Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Malaba to Kampala. The SGR is a strategic investment for our country. It will cut cargo transport cost by half from the current $120 per ton, and reduce transit time from Mombasa to Kampala from seven days to one day, turning Uganda into a land-linked country as opposed to being landlocked. The initial works for the construction of the SGR have started. Madam Speaker, Government has completed the refurbishment and commissioning of the Mukono-Kampala Metre Gauge Railway line. In addition, rehabilitation of the 375 kilometres of the Tororo to Gulu Metre Gauge Railway will be completed by February 2026. Madam Speaker, next financial year, priority interventions will include completing the rehabilitation of the Tororo-Gulu Metre Gauge Railway line; refurbishment of the Mukono-Jinja Metre Gauge Railway line; and construction of the Standard Gauge Railway from Kampala to Malaba.

17496 ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION 6. The PCR kit developed by scientists at Makerere University to conduct more than two million tests at 50 per cent of the cost of imported alternatives. This has saved the country $37 million in imports per year; 7. Gulu University developed highly effective rapid test kits for crop diseases – for cassava and sweet potatoes; 8. The engineering development and innovation centres in Rwebiteete, Kiruhura District and Namanve are enhancing capacity for industrial technology, metallurgy, electrical and electronics, civil engineering, automotive technology, agricultural mechanisation, and construction machinery. 9. The Presidential Initiative on the Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) plant in Bushenyi – can you show us that one? Bushenyi banange! If you don’t want to die from a heart attack, you eat our bananas. They have got potassium for your heart muscles. The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development plant in Bushenyi has significantly increased commercial production capacity to 140 metric tonnes of fresh Matooke – “Matooke” is bananas – per day. The plant has sales orders from the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Italy. Over the last 17 years, the NRM Government has prioritised infrastructure development, especially the roads, railways and electricity. We now have a solid foundation to support industrial development. All parts of the country are interconnected using tarmac and good murram roads. This means that whatever is produced in the country can easily reach the markets. It also means that the cost and time of moving goods has reduced significantly, facilitating both investments and trade. The stock of tarmac roads is now 6,199 kilometres, compared to only 1,900 kilometres when the NRM took power in 1986. Of these 1,900 kilometres, only 114 kilometres were in fair condition, while the rest, totalling 1,786 kilometres, were in poor condition. The roads to commence construction to tarmac standard next financial year include: 1. 23.6km., Yumbe-Ure Road and bridge. Are my people from Yumbe happy? Awadifo. (Applause) 2. 69.3km., Katine-Ochero Road – apwoyo, apwoyo, apwoyo – and 2.9 kilometres of town roads in Kaberamaido and Kalaki towns. 3. 105km. of Kyenjojo-Kihura-Bwizi-Rwamwanja- Kahunge and Mpara-Bwizi. Mwebale muno. 4. 56.3km., Iganga-Bulopa-Kamuli-Jinja. Mwebale ino . 5. 127km Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu – at long last. 6. 10km., Jinja City roads. 7. 115km., Kitgum-Kidepo. Apwoyo, apwoyo! (Applause) 8. 88km, Ishasa-Katunguru Road. Mwebale munonga . 9. 65.3km, Luku-Kalangala-Mulabana Road. Do the bassesse have their own language? Bogera Luganda? Kale bagenderawo. 10. 10.67 kilometres on the seven town roads in Kalangala. 11. 72km, Nabumali-Butaleja-Namutumba. 12. 73km, Karenga-Kapedo-Kaabong. 13. 69.6km, Kotido-Kaabong Road. Alakara noi noi . 14. 25km, Bubulo-Bududa Circular Road. Akaguto ako banange. Aba Masaaba. 15. 21km, Mbale-Nkokonjeru Road . 16. 46.4km, Kabwohe-Nyakambu-Bwizibw - era and Nyakambu-Nsiika Road. Abany - abuhweju, at last. The Government is repairing the 78.9km road from Nebbi to Arua and I am also negotiating for more money to tarmac other roads, namely: Kabujogyera-Kitagwenda-Kamwenge Road – a batagwenda bangye mutebwo amastiko; Muhaanga-Rwamuchuuchu-Kisiizi-Rubaare Road with a branch to Nyakisheenyi and another one to Kebisooni – Abahooro, Abakiga tindabasa kubebwa; Lyantonde-Lumbugu- Rakai – abakooki baffe eyomunda eyo;

17498 ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION In the past, delayed investment in new electricity generation capacity led to power blackouts – Do you remember? And it affected productivity in the industrial services sector. To stop this from happening again, the Government will commence investment in new hydropower plants at Ayago in Nwoya District, 840 megawatts; Kiba in Oyam District, 400 megawatts; and Oriang in Nwoya, 382 megawatts. In addition, work is ongoing for the 8,400 megawatts nuclear power plant in Buyende District. All these investments, when completed, will bring Uganda’s electricity generation capacity to 12,074 megawatts. However, we are aiming at 52,000 megawatts. Human capital The Government continues – Do not mind the long speech; you are the ones who invited me. (Laughter) - to focus on attaining a good standard of health for Ugandans and those living in Uganda. The prevention strategy remains the most powerful tool for fighting diseases. Therefore, I urge all Ugandans to adopt healthy lifestyles by exercising, maintaining personal hygiene, eating nutritious foods, sleeping under a treated mosquito net, refraining from dangerous practices like smoking, sexual promiscuity, etc. While the Government is investing in improving the health infrastructure across the country, it is the responsibility of every individual to ensure that they live in a clean and safe environment to avoid falling sick. Government has invested in a number of health infrastructure projects. These include infrastructure development for the Uganda Cancer Institute and regional cancer centres, the Uganda Heart Institute, intensive care units and imaging centres for referral hospitals. Construction of new maternity wards and staff houses in the health centres II that are being upgraded to health centres III, is currently ongoing. This has significantly increased the health facilities in all districts across the country. For example, when I visited Yumbe District recently, I found out that Yumbe alone has 26 health centres III. This means that our people, especially children and expectant mothers, no longer have to travel long distances when they get sick or when they are going to give birth. This also supports immunisation, which helps to raise healthy children, and supports the detection of dangerous disease outbreaks before they spread. The Government has supported the establishment of a pharmaceutical industrial park at Namanve that is producing surgical gloves and examination gloves, disposable syringes, human drugs like magnesium sulphate and paracetamol. Next financial year, the Government will support the construction of specialised centres of excellence for cancer and cardiovascular treatment, among others. Education The Government has introduced reforms in the education sector, which are aimed at re-orienting the curriculum towards a competency-based approach. This involves equipping learners with practical skills and competencies that are required in the private sector. This will help to reduce unemployment among school graduates. Government continued to implement the Universal Primary Education programme, reaching 8.8 million learners across 12,433 Government-aided primary schools at a sum of Shs 184 billion. The Government, through the School Facility Grant, constructed 413 new classrooms for primary schools and renovated 181 classrooms. Government procured and distributed 334 sets of mini-laboratory equipment to 334 primary Government schools to enhance practical science learning and foster early scientific curiosity among young learners. A total of 593 teachers were recruited to facilitate operationalisation of the newly grant- aided secondary schools in sub-counties. The Government has successfully completed the construction of an additional 50 seed secondary

Thank you, Madam Speaker. There is the climate-smart programme in Uganda where 69 districts have been considered, especially the refugee- hosting districts of Koboko, Yumbe and so on. And Maracha, being a neighbour of these districts, was considered in the programme. Surprisingly, Maracha has been left out during the identification of the focal point persons, and I would like to request that this be addressed, because I wrote to the Permanent Secretary (PS) and since then, no reply has come.

h) Enhancing Agricultural Production, Quality and Standards for Market Access Project (MAAIF) - UGX 117.35bn r) National Oil Seeds Project (MAAIF) - UGX 83.46ba j) Uganda Climate Smart Agriculhrral Ttansformation Project (MAAIF) - UGX 176.32bt, Lf Coffee seedlings to Northern Uganda - UGX 6Obn Transpott Infrastnrctule Developneat: 1) Constnrction of Standard Gauge Railway - UGX 21175,.29 blllloa; 2) Constnrction, upgrade and rehabilitation of national roads and bridges - UGX 2r20l.g4 blllloa. Some of these include: a) Hoima- Wanseko Road - UGX 185.47 b) Constmction of 66 Selected Bridges - UGX 30.61bn; c) Rwenlnrnye -Apac- Lira -Acholibur Road - UGX 166.25bn; d) Kisoro-Nkuringo-Rubugiri-Muko Road - UGX 1r260.9tbn; e) Moyo-Yumbe-Koboko road - UGX 125.OEbn; 0 Rehabilitation of Mityana-Mubende Road (lOOKm) - UGX 2lbn g) Pnoposed upgrading of Kyenjojo (Kihura)- Bwizi-Rwamwanja- I(atrunge (68Km) /Mpara-Bwizi(37Km) - UGX 109. 14bn h) Upgrading of Iganga-Bulopa-Ikmuli Road (57.2Km) - UGX42.55ba 4. Rehabilitation of District, Urban and Community access roads (DUCARI will continue under the Ministry of lVorks and Ttansport - UGX 91.78bnf 5. Road F\rnd Management - UGX 91.78bn TbltttEntDetnloprnsnt a) UGX 11.16bn for the Mt. Rwenzori Tourism Infrastnrcture. This improving the existing trails and establishing shorter ones, the existing bridges tahing into consideration of the flush floods, providing more ecofriendly accommodation facilities, improving safety of tourists by establishing rest points along the trails, among others. b) UGX 21.52bn for the development of Museums and Heritage Sites for Cultural Tor.rrism c) UGX 10.15ba for the development of Source of the Nile tor.rrism \$ infrastnrcture that includes for boats, and other amenities. piers, docking places ag e6 q + 1 I

Votc ' . '- _-':i'- UculnUo rmrt(UGXOOOI RGfGrrl Horpltdt 403 Arua Hoqrital 11,525,914 404 Fort Fortal Hospital 12.943.6L9 405 Gulu Hospital L4.57L.970 406 Hoima Hospital 13,313,426 407 Jinja Hospital 18.335.966 408 Kabale Hospital 12.100.368 409 Masaka Hospital 13,452,7L2 410 Mbale Hospital 16,738.569 4Lt Soroti Hospital 9.9t2.492 412 Lira Hospital L5.522.676 413 Mbarara Recional Hospital 18,645,268 4t4 Mubende Rcsional Referral Hospital L2.292.t33 415 Monoto Resional Rcferrd Hospital 11.150.847 4L6 Nacuru Referral Hospital L4,902,927 417 Kinrddu Refenal Hospital 27.401.331 418 I(awern c Rcferral Hospital 26.564.466 4t9 Entebbe Reeional Referral Hoepital 17.281,838 420 Mulaso Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital 30.925.771 42L Karrunga Referraf Hospital 14.772.948 422 H Yumbe Referral ffudoar Abroad 1 501 Ugqnda Mission at the United Nations, New York 18.306.699 502 Uganda High CotDrlission in the United Kinedom L5.640.947 503 Uganda High Comrnisaion in Canada . Ottawa 10.323.859 504 Uganda High Cornrnission in India. New Delhi 8,877,777 505 Qgrnrniggign i11 1 506 in Tanzania , Dar es gnlaarn \ 12.790.806 507 Ugand**IiEh Qsrnrnisgiqn in Niqeria. Abuia /'a^, \ 6,699,770 ( ,$ t 2,A # -ffuT a8e

Vdc D.ocrlptlon famrr {UOil-OOO'I 906 Namuhrmba District 35,L42,253 907 Napak Dhtrict 18.866,603 908 Nebbi District 31.883.866 909 Nsora District 24,572,193 910 Ntoroko District 22,L47,884 911 Nhrnearno District 60.o20.269 912 Nworra District 24.828.262 913 Obong District L3,867,997 9L4 Omoro District 27.841.869 915 Ohrke District 20.524.336 916 Oyan District 42,987,128 9L7 Pader Dhtrict 34.974.847 918 Pat<wach District 23.035.815 919 Pallisa District 40,860,992 920 Rakai District 40.361.351 92t Rubanda District 34.O45.767 922 Rubirizi District 25,548.389 923 Rukiga District 23.005.023 924 Rukungiri District 6.222.L97 925 Rwanpara District 22.200,947 926 Sembabule District 35.699.011 927 Serere District 36.469.+64 928 Sheerna District 32.418,391 929 Sironko District 37.84t.375 930 Soroti District 24.764.341 931 Terrgo District 26,419,590 932 Tororo District 65.667.982 933 t Wakiso District 93.497.965 934 Yumbe District -4 2F 48.948.006 935 District \ 28,680.777 $ i s + B lPa6e

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to thank you for the opportunity. I also want to thank the committee for the good report. When the budget cycle starts like this, is when one wants to see whether issues that are challenging in their areas are considered. In my district of Yumbe, there is a road from Yumbe District headquarters that runs 21 kilometres towards Terego, up to a river called Uree. Due to the pressure of various vehicles that work in refugee camps, the Japanese Government decided to give around $25 million to work on that road in 2018. We have been seeking support from the Government to provide counterpart funding so that this road can be worked on. Since then, the Government has not given us an explanation as to why it cannot provide the counterpart funding. Many times we see Government coming with loan requests to work on roads; borrowing money as a loan to work on other roads, but this is a grant from Japanese Government. We cannot take advantage of free money, but we opted to borrow money from banks to work on other roads. This beats logic and reason. We cannot understand this. You have free money and you cannot take advantage of it, but you opt to go and borrow money to do other roads, it does not sound well. We always fail to explain to our people why the Government has failed to give us the counterpart funding. I want to appeal to the ministry, at least, if they cannot give us the counterpart funding, then they should give us a reason – (Member timed out.)

17011 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 15 APRIL 2025 (iii) The Ministry of Health should develop and disseminate comprehensive up to date guidelines to stabilise private wing operations. (iv) The Ministry of Health should provide the current private wing policy and guidelines that prohibit the recruitment of contract staff. The contract staff can be purposely used in private wing services. 6. Functionalisation of lower health facilities. Recommendations (i) The ministry should deliberately improve services and supervision of lower facilities. (ii) They should build capacity. (iii) They should carry out community mobilisation to build trust in lower facilities and also finance should release funds timely. 7. Increased C-section Recommendations (i) The Ministry of Health should develop and implement strict national guidelines. (ii) The ministry should monitor health facilities’ C-section rates. (iii) The Ministry of Health should equip health centres with the necessary resources to support normal deliveries. (iv) The ministry should publish annual reports on C-section rates. (v) The ministry should educate communities on the benefits of normal delivery. 8. The National Health Insurance Scheme Bill Recommendation (i) The ministry should fast-track the National Health Insurance Bill. 9. Access to medical services by refugees. Recommendations (i) The Ministry of Health should come up with a clear policy on access to medical services by refugees and foreigners. (ii) The Ministry of Health should foster collaboration with neighbouring countries to share information and resources about these outbreaks and also create joint task forces to manage cross-border health threats. (iii) Some districts like Kampala, Nebbi, Yumbe, and Koboko, which are refugee- affected transit districts, should be considered to benefit from refugee- hosting district projects. 10. The current burden of sickle cell disease Recommendations (i) The National Medical Store budget for sickle cell medicines should be increased. They need an additional Shs 1 billion. (ii) The different hospitals should prioritise the procurement of hydroxyurea. (iii) The Ministry of Health should strengthen all existing sickle cell clinics within the regional hospitals. (iv) National and regional hospitals should prioritise…

16651 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 6 MARCH 2025 I come from Yumbe District, which is predominantly Muslim. Women have embraced Government programmes but still have barriers, especially in accessing some of the microfinance benefits that the Government puts in place, such as GROW. Honourable minister, women say that some of the terms that you present to them are not beneficial. For example, in our cultural setup, rural women do not own land, yet you have put land as one of the conditions for them to access money for appropriate businesses. It is their cry that you review some of those terms and conditions. Thank you so much.

16534 PRIME MINISTER’S TIME My response is that over the last 10 years, the Government concentrated on grid extensions across the country with minimum service connections. The Electricity Access Scale- UP Project was, therefore, designed to make service connection for optimal utilisation of the existing network. The project covers no-pole connections, one-pole connections, transformer injections in a radius of about three kilometres from the existing network. The third prayer from the honourable member was: on what basis were the beneficiaries selected? Given that the project obtained financing of more than $600 million, the Government must justify why people of Mawogola North remain underserved. My response is that based on the above project design, Ssembabule is a beneficiary of the Electricity Access Scale-up Project. The Government is also developing the Grid Expansion and Support to Parish Development Project to address issues of un-electrified administrative offices, public institutions and value addition centres, of which Ssembabule is a beneficiary. Surveys have started from West Nile and will soon roll out to other parts of the country. The next question was from Hon. Rose Obigah, the Woman Representative, Terego District. She requested for an update on the illegal mining activities in Onivu Village, Okavu Parish, Odupi Subcounty, Terego District. My response is that on 20 January 2025, a joint team visited the site where the illegal mining activities were reported. Upon investigation, it was established that the illegal mining activities were being conducted by Li Kuang Mining Co. Ltd, a company holding Exploration Licence EL00383, with jurisdiction of operation in Yumbe and Obongi districts. The company was found to be operating outside its licensed area, specifically in Terego District, in violation of the terms of its licence. As a result, all mining activities at the site were immediately suspended, and operations were halted to prevent further environmental degradation and oil spills in the area. To further address this matter, the ministry, through the inspector of miners for the West Nile region, undertook a detailed inspection visit to the area on Tuesday, 4 February 2025. It was confirmed that the operations were not within the jurisdiction of the company licensed. The operations were illegal, being undertaken under an exploration licence. Li Kuang Mining Company Limited was directed to remove all its machinery and equipment from the site, and vacate the site entirely. The company was advised to restore environmental damages caused by its activities. Madam Speaker, artisanal miners were encouraged to form associations to register and acquire artisanal mining licences. Madam Speaker, a Show Cause Notice will be issued to the company for potential cancellation of its licence (EL00383) due to non-compliance. Hon. George Bhoka Didi,MP, Obongi County:the Obongi-Sinyanya ferry operations have been on halt since the 10 th of February this year, due to a bad landing site and mechanical problems. Efforts have been made to contact the Minister of Works and Transport regional and national offices, to provide urgent repairs to the Obongi ferry, but repairs have not been done up to now. The breakdown of this ferry affects pupils who cross from Sinyanya on a daily basis to attend classes in Obongi, patients who access health services in Obongi Health Centre IV, and the business fraternity that transports goods from Arua and Adjumani, to Juba in South Sudan. His question is that: what steps have been taken by the Ministry of Works and Transport to expeditiously restore the Obongi ferry operations? My response is that between August and early December 2024, the water levels, as you all know, at the Obongi-Sinyanya ferry crossing,

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yesterday, Bundibugyo Hospital lost two babies who were on oxygen because the generator was down. In 2014, Bundibugyo General Hospital was supposed to be rehabilitated together with Yumbe and Kayunga hospitals under the BADEA Project. The others were commissioned in 2021, but Bundibugyo Hospital has never been rehabilitated. We have not had a functioning X-ray machine for seven good years now. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, when will Bundibugyo Hospital be reconsidered for rehabilitation? Thank you.

Madam Speaker, I am lucky that I worked as a Minister of State for Health General Duties, so I know most of these things. We are rehabilitating hospitals in a phased manner. We started with three: Kayunga and Yumbe hospitals. We are going to add Bugiri and Masindi hospitals -(Interruption)- No, but I am telling you the truth. I am giving information from the main source. Yes, because I am the Leader of Government Business. PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity. West Nile has been invaded by illegal gold miners in Metal Hills, Terego, and Yumbe. More often than not, these people do not follow the occupational safety and health rules; no helmets and no gloves. They enter tunnels that have a lot of heat and when they come out, they fall sick yet they are not catered for. All this will be taken into consideration. Thank you.

15993 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2025 2. The EC should consider extending the deadline for the verification exercise due to the disruptions experienced at the beginning. Irregular removal of voters from the voters’ roll. Honourable colleagues, the EC explained that it is not within their mandate to remove voters and that the process for removal is elaborate under Section 26(3) of the Electoral Commission Act. They add that any voter who has been removed erroneously has an opportunity, in this period, should be reinstated but also during the display of the voters’ register, which is upcoming – I think within three or four weeks from now. If you go and realise that you are not on the voters’ register, there is going to be a tribunal. You raise a complaint and you can be reinstated. The committee recommends that: 1. The EC introduces mechanisms that prevent the removal of voters contrary to the provisions of the law in order to ensure a credible, accurate and transparent voter register. 2. Any person whose particulars are missing from the voters’ register after the current voter verification period can have the particulars included in the voters’ register during the period of voter display as required in Section 25 of the Electoral Commission Act. Regarding the issue of charging money from voters by Parish Internal Security Officers (PISOs), the Gombolola Internal Security Officers (GISOs), and local councils (LCs), the Electoral Commission acknowledged that indeed some complaints had come up and said they were making follow-ups to ensure that such do not take place and it is illegal. Recommendations The committee recommends that - 1. the Electoral Commission informs the public about fees payable, if any; 2. the Electoral Commission makes complaint reporting and handling processes simpler and more accessible to the people; 3. the Electoral Commission engages investigative agencies of Government to investigate and prosecute persons who impose any fees on the voters; and 4. The Electoral Commission makes the verification of voters simpler and removes unnecessary procedures and processes that may be used to perpetuate corruption. Honourable colleagues, the issue of the use of the 2014 Census results in the demarcation of electoral areas - we heard that in some areas where we used to have three or four councillors, now there is either one or two. This was caused by the usage of the 2014 data in the demarcation of electoral areas. The Electoral Commission explained that because they are time-bound, they had to demarcate areas, yet the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is not ready with their statistics; the data of the 2024 Population Census. The reason UBOS gave us was that there were conflicts in many areas of the country. Below are the areas they gave us. (a) Apaa - there is a dispute in Apaa between Amuru and Adjuman; (b) Pararo Oroko area; (c) Ombechi/Kochi, Legu/Ramogi, area (the dispute is between Yumbe and Obongi districts); and (d) Dispute in Nyamisingiri area. The UBOS said they are waiting to sort out these disputes with the Minister of Local Government and the local leadership. Thereafter, they can be able to release the 2024 data which goes up to the subcounties, villages, and parishes. We have recommended as follows: 1. The Electoral Commission reviews the demarcation of electoral areas in all the parishes in Uganda to ensure that using

15913 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 30 JANUARY 2025 be able to get the revenue we are losing from them. Secondly, we have elevated some health facilities from grade III to IV and from grade IV to district hospitals, from district hospitals to regional referral hospitals. However, these lack many basic facilities necessary for the provision of essential services in those hospitals. I want to take the example of Yumbe Hospital. When you go to Yumbe Referral Hospital, you will know that we do not have an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) clinic, nursing school and many other things that are supposed to be there. Equally in the health centre IV facilities, the basic things that are supposed to be there are missing, and the staffing levels are inadequate, making it hard for the community to access services from those health facilities. Thirdly, Mr Speaker, I want to talk about the shoddy work that we are losing money to, especially in the area of road infrastructure. You will find a road that was designed to last 30 to 50 years getting destroyed within a year. This forces us to allocate more funds for rehabilitation while also maintaining those roads that we are supposed to have used for more than 30 years. Considering that you will find that there is no value for money as far as those infrastructure projects are concerned. We need to do something to ensure that money is not wasted to do work that has already been done; it is very appalling. I beg to submit.

15920 THE NATIONAL BUDGET FRAMEWORK PAPER FOR THE FY 2025/2026 - 2029/2030 patterns in most parts of the country. We have dry spells with strong, intense heat and at times the destruction of crops by hailstorms and so forth, which has led to crop failure. It is therefore, imperative that if we are to really follow the theme of this year’s budget, we should consider issues like irrigation, tractors as well as mechanisation of agriculture; if we are to succeed in achieving our theme of the Budget for the Financial Year 2025/2026. Similarly, I hope the Government can fast- track the construction of the bridge across the River Nile in Laropi, in Moyo District for the transportation of perishable goods. This is because more often than not, you find perishable goods like tomatoes, cabbages, onions, fresh fish and so on, getting spoiled because of the delays at the ferry point. Mr Speaker, I would like to thank the Government for kick-starting the construction of the Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road. As I talk, the work is in progress. Thank you, Government, and I hope the work will not stall but will progress. Mr Speaker, we are also waiting for the fast- tracking of the construction of the Laropi- Moyo-Afoji Road, because as I talk, the procurement process is on. We will be happy if that can also be fast-tracked for the transportation of perishable goods. Under education, Muni University had expressed interest in repurposing Erepi PTC into Muni Technoscience University, but up to now, that has not come to fruition. We are waiting for the results, and I hope all will be okay. Lastly, electricity is the vehicle for agro- processing and agro-industrialisation. In Moyo District, electricity is unstable and unreliable; it is always off and on. We will be very grateful if the power in Moyo is stabilised to encourage agro-processing as well as agro- industrialisation. Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I rise on a matter of national importance. Business-owners in Arua, Koboko, Yumbe and Moyo have expressed their frustration over the continuous robbery of their goods in a village called Enzeva, in Arua District along the Kampala-Nebbi Road. Usually, the buses and lorries carrying people and goods along this highway are waylaid by robbers wielding guns, arrows, pangas, and so on. They normally take advantage of the darkness, the steep climb, and the potholed section of the road at Enzeva. As the vehicles slow down, they are waylaid, and all the goods are taken. Our prayers, Mr Speaker: May I request the police to have routine security patrols? Secondly, may the police also set up a station at that black spot? Thirdly, the minister of works is here; may that section of the road be worked on so that the vehicles move smoothly. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The other question is from Hon. George Didi, Obongi Consistency and he said that there is a persistent border conflict between Obongi and Yumbe districts that has been raised on this Floor of Parliament as an urgent matter of national importance without action taken by the Government.

15725 THE E L E V E N TH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY , 23 JANUARY 2025 Prayer: What steps has your office taken to fast-track the sustainable resolution of the border conflict between Obongi and Yumbe Districts, among other similar districts border conflicts in West Nile that have resulted in the loss of lives, property, and disruption of service delivery and livelihood of citizens in the affected communities? My response: Rt Hon. Speaker and honourable colleagues, the Government constituted a Task Force comprising of technical officers from the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to study and resolve all border conflicts in local governments. The Ministry of Local Governments is in the process of mobilising resources to conduct a border survey and the opening exercise of all conflicting Local Governments including the boundary between Obongi and Yumbe District. Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, this exercise is planned to be implemented by the end of this Quarter. 4. Hon. Kamuntu Moses (MP, Rubanda County West, Rubanda District). The Batwa group of people were evicted from their ancestral land in the forests in 1991 for wildlife conservation. Since then, they have suffered severe socio-economic challenges, including displacement, poverty, malnutrition, lack of access to education and healthcare. According to the 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS), 40 per cent of the children suffer from malnutrition, and only 20 per cent of the population have access to healthcare services. The report indicates that 70 per cent of the population lives below the poverty line, while 60 per cent of the households experience chronic food insecurity and 17 per cent of the women are illiterate. These indicators reflect the urgent need for government intervention. Prayer: Can the Government update this House on when it will bring health facilities closer to Batwa to increase access to health care? My response: Mr Speaker, Uganda has a number of indigenous people (IP). For example, Batwa, Ik, and Benet, among others. The Batwa live in the districts of Kanungu, Kisoro, Ruban, and Kasese, along the forested border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Batwa population is approximately 6,700 as of 2022 according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics. A study done in Kanungu District shows that the proportion of Batwa with geographic access to the nearest health facility by walking within 30 minutes is 44 per cent increasing to 90.9 per cent within 60 minutes (1 hour) and to 100 per cent within 120 minutes (2 hours). The most geographically accessible Batwa settlements are Buhoma, Byumba, Kitariro and Kahere. Using all modes of transport, the residents of the above four settlements could reach their nearest terraced facilities within less than 10 minutes. This accounted for only 41.7 per cent Batwa’s geographic access coverage. The residents of Batwa settlement of Rulangara, Bikuto, Kebiremu, Mukongoro and Kihembe could reach their nearest health facility within less than 60 minutes (one hour) in a scenario combining all modes of transport. The above findings are crucial for health managers, especially at the local level for planning healthcare outreach services and health promotion campaigns notably in Kanungu District and similar regions where populations live in hilly and inaccessible terrain. The table below shows the subcounties where Batwa are residents and health facilities where they can access services. As clearly shown in the tables above, these areas are well-serviced with health facilities.

Thank you Mr Speaker. Yesterday I raised an issue of illegal gold-mining in Terego. Odupi and the Ore River is totally contaminated. We have Chinese miners there, and my people are being exploited. Can I get an answer from the Government on how these Chinese reached Terego without documents that permit them to be in Terego in the mineral place? They are busy terrorising the people of Terego and Yumbe. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The Government of Uganda received a grant from Japan to construct and tarmac a road from Yumbe Town Council up to a river called Ore. It has now been two years but this project has not taken off. I would like to know from the Prime Minister, what is happening. Why is the road not being constructed?

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance. Terego District has illegal gold mining activities going on in Odupi Sub-county, Okavu Parish in Onivu village, which has contaminated the entire Ore River. This is causing a lot of disturbance to the people. This river is shared by both Yumbe and Terego. These people do not have any document that allows them to do any mining and there is nothing that shows that they are legal miners. My prayer is to request Government to give us an update on what is happening because these are Chinese who are based in Terego and crossing both Terego and Yumbe. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I join in thanking the minister for the report and confirming that it is important we celebrate the 39 years of NRM in power. In West Nile, by 1986, Arua Town had been reduced into ruins. Similarly, Koboko Town had been totally destroyed. We could not access Kampala. For us to come to Kampala, it took a week or two. When we are marking 39 years of peace and stability, West Nile stands with Uganda to celebrate. (Applause) Two, the education policies the NRM Government has brought; granting access to education universally for primary, secondary, and the public university policies that have created 11 public universities in this country. We now have 49 universities in Uganda that anybody can access. We can say education policies have been improved by the NRM Government, and it is proper to celebrate 39 years. In the health sector, we have health centres II and III. We also have health centres IV which has been elevated from health centres III and many Ugandans access services from them. For us as West Nile, we have Yumbe Regional Referral Hospital in addition to Arua Regional Referral Hospital; for this, we can say “Thank you.” Let us celebrate. STATEMENT

15628 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT destroyed, the ministries in charge of disaster and agriculture should help them with seeds so they can also plant again; and 2. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) should intervene in that matter. We do not have a field office for UWA in Obongi; the field office we have is in Adjumani. Whenever such matters happen, we call UWA officials and they do not respond. So far, this Modesta man is in Yumbe General Referral Hospital undergoing treatment, but one leg has been chopped by the hippo. This means he has become a disabled man who can no longer be resourceful to his family. 3. The Uganda Wildlife Authority should come to the rescue of these people who have been affected by the hippo because they are going for treatment and they also have other things to do. The UWA people are not responding to – (Member timed out.)

Thank you. Representing 77 per cent of the budget released. To that effect, Shs 446 billion remained unutilised and hence was returned to the Consolidated Fund as a result of the failure to absorb the resources. Madam Speaker, the absorption of funds by the local government was affected by a number of factors, including late release of funds, delays in procurement, delayed accessing of civil servants onto the payroll, change in design of construction works, among the cases cited. Notably, the local governments with the least absorptive capacities or those that returned huge sum of funds were Kitgum Municipal Council at 43 per cent, returning Shs 15 billion; Oyam District Local Government performed at 57 per cent thus returning Shs 25 billion; Pakwach District Local Government performed at 58 per cent returning Shs 14.5 billion; Agago District Local Government absorbed 60 per cent of the funds, returning Shs 17.6 billion; Lira District Local Government absorbed 54 per cent of the funds released to it returning Shs 17.6 billion and Arua City absorbed 74 per cent released to it, returning Shs 17.6 billion. Madam Speaker, on the other hand, the local governments that absorbed to near target were Gulu District Local Government (DLG) posting 100 per cent utilisation of all funds released to it, Arua DLG 94 per cent, Mityana DLG absorbed 96 per cent of the funds released to it and Mityana Municipal Council performed at 89 per cent, Moyo DLG at 87 per cent, and Yumbe DLG at 87 per cent. Those are among the best performing local governments. Madam Speaker, as I stated earlier, these are just samples we picked. The main reports are in this book. The Members will pick interest and look at their district one by one; how they performed in the Financial Year 2022/2023. Committee observation The committee observed that: i. Local governments were unable to carry out the planned activities because they did not get all the funds from the approved budget; ii. The unspent balance was attributed to a number of factors including failure to recruit, delayed deployment of teachers [Mr Olanya] STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT

15093 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2024 by the Ministry of Education and Sports, failure to procure contractors under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) programme and the delayed completion of projects under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UgIFT) programme, among others; iii. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, in some instances, released funds to the entities over and above what was requested for by the entities. Some entities did not have information about such releases by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development which found them ill prepared for the money hence some being swept back to the Consolidated Fund; iv. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, in some cases, released funds late to entities. Several entities informed the committee that funds were received at the end of the last quarter of the financial year, which made absorption of the same almost impossible. Committee recommendation The committee recommends that: i. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should explain why funds were not released to the local governments as budgeted and in a timely manner as well as those released over and above requests made by the entities. ii. Accounting officers under the supervision of local governments who failed to utilise funds released to them without justifiable reasons should be held personally liable. iii. Relevant entities should streamline their budget performance and ensure timely recruitment and placement, procurement timelines and follow-up on timely releases in order to improve funds absorption. iv. Accounting officers should follow up with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the budget shortfalls affecting service delivery. 2. Local Revenue Performance The 56 local government entities had an approved local revenue budget of Shs 121.39 billion, out of which Shs 86.4 billion was allocated and released back to the local government, hence, a revenue collection of 71 per cent of the approved budget. A sum of Shs 34.98 billion remains uncollected at the end of the financial year. The warrant releases are based on what the local governments collect and is deposited with the Consolidated Fund as per the requirements of Section 29(2) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. The under-collection undermines service delivery as councils greatly rely on local revenue for support, supervision and facilitation of the council’s settings. Thus, improvement in its administration is required to improve service delivery. A number of local governments under review posted good performance, led by Butambala District Local Government at 278 per cent, Koboko Municipal Council at 232 per cent, Yumbe District Local Government at 131 per cent, and Koboko District Local Government at 128 per cent, while the lowest performance was registered by Lira District Local Government that realised only 11 per cent of its approved local revenue budget, Apac Municipal Council at only 23 per cent, Adjumani District Local Government at 35 per cent, and Pakwach District Local Government at 48 per cent, as per the budget performance annex 1. The accounting officers, with a good revenue performance, informed the committee that they had been enrolled on the Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS), which has enhanced revenue collection. Madam Speaker, additionally, accounting officers informed the committee that they had developed revenue enhancement plans, and

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for your wise guidance. I withdraw. I meant MAAIF. Madam Speaker, the main object of rationalising asked three questions. One of them was whether the mandate of NAADS overlaps with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. The mandate of NAADS does not overlap at all with the mandate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. Sections 5 and 6 of the Act empower the advisory services to promote food security, household nutrition and income, provide agricultural advisory services, support technology development and linkages with farmers, among others. Moreover, this has been effectively and efficiently achieved by NAADS. The minority report notes that cash crops like tea and cocoa, which have no regulation agencies, are being promoted by NAADS. As a result of NAADS interventions, production in the tea sector has steadily increased in units countrywide and it has gone to 81,675 metric tonnes of tea in 2022, worth $38.36 million in comparison with the 50,055 tonnes produced in 2017. NAADS has provided dairy heifers, beef cattle, pigs, poultry birds and associated feeds. In order to improve livestock breeds, NAADS has promoted artificial insemination by distributing 39,371 doses of cattle semen and 33,399 litres of liquid nitrogen in partnership with the National Animal Genetic Resource Centre and Data Bank. NAADS distributed livestock input to various local governments across the country in addition to the distribution of livestock, fish fingerlings for tilapia, catfish and mirror caps, as well as the fish feed for income and the Government. In a bid to support storage, value addition and agro-processing, NAADS has set up community grain stores, milk coolers with their matching generators, maize milling equipment, feed milling equipment, rice milling equipment, among others. The entity has also established the following fruit processing factories: Yumbe Mango Processing Factory, Kayunga pineapple processing plant, Kapeeka multi fruit processing plant, Floki wineries in Bunyangabu for grapes and five mini dairy processing facilities. The minority report notes that Uganda has achieved - The NAADS - Now we are answering another question of whether the NAADS services have served the purpose for which it was established. NAADS has served 100 per cent of the purpose to which it was established. The main purpose was to promote food security, nutrition and household income, provide agricultural advisory services, support technology development and link farmers. This has been fully and efficiently achieved. Given that the main report was also concurring with the minority report, I wish to go to another question; whether NAADS services costs are so high that they drain the Treasury at the expense of service delivery. The answer is a very big, no. NAADS services do not drain the Treasury because of the following reasons:

Thank you. Honourable members, in the public gallery this afternoon, we have students and teachers from Yumbe Primary School; all the way from Yumbe. Please stand up. Where are they? Join me in welcoming them. (Applause) Hon. Odria, can you greet and wave at your people. Thank you so much. In the Distinguished Stranger’s Gallery this afternoon, we have a delegation of film crew members from Compassion International Uganda. They are in the process of documenting an inspiring story and a documentary featuring Hon. Lucy Akello, the woman Member of Parliament representing Amuru District. (Applause) She is a proud alumni of Compassion International and her journey comes all the way from there and the support for the girl-child. She is also a Ssabakristu of the Parliament of Uganda, leading the Catholic Church. We are very proud of you, Hon. Akello. I will give you chance to greet your people. Honourable members, I now put the question that Hon. Kiwanuka Abdallah be granted leave to introduce a private Member’s Bill entitled, “The Magistrates Courts (Amendment) Bill.” (Question put and agreed to. )

Have the Yumbe people gone? Hon. Melsa, please greet the Yumbe people.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, for this golden opportunity. I am very humbled. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome my people from Yumbe District; the teachers, the pupils, the stakeholders like parents, the PTA; all who are here. You are most welcome to Parliament. This is the Parliament of Uganda that belongs to everyone. (Laughter) I am very happy that you have come to observe the proceedings of Parliament. It is my pride. Please learn a lot from here and when you go back, go and educate those you have left behind. And please vote Avako Melsa. (Laughter) Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. [Ms Akello] MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Thank you. Pupils, you have heard – Order, Order. Hon. Alioni is a Member of Parliament. Now, Hon. Alioni, please greet our people from Yumbe. Please go with Hon. Melsa and take a picture at the steps with the pupils.

I have been longing for this opportunity - (Laughter) - but for now, let me greet my students from Yumbe. Assalam alaikum . You are most welcome. I am waiting for the right opportunity to come on the Floor here and present my main matter. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. It is a pleasure to have these gallant pupils from Yumbe Primary School in this Parliament of Uganda. This is one of the best performing schools in Yumbe District. You can see from the way they have appeared. They are very smart and very organised, and their performance is also very excellent. We are proud of them. It is a pleasure to have them in the Parliament, and they come from my constituency. I am very grateful. Thank you.

14736 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Madam Speaker, the Ministry of Water and Environment is implementing the Integrated Water Management and Development Project across the country. Subcomponent 1.2 of the project targets construction of water supply and sanitation systems in refugee-hosting districts in Western Nile and northern Uganda. The refugee-hosting districts that were targeted to benefit from the project include Moyo, Madi-Okollo, Terego, Yumbe, Adjumani, and Lamwo in West Nile and Kiryandongo District in the mid-western. A total of six solar-powered water supply systems in six rural growth centres of Awoba, Rodo, Goboro, Lomunga, Lobe and Nyori were planned to be constructed in Yumbe District. Furthermore, Enyau Gravity Flow Scheme will cover part of Ariwa Sub-county, including Zone 5 of Bidi-Bidi Refugee Settlement. A total of 26 sanitation facilities will also be constructed along the water supply system in Yumbe District. Due to foreign exchange losses, the project is not able to implement all the activities as had been planned. Furthermore, the feasibility studies and detailed engineering designs have recommended the inclusion of water treatment processes due to the quality of the underground water that required full-scale conventional treatment that was not envisioned at the project proposal. The inclusion of the water treatment processes ultimately made the system costlier as compared to the planned cost. As a result of these changes, the project had to be reprioritised by reducing a number of systems to be implemented across the project districts to match the available resources. The water supply systems that were ultimately chosen for implementation are those that provided the highest impact. I mean those with high yielding borehole sources and covering large populations. Therefore, this reprioritisation affected the mentioned rural growth centres of Nyori, Rodo, and Awoba. Madam Speaker and Members, with available funding, the project will therefore construct the three solar-powered water supply systems of Goboro, Lomunga and Lobe, and Anyau Gravity Flow Scheme which will also cover parts of Ariwa Sub-county and Zone 5 of Bidi- Bidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe. Government will continue to source for finances to construct the remaining three solar- powered water supply systems of Rodo, Awoba and Nyori in Yumbe and the other systems that have been left out in other districts as well. The designs for all the systems have been completed and will be implemented as soon as funds are available. Hon. Byakatonda again, the question is: Why are pensioners attached to Mbale Hospital have discrepancies in their pension payments whereby officers with same seniority, that is, title and duration of service, but who retired in different years, would be paid a different monthly pension? Madam Speaker, my response is a statement of law and facts: i) The Public Service Pension Scheme is an un-funded PAYGO and non-contributory, Defined Benefit (DB) Pension Scheme. The Scheme rules are provided under Article 254 (1) of the 1995 Constitution, which for avoidance of doubt, states that, “A public officer shall, on retirement, receive such pension as is commensurate with his or her rank, salary, and length of service.” ii) Article 254(2) on the other hand, provides that, “the pension payable to any person shall be exempt from tax and shall be subject to periodic review to take account of changes in the value of money.” iii) The parameters and formula used to compute pension and gratuity are further provided by the Pensions Act, Cap 89, and Regulations therein. And these are: [Ms Nabbanja] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving us the opportunity to openly congratulate the Rt Hon. Prime Minister. I join others in congratulating you for receiving that global award. There are millions of leaders in the world. Now that you have been identified among the many to receive that, you have shown your capacity to work not only for Uganda but for the whole world. You are doing the work of humanity. You have raised the flag of women high and we thank you. You have shown the world that the women of Uganda can work and you have also proven that when the Commander-in-Chief and the President of Uganda identified you among the many women in Uganda, to take that leadership, he made the right choice. When he was giving his speech to the new Cabinet he put in place he said, “This time I have nominated or selected the fisherwomen and fishermen to work.” Though he was talking biblically, you have proven that indeed he has done the right work. We thank you very much; keep it up. I know there are many challenges and hurdles, but you have overcome them so continue to build that confidence. The work you are doing; you are a mentor to all of us as women. When I sat in my office watching the television and I saw you in Yumbe, Karamoja, Kanungu, and everywhere, I felt ashamed to sit in that office. I get out and call my people to let me go to the field. So, indirectly you have been training the women to follow you. We thank you and we are not going to let you down. We shall continue to give you the support and I am encouraging the whole Parliament to give you the support so that you do more than what you have done for this country. God bless you.

14469 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2024 for police escort cars. Honourable colleagues, note this. The accounting officer acknowledged the query and attributed it to budget constraints and also numerous requests for police escort cars from Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and parastatals. The accounting officer also stated that some vehicles were given to some politicians, leading to a strain on a limited number of police vehicles. Therefore, the committee recommends that all police patrol cars being used illegally by non-entitled officers and individuals should be immediately withdrawn. Therefore, whoever has police vehicles not entitled to them, you should return them, such that they serve the people of this country. Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, on assessment of management of the Closed- Circuit Television (CCTVs), I request that you read that. Police also have a challenge of accumulation of domestic arrears. I will briefly go through that. A trend analysis of the domestic arrears position of the Uganda Police Force over the past five years has shown a decreasing trend in domestic arrears. However, in the year under review, the Financial Year 2022/2023, domestic arrears increased from Shs 77.3 billion to Shs 98.81 billion, as shown in the table. Honourable colleagues, the committee recommends that: i. The Government should provide money for offsetting the accumulated arrears, so that we do not frustrate the people who give services to the Government. 3.0 The Uganda Prisons Service Forces - Vote 145 Uganda Prisons also received a budget of Shs 340 billion that is 98 per cent of release of that budget. You will read that. Congestion in prisons Mr Speaker, Strategic Objective 1 of the Uganda Prisons Strategic Development Plan 2020- 2025 aims to provide safe, secure and humane custodial services for transforming prisoners into economically productive citizens. This was to be achieved by building more prisons to decongest the existing ones and reduce the occupancy capacity from the baseline of 293 per cent to 286 per cent. The Auditor-General reported that despite strategic interventions of building additional prison wards at Ntungamo, Rukungiri, Nwoya, Kitalya, Sheema, Mutufu, Kyenjojo and Sironko Prisons, congestion in prisons remained a big challenge with prisoners’ housing only increasing by 1 per cent over the same period of assessment. Mr Speaker, the most affected prisons noted were: Isingiro, which had a population of 377 prisoners against a holding capacity of 47; Yumbe Prison which had 192 prisoners against a holding capacity of 25; Hoima Main Prison had 494 prisoners against a holding capacity of 80; Kibale Prison with a holding capacity of 30 had 184 prisoners and Fort Portal Main Prison, which had 1,770 prisoners, with a holding capacity of 309 prisoners. There is congestion in prisons, honourable colleagues. Therefore, the accounting officer attributed the congestion in prisons to high prisoner population, with a growth rate of 8 per cent per annum, compared to 3 per cent growth in holding capacity. Therefore, the growth rate of prisoners is so high at 8 per cent; we should note that. Therefore, the committee recommends that: i. The Government should provide adequate capital development to Uganda Prisons Services to enable the implementation of their decongestion strategies –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I had requested permission to lay on the Table a copy of the minutes of the committee and a copy of the report. I beg to lay, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, this report is rather bulky, and in the interest of time, I request that you permit me to take the House through an executive summary that I have prepared. As I said, this report looks at the functionality of the district service commission and city service commission and also on personnel management in selected local governments across northern, eastern, and western regions. Mr Speaker, we already know the mandates of our committee, and in line with these mandates, the committee conducted an oversight visit to selected cities and districts of northern Uganda such as Arua, Maracha, Terego, Yumbe, Zombo, and Moyo in West Nile; Gulu District, Gulu City, Nwoya, Kitgum, and Pader in Acholi; Moroto Municipality, Moroto District, Amudat, Nabilatuk, Karenga, Kaabong, Kotido Municipality, and Kotido District in Karamoja; Lira City, Lira District, Amolatar District Local Government, Kole, and Otuke in Lango, to assess the functionality of the District and City Service Commission and to analyse the personnel management issues within local governments. Mr Speaker, the committee has made a comprehensive report with a detailed version of its findings, observations and recommendations, giving examples and scenarios from local government to bring out the issues affecting the functionality of these commissions and the staff. Without prejudice to the comprehensive report, this Executive Summary highlights the key issues as follows: Committee findings, observations, and recommendations. On the functionality of District Service Commission, Mr Speaker, 1. We looked at gaps in the commissions. The committee found out that 98.6 per cent of the District and City Service Commissions were functional by end of the Financial Year 2022/2023, and most commissions were fully constituted. However, there are some districts that are non-functional with insufficient number of commissions. For example, Amudat District had only one District Service Commission member, which severely affected the recruitment processes, leading to delays and increasing the risk of corruption. The committee recommends that the Ministry of Local Government, together with the Public Service Commission, should ensure that all commissions are fully constituted for efficient service delivery in local governments. 2. Delays in Public Service Commission approval processes The report highlights delays by the Public Service Commission in approving Service Commission nominees, often without providing reasons for rejection. This lack of transparency and delayed approvals impede the recruitment process and affect service delivery. In Moyo, delays in submitting approved names to the Service Commission were noted, attributed to negligence. The committee also noted poor grievance handling by the Public Service Commission, which has been slow in responding to appeals, leading to prolonged disputes and inefficiencies. The committee therefore recommends the following;

Madam Speaker, I want to raise an issue concerning a road from Yumbe town to a river called Ore, which is on the border with Yumbe and Terego. In 2018, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japanese Agency for Development, gave $24.5 million to work on that 23.5 kilometres road. However, since 2018, the Government has never committed any counterpart funding to pay project-affected persons. And yet this was a grant given in relation to the hosting of refugees. Many times in Parliament, we apply for loans as Government, and some of these loans are got from commercial institutions at a very high interest rate. I am wondering why the Government cannot take advantage of a grant to work on this road. When we had a meeting with JICA in June, they said that the money was depreciating. Instead of this money working on a 23.5 kilometres road, due to depreciation, the current money can only work on 14 kilometres. Sometimes we also wonder about Government decisions. Secondly, the road between Koboko-Yumbe- Moyo has a lot of contradictions. The grant given by the World Bank was in 2020. Compensations started in 2021. These projects should have started by January 2023. It is supposed to be a three-year project that is 36 months. However, due to contradictions in procurement, we lost 15 months. When we had a meeting with the World Bank, they said that the project spill over may be handled by the Government. As we speak, other contradictions have come up that there are environmentally related challenges and yet on the 16 th of April, we had a meeting with the World Bank team and they said that all the contradictions concerning that road were handled and there was no problem. However, we are now saying there is another challenge. As of now, we have lost almost two years. We are left with just 17 months to work on this road, should the road not be completed within that project period, we are also worried that this same road will have a challenge. Therefore, we really need an explanation from the Government on these two areas – as to why these issues cannot be handled. Thank you.

14107 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 29 AUGUST 2024 We also recognise and appreciate the decision to elevate three municipalities into cities. These are notably; Gulu, Lira, and Arua cities plus Moroto which is not yet operationalised, but it was passed. This elevation status has created immense opportunities for the region, which, if properly harnessed, will bolster the development of this area. Your Excellency, we also recognise that northern Uganda is not a homogeneous society. The different subregions within northern Uganda have peculiar realities which impact on their growth and development. However, there are cross cutting realities notably; the post war recovery, the high level of poverty and ever growing youth population a fair number of which are unemployed, a large track of arable land, averse national resources, the high influx of refugees, environmental degradation, limited transport infrastructure, heavy reliance on subsistence agriculture, limited value addition to agricultural output, retrogressive cultural practices such as cattle rustling, and the subjection of women and girl child, the enormous water resources, lack of health facilities and lack of enough schools. For instance, if you look at Gulu, Gulu City does not have a Senior five, A-level school. While we have a number of issues that affect each and every area that is; West Nile, Acholi, Lango and Karamoja. Then delayed compensation of war victims and lack of compensation for the land that was taken over during the insurgency. Your Excellency, the sitting specifically took cognisance of the need for mindset change as a major catalyst for increased production and social-economic transformation in the northern region. In addition, the House recognised the need to embrace viable cash crops, livestock agriculture, agricultural mechanisation and value addition, and sustainable organic farming, among others. The Sitting recognised the importance of reliable transport and communication infrastructure as an enabler of growth and development. To this end, Members raised the need for the rehabilitation and development of strategic national roads infrastructure in the different regions notably; Moroto-Kotido- Kaabong-Karenga Road, Koboko-Yumbe- Moyo Road, Kitgum-Kidepo Road, Nebbi- Goli-Paidha-Zombo-Warr-Vurra Road. They are very many of them plus bridges and we shall hand it over to you. Including our famous Karuma Bridge that is about to give way. Your Excellency, at the end of this Sitting, I will submit to you a memorandum detailing the specifics of the areas of concern that this House has passed, that the committees found on ground and need to be worked on in the northern region. Members noted the need to work to ensure the success of the prevailing government development initiatives such as Emyooga . The 4-acre model may not be vital in this area because we have all the land. What we need is to do mechanisation, provide some funds in societies, create market for these products, identify the cash crops to be grown in this area to have a participatory approach to what is being done in this area and have a micro- credit scheme by adapting such programmes to local realities in order to achieve meaningful outcomes in the region. Your Excellency, at the end of the Sitting, we will transmit these resolutions for your relevant action as the Chief Finance Minister of this country. All these relate to finances. Our work is to find out what is lacking but at the end of the day, it all comes back to the Chief Finance Minister who is none other than your good self. As the leadership of the Legislature, we intend to have the regional sittings as a salient aspect of our legislative culture and vision of taking Parliament to the people. We, being a people- centred Parliament, we believe in evidence- based legislation and this can ably be done by our committees who go to the ground and find out what is happening there and report back to Parliament. Your Excellency, I now take the singular honour to invite you to address the House and

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am Onzima Godfrey. I represent the People of Aringa North County in Yumbe District and I am on the NRM ticket.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Ezama Siraji Brahan is my name. I am the Member of Parliament for Aringa County, Yumbe District in West Nile. I am affiliated to the mighty NRM party.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for bringing Parliament to the people of Greater North. My name is Avako Melisa Naima Gule, the Woman Member of Parliament for Yumbe District; the district that continues to host the largest number of refugees in Africa and yearning to see that Koboko-Yumbe- Moyo Road is constructed under the Refugee Response Programme, funded by World Bank. I am also the regional coordinator for the West Nile Parliamentary Caucus, and, I affiliate with the NRM Party. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Oleru Huda Abason. I represent the people of Aringa East County in Yumbe District. I am also the State Minister of Defence in charge of Veteran Affairs, representing the Ministry of Defence.

Yes. Thank you very much, Madam Speaker and Members of the august House. I am called Alero Tom Aza, Member of Parliament for West Moyo County. I would like to thank the Committee on Physical Infrastructure for the report. However, Madam Speaker, the report has not highlighted the stalled work on Koboko- Yumbe-Moyo Road, which was launched by the Prime Minister on 17 May 2024. Secondly, the bridge across the Nile at Laropi, Moyo District has not been highlighted. Laropi-Moyo-Jale-Afoji Road has not been highlighted, yet the procurement process has stalled. Lastly, there is a floating vegetation -

Thank you, Hon. Isaac. Finally, is the issue of town councils and municipalities where the trunk roads go through. My humble request is that we make it a standard that the town councils and municipalities should benefit from at least five to 10 kilometres within because it takes time. In future, there will be no budgets to mobilise money to do some of these municipality roads and bridges. For example, in Koboko, now that the road from Koboko to Yumbe-Moyo- Laropi is being done, I would expect Moyo, Yumbe and Koboko to at least benefit from five kilometres of roads. Thank you.

14061 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST 2024 Arua City, Terego, Obongi and Yumbe on a road that has a political name. It was first called FDC Road but when NRM won elections, it is now called NRM Road. That is the road from Manibe-Wandi to Ore Bridge . This road is a section of about 54 kilometres. It has appeared in the manifesto of NRM about four times but up to now, it is not considered anywhere. We request that the Government works on it. Two, we have –

Madam Speaker, we have a road that connects Obongi and Moyo Districts, that is Obongi-Moyo Road, which is being maintained by UNRA. Right now, if a miracle happens here that Parliament is taken to Obongi, all these vehicles are going to get stuck on that road. As I speak, the road is flooded for the last two weeks but UNRA is not paying any attention. Secondly, on Obongi-Yumbe-Terego-Arua Road, which is also a national road, the side of Obongi is also flooded. Therefore, I urge the ministry and UNRA team to rush to Obongi and take care of the roads that are under their docket. Madam Speaker, allow me to thank the Ministry of Works and Transport for giving

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me the chance. The whole of North West Nile Region is affected. The region comprises Adjumani, Obongi, Moyo and Yumbe. Mr Speaker, there are godfathers who are seated like God seated on his heavenly throne, commanding each and everybody to cut the trees. Who are these godfathers? Trees have been felled indiscriminately and the whole area has now been deforested. We are scared that in two or three years’ time, there will be completely nothing for us to talk about. I would like to request that we investigate these godfathers. Otherwise, the civil, political and all those other elected leaders have tried their best to stop this vice but have failed. Thank you.

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I should register my disappointment with the Parliament. This loan was approved by Parliament. Rule 155 outlines what Parliament must look for when they are passing a law. It seems a number of those issues were ignored and then this Parliament was turned into a rubber stamp and just passed things the way they are. That is why we are getting to experience all this because if we looked at the procurement plans and the environmental impact assessment, we would not be here. The reason I have been insisting on this matter is because in my area, Maracha, a stalled bridge led to the death of five people by drowning. I have the report. I actually wrote to the Speaker. She is the one who calmed us down. We were planning to storm the World Bank because they are financing projects without social and environmental safety. For instance, you go there, we have been complaining everywhere, and there is no response. What comes out from this report clearly is that financial crimes have been committed. We have people who have misappropriated and diverted government resources. They may be in finance; they may be in agriculture. I want to buy into Prof. Mushemeza’s motion that the agencies of government must investigate. Our people cannot die in vain. Never. They cannot die in vain. Some people embezzled these resources and they must account. This matter needs to be investigated. This Parliament cannot sit here and handle this business as usual. Mr Speaker, you survived because you have stood with the people of Uganda. (Laughter) Imagine a matter of this magnitude was covered. By letting this matter be discussed, you are with the people. You are actually making Parliament a pro-people Parliament (Applause). As a suggestion to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries - there are many of you who want to use agriculture as a tool for socio-economic transformation. I should remind you that there is no way you will succeed in using agriculture for transformation if you do not look at agriculture as a value chain, which starts with production until the final consumer. All these concerns, which were raised here, start from production and go through stages. Therefore, you must ensure that the bottlenecks are fixed. Mr Speaker, I also buy into your proposal that the minister must come clear on those stalled roads. There are roads in Maracha which were earmarked, there was funding for them and we borrowed money. We need to know today what is going to happen to those roads. Where is that money? It was loan money. Was it already diverted somewhere? Where is that loan money? This is what we must get clearly from you and we need to understand the way forward so that we know – (Interjections) – Okay, let me take that information because I know you come from Yumbe and you have very critical information.

Thank you, honourable. The issue you are raising equally also affects Yumbe. In Yumbe, three roads were selected at a cost of Shs 2 billion each. Later on, when it reached the implementation, one road was abandoned. At the end of the day, only two roads were selected at Shs 500 million. Therefore, concerning the question you are raising on what happened to the money, we need to investigate this. When these World Bank projects are selected, a visibility study is carried out, an assessment is done, and that is how this money is allocated. At the end of the day, if all the money did not arrive, where did the other money go? We need this to be investigated by the Auditor-General.

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Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance and the issue is about the abrupt suspension of the construction work for upgrading Koboko- Yumbe-Moyo Road. The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of that road took place on 17 May 2024 and it was presided over by the Rt Hon. Prime Minister, who is present here. Immediately after the ground-breaking ceremony, tractors, graders, bulldozers, caterpillars, wheel loaders and heavy-duty trucks were brought on the ground, and work commenced immediately. However, two weeks later, all this machinery was withdrawn from the site and, as I talk, no work is going on. Secondly, about the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji-Jali Road, this Parliament passed a loan and got money from the African Development Bank -

Our prayers are that the Prime Minister fast-tracks the issue of Yumbe-Moyo Road construction. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to update the honourable member on what is happening on Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road. It is true that the road construction was launched. After the official launch - this is a project, which is under World Bank. The World Bank has a lot of demands in terms of social safeguards and for the social safeguards to be accepted, you must have a contractor on site, who is going to be tested by the World Bank as far as social safeguards are concerned. That particular area is very sensitive – even more sensitive than other areas – because it is a refugee area. Therefore, the social safeguard demands by the World Bank are high. We have finished the social and environmental management plan and have sent it to the bank and are now waiting for the bank’s approval. Before we get that approval, the bank cannot allow physical work to be done. Regarding the equipment, the contractor is on site and is setting up camps; he has to get ball pits, asphalt plants and quarries. You cannot do all this until the World Bank has endorsed all these sites. Therefore, this is the process, which is going on. The camps are being set up, the equipment is there in the camps, and once this is done and the World Bank gives us a nod, the contractor will be on site. On the Moyo-Afoji Road, we finished the section of Atiak-Adjumani-Laropi. We did the design review and the consultant approved the design for the Laropi Bridge. After that, we sent the documents, again, to African Development Bank, which is funding this project, for a no objection. Once that no objection comes in, then, we shall be able to put up bids and advertise for the works on that road. The bridge at Laropi and Afoji-Moyo Road are in one contract. So, they will move together. I humbly submit.

I would like to direct him. (Laughter) Mr Speaker, I was on that road a few weeks ago. I had gone to represent the President at one of the funeral services in Yumbe. The contractor is not doing forward maintenance. So, I request -(Interjection)- no, we agreed that you prevail over your contractor to do forward maintenance. The road is annoying. It has a lot of potholes. Let the contractor do forward maintenance and I direct you to do that. (Laughter)

13515 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 2 JULY 2024 and these are funds required to commence establishment of mineral regulations, revenue collection infrastructure and implementation of the minerals law. These include weighbridges and Government regulated markets for precious stones et cetera. Under the same vote - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, there was a reduction of Shs 15 billion from rural electrification and connectivity projects. These funds are required to kick-start works on the seven major construction roads, which include the following: 1. Under Batch 1; the Eastern Service Territory, including West Budama South, Tororo South and Tororo Municipality in Tororo District, Pallisa County, and Gogonyo in Pallisa District; 2. Under Batch 2; still in the Eastern Service Territory, it covers areas of Busiki in Namutumba, Bukooli South in Bugiri, Kamuli District, Kachumbala in Bukedea District, Mbale Northern Division, Bungokho in Mbale and Serere District; 3. Lot 3; Northwest Service Territory for Buyanja East in Kibaale District, Bugangaizi South in Kakumiro District, Buhaguzi in Hoima, Hoima City, Kikuube and Buyaga East in Kagadi District; 4. Under lot 4 of West Nile, Central North and North Service Territory for Ora area in Zombo, Gulu; Aringa South in Yumbe, Dokolo District and Lira East in Lira District. 5. West, South and South Western Service Territory for Sheema, Ruhinda in Mitooma, Isingiro, Rubanda, Ibanda, and Kisoro Districts; 6. Western, Central, and Rwenzori Service Territory for Busongora North in Kasese, Fort Portal Central in Kabarole, Kyankwanzi and Bunyangabo Districts; 7. Central Service Territory for Bbale in Kayunga, Mukono South in Mukono, Butambala, Bukoto East in Masaka and Kiboga Districts. Madam Chairperson, in addition, these funds are required to commence works of enhancing the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) framework priority interventions for small factories and cottage industries across the country. (Interjections ) The SMEs framework intervention is aimed at reducing the turnaround time for electricity connection to SMEs.

13516 RECONSIDERATION OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 2024 Under the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, Vote 112, on a sub-programme called Ethics and Integrity, General Administration and Support, Shs 5 billion was taken away and our justification for returning it was that the funds were allocated to strengthen the adjudication of the Leadership Code Act. In addition, the funds are needed to publish the National Anti-Corruption Survey report on the perception and prevalence of corruption. The report affects the country’s credit rating score internationally, which is a benchmark for our multilateral partners. Vote 130, Treasury Operations - Under commitment fees, Shs 25 billion was taken away, and our justification to return it or reinstate it is that these are contractual obligations for the loans we have acquired for the implementation of key projects where we have not fully absorbed the funds. Therefore, the projections for the Financial Year 2024/2025 are based on existing loan stock plus agreements that will be entered in, in the Financial Year 2024/2025. Under Code 242003, an item called “Others”, Shs 300 billion was taken away, and these are funds for the Government obligations under the share subscription agreement in servicing Roko bills of exchange and payment of Electronic Financial Transfer (EFT) bank charges to Bank of Uganda, among others. Under item 242002, Interest on Treasury Bonds, an amount of Shs 100 billion was taken away, and the justification for reinstatement was that we increased Government borrowing to cater for the priorities in the corrigenda and an increase in domestic debt refinancing, which led to the increase in the interest on Treasury bond issuances. In the Financial Year 2024/2025 budget interest costs increased due to the increase in debt refinancing from Shs 8.36 trillion in Financial Year 2023/2024 to Shs 12.02 trillion in Financial Year 2024/2025, and an increase in net domestic borrowing from Shs 6.67 trillion in Financial Year 2023/2024 to Shs 8.97 trillion in Financial Year 2024/2025. Under the item of Contingency Transfers, an amount of Shs 22.74 billion was taken away and our justification for reinstatement is that Section 26 of the Public Finance Management Act (Amended), 2015, requires the Contingency Fund to be allocated an amount equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the appropriated annual budget of Government of the previous financial year. As such, Shs 169 billion was provided for the Financial Year 2024/2025 reducing the provision by Shs 22.74 billion, implying a breach of the above PFMA requirement. Under Vote 019, Ministry of Water and Environment, on a project called Integrated Water Resources, Shs 4 billion was reallocated and our justification to return it was the Government of Uganda’s counterpart funding for World Bank to finance various urban water supply and sanitation systems in the towns of Busia, Mbale and surrounding towns, Butaleja, Busolwe, Budaka, Kadama, Tirinyi, Kibuku, Namungalwe, Kaliro, Namasale, Koboko, Rukungiri, Kyegegwa, Mpara, Ruyonza, Kumi, among others. On a project called “Support to Rural Water Supply and Sanitation”, Shs 10 billion was taken away and the justification for returning it is that this is funding for the Government interventions to increase access to safe and clean water through “a source per village” in rural areas. The specific interventions include the construction and rehabilitation of point water sources in the communities, expansion of dilapidated piped water supply systems, motorising and upgrading of high-yield boreholes and solar-powered systems to expand and improve service coverage in various districts of Yumbe, Kyankwanzi, Kakumiro, Mubende, Mityana, Isingiro, Buliisa, Kasese, Amudat, Agago, Kaabong, among others. Under a project called “Building Resilient Communities, Wetlands, Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda ” , an amount of Shs 2 billion was reallocated.

13456 PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET SPEECH FY 2024/2025 Water, sanitation and environment protection As a result of Government intervention, more Ugandans now have access to safe, clean water. Coverage in rural areas is now estimated at 67 per cent and 70 per cent in urban areas. Out of the 71,225 villages, 56,617 villages have been served with at least one safe water source. In the Financial Year 2024/2025, clean water coverage will increase to 70 per cent and 85 per cent in rural and urban areas respectively. In the rural areas, the target is to reduce the distance to the nearest source of clean and safe water for human and animal consumption to less than one kilometre while in urban areas to less than 500 metres. The following are among the priorities we have budgeted for the next financial year: v. Construction of 52 large solar-powered water supply systems in 19 districts that are currently at less than 50 per cent water coverage. These are - let me mention them; Agago, Yumbe, Amudat, Kaabong, Bulambuli, Buvuma, Buyende, Namayingo, Rakai, Nakaseke, Sembabule, Kibaale, Kasese, Kyegegwa, Mubende, Lyantonde, Kakumiro, Kassanda and Kisoro; vi. Construction of another 15 solar-powered water supply systems in the rural growth centres of Lwentulege, Bugwara, Kabamba, Kikoora, Mwitanzige, Lugala, Kitenga, Bukizibu/Bumwena, Igwaya, Kidera, Bugomolwa, Kitonge - Nakasero, Kikonge, Kasese and Lubaali. This will cover a population of over 272,000 persons; vii. Completion of the construction of 31 town water supply systems and sanitation facilities in Bulangira, Kanapa, Aligoi, Opengate Kawo, Karago, Nyakashaka, Buikwe, Bundibugyo, Kapchorwa, Kamuli, Namasale, Kaliro - Namungalwe, Butaleja–Busolwe, Budaka–Kadama- Tirinyi-Kibuku, Kyankwanzi, Butemba, Ngoma, Lunya, Palabek-Kal (Lamwo), Obongo, Lamwo, Rhino Camp, Arra/ Dufile, Amuru, Kole, Alangi, Zeu, Kakingol, Iriiri and Lorengacora; viii. Construction of 17 rural water supply systems in the refugee hosting districts of Adjumani, Lamwo, Madi-Okollo, Moyo, Terego and Yumbe; ix. Progress of the construction of 26 water supply systems at various stages in Manafwa (now at 80 per cent), Mukura (40 per cent), Kidera (40 per cent), Atutur (40 per cent), Kadungulu (10 per cent), Kaproron (10 per cent), Iyolwa (20 per cent), Bukumi (5 per cent), Rubaya (50 per cent), Bethlehem - Nabigasa, Phase 1 (50 per cent), Kabura - Mwizi Phase 1 (50 per cent), Mabira (50 per cent), Bukiro (50 per cent), Nyabisirira (50 per cent), Bugarama - Karweru (50 per cent), Rwere - Kateretere (50 per cent), Kagarama – Bushura - Kibuzigye (50 per cent), Nyanseke (80 per cent), Busaale (95 per cent), Kibuzi (100 per cent), Adilang, Puranga (Pader), Kasawo, Phase 1 (5 per cent), Kyebando - Kasimbi (5 per cent), Nabilatuk and Losilang; and x. Increasing the water for production storage capacity for commercial farmers from 52.6 million cubic metres to 76.8 million cubic metres. To support the restoration of our environment and reverse the effects of climate change, Government shall undertake the restoration of 42,450 hectares of degraded wetlands along the Awoja, Kandekye - Ruhorobero, Nchwera, Chambura, Kiruruma, Naigombwa, Kibimba, Tochi, Aswa, Sezibwa, Mayanja, Muzizi, Mpanga and Lumbuye water systems. In addition, Government shall demarcate a 720-kilometre boundary with concrete pillars along the following wetlands; Kibimba, Tochi, Sezibwa, Mayanja, Muzizi,Awoja, Mpologoma, Ishasha, Kandekye, Ruhorobero, Nchwera, Chambura, Kiruruma and Naigombwa. A total of 15 million seedlings of assorted tree species shall be procured and distributed to individual farmers in several districts as well as to refugee-

13464 PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET SPEECH FY 2024/2025 iii) Maintenance of 13 aerodromes, including Arua, Gulu, Pakuba, Masindi, Lira, Kidepo, Moroto, Soroti, Tororo, Jinja, Mbarara, Kasese and Kisoro. Madam Speaker, with regard to water transport, the following were accomplished during the financial we are talking about - we are winding up: i) Completed the construction of three strategic ferries, namely; Amuru-Rhino Camp Ferry and two ferries for Bukungu- Kagwara-Kaberamaido (BKK) route on Lake Kyoga; ii) Completed the construction of the Maritime Training Institute in Namasagali, and commenced construction works for the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) at Mwanza; iii) Completed 46 per cent construction works for search and rescue centres at Kaazi and 25 per cent at Kaiso, Panyimur and Zengebe landing sites; and iv) Continued with the development of new Kampala Port at Bukasa. With regard to railway transport, the following were accomplished during this financial: i) Acquired a 161-kilometre corridor for the standard gauge railway between Tororo and Mayuge; ii) Twenty eight per cent completion of rehabilitation of Tororo-Gulu Metre Gauge Railway; and iii) Completed emergency refurbishment and rehabilitation of the Malaba-Kampala- Namanve Metre Gauge railway. Madam Speaker, during Financial Year 2024/2025, more focus will be put on maintenance of the roads we have built, building a few new strategic roads, accelerated rehabilitation of the metre gauge railway and commencement of construction of the Standard Gauge Railway. I have provided a total of Shs 4.989 trillion for that purpose. In particular, the following transport infrastructure will be undertaken: Roads and Bridges i. Tarmacking of an additional 306 kilometres of roads under the ongoing projects; ii. Completion of upgrading of 210 kilometres of the following roads: Muyembe- Nakapiripirit (92 kilometres) and 25 kilometres of service roads; Kira-Matugga Road and improvement of five junctions (21 kilometres); Tororo-Busia Road (26 kilometres) and Mayuge and Busia town roads (18 kilometres); Kawuku-Bwerenga Road (6.6 kilometres) and Namugonde- Bugiri Road (1.6 kilometres); selected town roads (7.5 kilometres), in Pallisa and Kumi (12.2 kilometres); and remedial works on Ntungamo-Kabale-Katuna Road (65 kilometres); iii. Commencing the upgrading/construction of 643 kilometres of the following road projects: Kisoro-Lake Bunyonyi Road Kisoro-Mgahinga National Park Headquarters Road; Koboko-Yumbe- Moyo Road; Yumbe-Ure Road; Kitgum- Kidepo; Namagumba-Budadiri-Nalugugu Road; Katine-Ochero Road and 2.9 km of town roads in Kaberamaido and Kalaki towns; Kyenjojo-(Kihura)-Bwizi- Rwamwanja-Kahunge and Mpara- Bwizi; Iganga-Buloopa-Kamuli; and Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu; and Jinja City roads; Kisubi-Nakawuka- Natete; Nakawuka-Kasanje-Mpigi; and Nakawuka-MawuguluNanziga-Maya- Kasanje-Buwaya roads; iv. Upgrading to bitumen standard (tarmac) 16.9 km of roads in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, and Gomba District; v. Completing the construction of 20.2 km of Kayunga-Nabuganyi Road; vi. Completing the construction of Kakiri- Masulita-Mawale Road (23 km);

13390 THE EXCISE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2024 feed at the Aquaculture Research and Development Centre in Kajjansi; establish and/or upgrade seed storage, threshing and drying facilities to ensure sustainable supply of quality seed under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries - Shs 134 billion. Transport infrastructure development The Government plans as follows: 1. Start construction of the SGR and continue implementing preparatory activities for SGR; that is update of feasibility studies for the western and eastern routes, and undertaking environment, social, economic impact assessments; acquisition of right of way for SGR (206 acres) of land are already acquired in seven districts. That is Tororo to Mayuge, among others – Shs 2.221 trillion; 2. Maintenance of 13 aerodromes; that is Arua, Gulu, Pakuba, Masindi, Lira, Kidepo, Moroto, Soroti, Tororo, Jinja, Mbarara, Kasese and Kisoro – Shs 3 billion; 3. Construction and upgrade of national roads and bridges – Shs 1.27 trillion. Some of these include – (Interjections) - colleagues, this is on roads. The Government plans to spend Shs 1.27 trillion and I will mention some of the roads: a) Hoima-Wanseko Road – Shs 141.1 billion; b) Kampala Flyover – Shs 69.8 billion; c) Construction of 66 selected bridges – Shs 54.2 billion; d) Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Acholibur Road – Shs 238 billion; e) Kisoro-Mgahinga National Park Headquarters Road – Shs 83.26 billion; f) Moyo-Yumbe-Koboko Road – Shs 180.6 billion; g) Upgrading of Kyenjojo-Kiruhura-Bwizi- Rwamwanja-Kahunge, Mpara-Bwizi – Shs 50 billion; and 4. Upgrading of Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli- Bukungu Road from gravel to paved standard – Shs 34.5 billion. Continuation of the rehabilitation of over 450 kilometres of national roads. Some of those roads include: a) Kampala-Jinja Highway – Shs 20 billion; b) Busunju-Kiboga-Hoima – Shs 25.05 billion; c) Mityana-Mubende Road and Mityana Town Roads inclusive – Shs 42.38 billion; d) Alwii-Nebbi road and upgrading of Pakwach and Nebbi Town Council roads in total – Shs 17 billion; e) Rehabilitation of Karuma-Pakwach Road – Shs 20.05 billion; and f) Reconstruction of Matugga-Semuto- Kapeeka Road – Shs 61.12 billion; 5. Rehabilitation of district, urban and community access roads will continue under the Ministry of Works and Transport. There is Shs 142.3 billion; and 6. Shs 1 billion to each district, city and municipality for road grading, murram and compacting. In total, Shs 176 billion has been allocated for this purpose; Colleagues, in the last financial year, they are roads that the Ministry of Works signed contracts for and work has started. Those ones are worth Shs 33 billion, but they are not yet completed and not even paid. There are those where contracts have been signed but work has not commenced. They are worth Shs 33 billion. There is a whole list in the annex. There are also roads where the contracts have been procured but have not been signed, worth about Shs 13 billion. In the last cash release, the Government gave this particular vote Shs 19 billion, whereas the total requirement is Shs 79 billion. So, the budget at base is Shs 26 billion. We must recommend Shs 34 billion to cover those roads. The list of those roads covers the whole country. 7. The following ferries development/ construction will be undertaken. The total for this ferry is Shs 11.8 billion. That is: a) Substantial completion of two Bukungu- Kagwara-Kaberamaido (BKK) ferries and their landing sites; SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT [Mr Achia]

-+, ,L'{ r Anount (OOO') Description Vote L2,19t,793 405 Gulu Hospital tt,309,247 406 Hoima Hospital t8,467,606 Jinia Hospital 407 tt,o77,oto 408 Kabale Hospital 10,487,888 409 Masaka Hospital t7,694,t3t Mbale Hospital 410 9,79t,927 411 Soroti Hospital t5,682,495 4t2 Lira Hospital 16,559,583 4t3 Mbarara Regional Hospital 12,256,956 4L4 Mubende Regional Referral Hospital 10,943,300 415 Moroto Regional Referral Hospital LL,824,457 4t6 Naguru Referral Hospital 25,160,483 Kimddu Referral Hospital 4t7 22,589,r92 t 418 Kawempe Referral Hospital 13,062,585 419 Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital 27,646,183 420 Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal Hospital 12,368,354 Kayunga Referral Hospital 42r tr,429,3t7 422 Yumbe Referral Hospital 292,789,423 Sub total -Referral Hospltds Missions Abroad 20,806,699 Uganda Mission at the United Nations, New York 501 Uganda High Commission in the United Kingdom 1t,840,947 502 5,955,050 Uganda High Commission in Canada , Ottawa 503 7,677,777 504 Uganda High Commission in India, New Delhi 5,341,493 505 Uganda High Commission in Kenya ,Nairobi 9,273,94t Uganda High Commission in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam s06 4,023,569 507 Uganda High Commission in Nigeria , Abuia i .i +.- . t,' :,' r Il-, ,I -4 M\L 9 I ,l \.. . .!: # i\r.i I I '11 .t --.ts----- \

ruL Amount (OOO'I 89,63t,278 933 Wakiso District 47,722,044 934 Yumbe District 28.208.333 935 Zombo District 4.67A357 Locd Governments I ll 18,915,265 B - DEVETO / lr( .t 4. OW 17 '1. I .) ( 20,L24,OOO OfIice of the President oo1 oo2 2t,722,OOO State House 3,470,400 003 Office of the Prime Minister 2.L26.7t3,395 \oo+ Ministry of Defence t,748,rr4 \os Ministry of Public Service oo6 oo7 Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs 3 883 145 8 636 ooo Minis of Affairs 596,604,924 008 Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development 690,880 oo9 Ministry of Intemal Affairs 010 L44 646 216 1 770 t57 999 191 364 443 Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Ind and Fisheries of l.ocal Government M Ministry of Lands, Housing & t Urban Deve 011 o12 524.688.974 - 013 Ministry of Education and Sports r.245.O34,414 014 Ministry of Health 4,818,888 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-Operatives o15 016 t,944,640,306 Ministry of Works, and Transport i l" i< t: h*&-

Thank you, Madam Speaker. We all need taxes to develop the economy. However, the issues being raised by traders are those that I would consider to be irregularities in administration of the tax. We are a member of the East African Community and one of the reasons of joining it was to widen our market so that we become competitive in the East African region. However, when you look at our tax regimes, the decisions we make in terms of taxation, does not make us competitive. Members have already raised here that neighbouring countries have their VAT at 16 per cent, but for us, we charge at 18 per cent. Now, as a country, we thought we would boost our trade with countries like Congo. We even went to the extent of constructing roads in Congo in the name of trading with them. If our taxes are very high, we may realise that we constructed those roads for other countries and not for ourselves. Therefore, to promote our competitiveness in the region, we should work together with the rest of the countries in terms of VAT. Regarding manufacturers, most of them are treated as investors. Many of them do not pay taxes and sometimes, they have tax incentives. But the real people who pay taxes are the local ones. You will find that in those deep villages, some of those upcountry towns like Koboko, Yumbe and Moyo, among others, had local traders who were agents of these manufacturers. When these items were manufactured, they would take them and become wholesalers and distributors. However, you will find that up to the remote village, these so-called investors go to trade there and do not pay taxes. It is these same people we expect taxes from who are struggling with them. Some of these issues are very valid and we need to address them if we are to promote competitiveness. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to join my honourable colleagues to thank the chairperson and the committee for the report. I want to address myself to the issue of land acquisition. This is one of the matters that delays Government projects. Specifically, I want to speak about the Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road. This road is funded under -

Madam Speaker, Koboko- Moyo-Yumbe Road is funded under a World Bank grant for refugee-hosting districts. This road, 95 per cent of the project-affected persons have been compensated, but five per cent have not been compensated. This project has suffered a very significant delay and the Minister of Works and Transport informed us that they have already procured a contractor. We are afraid that if the five per cent of the project-affected persons are not compensated, then this project is going to suffer further delay. The second issue I want to talk about is the road equipment for districts. Most of the equipment has reached its economic point of replacement. They are very expensive to maintain. I think that the Government needs to consider replacement -

Thank you, Mr Speaker and congratulations to Hon. Aber. I rise on a matter of national importance. The issue is related to the population census, which is due to take place from 10 th to 19 th May. There is insecurity along the common border with Sudan, stretching from Koboko to Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani, as well as Lamwo. Currently, there are conflicts and quarrels related to the boundary, land, settlement, social services and so on. Mr Speaker, if you can remember, in the year 2014 there were conflicts when officials from Moyo went to carry out a census along the border. Nine Members of Parliament were arrested and detained. My prayers are as follows: 1. We need peace and security along the border during the census period. That is very important. 2. Institute patrols by the army and the police during that period so that we do not get that incidence of 2014, where I was also a victim. I was tied up, arrested and bundled and I felt belittled. 3. Setting up of an army detach for peace and security. 4. In the long run, demarcating the border line between Uganda and South Sudan. Thank you.

12243 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 2 APRIL 2024 now. We have those barracks both in Yumbe and Moyo. Therefore, the issue of security is settled for now. That is why during the NRM registration, this time you did not get any conflict. People registered peacefully.

12109 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA T HURSDAY, 29 F EBRUARY 2024 has stalled in a number of places, including Maracha. There is a bridge, which works have been abandoned by the contractor. The matter was raised here, the Speaker directed that the report be brought on it, but it is nowhere. Do we still have a responsible and accountable government to the people? Secondly, the World Bank gave a grant to Uganda to build Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road. To date, nobody knows what is happening. Government is quiet. What is happening to these resources? The people are asking if these resources are not being swindled.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am here to present the report of the Committee on Equal Opportunities on the state of refugees and refugee hosting communities in Uganda. I beg to lay. Allow me to lay the minutes of the meeting of the committee with various stakeholders from the refugees and refugee hosting communities of Uganda. Mr Speaker, with your guidance of yesterday, I would like to go through, very briefly. This report focuses on the situation of refugees in camps distributed throughout the country that the committee visited. In the methodology, while preparing the report, various districts hosting refugees were visited. We held meetings with the leadership of the district local governments of Arua, Koboko, Yumbe, Adjumani, Lamwo, Kiryandongo, Kyegegwa, Kamwenge, and Isingiro. We also visited the host communities. Allow me take you to page 8 where we have the overview of the status of refugees. The settlement camps in Adjumani, Palabek in Lamwo, Bidibidi Refugee Settlement in Yumbe, Imvepi Refugee Settlement in Terego, Kampala settlement, Kiryandongo settlement in Kiryandongo, Kyaka II settlement in Kyangwali, Koboko, Nakivale settlement in Isingiro, Palorinya in Obongi, Rhino settlement in Madi-Okollo and Ramwanja in Kamwenge were visited. Page 18 has the achievements of interventions by Government and the different actors who are working to support refugees and refugee hosting communities. They range from integration of refugees to different services like education, health, food security and livelihoods. I believe you have the report and will be able to read it. Allow me to take you to page 24 where we have challenges, observations and recommendations. One is about the compromised healthcare quality and the pressure on education and the schooling system. Mr Speaker, the committee observed that the above challenges were aggravated by secondary factors. The committee came up with the following recommendations: (i) The Government of Uganda and its partners such as UNHCR should put in more resources for infrastructure like construction of classrooms, latrine stances and recruitment of more teachers to be able to cope with pressure on the existing education facilities and human resource. (ii) The Ministry of Education and Sports should develop an in-service refresher short course aimed at specifically equipping teachers of schools in refugee settlements to respond to the unique needs of learners. Another challenge is water, sanitation and hygiene. The committee observed that poor waste management, unmanaged pressure on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities, increased dependence on donors for service delivery such as water supply and poor adolescent hygiene, especially for girls risks undermining gains made in refugee management in Uganda. The recommendations under that - 1. The committee recommends that Government needs to engage implementing partners to have continuous engagement with refugees and host communities on water user fee to enhance sustainable WASH management in the long run.

11882 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT shelter and a place of refuge, as it were, and we should not stop doing that. However, we need to compel the Government through the Minister of Foreign Affairs to engage our neighbouring countries because Uganda should not be carrying this burden entirely on its own. This number continues to grow by the day and it has negative impacts back home. We want to welcome refugees, but can we deal with this situation? Can we engage other governments so that Uganda does not get to shoulder this burden alone? If there is some kind of engagement, the Minister of Foreign Affairs should update this House on what exactly is happening, so that we know that we are not just sitting on this issue. Secondly, there is a challenge for the host communities. I have looked at this report and seen how disempowered the host communities are. I am getting more bothered about the host communities beyond just the refugees. This is a report, and it goes beyond the refugees. For example, in Adjumani, out of three counties in the district, none of them has a Health Centre IV, contrary to the existing Government policies of a Health Centre IV per county. That bothers me; I am more concerned about our own. Yes, let us welcome the refugees, but in this situation, even if the refugees were not there, the locals are in a precarious situation themselves. In Yumbe District, two counties had no Health Centres IV, while two others had no health facilities at all. How? In 2024, Government? This is beyond the refugees. This is about our own people; Ugandan people - and it is captured in this report. In several others, we are talking about pressure on education, sanitation and so on. Mr Speaker, we need to compel the Government to be a little more serious about the people of Uganda, and then by extension, the refugees. Let us welcome them, because you might find yourself in a situation that requires you to get shelter elsewhere. However, as we do that, can we empower our local communities, first and foremost, for their own good, away from the refugees because like I have said, even if the refugees were not in place, these communities do not have health centres IV. How? It is not acceptable. Thank you.

Mr Speaker, these are responses on action-taken reports from the ministry. I would like to apologise because it is long overdue. I will start with responses to the report of the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on the field visits to Government prisons and prison farms. The issues raised by the committee were congestion and overcrowding in prisons. They recommended that the Uganda Prisons Service development budget should be increased to enable the rehabilitation, expansion and construction of more prisons facilities, to accommodate the increasing number of prisoners and reduce congestion in the existing facilities our response is as follows: The first is that we had inadequate funds allocated for the expansion of prisoners’ sleeping accommodation. The development is inadequate and was budget was cut from Shs 37.227 billion, in the Financial Year 2020/2021, to Shs 27.388 billion, in the Financial Year 2023/2024. The average prisoners’ population of 75,707 as of 1 August 2023, exceeds the prisons’ carrying capacity, which is 20,321. This is exceeded by 55,386 prisoners. At a projected daily average of 80,640 inmates and a projected increase in holding capacity, congestion is projected at 396.8 per cent. This is phenomenal and needs to be addressed. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the service expanded prison accommodation through the construction of a new prison at Ntungamo and the expansion of prisoners’ accommodation at Rukungiri, Lira, Mutuufu, Kamuli and Kiruhura prisons. Completion of prisoners’ accommodation in Kisoro, Ntwetwe, Isingiro, Maiha, Lukaya, Loro, Yumbe, Lwabenge in Kalungu, Koboko, Bamunanika and Kigandalo, which has been planned in 2023/2024. The strategy is: a) To construct five low-cost security prisons at Shs 3.8 billion each. Shs 19 billion is required per year for this to be realised; b) We need to construct one regional mini- max prison (Kitalya Model) with a capacity of 2,000 prisoners at Shs 33.3 billion per year. The total annual requirement for prisoners’ accommodation is, therefore, Shs 52.3 billion Recommendation two by the committee was that the Government should develop the National Corrections Policy to guide transformation from penal to productive correction. The response is as follows. The development of National Corrections Policy is ongoing. Once complete, this policy will provide a framework for community participation as well as private sector and non-state actors’ involvement in offender rehabilitation and reintegration process. The regulatory impact assessment has been completed and a draft policy is being developed. The other issue raised was about the inadequate staff housing and accommodation. The committee recommended that the management of the prison should prioritise the construction of low-cost housing and should phase this using the incremental approach as a multi-year project for decent accommodation. The responses are as follows: The rate of growth of staff population is not matched with the rate of expansion of staff accommodation. Currently, 7,936 staff, which is 55.9 per cent, are not properly accommodated. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the service completed 320 staff houses, increasing the proportion of staff properly housed, from 42.6 to 44.1 per cent. Shs 1.4 billion has been PRESENTATION OF ACTION -TAKEN REPORTS

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the committee for the elaborate report they have submitted on the Floor of Parliament. I want to comment on the issue of procurement. There have been delayed procurement processes that have delayed project implementation. For example, road projects under the World Bank which cover Koboko, Yumbe, and Moyo. Since we came to this Parliament, the process of the award of the contract has been on procurement up to now. The bulk of this money is supposed to be given by the World Bank because of the large number of refugees who are hosted there. You can see it is now two and a half years, but the procurement has not been done. What is likely to come? Don’t we think that for such projects, the World Bank can withdraw the money because of the long procurement process? We really want to urge that our procurement process is expedited so that the projects are done within the required time. Thank you.

11454 THE NATIONAL BUDGET FRAMEWORK PAPER FOR THE FY s 2024/2025 - 2028/2029 The committee retreats its earlier recommendation that an additional Shs 4 billion be provided to NMS for procurement of a kit of glucometers, BP machines and thermometers for 3000 health workers across the country. Uganda Virus Research Institute - money has been provided to a tune of Shs 2.6 billion. Health Service Commission for recruitment – Shs 500 million, Uganda Blood Transfusion Shs 2.4 billion - we need blood in this country. Kawempe Regional Referral Hospital requested an additional Shs 6.1 billion for the recruitment of additional staff and also a funding gap of 0.87 be provided to Kawempe for maintenance of equipment. Kiruddu Hospital funds have been provided and the details are in the report. Mulago National Referral Hospital money was provided. Mr Speaker, generally, all the hospitals’ money was provided for including all the regional referral hospitals of Soroti, Jinja, Masaka, Fort Portal, Hoima, Mubende, Lira, Entebbe, Naguru, Kawempe, Yumbe, Kiruddu and Moroto. All these have been provided for, Mr Speaker. Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry, page 180 The committee recommends that the Government should expedite the appointment of the Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) and allocate an additional budget of Shs 9.4 billion to develop exports and discover new markets for Uganda in view of the worsening trading imbalances recently noticed after AGOA. Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) should be supported to support our export sector with an additional resource. In conclusion, Mr Speaker, we have Annex 2, which provides a summary of the funding requirements to cater for critical Government programmes. Therefore, in accordance with Section 9(8) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 and Rule 145 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, the committee recommends that the proposed National Budget Framework Paper of the Financial Year 2024/2025 to the Financial Year 2028/2029 be approved by this Parliament with amendments as per the committee’s recommendations. I beg to report, Mr Speaker. (Applause)

Madam Speaker, I beg to designate the following to the standing Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters: 1. Hon. Sarah Netalisire Kayagi – Chairperson; 2. Hon. Stephen Kisa – Deputy Chairperson; 3. Hon. George Bhoka Didi - Obongi County; 4. Hon. Melsa Avako Naima - Yumbe District; 5. Dr Elisa Rutahigwa, Rukungiri Municipality; 6. Hon. Jennifer Driwaru - Maracha District; 7. Hon. Julius Acon Bua, Otuke East County; 8. Hon. Christine Akello - Erute County North; 9. Hon. Alex Byarugaba, Isingiro County South; 10. Dr Charles Ayume - Koboko Municipality; 11. Hon. Boaz Ninsiima Kasirabo - Kooki County; 12. Hon. William Chemonges - Kween County; 13. Hon. Christine Apolot - Kumi; 14. Hon. Jackson Lee Atima Buti, Arua Central Division; 15. Hon. Pius Wakabi - Bugahya County;

Madam Speaker, on a humble note, that is why I was standing. The whole of West Nile and the Uganda Muslim fraternity, I appreciate you and His Excellency the President of Uganda. At the peak of the Christmas celebrations, our dear sister, Hon. Melisa Avako, the Woman Member of Parliament of Yumbe lost her husband. It so happened that I had not travelled. I do not know what held me. Thank you so much for picking up our calls and all the support. Dear colleagues, words alone cannot appreciate you enough. You all stood with us. You were able to communicate with us until we led Gule to rest. The Mufti was there and he appreciated this House so much. On a humble note, I say, “thank you” and may his soul rest in peace.

11039 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 When you look at the number of households that benefited, the figures we got from the MoFPED shows that they were 787,566 households while from the PDM Secretariat and MoLG 817,099 households had benefited by that time. According to the MoFPED, Shs 776,980,000,000 was disbursed while on the side of the MoLG, they indicated that by that time, they had already disbursed Shs 775,998,795,274. When you look at the balance that had not been disbursed in total, it amounted to Shs 371,157,381,210. However, Madam Speaker, the MoFPED also provided a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet on PDM disbursement performance and the committee observed that the total figures of the amount released, amount disbursed and number of beneficiaries deferred from its own table of summarised figures in the report. Committee observations The committee observed the following: (i) Some SACCOs still have arrears arising from Shs 17 million of the Financial Year 2021/2022 that they should have received. For instance, Otuke had 27 SACCOs pending payment under the first disbursement. In other words, these are parishes that never received money in the first displacement. (ii) Much as the SACCOs were meant to receive Shs 17 million each in the Financial Year 2021/2022, MoFPED released less amounts, ranging between Shs 7 million and Shs 10 million for most of the SACCOs across the country. However, there has been no clear explanation why MoFPED released less than what was appropriated. (iii) There were variations in the figures provided by the MoFPED compared to what was provided by the Ministry of Local Governments and PDM secretariat (as indicated in Table 1 above). (iv) The committee observed that nine parishes had not been funded and according to the MoFPED, this was due to the following reasons: a) Nadunget Parish in Moroto District, Kanabu Kei in Yumbe District and Kitwe Parish in Bushenyi District were found to be non-existent, according to the MoFPED. b) Nyakitojo, Rwenkuba and Kitaka -

What are you saying? Nadunget Parish in Moroto District, Kanabu Kei in Yumbe District and Kitwe Parish in Bushenyi District were found to be non- existent?

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving the opportunity to pay tribute to the late Hon. Joyce. I was not in the 6 th Parliament, but the first time I got to know her was when she went, together with other leaders, to Yumbe District to train women about women emancipation, governance and how join politics. At that time, I was a counsellor at subcounty level but we were all invited for that meeting. I listened to all that they said but did not have time to have a close interaction with her. When I joined the 8 th Parliament, I got closer and nearer to Hon. Joyce. I remember under the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association

seven (7) coffee huller structure s Kabujoge ra Coffee Farmers group (Kitagwen da) Buhanda Coffee farmers group (Kitagwen da) 2,O70,767, s4s) strLlctures at Kabujogera and Buhanda and noted the following; r The project was expected to be comPleted bY 3Qtt' Ocaber 2022; r The drying slabs at both sltes were not yet complete; r There were no transformers to connect the coffee huller equipment; e At the Buhanda site, the area was not fenced, exposing the facility to potential vandalism. structure will be delayed due to absence of the power source. This will result in delayed service delivery. contractor; however, the beneficiaries were advised to consider it for safety purposes. o NAADS had communicated to Ministry of Enerry the need for power connection to the milling facilities. Whereas the PS promised that the Ministry would provide the required support for power extension to the sites, no action had materialized to date. 5 Construc tion of mini irrigation scheme at Nyakakin du Kasese District Oo/o of 4,063,330, 200 r At the time of inspection between 18th - 22na October 2022; works had not commenced at the site of the irrigation scheme four months after the contract for the works was signed. r This result delayed service delivery will in a o The initial delay in commencement of the works was due to delay in finding suitable Clerk of works locally with the district. . The contractor was instructed to commence works. \ --} E 6 Yumbe Factory >}.<- )E, Fruit 12,525,O00 ,000 At the time of inspection between 18tt to 22nd October 2022, the expected project completion date 17-11-2022 r Plant installation was 100% complete r Construction of the dispatch shade is on- going. . Works on electricaI fittings, correction of minor defects and final coat painting was ongoing o Works on packaging shade, guard house, waste skip, and wall o Much as the equipment installation is at lOOo/o (installed and tested) completion of peripheral works like the dispatch shade, packaging shade and boundary wall could delay utilisation of the facility. a o The funds for supporting the establishment of the Yumbe Mango fmit processing factory had been mobilized along a Financial Year arrangement through Budget support. r Management reported that substantial progress had been made, and factory establishment was at the final stage. tn RI $lt \\N'l 7 =$s ai6l -t( , ,i (llu{"(((1 \.-^- i \ ,@ o

were not yet complete (56%1. 7 Kayunga Pineapple factory 2,500,000, 000 I inspected the factory in October 2022 and, noted that . There was delayed commissioning of the factory yet works were completed including installation and testing of equipment. o The users had not yet been trained. . The utrlisatron of the facility was delayed which results in delayed service delivery. a r Management acknowledged the delay in commissioning the factory which had been largely due to unforeseen circumstances. However, preparations for training of users and technical commissioning were underway to have the commissioning by 1sth December 2022. F [N f*. 8 Kapeka Multi- Fruit processin g Factory Ii 3,250,000, o00 The works were supposed to be completed by 30th April2022. Inspection was carried out between 18m to 22nd October 2022 and below are the findings; .The structure in which the machinery was installed appeared to be rather small compared to the other similar factories Yumbe and l(ayunga. rln addition, the equipment appeared to have little operational space. .The cold room was non- functional. rGiven that the equipment was installed in an old pre- existing structure, there could be a requirement to rehabilitate the structure to match with the modern installed machinery. This is likely to make the project more costly. Management acknowledged the gaps noted and had earlier on brought the same to the attention of the beneficiary for redress. Management had considered this request and was mobilising funds for this purpose. The non-functional cold room was to be removed by the beneficiary since it was not required for any function within the factory. I .-- "N {$9, T+(-,.!} The Accounting Officer submitted that for various projects, assessments were made before the start and it was found that there were power lines in place but the power was unstable and required an upgrade by UMEME. However, the upgrade did not occur and a number of activities stalled. He stated that he had had engagements with UMEME which was making efforts to upgrade the power lines. [n some of the projects, management was planning to procure generators. O e -(' Gr |. 8 (( @J" ! '--' t- e/ k '@

10508 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT run them, similar to the CT scans. All the regional referral hospitals received except two; Kayunga and Yumbe. Power is a challenge and radiologists are a challenge, which is known. To address the issue of radiologists –(Members rose_)

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity. My colleague Hon. Amero has been talking about the fruit factory in Soroti. The same factory for mangos has been established in West Nile in Yumbe District for mango fruit processing. This factory was ready to take off by 2021. A test run was done, but up to date, it has not yet taken off because of a group of people who claim to be part of the directors.

Mr Speaker, I request that I get in touch with the Member, cause a meeting in my office between me and the leaders from Yumbe such that we handle this together with the concerned MDA.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the time. My question is simple: out of 202 parishes in Yumbe District, the Ministry of Local Government has never gazetted the six to benefit from the government programmes like Parish Development Model (PDM). When will those six parishes ever be coded or gazetted by the Ministry of Local Governments? Thank you.

She misses six parishes in Yumbe, which are not benefiting from services like PDM. I think that I have around three to four parishes - I have been raising it with the minister. I have Kaburara, Bukiriro -

10426 PRIME MINISTER’S TIME Also on privatisation, remember the popular or rather notorious World Bank Structural Adjustment Programme and the disadvantages, especially when it came to privatising state- owned enterprises. We actually had more disadvantages than advantages. The recent cases of the track record of Government speak volumes about privatisation. Let us go to the Lubowa Specialised Hospital, the recent Pinetti coffee issue, Yumbe and even Munyonyo. This means that even if you procured a private person to run this factory, you may not expect heaven on earth, given the recent bad track record, Rt Hon. Prime Minister. The question by Hon. Godfrey Saazi was equally supplemented by Hon. Katabaazi of Kalungu. It was all about the preferential treatment being given to buses, even when the tonnage is extremely higher than for some of the trucks. By the way, the complaints about trucks are rife. In fact, what they are waiting for is to generate signatures. Mr Speaker, you will soon receive a petition here from these truck owners.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yes. What Hon. Karim is saying is nearly true because we got the instructions to do about 16-18 units. We have completed a few and I think even in Mbale we are on course. Maybe by the end of next month, it should be done. We are working to make sure that it is done. What is also true is that the equipment was brought as the constructions were going on. I was personally in Kabale, there is one in Yumbe, Jinja is nearly done and all these other regional hospitals. The challenges of money notwithstanding, we have made the undertaking to make sure that we complete.

10152 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT The underperformance in the absorption of funds by the local governments was attributed to a number of factors on a case-by-case basis, including late recruitment of teachers, delayed access of staff to the payroll among others. The underperforming local governments included Agago District Local Government, which absorbed only 77 percent of the funds released to it; Gulu District Local Government also absorbed 77 percent; Koboko District Local Government also registered 77 percent; and Lira and Apac District Local Government at 81 percent. On the other hand, the local governments that absorbed close to the target included: Kitgum District Local Government with a return of 98 percent, Kitgum Municipal Council at 96 percent, Pader District Local Government at 96 percent, and Amuru District Local Government at 92 percent. Local revenue performance The total approved local revenue budget for the local government was Shs 223 billion, of which Shs 131 billion was released back to the local governments, representing 59 percent. The warrants or releases are based on what the local governments collect and is deposited with the consolidated fund as per the requirements of Section 29 (2) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. In the same vein, the 48 entities had an approved local revenue budget of Shs 48.273 billion, and a sum of Shs 29.265 billion was availed, hence an underperformance of Shs 19 billion. A number of local governments under review posted good performance, led by Yumbe District Local Government at 137 percent, followed by Maracha District Local Government at 127 percent, while the least performance was registered by Kitgum Municipal Council, which realised only 16 percent of its approved local revenue budget, Apac District Local Government at 32 percent and Agago District Local Government at 38 percent, as per the budget performance. Committee Observations The Committee observed thus: i) Local Government did not receive all appropriated budget resources and therefore, failed to implement planned activities; ii) The unspent balance was attributed to a number of factors, including failure to recruit, delayed deployment of teachers by Ministry of Education, failure to procure contractors under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) programme, delayed completion of projects under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UgIFT) Programme, among others; and iii) Majority of local governments reviewed, absorbed and did perform above 80 percent. Committee recommendations The committee recommends thus: (i) The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development accounts for the under-release of funds to the local government. (ii) Accounting officers under whose supervision local governments failed to utilise funds released to them be held personally liable. (iii) Entities whose absorption of funds was below 80 per cent be subjected to further investigation to ascertain underlying factors of the gross underperformance. (iv) The accounting officers should develop clear revenue enhancement plans to assist the district in future revenue mobilisation. (v) The accounting officers should make follow-up with the Ministry of Finance on the shortfalls affecting service delivery. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR [Mr Olanya]

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity. Allow me to thank the Minister of Internal Affairs for this important statement. I happen to come from Yumbe District, which is one of the districts bordering South Sudan. The district is globally known for hosting the largest number of refugees in Uganda and in the world. Mr Speaker, allow me to bring to the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs the issue of security threats along borders, which is affecting our people in terms of economic development. In Yumbe District, we have two subcounties; Kochi Subcounty and Kerwa Subcounty. Most of the people in these subcounties who majorly base on agriculture cannot go to their gardens because those gardens are along the border. When they try their level best to farm for the sustainability of their families, the South Sudanese encroach and chase them away from their gardens. At night, their animals are also raided; it is a serious issue. I really appreciate and bear witness that the Government of Uganda normally engages the Government of South Sudan on issues of security. However, I suggest that this engagement should not only be to investigate what is happening; there should be action taken. For example, we have always talked about opening border security points so that our people know where they belong and when they can settle down to do their work. Thank you so much.

9372 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Infrastructure development, especially roads and bridges, are enablers of wealth creation, poverty alleviation, faster movement of goods and services, movement of ambulances for referral cases to the hospitals and communication as well as security. Mr Speaker, for all these, I would like to thank the President for the development so far achieved. On the other hand, the ferry services in Obongi and Laropi in Moyo District, across the Nile, often break down and this interrupts the free movement of goods and services. Hence, there is need for a bridge across the Nile at a place called Laropi. Mr Speaker, the procurement process for the tarmacking of Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road started in 2017, but up to now, we are not seeing any results on the ground. So, we request for the fast-tracking of the procurement process because as, I talk, the road is unmotorable; very muddy, very corrugated, thereby causing accidents –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a point of national importance regarding an unresolved land conflict between Obongi District and Yumbe District. This land involves the villages of Mureliam, Kali in Kali Parish, Itula subcounty in Obongi District. This is a protracted matter that has been on right from the time Obongi was under Moyo District. Efforts were made by Moyo District Local Government to have this matter resolved and an inter-ministerial committee was set up. Recommendations were set to resolve this border matter but to-date, Government has not taken any action. Consequently, farmers have been evicted from using this land. There are Government programmes that have been planned by Itula subcounty and the most recent was the land fill under Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP) that was stopped by security operatives from Yumbe District Local Government. Mr Speaker, this same land resulted in bloodshed and loss of property. My prayers are: 1. That the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development expedites the process of resolving this border conflict – (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a point of national importance regarding an unresolved land conflict between Obongi District and Yumbe District. This land involves the villages of Mureliam, Kali in Kali Parish, Itula subcounty in Obongi District. This is a protracted matter that has been on right from the time Obongi was under Moyo District. Efforts were made by Moyo District Local Government to have this matter resolved and an inter-ministerial committee was set up. Recommendations were set to resolve this border matter but to-date, Government has not taken any action. Consequently, farmers have been evicted from using this land. There are Government programmes that have been planned by Itula subcounty and the most recent was the land fill under Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP) that was stopped by security operatives from Yumbe District Local Government. Mr Speaker, this same land resulted in bloodshed and loss of property. My prayers are: 1. That the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development expedites the process of resolving this border conflict – (Member timed out.)

9121 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 15 JUNE 2023 Madam Speaker, after the on-going audit of the Government payroll, the ban on recruitment will also be lifted to enable cover the staffing gaps in education. Government will continue to support sports activities and entertainment talents and enforce copyrights for performing artists. Safe Water The national coverage for safe and clean water for human consumption now stands at 70 per cent; with 67 per cent in rural areas and 72 per cent in urban areas, but we still need more. In rural areas, gravity flow schemes have been completed at Lirima in Manafwa, Lukalu- Kabasanda in Butambala and Nyabuhikye- Kikyenke in Ibanda. Piped water systems have also been constructed at Nyakabingo in Rukungiri, Kabuyanda in Isingiro, and Orom Water Supply System in Kitgum-Lamwo. In addition, 40 solar-powered mini-piped schemes serving 173,000 persons have been constructed across 15 least-served districts including Lyantonde, Sembabule, Yumbe, Rakai, Buyende, Kamuli and Kakumiro. In urban areas, nine piped water supply and sanitation systems have been completed in Dokolo, Padibe - Lamwo, Odramacaku - Arua, Kagadi, Morulem and Alerek (Abim), and Kambuga II in Kanungu. Access to safe and clean water will be enhanced to achieve 85 per cent coverage in rural areas and 100 per cent coverage in urban areas by the year 2025. Next year, the main activities towards this goal include the construction of 1,540 boreholes in 1,050 villages and town wards; building 49 large, 67 medium and 80 small piped water schemes in both urban and rural areas, and the rehabilitation and maintenance of 50 water systems in growth centres. Interventions that build human capital have been allocated Shs 9.57 trillion, representing 18.2 per cent of the total budget. In addition, the Government, together with the World Bank, are implementing the $500 million in Uganda through the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer programme to construct health centres III, IV, seed secondary schools and micro-scale irrigation facilities in local governments that do not have these facilities. Enhancing Infrastructure Stock and Quality The stock and quality of infrastructure is a key enabler for economic growth, development and social transformation. Transport Infrastructure Transport infrastructure development has been a major hallmark of Uganda’s recent economic development. The road sector in 1986 totalled 7,900 km. Today, it has expanded twenty-fold to almost 160,000 km. While only 6,700 km of today’s road network is paved, the road network now allows access to even the remotest parts of Uganda. Next financial year, we will substantially complete 16 national road projects including Atiak-Laropi, Moroto-Lokitanyala, Kawuku- Bwerenga, Namugonde-Bugiri, Nsambya- Mukwano, the Kampala Flyover and Rushere Town and Kyamate Access roads. In addition, priority will be accorded to maintenance of existing road networks, both national and District Urban and Community Access Roads (DUCAR). The Bukungu-Kagwara- Kaberamaido (BKK) Ferry and related landing sites, and Lake Bunyonyi ferries and their landing sites will also be completed. Madam Speaker, emergency repairs of the Kampala-Malaba Metre Gauge Railway were completed this year. (Applause) My team will have to come and explain this. The full rehabilitation of the Kampala–Malaba and Tororo–Gulu Metre Gauge Railway will

I put the question that Shs 11,926,771,000 be provided for as recurrent expenditure for Vote 421: Kayunga Referral Hospital for Financial Year 2023/2024. ( Question put and agreed to.) Vote 422: Yumbe Referral Hospital

I put the question that Shs 10,888,459,000 be provided for as recurrent expenditure for Vote 422: Yumbe Referral Hospital for Financial Year 2023/2024. (Question put and agreed to.) Vote 501: Uganda Mission at the United Nations, New York

8760 BUDGETARY PROPOSALS & ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 263) Vote 934: Yumbe District – Shs 42,937,851,000 264) Vote 935: Zombo District – Shs 22,920,039,000

8767 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023 8. Vote 412: Lira Hospital - Shs 120,000,000 9. Vote 413: Mbarara Regional Hospital - Shs 5,230,000,000 10. Vote 414: Mubende Regional Referral Hospital – 150,000,000 11. Vote 415: Moroto Regional Referral Hospital - Shs 120,000,000 12. Vote 416: Naguru Referral Hospital - Shs 240,000,000 13. Vote 417: Kiruddu Referral Hospital - Shs 1,530,000,000 14. Vote 418: Kawempe Referral Hospital - Shs 900,000,000 15. Vote 419: Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital - Shs 900,000,000 16. Vote 420: Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital - Shs 2,268,000,000 17. Vote 421: Kayunga Referral Hospital - Nil 18. Vote 422: Yumbe Referral Hospital - Nil

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance about the tribal attacks involving the Kuku of South Sudan, the Madi of Uganda and Aringa of Yumbe. It resulted into the displacement of some people. The issue is about fighting over land and the boundary in Gwere West in Moyo District. Some South Sudanese attacked Gobiri Trading Centre, Embe, Linyamiro and Etia in Gwere

8682 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR [Mr Aza] West Parish in Lefori Subcounty. They also went ahead and attacked Goboro, Feya, Fitina Mbaya and Mgburugburuchu in Kochi Subcounty in Yumbe District. Most of the homes that were attacked and torched belong to the Aringa of Yumbe, Kakwa of Koboko and people from Maracha and Terego, who are settled near the border with South Sudan. Over 400 grass-thatched houses were torched. The Ugandans retaliated by attacking the Kuku tribe in Gwere West in Moyo District where over 100 head of cattle were driven away towards Yumbe and 20 houses were torched. This has resulted into tension, displacement of people, destruction of property, looting of domestic animals, bicycles, motorcycles, clothes, foodstuffs and torture. (Interruption)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It is very unfortunate that the people of Yumbe are facing a crisis arising from border tensions. How I wish the Government could fast-track that since it involves an international border. The solutions to border challenges, internally and externally, were resolved by the Addis Ababa Resolution when independence was granted to nations after the partitioning of the continent in a meeting that agreed that there would be no alterations of borders or boundaries within different countries. This leads us to the situation we have been having in Tororo. We were sent to London to verify the boundaries between Tororo County and West Budama. Madam Speaker, I want to inform the House that we are waiting for the release of that report that is expected to be done by His Excellency the President. In London, details regarding all border disputes are in the Commonwealth archives. We got maps dating before independence and the partitioning of Africa. Also, all boundaries can be verified in London, if what is locally available is not authentic.

8269 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023 Disclaimer: The electronic version of the Official Report of the proceedings of Parliament (Hansard) is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Office of the Clerk to Parliament. roads are doing badly and the road sector needs serious funding. However, I have concerns and I need the committee to capture them. There are those roads in West Nile that have been earmarked by donors. For instance, we have Koboko–Yumbe–Moyo Road of about 105 kilometers. The World Bank is willing and has been waiting for the Government to clear the compensation process but the procurement has taken forever. There is also the Manibe–Terego–Yumbe Road; the feasibility study and the design has taken more than 10 years. You wonder what is happening and yet we have donors who are willing to come in to tarmac our roads; I just need clarity on this. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to thank the committee for the good report. I am an MP from the South Sudan border and really, there is a need to increase money for security agencies, especially the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), who are the chairpersons of the district security committees. There is also a need to increase funding for ISO and ESO. There is a need for a security tracking system for these agencies and a need for motorcycles and motor vehicles for foreign intelligence gathering. This is simply because we are surrounded by countries that are at war. Take for example, there are issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in the Sudan right now, as I speak. So, there is a need to increase funding for the security agencies for border security, especially the stretch from Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, to Adjumani, which are along the border. There are issues of the proliferation of small arms. These small arms are being brought by the refugees into the country. So, the intelligence system must be strengthened. Thank you very much.

Mr Speaker, the health sub- programme has 29 reports. Allow me to cruise through and slow down, where I think we need some more clarification and more explanation. There has been a decline from 7.3 per cent of the health sub-programme budget in relation to the total budget to 6.5 per cent. I would like to draw your attention to page 9, table 3.2 which shows the overall health sub-programme budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024. The categories are; wage, non- wage, domestic development and external development. Mr Speaker, you can see from the Financial Year 2022/2023 to Financial Year 2023/2024, there has been an overall decline of Shs 181.86 billion, which represents a negative drop of 6.8 per cent. However, there were projected increases in wage and non-wage of Shs 48.16 billion and Shs 54.97 billion. The decline was in domestic development and external development. One of the factors that were attributed to that was that some of the projects were exiting, and a ban on development. Mr Speaker, I would like to draw your attention to page 11. I encourage IT to flash it up, that is, table 4. It shows the specific allocations for various Votes, that is, the Financial Year 2023/2024 and it gives us the nominal change for all the Votes. For Financial Year 2022/2023, it was Shs 2.679 billion, for Financial Year 2023/2024, Shs 2.497 trillion, meaning there was a negative drop of Shs 366 billion. I would like to draw your attention to page 13, table 5 on Vote-specific allocation for wages. We see an increment of wage across all the Votes combined, of Shs 48.16 billion. That represents an increment of Shs 16.7 billion. Let me now go to the committee observation and recommendations. Under the Ministry of Health, there have been health budget cuts to the tune of Shs 181.86 billion. The committee recommends that Parliament reverses the proposed cuts under non-wage amounting to Shs 74.5 billion and adequately provides for resources to facilitate the provision of subventions to the affected services in order to avoid a likely crisis during budget implementation in the Financial Year 2023/2024. Mr Speaker, there is an annex attached; Annex A shows the subventions that were affected. In Annex A, there is an allocation to private not-for-profit hospitals. These play a very big role in the health service delivery in this country and they have been affected by these cuts. I beg that the budget cuts are restored. Otherwise, there has been a budget cut to Uganda Red Cross services. Uganda Red Cross Service is usually the first responder whenever we have emergencies. They are also involved in blood recruitment drives. Otherwise, we foresee a situation of inadequate blood in the country getting worse. Mr Speaker, I would like to draw your attention to table 12 which shows staffing levels for the newly elevated hospitals. On page 26, there is an inadequate budget for wages - and this cuts across all hospitals - to the tune of Shs 40.78 billion. Table 12 singles out the regional referral hospitals of Entebbe, Kayunga, Yumbe, Kawempe and Kiruddu, which shows positions filled at 28 per cent, 24.7 per cent, 23 per cent, 33 per cent and 35 per cent. Kawempe, for instance, delivers between 60 to 100 babies per day, yet their staffing is at 33 per cent. It is our humble wish that these wage percentages are increased between 65 and 70 per cent which tantamount to an increment of Shs 40.78 billion. Mr Speaker, I would like to draw your attention to page 28 on inadequate funding to support the renovation and equipping of hospitals. The committee recommends that an additional Shs 24.1 billion be provided in the Financial Year 2023/2024 to ensure the renovation and equipping of hospitals and health facilities is fast-tracked as a means of decongesting

7843 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023 The district has designated 40 COVID-19 vaccination points and 37 Hepatitis B screening centres in all health centres in the district for six days. centres in the district for six days. The health management and response teams are handling COVID-19 as well as Hepatitis B and extending effective services to host communities and refugees. Madam Speaker, we enjoin our political leaders and other community leaders to take lead in the vaccination and screening exercise of COVID-19 and Hepatitis B so that the population embraces the exercise to save the host communities and refugees in Adjumani District. Hon. Norah Bigirwa Nyendwoha, Woman Representative for Buliisa, said that many parts of the country are facing drought, which is affecting the production of food and cash crops. The farmers are entering the first season of the year and usually, it is very short with little rain. Government, over time, has been promising to support Ugandan farmers - both small and large scale - with irrigation schemes for the farmers to access water for production. However, this seems not to have taken off and many farmers are worried. Her prayers are that: I should assure this House and our farmers the extent of Government’s assurance to access water for production. When is the Government fulfilling the promise on the solar power irrigation systems? My response is that the Government has continued its efforts to invest and improve access to water for production. The Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, is supervising the construction of six irrigation schemes in different parts of the country including Mubuku II, Doho II, Ngenge and Rwengaju, to mention, but a few. Construction of the irrigation schemes including Acomai in Sironko and Atari in Kween have started. The Government has supported farmers and farmer groups by installing solar-powered irrigation schemes in various sites in the districts of Ntungamo, Hoima, Mubende, Kamuli, Koboko, Kumi, Kabale, Mukono, Kiboga, Buvuma, Ssembabule, Kayunga, Yumbe, Kaberamaido, Kaliro, Buikwe, Masindi, Butambala, Bukomansimbi, Kapachorwa, Iganga, Kaabong, Rukungiri, Amolatar, Adjumani, Mbale, Pader, Rukiga, Nakaseke and Katakwi, among others. This is to promote adoption of improved and efficient water for agricultural technologies for the crops and livestock. The Government has constructed over 1,555 valley tanks with a total holding capacity of 10,840,000 cubic metres in order to address the challenge of water for animals, especially in the cattle corridor and drought prone districts. Honourable members, even Buliisa will eventually benefit. Hon. Geoffrey Macho, Member of Parliament for Busia Municipality asked that Busia Boarder Seed Secondary School is located in Mukungu B Village, Central Parish, Eastern Division in Busia Municipality. The school was started in 2019 and had an enrolment of 497 students by the close of year 2022. The school was started as a response to Government’s policy of having public secondary schools at subcounty level. It also came as a result of a Presidential pledge. Though Busia Municipality donated land of approximately 25 acres, the Government has not come up clearly to ensure that people benefit from the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Programme (USEP). His prayers are that: 1. The Ministry of Education and Sports comes out clearly on the USEP in relation to this school before term one of 20 – Madam Speaker, these questions came earlier, but since we have not had a chance – it says at the start of the term. 2. The ministry should implement the Presidential pledge.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to lay on the Table the policy statement for the health sub-programme for Financial Year 2023/2024: Vote 014 – Ministry of Health Vote 114 - Uganda Cancer Institute Vote 115 – Uganda Heart Institute Vote 116 - National Medical Stores Vote 127 - Uganda Virus Research Institute Vote 134 - Health Service Commission Vote 151 - Uganda Blood Transfusion Service Vote 401 - Mulago National Referral Hospital Vote 402 - Butabika Hospital Vote 403 - Arua Regional Referral Hospital Vote 404 - Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital Vote 405 - Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Vote 406 - Hoima Regional Referral Hospital Vote 407 - Jinja Regional Referral Hospital Vote 408 - Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Vote 409 - Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Vote 410 - Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Vote 411 - Soroti Regional Referral Hospital Vote 412 - Lira Regional Referral Hospital Vote 413 - Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Vote 414 - Mubende Regional Referral Hospital Vote 415 - Moroto Regional Referral Hospital Vote 416 - Naguru National Referral Hospital Vote 417 - Kiruddu Regional Referral Hospital Vote 418 - Kawempe Regional Referral Hospital Vote 419 - Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital Vote420 - Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital Vote 421 - Kayunga Referral Hospital Vote 422 - Yumbe Referral Hospital Vote 612 - Local Governments and the other annex attached. Madam Speaker, I beg to lay.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My concern is about the status of the Uganda National Roads Authority roads in Arua City. Most of the roads have become impassable. It is now about three or four years and some of our roads have not been worked on – for instance, Oluko-Ocodri Road, Manibe- Wandi-Yumbe Road and Adumi Road, via Lia Customs. Mr Speaker, most of the trucks, these days, fall off as they transport people’s goods to the border. I would like to know from the Prime Minister what the fate of those roads is. Even His Excellency – for about three terms now - has made pledges regarding these UNRA roads, for instance, the Manibe-Wandi-Yumbe Road in Arua City. However, to date, it has not been implemented. Shall we really consider that it will be implemented? Thank you.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, for this golden opportunity. I take this opportunity to thank COSASE very much for this comprehensive and elaborate report. Madam Speaker, our roads have been facing the same challenges that COSASE has observed. There are terms used by UNRA like “road under procurement” or “a project, which is yet to be funded”. For example, Koboko-Yumbe- Moyo Road has been “under procurement” for three years. Madam Speaker, I seek advice from the ministry on how long it takes for new roads to be “under procurement”. Thank you.

Honourable minister, Yumbe-Zombo Road has been “under procurement” from the beginning up today. At least, give us a promise on that road – do you have information? I hope you are not a member of the committee.

The Koboko-Yumbe Road procurement started in 2015. As of today, they have just - I think they are evaluating expression of interests. That is one of the roads you are working on. Could you give us more assurance, honourable minister?

Madam Speaker, thank you very much. I would like to appreciate the report. Before I put forward what I wanted to say, I would like to give information to the minister that for the Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road, I remember in 10 th Parliament, we were given money by the World Bank -

Yes, it was a grant. They were going to work on Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road. Up to today, Madam Speaker, there is nothing.

Thank you. Honourable minister, I hope you are taking notes. You heard the issue of Yumbe-Koboko-Zombo Road.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Like I had said, out of the loan of $110 million, $22.5 million was earmarked for infrastructure - to improve infrastructure in 81 health facilities. This was divided into six lots. The lot in question is Lot 6, which was worth $24 billion - VAT inclusive. The contractor was BMK. They were supposed to construct maternity units and extras like pit latrines and placenta pits in 14 health facilities in West Nile and in Northern Uganda. The duration of the project was 16 months and it was supposed to commence on 15 March 2021, upon signing of the project contract. However, site handover was delayed to May 2021. The contract was supposed to run till 30 September 2022. The supervising architect was KK Partnership Architects. The Ministry of Health advanced 30 per cent of the total contract sum totalling to about Shs 6 billion to BMK to enable them mobilise and bring equipment to the site and start preliminary construction. BMK provided performance security in the form of a bank guarantee worth approximately Shs 6 billion and environmental and social safety guarantees of approximately Shs 1.9 billion, respectively. The objective of our visit, as a committee - which was very important - was to ascertain the physical progress of the works, among others. We had received many complaints from the citizens of West Nile and Northern Uganda, but most importantly, the politicians, about the delayed progress. In other parts of the country, they were 80 per cent and in this particular area, they had not yet reached even 50 per cent, yet we were running out of time. The committee also conducted a financial and legal analysis of the project to have a holistic scrutiny of the project. The sites visited were Panyimur in Pakwach, Kuchwiny in Nebbi, Kochi in Yumbe, Lobule in Koboko, Oluvu in Maracha, Awoo in Omoro, Akura in Alebtong, Anyangatir in Lira City and Kamdini in Oyam. Key findings from the field visit The committee found that on average, the civil works in nine sites ranged from between 55 per [Dr Ayume] SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT

6348 In northern Uganda, we have Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuru, Apac, Omoro, Arua, Dokolo, Gulu, Kaabong, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Lamwo, Lira, Maracha, Moroto, Moyo, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Nebbi, Nwoya, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pakwach, Yumbe, Zombo, Obongi, Terego, Karenga, Kwania, Madi-Okollo, Nabilatuk, and Obongi. In Western Uganda, we have Buhweju, Buliisa, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu, Bushenyi, Hoima, Ibanda, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Kabarole, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kasese, Kibale, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Masindi, Mbarara, Mitooma, Ntoroko, Rubanda, Rubirizi, Rukiga, Rukungiri, Sheema, Kikuube, Kazo and Rwampara. Madam Speaker, those are the areas that will be covered by the project.

6233 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT O F U GANDA TUESDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2022 2. To analyse the type of accidents and the total admissions; 3. To conduct an in-depth analysis of the total estimated costs of road traffic accidents and to review challenges in the road safety sector in the country; and 4. To develop a policy brief and recommendation in terms of laws, training, monitoring, and specific budget allocations that policymakers can consider in addition to increasing funding. The hospitals whose data we analysed were Arua, Entebbe, Fort Portal, Gulu, Hoima, Jinja, Kabale, Masaka, Mbale, Soroti, Lira, Mbarara, Mubende, Yumbe, Moroto and Naguru regional referral hospitals, and Mulago National Referral Hospital. When coming up with a cost of treatment, we interfaced with the consultants of Mulago and asked them what it costs to treat a patient who is severely injured, moderately injured or with mild injuries. We came up with the guided figures. We also looked at documents: the Annual Health Sector Performance Report, the police accident reports, reports from regional referral hospitals and so forth. Madam Speaker, let me go to some of the results on page 13. In 2018, the total number of accidents were 12,805. Of these 3,194 were fatal. In 2019, the total number of accidents are 12,858. Of these 3,407 were fatal. In 2020, 12,249 accidents occurred; 3,269 were fatal. In 2021, we had a spike, 17,443 accidents occurred and 3,757 were fatal. Madam Speaker, if I break it down to the magnitude of the injuries, and people killed: in 2018, 3,689 people died from accidents. Those seriously injured were 9,541, and those slightly injured were 1,881. In 2019, those who died were 3,880 and those seriously Injured were 9,635. Those slightly injured were 1,175. In 2020, those who were killed were 3,663, those seriously injured were 8,370, and those slightly injured were 979. Finally, in 2021, those who died were 4,159, the seriously injured were 12,589 and those slightly injured were 1,287. Madam Speaker, I would like to draw your attention to table nine. That is comparison of fatalities by road user groups. From that table - I wish the IT man could flush it - motorcyclists accounted for the biggest number of fatalities in all the four years, followed by passengers on motorcycles, followed by pedestrians. There is clear evidence to show that motorcycles, commonly known as boda boda s, are the biggest cause of injuries but most importantly, deaths from road traffic accidents. Page 15: causes of the crashes. We had reckless or careless driving, over speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, and cars in dangerous mechanical conditions; the causes are up there. I would like to draw your attention to page 21: total admissions. Table 12 on page 21 shows the highest number of cases of admissions due to motorcycles, commonly known as boda boda s. If we break it down by sex, males were certainly more affected and these were males above five years, compared to females. I think it is quite clear on the table. I would like to draw your attention to table 22: again, the problem is boda boda s. Madam Speaker, on the issue of the costs that we pay, that is page 34 - Mr IT, can you please move to page 34? - We broke it down into the costs based on critical level four, critical level three and critical level one. The overall daily cost that we spend on treating accidents is Shs 877 million monthly. It comes to Shs 26 billion and annually, it comes to Shs 315 billion. That is what the sector needs to be able to treat victims of accidents. As Chairperson of the Committee on Health, I know very well that we do not appropriate this amount of money for accidents and

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Over the weekend, I lost a cousin, at the age of 31, as a result of suicide and he was a medical practitioner. West Nile has a very big problem of youths abusing substances. There was a social media recording, where a young man, after eating mairungi , was telling a person questioning him that this is used as a family planning method; that after eating mairungi , they will not be able to look at women. If you look at the rate at which young men are stripping themselves naked and moving on the streets of Yumbe and Arua, you notice that it is a big problem. I appeal to Members to support the motion so that we can improve the situation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. This is a response to the question raised by Hon. Ababiku Jesca, Adjumani District Woman MP, on the impending expiry of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) project in refugee hosting districts. We have a running programme in 11 refugee- hosting districts of Adjumani, Terego, Madi- Okollo, Moyo, Obongi, Yumbe, Lamwo. They have signed a civil works contract for a total of 36 sub-projects. Right now, they have reported full mobilisation of their contractors with varying stages of construction ongoing. Mr Speaker, about the expiry of the USMID; USMID is supposed to expire in December 2023. Nevertheless, as a ministry, we have started engaging all the stakeholders to enable us have a successor-project that will benefit our cities and some of the municipalities. That is the statement as of now. I beg to submit. RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The border between Uganda and Sudan is very porous, especially stretching from Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo, Adjumani up to Amuru. The refugees move without check. There are urban refugees who move from town to town without control. There are some in Arua Town, others in Koboko Town, Yumbe Town, Moyo Town, Adjumani Town and so on. They move without control. Apart from that, we also have these rural refugees that have settled in the settlement camps, but their movement is uncontrolled and unchecked. I am afraid this will lead to the spread of Ebola in our region. Honourable minister, I want to interest you to come down there and see what is taking place there. People are moving without control - I want to repeat. Thank you.