Bokora County

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to also emphasise the registration bit. I lead a county that borders Abim, Kapelebyong and Kotido. There are villages like Aolio that are shared. Sometimes, you find that the LC1 chairperson does not know where he belongs. Therefore, he registers people from Abim and Napak, so we often find confusion about where it belongs. My prayer to the Minister of Local Government is to find a way for them to open the border for us so that we can know where some of our LC1 areas belong.

It is a practice in this Parliament that when a loan comes, the President has to give approval to it. The President wrote a letter approving this loan. Actually, he did not only approve this loan, but also approved Karamoja multipurpose water development projects at Lokopei in Napak District, but the minister has never presented it. They were supposed to be moving to the same money lenders or whatever the case may be, but Karamoja is missing in this. I want to seek clarification from the minister: Why did you come with half information? There is no information about Karamoja yet the President cleared it. You presented a wrong letter from the President. This letter was on 15 December 2021. He is presenting something else, but he was not talking about this. This is the information we have, as Members.

9 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026 56. Kirungi Annet Pamela Woman Representative Kabarole NRM 57. Kyogabiirwe Jackie Muganda Woman Representative Kyegegwa NRM 58. Lanyero Christine Awany Woman Representative Nwoya NRM 59. Logose Sarah Annet Woman Representative Butaleja NRM 60. Lokii John Baptist (Dr) Matheniko County Moroto NRM 61. Lokoru Albert Tepeth County Moroto Independent 62. Lokoru Stephenson Yoyo Chekwii East County Nakapiripirit NRM 63. Longoli Simon Peter Chekwii County (Kadam) Nakapiripirit NRM 64. Lubega George Willy Bugangaizi South County Kakumiro NRM 65. Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira Nyendo-Mukungwe County Masaka City NUP 66. Lugoloobi Amos Ntenjeru County North Kayunga NRM 67. Kiwanuka Sulaiman Nakifuma County Mukono NUP 68. Kuteesa Mary Kamuli Mwenge County South Kyenjojo NRM 69. Kyeyune Ivan Nakasongola County Nakasongola NUP 70. Lakisa Mercy Faith Woman Representative Alebtong NRM 71. Lenia Charity Kevin Vurra County Arua NRM 72. Mutebi Benard Mugoya Bulamogi County Kaliro Independent 73. Katooko Sylivia Damba Woman Representative Kibuku NRM 74. Kayogera Yona Busiki North County Namutumba Independent 75. Kiti Peter T’oo County Bukwo NRM 76. Lolem Micah Akasile Upe County Amudat NRM 77. Locap Peterkhen Bokora East County Napak NRM 78. Linda Irene City Woman Representative Fort Portal City NRM 79. Lokubal Emma Woman Representative Nabilatuk NRM 80. Katusiime Adrine Woman Representative Sheema NRM 81. Loluk Fidelis Logwee Napore West County Karenga Independent 82. Komakech Christopher Aruu County Pader NRM 83. Muzaid Khemis Arua Central Division Arua City FDC 84. Lamwaka Catherine Woman Representative Omoro NRM 85. Kiwanuka Abdallah Mukono County North Mukono NUP 86. Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo Kyotera County Kyotera NRM (The House was suspended at 11.42 a.m.) (On resumption at 1.00 p.m., the Deputy Clerk, Parliamentary Affairs presiding.) 87. Lokwang Hillary Ik County Kaabong NRM 88. Lowila CD Oketayot Woman Representative Pader NRM 89. Lugoloobi Willy Bageyente Bujumba County Kalangala NRM 90. Lugwar Benson Agogo North County Agago Independent 91. Lukyamuzi David Kalwanga Busujju County Mityana NUP 92. Kiwanuka Keefa Kiboga East County Kiboga NRM 93. Maala Zahrah Luyirika Makindye Division West Kampala NUP 94. Makumbi Henry Kamya Mityana County South Mityana NRM 95. Mariam Seif Woman Representative Iganga NRM 96. Mafabi Asha Nabulo Woman Representative Sironko NRM 97. Mamawi James Adjumani East County Adjumani Independent 98. Masaba Karim Industrial Division Mbale City Independent 99. Matembu Chriss Wataka Bubulo County West Manafwa Independent 100. Matovu Emmanuel Magoola Busiro County East Wakiso Independent 101. Mawanda Micheal Maranga Igara County East Bushenyi NRM

11 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026 153. Mao Nobert Laroo-Pece Division Gulu City DP 154. Mwiru Paul Jinja South Division East Jinja City NUP 155. Nabadduka Annet Woman Representative Kibaale Independent 156. Nabakooba Judith Nalule Woman Representative Mityana NRM 157. Nabawanuka Sumayah Mubende Municipality Mubende NUP 158. Nabirye Annet Woman Representative Luuka NRM 159. Nabukenya Brenda Woman Representative Luweero NUP 160. Nagujja Judith Woman Representative Buvuma NRM 161. Najjuma Sarah Woman Representative Nakaseke NRM 162. Nakadama Rukia Isanga Woman Representative Mayuge NRM 163. Nakawuki Susan Nsambu Mawokota County South Mpigi NRM 164. Nakazibwe Hope Grania Woman Representative Mubende NRM 165. Nakisita Betty Mpongo Woman Representative Namutumba Independent 166. Nakiyi Julius Muntu Budadiri County East Sironko NRM 167. Nakut Faith Loru Woman Representative Napak NRM 168. Nakweede Harriet Woman Representative Kayunga NUP 169. Naluyima Betty Ethel Woman Representative Wakiso NUP 170. Namanya Viola Woman Representative Ntungamo NRM 171. Namara Dennis Buyaga West County Kagadi NRM 172. Namatende Eunice Woman Representative Bugiri NRM 173. Nambaziira Florence Woman Representative Ssembabule NRM 174. Nambeshe John Baptist Manjiya County Bududa NUP The Uganda National Anthem The East African Community Anthem (The House rose at 4.15 p.m. and adjourned until Friday, 15 May 2026, at 8.00 a.m.)

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.)

Honourable members, there is no place that does not bring economic activity. No district is unimportant. This is why you have all these representatives here. We will not start belittling other districts. In my district, I do not have tarmac, but I have economic activity. I have all the investments in that district but you cannot say places without return on investment should not bring - what return on investment are you looking at? We are saying the Government should provide us with roads, whether tarmac or not, but good roads. People are dying in accidents because of these roads. You cannot say you only need roads in Kampala or Kira because you have economic activity. So what? Do you mean villages like Napak should not have roads? Honourable members, pursuant to Rule 156(2) of the Rules of Procedure, I refer this report to the Committee on Budget for harmonisation, reconciliation and consolidation. We are going to have a debate on infrastructure and have it on the Order Paper on Tuesday. Thank you. Next.

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.

17491 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 5 JUNE 2025 To achieve this goal, the Government is accelerating the construction of solar-powered irrigation schemes; medium-scale irrigation schemes, earth dams, communal and individual valley tanks, and large-scale irrigation schemes across the country. The construction works for 92 solar-powered irrigation schemes have been completed, adding an irrigation area of 900 acres. These are in the districts of Apac, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukomansimbi, Buliisa, Bushenyi, Butambala, Buvuma, Gomba, Hoima, Isingiro, Kakumiro, etc. The new solar-powered irrigation schemes have benefitted 110,000 farmers and production yield from 120 schemes has increased to 3,600 tons per season. The major crop enterprises in these irrigation schemes include green pepper, onions, Irish potatoes, watermelons, tomatoes, apples, cabbages, pineapples, coffee, eggplants, vanilla, grapes, mangoes, and pumpkins. The construction works are also ongoing for 22 solar-powered irrigation demonstration sites in the districts of Kabarole, Kyenjojo, Kole, Gulu, Napak, Abim, etc. In Nakaseke District, the construction works for the Kirema Phase 1, a medium-scale irrigation scheme, have been completed; thus adding a total of 124 hectares and benefitting 50 farmers engaged in coffee growing, passion fruits, maize, and bananas. The construction works for the Wadelai Irrigation Scheme, 1,000 hectares in Pakwach District, stands at 93.5 per cent. The construction works for the Namaitsu medium- scale Irrigation Scheme in Bududa District stands at 70 per cent. Kawumu Irrigation Scheme, which is in Luwero District, is at 90 per cent, among others. A mega irrigation scheme, Nyimur, covering 3,300 hectares, has been constructed in Lamwo District. Do you know where Lamwo is? You people, you do not know where Lamwo is? Lamwo is far away, on the South Sudan border. Other construction works include the Acomai Irrigation Scheme in Bukedea District, covering 1,480 hectares, and targeting 1,600 households; Atari Irrigation Scheme in Kween/ Bulambuli districts, covering 680 hectares, targeting 2,667 households; and Namatala Irrigation Scheme in the Budaka, Mbale, and Butaleja districts, covering 3,450 hectares, targets 4,923 households. The current production of milk stands at 5.4 billion litres at the end of 2024, compared to 2.5 billion litres in the Financial Year 2017/2018. We have also identified and secured foreign markets through government-to-government interventions, e.g. Algeria and Nigeria. These countries are now buying our powdered milk. This has resulted into an increase in the value of milk and milk products, as already pointed out, from $28.7 million in the Financial Year 2014/2015 to $285 million in the 2024 year. A new processing factory, Benni Foods, has been commissioned and is currently operational with an installed capacity of 10,000 litres of milk per day. The total value of fish catches from all the water bodies has steadily increased since the Government deployed armed forces to assist in fisheries enforcement. Currently, we are producing 658,000 metric tonnes of fish annually. The availability of raw material fish sustained operations of 12 fish processing factories; you know that debate. The fisheries unit has been able to stop overfishing or reduce it, although they have also been accused – once in a while – of being sinners, but we can audit their work by looking at the 12 factories that are now processing fish. Many of these had closed. I will meet the fisheries people soon; I will meet the traditional fishing communities, but this is one of the facts. Are the factories operating or not? Had they closed or not? When we meet, we shall discuss this. According to this one here, 12 factories are now operating, processing 658,000 metric tonnes.

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

Vot DG.-|DtLE rrou*[UqX0O'l 889 Masindi District 2.283.561 890 Mafruse District 3.74r.314 891 Mbale District 4.258.404 892 llfbarara District 3.574.783 893 Mitooma District 5.833.974 894 Mitlrana District 3.115.081 895 Moroto District t.903.749 896 Morro District 2.558.666 897 Mpigi District 2.989.567 898 Muberrde District 3.891.823 899 Mukono Distrist 3,57L.739 900 Nabilahrk District 2.235.822 901 Nakapiripirit District 3,L68.O24 902 Nakaseke District s.298.902 903 Nakasongola District 2,768.377 904 Nanarringo District 2.762,795 905 Naraisindwa District 3,760.490 906 Nanuhrmba District 2,790.205 907 Napak District 2.767.585 908 Nebbi Distf,ict 2.919,540 909 Ngora District 2.452.235 910 Ntoroko District 2,4L7,457 911 Nhrngamo District 5,001.791 9L2 Nrvoya District 4,385.464 913 Obong District 1,426,37L 914 Omoro District 4,102.293 915 Otulc District 2,067.969 916 Orram District 4,560.542 9L7 Pader Distrist 3,065.637 918 Pakcrach District 2,329.327 919 Pallisa District 2.5s7.798 920 Rakai District 3,859,310 92L Rubanda Distrirct 6,526,22L 922 Rubirizi District 3,908,2L7 923 Rukiga District .Gx, 7rtl 1,951,129 924 Bukungiri DisEict ( lflt I 4,367,466 925 Rwanpara District tfi \LIPV 3.910.185 Sembabule District 797 901 't I ,i , \$ 4, / -$ ge s 'd$t t t

Honourable members, you will recall that yesterday, the House granted leave to Hon. Faith Nakut, the Woman MP of Napak, to introduce a Private Member’s Bill, the Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bill. I am reliably informed that the Bill is ready for First Reading and I hereby invoke rule 127 and rule 134 of the Rules of Procedure, and invite Hon. Nakut, the sponsor, to lay the Bill for First Reading – (Hon. Oshabe rose_) No, let Hon. Nakut finish for the record, then you will come in with the procedural issue.

16954 APPROVAL OF BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2025/2026 The committee noted that these vacant positions are crucial to the ministry’s operation. However, these vacant positions are not in the ministry’s recruitment plan for the Financial Year 2025/2026 but were in the recruitment plan for the Financial Year 2024/2025, which was affected by RAPEX and would, therefore, be filled later as guided by the Public Service Commission. Recommendation The committee recommends that the Public Service Commission simultaneously recruit staff to the vacant positions in the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities while handling recruitment for Government agencies that were affected by RAPEX to ensure that the ministry has staff to provide strategic direction and implement policies. The committee recommends that, going forward, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities should embark on new projects after concluding ongoing projects. Mr Speaker, that is picked from the need to complete ongoing projects before embarking on new projects. I had skipped an observation on page 61. The committee had observed that the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities embarked on execution of new planned projects before the conclusion of earlier projects, for example, construction works at Katosi Martyrs Catholic Shrine, yet projects such as Napak Open Air Museum and Karamoja Museum were pending completion and funding gaps of Shs 5 billion and Shs 0.7 billion, respectively. Uganda Wildlife Authority There is a need to lift the ceiling of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to address human wildlife conflicts. The Committee observed that incidents of human wildlife conflict constitute one of the major challenges faced by the tourism development programme. However, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities has not been allocated adequate funds to address the incidences. The committee noted that wildlife resources continue to be threatened by increasing human- wildlife conflict. A total of 6,999 incidences of human-wildlife conflict were recorded over the last year, which is much higher than the 2,000 incidents recorded five years ago. The committee was informed by UWA that it has a funding gap of Shs 48 billion for the various activities, including installation of an electric fence as extracted in table 24 below. Those are the funding gaps where UWA desire to put electric fences in the different parks. The committee, therefore, recommends that the Government lifts the budget ceiling for UWA from Shs 191.9 billion to Shs 240 to enable UWA to spend as follows: (a) Shs 38 billion to address incidences of human wildlife conflict in Kidepo Valley National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, among others. For the nine activities in the table above. (b) Shs 6.2 billion to Uganda Wildlife Research Training Institute for completion of the girls’ hostel. (c) Shs 3.8 billion to UHTTI for ongoing construction of the girls’ hostel. Accountability of local governments on UWA revenue shared The committee recommends that UWA and local governments develop a framework to expedite accountability for the resources received from UWA for local governments and neighbouring wildlife protected areas in order to ensure timely remittance of the allocated funds. Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute Inadequate funding of Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute to deliver on its mandate. The committee recommends that affirmative action be undertaken to ensure that UHTTI is transferred into a tourism training centre for

Honourable members, our representative on this forum is Hon. Faith Loru Nakut, District Woman Representative of Napak, and the District Woman Member will table the report. Please go ahead.

16787 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025 50. Vote 871: Kotido District – Shs 503,436,072; 51. Vote 872: Kumi District – Shs 202,740,000; 52. Vote 879: Lamwo District – Shs 47,114,000; 53. Vote 880: Lira District – Shs 23,760,000; 54. Vote 881: Luuka District – Shs 56,760,000; 55. Vote 884: Lyantonde District – Shs 6,720,000; 56. Vote 885: Madi-Okollo District – Shs 44,695,393; 57. Vote 886: Manafwa District – Shs 251,040,000; 58. Vote 887: Maracha District – Shs 103,800,000; 59. Vote 892: Mbarara District – Shs 18,195,000; 60. Vote 896: Moyo District – Shs 11,070,000; 61. Vote 900: Nabilatuk District – Shs 36,240,000; 62. Vote 902: Nakaseke District – Shs 27,735,600; 63. Vote 904: Namayingo District – Shs 6,580,000; 64. Vote 906: Namutumba District – Shs 472,752,800; 65. Vote 907: Napak District – Shs 186,300,000; 66. Vote 910: Ntoroko District – Shs 23,400,000; 67. Vote 911: Ntungamo District – Shs 17,160,000; 68. Vote 912: Nwoya District – Shs 259,740,012; 69. Vote 914: Omoro District – Shs 92,920,000; 70. Vote 917: Pader District – Shs 356,782,000; 71. Vote 919: Pallisa District – Shs 114,335,970; 72. Vote 923: Rukiga District – Shs 51,000,000; 73. Vote 924: Rukungiri District – Shs 6,298,000; 74. Vote 925: Rwampara District – Shs 26,694,209; 75. Vote 928: Sironko District – Shs 60,000,000; 76. Vote 929: Soroti District – Shs 56,881,000; 77. Vote 932: Tororo District – Shs 3,035,429,737; 78. Vote 935: Zombo District – Shs 153,577,688; and Sub-total for local government – Shs 15,985,336,921.

Mr Speaker, I was here when Hon. Sylvia submitted, and when she did, Members laughed. I imagined the House needs some information which I need to give them. Not everyone in Karamoja is or was a raider. That was the information that must sink in. In 2006, when the Government launched a disarmament exercise in Karamoja, our people were told that those who had guns should bring them. However, our people asked, how do we protect our livestock? The Government said, bring the gun and bring your livestock to a Government-protected kraal. Our people did that. Mr Speaker, the Bokora people of Napak whom I represent here, were the first to hand over their guns. They handed over their guns and cows to the protected kraal. When they handed over their guns to the protected kraal, those communities in Karamoja that had not been disarmed ran to the protected kraal. Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers were even killed and took the cows of our people in the protected kraal. By 2010, all the animals in Bokora County were done. In 2011, when the President went on campaign trips, people asked him that question. He said, “Don’t worry; the Government will compensate.” To date, no compensation has happened. Mr Speaker, there is a group of people in Karamoja who lost their animals innocently, not only in Napak but also in other districts.

15400 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT power line construction materials, as well as labour and transport, under the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Framework Priority Projects. Subject to availability of funds, this initiative will enable the ministry to quickly and efficiently install transformers, whenever needed, to support the agricultural production and value addition. ii) Electrification of agricultural processing facilities In the Financial Year 2023/2024, with technical support from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries electrified 21 agricultural processing facilities despite budget constraints. Additionally, 95 more agricultural processing centres have been identified and submitted to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development for inclusion in the upcoming projects. Madam Speaker, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development is collaborating with the ministry for agriculture to develop a targeted plan for the electrification of agricultural value addition and production centres across the country, including irrigation schemes. Specific to the Myanzi coffee factory in Kassanda, the Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, will provide a transformer. 6. Hon. Faith Nakut (Napak District) She said that in 2016 when the Government rolled out the upgrade of health facilities and construction of health infrastructure in Uganda, Karamoja district local governments were poised to wait for the Italian loan and, therefore, were omitted from U ganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Project (UgIFT) loan. It is reported that, to date, the Government has upgraded over 340 health facilities in the country while Karamoja and, especially Napak District, awaits the Italian loan which is closing 10 years in the offing. A number of people have passed on due to shortages and absence of health facilities. Her prayer is: Rt Hon. Prime Minister, when will Napak District health sector be served with health infrastructure? Madam Speaker, my response is that the Є 10 million Italian loan was delayed due to negotiation bottlenecks between the two governments. However, the Italian government has dispatched the funds and we have them in the Bank of Uganda on a special project account. The procurement process for the works has been finalised and a valuation report sent to the Italian government for a “No Objection”, as per the financing agreement. Once the Government of Uganda receives the no objection, works will begin immediately. The Attorney-General has already approved all the nine contracts for the nine districts of Karamoja. Works will begin this financial year. The Government is also exploring other funding modalities for Karamoja and is also co- financing the Italian support, with Shs 9 billion. 7. Hon. Nakut, Napak district She, again, said that in July 2022, at the Golden Jubilee celebrations in the Kangole Girls S.S., the Vice-President of the Republic of Uganda promised that the Cabinet would consider prioritising the construction of a girls’ dormitory to support girl child education in Karamoja. Her prayer is: in which financial year will the estimate for the girls’ dormitory appear in the national budget? Madam Speaker, Kangole Girls S.S. has been prioritised and is on the list of traditional schools to benefit from the U-LEARN project. This project will rehabilitate and provide infrastructure for traditional secondary schools, among which is the Kangole Girls Senior Secondary School. [Ms Nabbanja] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

Thank you. We have information from - MR MOSES ALEPER (NRM, Chekwii County (Kadam), Nakapiripirit): Thank you, Madam Speaker. From the submission made by the last three colleagues, it is clear that the Uganda Investment Authority has spent a lot of money just acquiring land, which is left idle most of the time. And this is the case in many regions in this country. There was land that was acquired in Napak District so many years ago, they put mark stones on it but up to date, nothing has happened in that place. Therefore, the information I would like to provide is that other than those places that have been named, it is actually in every region in this country that such land has been acquired. This shows a trend of just getting money, throwing it there and things just staying. The money is sunk and wasted all the way. My questions are: “Why is this trend going on? Is this an eating method or what? What is this?” That is what I want to hear about from the minister. One time the honourable minister was awash in the press talking about how she was being demonised. This should possibly be an opportunity - (Member timed out.)

Mr Speaker, I wish to thank the committee for a great job. Even though the committee sampled three districts out of nine, we associate ourselves with the recommendations that cut across the region. As we said while in Gulu, there is a way our government has continued to prove that insecurity in Karamoja and the neighbourhood can be subdued. This is the evidence given out by the committee in their report. What has remained a challenge, which the recommendations of the committee seek to address, is how to sustain that peace. By the time the UPDF secured the region, the next issue of transformation and sustaining the attained peace has continued to be a challenge. So, the recommendations, as given by the committee, are very useful. I will only add a small thing on the issue of developing a skilling programme. We already have an industrial hub in Napak. The idea of industrial hubs in the country is good because it opens room for those Ugandans who have not had formal education to be skilled. However, the capacity of that industrial hub is so small it cannot manage the entire region. We only take about 20 per district in a season, and it is not enough. It is my appeal that another industrial hub is opened in the northern part of Karamoja.

14332 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT centres on the eastern route come from the Karamoja Subregion. I know that the Government is now prioritising mind-set change and there is a recommendation by the committee for free and compulsory boarding education in Karamoja. This Parliament must prioritise this particular resolution. The Woman Member of Parliament of Napak talked about the skilling centre in Karamoja. I have been there and certainly, given the pressure and the need in Karamoja, we must fast-track the expansion of this particular skilling hub in Karamoja. The need is enormous, compared to all the other sub regions. Mr Speaker, recently, I met a team coming from a university that is in Karamoja called KAPATU – Karamoja Peace and Technology University. I listened to their very unique teaching methods and proposed approaches. They are prioritising sustainable peace in Karamoja through some of the faculties that are proposed therein. This university certainly needs support. They shared with me the nature and ways through which they are trying to acquire support, mostly from the private sector. Given the fact that we have all agreed that Karamoja needs affirmative action, the Government must support this particular institution. Finally, Mr Speaker, usually when we make proposals, as the Government, the proposals are a bit scattered. I believe that intensity is greater than extensity. There is a Karamoja regional development master plan by the National Planning Authority. I would propose that we take this up as a blueprint and not propose too many ideas, but look at that particular blueprint. At least, I have listened to most of the leaders from Karamoja and they agree that this blueprint is an excellent one. This is so that the development in Karamoja is comprehensive, not scattered. Thank you, Mr Speaker.

Mr Speaker, I move this motion to address two fundamental matters. One, that the Government of Uganda has not had a policy on compulsory boarding education for a long time. Number two, this policy is the next level of the mental disarmament that we talk about in Karamoja. Most of you may not know that Karamoja, since the coming of colonialists into Uganda, was not provided with any form of education. In 1898, when the British came to Karamoja, they encountered the people of Nyakwae in Napak District. One of them, called John Patrick, who was trying to rape a woman, was killed. From that time, Karamoja was closed and made a human zoo. There was no education until Independence in 1961, when the first secondary school was built in Moroto, called Moroto High School. Karamoja is starting a race that the rest of the country has run for the last 100 years. Most of you come from constituencies - even here in Acholi - that have schools celebrating 100 years. We are just beginning education in Karamoja. Up to today, a number of parishes, Mr Speaker, do not have primary schools. When the First Lady came to Karamoja, about 13 primary boarding schools were built between 2013 and 2016, and because of the boarding schools and school feeding programmes, suddenly the enrolment rate started rising. I mentioned, in the motion, that the transition rate from primary to secondary, especially for the boy-child, jumped very high by seven per cent. Unfortunately for the girl-child, the statistics we have from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics show that it only moved by 1.3 per cent. Therefore, for every 100 girls that go to [Mr Achia] MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

14180 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT in Karamoja. In Karamoja, the biggest burden of household welfare is shouldered by the women. They must ensure that there is food, a home, and that the children go to school so, you can imagine the burden our women are carrying. When they are overwhelmed, the children automatically support and they become labourers. The rate of child labour in our region is so high. When they are overwhelmed, they end up in the streets begging. The children do it to support their mothers. We have repatriated a number of our children from the cities in our country. Two years ago, there were women and children here in Gulu City coming from Kotido. About 60 of them had come to look for a living. We sent them back to Kotido. There was another group that came from Kaabong to Busia. We sent them back to Kaabong. There are thousands of children from Napak who are begging in Kampala. The reason is this: because of our cultural dynamics, the mothers are overwhelmed. They cannot afford both household welfare and now the cost of education. I support this motion and I appeal that you support us in this one, honourable colleagues. When you do it, you will liberate not just the children who cannot access education at the moment, but also the women so that they will be able to focus their energy on other welfare needs, because the burden of tuition, in addition to what they are already carrying, is too much. I plead with you, colleagues, that we allow this to pass. It will be good for the region. For every woman in Karamoja who does not have an income or even a living to sustain this burden, that burden is multiplied by six because we produce six children. And then you produce six children who will also be poor. The multiplier effect on the economic burden for this country is so high if we cannot have these children access education. I submit.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. As I rise to amend the motion, I would also like to make a substantive contribution. Mr Speaker, peace in Karamoja is a prerequisite for socio-economic transformation in the neighbourhood. Like Fr Onen said here, for long we said, “We cannot wait for Karamoja.” Since we did not wait for Karamoja, our neighbours have suffered. I think it is now time that we move together. It is on record that the Kabaka then, Muteesa II, sacrificed his whole salary as a king to support education in Karamoja in the 1960s. It is also on record that the likes of hon. Pulkol, whom again Fr Onen tried to allude to, went to school through force. The parish chiefs, at that time, the Nyamparas, would collect children and take them to school forcefully. However, these were not Government schools; they were church schools. My late father used to tell me that he would walk from Kotido on Saturday, be in school on Sunday, attend classes up to Wednesday, and walk back to Kotido, because there were no boarding schools. That was in Lotome in Napak district. Given all the circumstances, Mr Speaker, we made an effort, as the Karamojong, and introduced something called Alternative Basic Education for Karamoja (ABEK). We thought that we needed to help the learners to continue to do their work. One thing we found out was that if you removed a boy child or a girl child from the household to school, there would be a disequilibrium of labour, because each of them has a role to perform. Therefore, ABEK was introduced to allow the herds boys to study in the morning, after

14186 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT In 2011, while I was campaigning in Matany, I picked a young boy called Alex Lochero who was in P6 by then. I took him to Kampala and paid his school fees. He graduated with BBA and is now working in Moroto. Those young people are only missing the opportunity to go to school and we must support them. Two weeks ago, when the Speaker sent us to Karamoja, I interacted with the LCV Chairperson of Napak. Napak has 59 parishes but only 22 have got primary schools. 37 parishes of Napak do not have a primary school. It produces 80 per cent children who are on the streets in Kampala because they do not have education. I am very supportive that we not only provide compulsory boarding education but also, schools all over Karamoja. There should be an affirmative action which should help the Karamojong to go to school. We are losing brains which would have innovated. Mr Speaker, I stand to support this motion and it should be with urgency. Thank you.

Much obliged, Mr Speaker. As guided, pursuant to rules 159(c) and 189(e) of the Rules of Procedure, the Sectoral Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry, between the 13 th and 15 August 2024, conducted a field activity to appraise the state of the following tourism sites and to consider related matters: The first is Kabalega and Mwanga Monumental Site in Dokolo District. The others are Barlonyo Massacre Site in Lira District; Mary Mother of the Church Shrine in Iceme, Oyam District; Aboke Massacre Site in Oyam District; Sir Samuel Baker`s Fort, Patiko, Gulu District; and Amuru Hot Springs in Amuru District. The committee also acknowledges and prioritises, for subsequent oversights, the heritage sites in Gulu-Gulu Hills in Amuro; Napak Fossil Site in Napak; Emin Pasha Fort Site in Wadelai in Pakwach; Karamoja Museum in Moroto; Dufile Heritage Site in Moyo; Tien Olum footprints site in Ibuja-Kokoro in Lango; Palabek in Lamwo; Lototoro in Lamwo; Agoro Hills in Acholi; Abiyam Memorial Site in Lango; Nziri Tomb in West Nile; Winam Old Palace in West Nile; and Arua Museum in West Nile. Those are 19 sites in total. The terms of references, I already indicated. To save time, I will go straight to the methodology. But okay, I will also not go through it, but it is important to mention that the committee conducted a desk review on a comparative analysis of investment sites in three East African community countries. One, the committee noted that for the management and administration of museums and monuments in Uganda, we are guided by the Museums and Monuments Act of 2023. Mr Speaker, Uganda also has a tourism policy of 2015, which prioritises four areas, national parks, cultural heritage sites, Lake Victoria, mountains, and community-based tourism. The focus of this report is on cultural heritage sites. We also compared the tourist visits to museums and monuments in East Africa. We noted that in

14227 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 30 AUGUST 2024 In our recommendations, the key one is that due to the huge burden of sickle cell disease, Lira Regional Referral Hospital needs to be equipped with an electrophoresis sickle cell testing machine to avoid the transport – or having the samples sent to Kampala for testing. Karamoja subregion We noted that in terms of the burden of disease – there were also cases of mortality – there was a high malaria burden and, in addition, we also noticed that there were high cases of liver cirrhosis. This was mainly attributed to two factors: Hepatitis B infection; and alcoholism – as reported to us. On the specific findings on distribution of health facilities, Karamoja has a population of 1.4 million with three general hospitals that are Government’s, two private not-for-profit facilities and one private for-profit facility. Notably, we were informed that one of the private not-for-profit facilities, Matany Hospital in Napak district, was facing financial constraints due to an impending total withdrawal of funding from the Italian funders. We have recommended that the Government should consider taking over Matany Hospital as a Government facility, plus planning for other health centres IV and III. The status of infrastructure Mr Speaker, this is one of the areas where there were big challenges in Karamoja subregion. We noted several buildings within Moroto Regional Referral Hospital that were dilapidated, having been constructed in 1948. Also, they did not have a functional mortuary and, therefore, have to rely on Mbale and Soroti regional referral hospitals. They, also, did not have a functional ICU despite having the equipment, because they did not have the space. In addition, they had the highest rate of caesarean section. What is acceptable is that for every 100 mothers that come, a maximum of 15 should undergo a caesarean section for delivery. However, the figures were as high as 45 per cent, and this was attributed to non- functionality of some of the theatres in the health centres IV. We also noted that one of the big constraints in terms of infrastructure development is because they were not among the major beneficiaries of Uganda Government Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UgIFT) programme because they had the Karamoja Infrastructure Development Plan, which delayed to commence and, as a result, many of the health centres II have not been upgraded to the level of health centres III. We also noted that Abim Hospital and Kotido General Hospital had not received the required funds for renovation. For example, Abim, since 1968, has never had any renovation. We also found out that the facility did not have any water supply available. So, we recommend the provision of the necessary funds. Notably, Abim Hospital did not have three-phase power, which was critical for running some of the equipment that they have within the lab and, also, in the imaging. Status of human resource On the status of human resource – these are the same observations that we made across the subregion. However, notable was that there were staff working in critical areas, majorly as volunteers without substantive appointment. As regards the status of diagnostic services, we noted that the digital X-ray in Abim Hospital has not been functional for the last seven years. This is a new digital X-ray machine, but because of lack of three-phase power, it has never been installed. The ICU is also not functional despite having 10 ICU beds that were delivered there two years ago. Therefore, there is need for intervention on the diagnostic services. As regards availability and utilisation of medicines and supplies, we noted that,

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to present the addendum as per the Karamoja region; the discussions related to the infrastructure report of yesterday. Karamoja region identified key roads that need to be included in the report as follows: i) Moroto-Kotido Kaabong-Karenga Road; ii) Soroti–Amuria–Abim–Kotido Road; iii) Nakapiripirit–Amudat–Alakas Road that is joining to Kenya; iv) Lokitanyala-Loroo-Amudat-Karita Road; v) Napak–Kapelebyong Road, opening the region to Teso; vi) Rehabilitation of Moroto-Soroti Road; vii) Moroto-Nakiloro-Nakabaat Road, opening the region to Kenya; viii) Kotido-Loyoro–Kaabong Road; ix) Kaabong–Timu–Loitanit Road, again opening the region to Kenya; x) K a a b o n g – T i m u – L o k a l a p a t a – Nawountos; xi) Kalapata–Pire; xii) Karenga–Bira, opening the region to South Sudan; xiii) Abim-Napak via Turtuko is an internal road, but very important; and xiv) Kotido-Abim-Otuke-Alebtong-Lira. The region also considered the security and trade roads as very important, namely: i) Kotido–Agago; ii) Kotido–Karenga; iii) Kotido–Nakitongo, that is opening the eastern part of Kenya; iv) Morunyang-Majimoto, again the eastern part of Kenya; v) Nabilatuk-Katakwi which is the Magoro Road; vi) Kaabong–Karenga; vii) Kaabong–Kitgum via Lolelia; viii) Lopelpel-Lokwakipi-Narengnya, that is a ring road around the mountain; ix) Namalu–Nabilatuk–Lokapel; x) Lotome–Korisae Nabwal-Magoro, that is the Teso side; xi) Amudat–Komerimeri; xii) Lokwanamoru–Amuria; xiii) Alerek-Okemer Road; xiv) Alerek–Kacheri–Karenga; and xv) Iriir-Nabwal–Natirae; The key bridges that we propose to be included are: i) Lotome Bridge, that is between Napak and Nabilatuk; ii) Lolachat Bridge, that is between Nabilatuk and Moroto; iii) Lions Bridge, that is between Abim and Napak, which has been claiming many lives; iv) Nakonyen Bridge, between Moroto and Amudat; v) Okemer Bridge, between Abim and Kotido; vi) Nakirianget Bridge, between Mbale and Nakapiripirit; vii) Lodoket angisigiria, that is between Kaabong and Karenga; viii) Koberyo Bridge, that is between Kaabong and Karenga again; ix) Nataa bridges, that is between Nabilatuk and Moroto; x) Komatheniko Bridge, between Moroto and Kotido;

Hon. Peter Okot and Hon. Emmanuel Ongiertho – Hon. Feta you talked yesterday. The honourable member from Napak, you have been represented.

“… to urge the Government to increase resource allocation to northern region for livestock farming to accelerate socio- economic transformation; 2. To urge the Government to strengthen market access by linking livestock farmers in the Karamoja subregion to international meat markets, including the opportunities offered by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area and other international partnerships with the Middle East; 3. To strengthen the scope and functionality of the Nwoya animal breeding and fattening facility and open at least one more such facility in the Karamoja subregion; 4. To introduce a livestock breeding, fattening and management skilling course in the existing industrial hubs in the four subregions of West Nile, Lango, Acholi and Karamoja to enhance the skill of youth in the livestock sector; and 5. To support the growth of beef production in northern Uganda by functionalising Aswa Ranch in Kitgum and Iriiri Ranch in Napak district, plus opening similar ranches in West Nile and Lango subregions to complement the strides attained in dairy production in Western Uganda.” I submit, Madam Speaker.

Madam Speaker, I am Nakut Faith, the Woman Member of Parliament for Napak District and the Treasurer of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus. Thank you for bringing Parliament to the people of Northern Uganda.

Madam Speaker, my name is Ngoya John Bosco, the Member of Parliament for Bokora in Napak.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am called Peterkhen Lochap, Member of Parliament for Bokora East County, Napak District, Karamoja Subregion. I am a member of the only mighty party, the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Thank you.

Thank you. Honourable members, in the VIP Gallery we have the Crown Prince of Aringa Kingdom, that is, Ingamule Adnan Doka. He is here to witness the proceedings. We also have: i) Hon. Akol Sizza, the District Speaker of Moroto; ii) Hon. Agilu Simon-Peter, the District Speaker of Napak; iii) Hon. Lodeo, the District Speaker of Kotido District; iv) Hon. Locoro, the DEC member, Napak, and the Cultural Head of Bukora people; v) Tebanga Emmanuel, the CSO of Napak, and they are represented here by Hon. Nakut; vi) Mr Ogwal Geoffrey Alex, LCV Chairman of Kwania Local District government. They are all here to witness the proceedings of today. Honourable members, if you have not said anything, we have a number of reports. Those

Thank you. Napak, Terego representatives and Youth Western.

13902 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT and G77+China – the Government had to clean the streets so that we could have a beautiful picture when the visitors came. From the cleaning, nearly a hundred children were removed – those street beggars. They were taken to Masulita. With the leadership of Napak and partners, who supported us, 425 of those children were resettled in Napak and put in three schools. The partners have been supporting us up to now, when they have fatigued. I received a call, on Monday, from primary school head teachers that are keeping these children on our behalf – these victims of trafficking. They are overwhelmed with needs. The children do not have food and they do not even have the beddings and medical supplies. The teachers are overwhelmed. They were doing this duty on behalf of the Government. My district wrote to the ministry for Karamoja affairs and the ministry for disaster, but there is no response. There is a risk that if the head teachers give up, those children could get back to the streets. That is the risk we want to avoid. Secondly, Mr Speaker, the Ministry of Education and Sports said that a policy is going to be out against boarding. If that policy is implemented, the future of these children and all the others in our region will be bleak completely: they will not have education. It will mean that education is prohibited for that category of people. I have my prayers which I wish to submit. One of them is for the Office of the Prime Minister to support and supply the immediate needs – food and beddings – for the 425 children, who are in school now. They will not even go for holidays because if they go, they risk being trafficked back to the streets. Prayer number two is for the Ministry of Education and Sports to exclude Karamoja from that policy, banning boarding section. I submit.

Thank you so much, Mr Speaker. I thank my sister, Hon. Faith, for raising this very critical matter concerning the future of our children in Karamoja. First of all, Mr Speaker, I am so happy that these children have been removed from the streets and taken back to school. That is at least hope for all of us, that they have been removed and safely taken to pursue their career in the education sector. Secondly, I am equally happy that the three schools in Napak District have all accommodated these children and they are learning. Mr Speaker, what is unique in Karamoja is that – some of you might not be aware. Given the unique nature of the region, most of our schools – not all – do accommodate the children in the boarding section. I would like to tell this Floor that the Government policy is that all our primary schools and secondary schools are day school by policy. However, for a school to have a boarding section, they must meet the minimum standard – whatever we want to make a school to become a dormitory –

Honourable colleagues we are debating and I want you to bring out all these questions because, in the end, this is a matter which must go to the Natural Resources Committee. When they bring these risks here, it is very difficult to scrutinise deeply. I know the minister can engage with the committee very well. They scrutinize, in detail, and then Members can appear before the committee, for those who have issues. Then we have this matter well concluded. I have picked mostly men; I want to pick ladies first. Therefore, I request all men to sit. I will start with ladies who have been here, not those who just entered. The ones who just entered know themselves. Honourable members for Kiboga, Kalangala, Dokolo, Gulu, you are very many. Honourable member for Mukono, because you have complained, honourable member for Mbale. This is time for ladies, you are men. Honourable members for Masindi, Buhweju, Sheema, Kumi, Napak, Bugiri, Fort Portal, Jinja, Abim, and Adjumani.

Member for Napak, Shema, Buhweju and Kumi then I pick Bugiri, Terego, Jinja and Fort Portal. For areas where you do not see your Woman Member of Parliament, you can declare yourself a woman and then I will see what to do. (Laughter)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I also thank the Minister for the statement. I have three issues to speak about: one of them is about the work that the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) started doing in my district, Napak, is not yet complete. For example, in Napak Town Council, half of the town council got connected and the other half required a transformer. The other half that does not have a transformer is the one that has institutions that are not connected. It is my appeal that the ministry completes the work that REA started in Napak so that our small towns and institutions are connected so that our people – our children – do not come to Kampala to look for light. They also need a town that is lit. Secondly, Mr Speaker, the minister has said she is worried that this project will not perform. That should worry us. I agree with Hon. Asiimwe, the Queen Dancer, that we should give our suggestion here. She said there is a likelihood of a non-performing loan – this is a loan that has already been acquired – because of a deficit of the Shs 385 billion that the ministry requires for PAPs. My appeal is that when the Executive is bringing their next estimates, they should also consider that or else it will remain a non-performing loan, which is bad for this country. Mr Speaker, it also means that the next time we pass a loan here, we should be clear on where the other contribution is coming from and the commitment of the Government to put their contribution so that there is no non-performing loan. Finally, Mr Speaker, on the question of vandalism, I visited our neighbour, Kenya. They have designated a police unit to handle vandalism of critical infrastructure. We could also do that, given the level of investment and the cost. For each pole that is stolen, it is about Shs 250 million. We cannot afford to just leave it like that. We could copy some good practices from our neighbours.

Mr Speaker, it is unfortunate that we are having this conversation when the project has already ended; when reports have been filed and when the project has already failed. In other words, we are having this conversation to comfort ourselves. Maybe this is for learning for the future projects. If it is so, then my comment will focus on that learning. The learning is this: when we want to implement a project to develop a sector like agriculture, it does not make sense that we spread it to the whole country, widen the scope, make it ambiguous and impossible to implement. That is why we are here now lamenting. We got PDM, 39 per cent, then we said let us give the whole country. We got Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) 3 per cent and said let us give it to the whole country. Now, when you roll it to the whole country, that is what you get; this is the result. I do not know if it is us, the politicians, making it look like the whole country should be served at all times for everything, then this is a learning. Next time, we see a project going to any part of the country, we should support it even if it does not come to Napak District. Let that part of Uganda develop, let that part of Uganda produce more food to feed us, who are not producing. That is my submission.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to pay tribute to our brother. The late Hon. Simon Peter Aleper, lying here in front of us, was a very straightforward person. I first met him in Moroto High School. He was in senior three and I was in senior five. I was a head girl, and he was in the students’ body. Therefore, my brother, Hon. Simon Aleper you see lying here, grew up with me. Hon. Simon Aleper was a very hardworking student. By then, he had a very special friend called Ismail and they could move together. Being young in school by then, they used to come to the girls’ hostel and the first thing was to ask where the head girl was. Every time, he would say to me, “You look a very good leader ”. Then one time I told him, we are going to read and we shall become leaders of Karamoja and Uganda. And here we were, in the Ninth Parliament where we met again. Mr Speaker, our brother was a man of God, a mobiliser, a man of integrity and he had values. I remember one time in the Ninth Parliament he mobilised us - Hon. John Baptist Lokii, the former Member of Parliament of Napak, who is up there in the Gallery, Hon. Stella Namoe, the former woman Member of Parliament for Abim, Hon. Remigio Achia and myself on the issues of the bad roads in Karamoja. We went for a press conference. How I wish, they played that when we were viewing him there, because he had a message, and from that time, they started working on the roads of Karamoja. Even the tarmac road was worked upon; Nakapiripirit to Muyembe Road was also worked on because of his mobilisation skills. Mr Speaker, Hon. Aleper, was a man of truth. When he tells you something, he would have researched and got it up to the depth. We have lost an icon and a pillar of Karamoja. The whole of Karamoja is now mourning. There were no ethnic boundaries with Hon. Simon Peter Aleper. He could move from

Mr Speaker, it has been a dark week for the people of Napak who I represent. This is their son, he hailed from Napak. On Tuesday, we will bury him at Kangole Town Council in Napak. I implore colleagues, with the same love you have shown us now to join us to send him off and give words of comfort to the people who are mourning. They have been at his home in hundreds since they heard about the sad news. The unfortunate thing is that this kind of death, even though we have had many days, cannot be properly accounted for. The killer truck cannot be traced, the story cannot be put together and so, it is difficult to tell the people I represent what happened. That is where the problem is. We cannot reconstruct the scene. However, we are comforted that you, the M embers of Parliament, decided to come here to mourn with us. We want to thank you sincerely. Mr Speaker, I wish also to thank you and the entire leadership of Parliament, for according us this special treatment. I wish to thank the President of the Republic of Uganda, for allowing special treatment for our late son. We do not take it for granted. Many Ugandans die but very few get the attention we have received right now. The people of Napak are happy with the love you have for us. “ASPRO” has been a great pillar as members have said; I will not repeat that. I will say just a few things about him. He indeed passed on when he was the founder chairman of the association of Karamoja elites. We call it Karamoja Professional Association (KAPA), an association he formed two years ago.

13605 THE E L E V E N TH P A R L I A MENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY , 25 J ULY 2024 The intention of that association was to put our elites together so that we can augment our contributions to the transformation and development of the region so that we do not work in silos and for the members of Parliament to work with others in different sectors to contribute meaningfully. He understood that to develop Karamoja needed all of us, the sons and daughters of the land. However, the founder chairman has gone when it is still in baby stages. We will miss him dearly. That association was the one that accompanied us. The last time he appeared here, he was at the gallery a few weeks ago when the issue of Karamoja Development Agency (KDA) was being presented. The association was supporting the Karamoja group with information required to put our case to you, Mr Speaker. He was a man, as members have said, who loved the unity of Karamoja, not only love by words but also by deeds. He would take his time and invest money in meetings to unite and keep us together. Honourable colleagues, you are aware that even when you are colleagues from the same district, somehow, you can disagree. He organised several meetings. We have had some meetings as Members of Parliament from Napak District. The last meeting, he organised, we all became busy and it did not happen. He loved the unity of leaders. He told us that that was how we could serve the people better. That is the man who has gone. He had a broader lens than mine. He looked at not only Napak or Moroto where he served; he looked everywhere else. Mr Speaker, you are aware that we had Karamoja District when Uganda came into being. Moroto plus Kotido equals to Karamoja. After that, our unity ended there. We now became 12 tribes in one. But when we got too many districts, we began looking at our boundaries. We began looking at ourselves not as one people. And Hon. Aleper has spent a lot of energy trying to unite the region. He made us go back to a time when we were one Karamoja District. Now, we have missed him; he is the pillar we have missed. Let me tell you what happened a few weeks ago. When the Uganda Police Force was recruiting, I was in Napak for a ceremony. He was there too. Then the people of Napak complained that their names had been missed in the recruitment process for the police force. They gave me a duty to come and complain and submit a petition to the leadership of the Uganda Police Force so that they could be given a second chance. I came to the Police together with my district chairman to submit a complaint for the people of Napak because I knew I had their mandate, though I could not do it for all the other districts. However, my district chairman had already informed Hon. Aleper that we were going to the Police to report that matter. He came and found us discussing; I was negotiating a deal for Napak District. When Hon. Aleper entered, the picture changed. My mind had been narrowed to Napak but the picture changed to the entire region. Uganda Police Force accorded Karamoja a second chance after that meeting. That was him. (Applause) We have missed a person of that kind and so, who will look at the bigger picture? Who will look at the region? Who will look at the country? I do not know what kind of replacement we can have for such a person; it cannot happen. He maintained a high level of objectivity in everything he did and in every meeting we had. He would look out for the facts and not for the rumours or blackmail. Actually, he was above blackmail. No amount of blackmail could lower him down. He would not believe it if you told him a rumour. He looked out for what the facts were, and he would stick to that even when he was alone. Members here have talked about his strength being that of speaking his mind, no matter how hard it was. I want to say that that is not a strength. It is a weakness. Even though he

13606 TRIBUTE TO THE L A TE H ON. S I MON P E TER A L E P E R was a graduate of political science, he did not realise that in this business of politics, there is a level of deception that must sink into the life of someone. Perhaps – (Interjections) – yes, perhaps in doing that, people like him who speak out automatically breed enemies. People who are careful – that is why there is too much deception in politics. This is because, in politics, people always want to stay safe. The political science he learnt did not help him, perhaps. We mourn him. The people of Napak are in pain. Honourable colleagues, I urge you to join us and continue to pray for us to keep strong as we manage – especially as we put the dots together to draw the picture of the accident. May God rest his soul in eternal peace.

\;. ,, ,- i. }lL tu .,./ l -rfu \, I ffi P d 1 41" i ..- I =+*i: _.1 - / r \ Vote Description Amouat (OOO') 39,r92,9t4 902 Nakaseke District 903 Nakasongola District 3 1,339,971 904 Namayingo District 24,254,473 905 Namisindwa District 3t,27t,520 Namutumba District 33,601,552 906 907 Napak District 18,335,569 908 Nebbi District 3t,604,472 909 Ngora District 22,787,323 910 Ntoroko District 16,176,344 911 Ntungamo District 60,306,t24 9t2 Nwoya District 22,660,361 913 Obongi District L3,625,732 9t4 Omoro District 26,662,006 915 Otuke District 20,1OO,789 9L6 Oyam District 40,233,515 \rz Pader District 30,440,385 I s\a Pakwach District 22,888,O83 919 Pallisa District 36,368,2L1 920 Rakai District 39,855,468 92r Rubanda District 30,627,663 922 Rubirizi District 23,403,496 923 Rukiga District 2t,899,306 924 Rukungiri District 44,4to,975 925 Rwampara District 21,596,061 926 Sembabule District 33,249,O59 - 927 Serere District 35,784,457 928 Sheema District 3t,378,544 929 Sironko District 35,653,624 930 Soroti District 23,844,786 931 Terego District 23,87r,940 932 Tororo District 62,770,477 {7 {-.. 16 ir[

--T1tr- l+- ;,? "t ''i.. ?Y\,L \i. t -fi' --t*;=*" M I t({,,- I i: ij lL I v t1 f t l"=' ti.j Y Amount (OOO'| Vote Descriptlon 7,328,OO8 Manafwa District 886 3,44t,331 Maracha District 887 3,471,050 888 Masaka District 4,882,502 Masindi District 889 6,068,543 890 Mayuge District 6,429,337 Mbale District 891 3,641,820 492 Mbarara District 9,052,297 Mitooma District 893 6,6a2,495 894 Mityana District 1,658,849 895 Moroto District 1,922,2O4 896 Moyo District 3,477,355 897 Mpigi District 6,69L,743 898 Mubende District 3,766,672 899 Mukono District 4,343,422 Nabilatuk District 900 3,OL6,472 901 Nakapiripirit District 5,835,018 902 Nakaseke District 2,548,6t5 903 Nakasongola District 4,536,596 904 Namayingo District 4,9t8,709 Namisindwa District 905 3,981, 161 906 Namutumba District 3,807,O77 907 Napak District 4,970,272 Nebbi District 908 2,906,306 909 Ngora District t,75A,026 Ntoroko District 910 7,940,925 911 Ntungamo District 5,490,899 Nwoya District 9t2 L,649,499 913 Obongi District 2,603,313 9t4 Omoro District 2,577,067 915 Otuke District 6,868,886 9t6 Oyam District 3,127,34r 917 Pader District 2,692,356 918 Pakwach District 4,682,708 9t9 Pallisa District 3,493,436 920 Rakai District 5,950,433 92t Rubanda District 3,4tt,704 922 Rubirizi District ,-i I ,r 4 27 F$*\

13195 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 30 APRIL 2024 Vote 903: Nakasongola District – Shs 116,719,304; Vote 904: Namayingo District - Shs 11,900,000; Vote 905: Namisindwa District - Shs 1,118,779,694; Vote 907: Napak District – Shs 716,142,230; Vote 910: Ntoroko District – Shs 200,000,000; Vote 911: Ntungamo District – Shs 1,578,281,727; Vote 914: Omoro District - Shs 945,418,871; Vote 915: Otuke District – Shs 140,384,222; Vote 916: Oyam District – Shs 686,642,360; Vote 918: Pakwach District - Shs 1,194,282,483; Vote 919: Pallisa District - Shs 153,095,758; Vote 920: Rakai District - Shs 2,454,394,511; Vote 922: Rubirizi District – Shs 1,826,796,820; Vote 923: Rukiga District - Shs 147,370,222; Vote 924: Rukungiri District - Shs 885,488,277; Vote 925: Rwampara District – Shs 770,470,627; Vote 927: Serere District - Shs 311,478,920; Vote 928: Sheema District – Shs 1,953,424,896; Vote 932: Tororo District - Shs 91,205,614; Vote 933: Wakiso District – Shs 5,194,470,980; and Vote 935: Zombo District - Shs 819,580,024.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My assumption is that when we do Ministerial Policy Statements, they should speak to the presidential pledges. In 2022, when the President visited Morulinga in Napak District, he made a commitment to Bishop Damiano of Moroto Catholic Diocese that he would contribute Shs 600 million to St Kizito Hospital, Matany, to take care of the cost of treating the gun violence victims, both soldiers and civilians. At that point, the hospital was at the verge of closure but the President told them to tarry on and save the situation. This was because over 3,000 people would have died. Now, the committee has not captured that. At what point do these pledges fit into the Budget?

12484 SECTORAL C O MMITTEE R E P O R TS Vote 125 (a) Inadequate funds for capital development for NAGRC&DB. The committee notes that NAGRC is sometimes even diverted from its original mandate to handle the issues at one time they were told to go for food security, recently they were diverted to handle the issues of Balaalo . The committee recommends that: (i) The government provides steady capital development of Shs 100 billion for the next five years to enable the agency to carry out its initial capital investment for a take-off. (ii) The committee also recommends that the Government ensures agencies stick to their core mandates to avoid executing tasks outside their mandate. (b) Breeding activities countrywide The committee recommends that: (i) The project for revamping Iriri Ranch in Napak District in a phased manner in three years, and is replicated in all unprivileged regions in the country. (ii) Shs 30 billion in the Financial Year 2024/2025 be provided to kick-start revamping Iriri Ranch in Napak District. (iii) Shs 15.8 billion be provided for transforming Ruhengyere and Sanga Ranches into dairy farms. One of the ranches should be reserved for the local breeds. (iv) Shs 25 billion for Got Apwoyo Ranch. (v) Shs 2 billion for the construction and completion of hatcheries in Bukedi, Tororo, Karamoja, and Abim Districts (vi) Shs 54 billion be provided to establish animal feed processing plants in Aswa, Maruzi and Nshara Ranches. (c) Community breeding services to support PDM. This is required.

12530 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORTS Now, when a colleague says this is too much money – really, we need to be part of Uganda. We should deliberate and speak for Ugandans. Thank you, Mr Speaker. THE DEPUTY SPEAKER. On that point, most of these children are from Napak - Karamoja. Let me amend my list.

publicity and outreach programs on Museums conducted (UGX 0.43 billion) (10) Policy formulation supported through finalisation of Sites and Monuments guidelines and regulations, revised Uganda Wildlife Policy, Uganda Wildlife (Farming and Ranching) Regulations, Uganda Wildlife (Pets or Ornaments) Regulations and Tourism Act (UGX O.754 bitlion) (11) Five (5) Museums and cultural heritage sites developed for cultural tourism and heritage conservation promotion namely Kikorongo Equator monument (in Kasese District); Karamoja Museum and handcraft center (in Moroto district); Napak open Air Museum Interpretation centre; L2 mass graves rehabilitated in Luweero, Kabalega-Mwanga site in Dokolo district. Culturat heritage sites branded and marketed with production and dissemination of a documentary and 10,000 brochures. Rock Art file completed and submitted to UNESCO for enlisting as world heritage site: Research and archaeological excavations undertaken on all sites (UGX 8.2 billion) (12) 4,000 metres of metallic climbing ladders installed on Rwenzori Kitembe and Central circuit trails; 2 Helipads established; 4 Rwenzori tourist camps developed with cold proof accommodation facilities each with capacity of 32 pax; The camps are John Matte, Bujuku, Kitandara and Guyeoman; 200 radio calls, 200 satellite phones acquired and fixed; and Capacity building conducted for stakeholders and training community associations including 500 and guides (UGX 11.3 \- , ;l7i 18 )a;i ."tP =)Y QFf 0 s {\ (n{- billion). k

Bzsiness Deuelopment and. Qualitg Assurance (1) National business development services guideline developed for 200 men, women, and youth & mainstreamed in the BFP in Central, Northern, West Nile & Eastern Regions. (2) 220 MSMEs of men, youth and women entrepreneurs trained on making Business Plans, Financial Literacy, Resource Mobilization, and Record Keeping. Kiruhura, Rwampara, Kabale,Rubanda, Mitooma, pallisa, Serere, Oyam, Kalaki and Otuke. (3) 60 youths, women, and entrepreneurs prepared to attend trade exhibition in South Sudan Capital, Juba. (41 160 MSMEs of men, women, youths PWDs mobitized and sensitized on the importance of product certification, aud.its, food fortification, and GHp for enterprises in Kotido, Napak DLG, Abim, Amudat, Zombo, Arua, Madi-Oko1o Serere & Kole. (5) T\ryo (21 Business tinkages established between MSMEs and large-scale enterprises for men, women and PWDs. in Soroti City, Amuria, Katakwi, Kumi, Busia, Tororo and Butaleja for men, women and pwDs. (6) 850 MSMEs profiled per region of the country and MSMEs database populated for 212 youths 212 women, 25Omen and 176 pWDs. in Central, Northern and Western Regions. Process ing and. Marketing (1) A detailed study and assessment on various stages of the textile value chain in Uganda from yarn production to manufacturing conducted. ( t u , T +n {> ,.:'._J!!}.$F (\-.

Recommendation . Government should provide UGX 25 billion for SCAP 1OO -umbrellas which has impact in provision of improved water supply senrices to the urban poor population countryrride. (Q Water for Production Project Phase II The Committee was informed that in order to increase access and use of water for agricultural production as envisaged in the NDP lll, Government needs to provide additional UGX.4O billion to the Ministry of Water and Environment in FY 2024125. Additional resources will be used for: o Rehabilitation of strategic multipurpose dams of Longoritopoj in Kaabong District and Kawomeri in Abim District. . Remedial works at strategic multipurpose dams of Kobebe in Moroto District Arechet in Napak District and Longorimit in Kaabong District o Desilting and rehabilitation of parish level communal valley tanks in Karamoja sub-region. Recommendation . Government should provide UGX 4O billion for the Water for Production Project Phase II in a phased manner over a three-year period starting with UGX 15 billion in FY 2o124125. (gf Inner Murchison Bay Cleanup project The Committee was informed that the Inner Murchison Bay is one of the pollution hotspots on Lake Victoria. The objective of the Inner Murchison Bay Cleanup project is to reduce pollution, restore water quality, beneficial uses and ecosystem services of the lnner Murchison Bay (IMB). In order to fast track this project, Shs 22.5 billion is required for the completion of the National Water reference lab, PIER uality research vessel and truction of Mbarara Re gional ( tu ! I t for the new water -.fl!.- ,\ 34 ( I

Thank you, Mr Speaker. For 15 years or so, there has been an influx of migrants into Napak District, particularly in the subcounties of Apeitolim, Poron, and Nabwal. These migrants come from the neighbouring districts. In September 2022, we had an engagement with the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba. She promised that there would be the opening of the boundaries of Napak and its neighbouring districts. It has been one and a half years, and nothing has happened, Madam Prime Minister.

First of all, I will give information as a neighbour. The boundaries between Katakwi and Napak were opened by the then Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, who is none other than the First Lady. Maybe the question is, which I also want to confirm, that Hon. Tom Butime visited the locus in the locus on the areas the colleague is talking about. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, I would like to request you to ask the district local government to get to the records, maps and inform the honourable colleague because I am giving information. I was there and the boundaries were opened by the Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs and that fact you can also cross check it with your office, which is within your mandate. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. You heard the Prime Minister telling us to utilise the rain and I wish to report to this House that on the 2 January 2024, my colleagues and I from Napak District decided to mobilise our people to cultivate immediately. So, they started ploughing as early as 2 January 2024, even when we are not seeing any rain. They had cultivated - they ploughed but the only challenge that we have, is the issue of the seeds. This time I do not want to beg you for food because I am tired of begging for food for our people who have continued being food insecure. We have taken it upon ourselves to mobilise the people to grow their own food, because the food they grow for themselves is the one that can sustain them. We appreciate the Government for the food it gives but usually that takes about two weeks. Now, I am aware of the policy shift that we longer give seeds; we give Parish Development Model cash (PDM)instead. The people of Napak received PDM, we were among the first districts to distribute but the PDM money that came in - we distributed in September and in October. Unfortunately, it is not there now for buying seeds. Besides, it did not reach every household. More than 60 per cent of the households are waiting for their next batch, which will come in the next financial year because of the numbers - there are more than 100 households in a parish. They do not have the money to buy the seeds, even though we have told them to increase the size of their acreage. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, can you consider using your very powerful, esteemed office to give an exception for food insecure areas like mine so that seeds can be supplied by the Government alongside the PDM?

Mr Speaker, in 2011, when there was a sugar crisis, the price of sugar in Kampala was Shs 9,000 to Shs 11,000. In Napak and Moroto districts, we were buying it at Shs 17,000 and Shs 18,000. Those of us who do not grow sugarcane paid the price for the country and so, that gives me the right to speak on this matter.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the chairperson of the committee for the report, the findings and recommendations. My first observation is that Karamoja is not a homogeneous region. It has the dry belt, the semi-arid belt and the agricultural belt, especially in the eastern part, which has the potential to be a food basket for Karamoja and Uganda. Also, the beauty of it is that Karamoja lends itself to mechanisation-given water. My first observation is on the question of mind- set change. Yesterday, I was looking at a post by the Secretary-General that was appreciating the role played by Hon. Faith Nakut, who has become a role model in Napak. As part of the mind-set change, we urge the leaders of Karamoja at all levels to be role models so that they learn by doing. (Applause) Second is the degradation of Karamoja, which is an environmental disaster for us as a country. I thought we needed a very strong recommendation for greening Karamoja. We need possibly 10 million trees in Karamoja within a certain period “T” that we should hold the Ministry of Water and Environment and all partners that love Karamoja to advance the Greening Karamoja Initiative – (Member timed out.)

Mr Speaker, the matter of urgent importance I wish to raise is about health care. On Monday this week, we buried a lady in Napak. She was called Nadiye Sarah. She was going to have her first baby but she died. She was normal; she died and left a one-week-old baby. Nadiye Sarah is the 12 th woman we have counted; an elite woman who walked to Moroto Regional Referral Hospital and died. We do not count the other illiterate women because we do not know them, who are 80 per cent of the population in Karamoja. That makes me worried about the number of women dying while giving birth. There are many questions our people are raising, which are not being answered. As I speak, the population in Karamoja is planning a protest and they have put us, the leaders, on notice because of the number of mothers dying while giving birth. My prayers: one, the Ministry of Health should review what is killing mothers in Moroto Regional Referral Hospital with the possibility of addressing it with a deeper concern. Particularly, a report on what killed Nadiye Sarah is being waited for because people want that answer. Secondly, Moroto Regional Referral Hospital and other regional referral hospitals in the country should be equipped with functional ICUs. There is an ICU in Moroto but it is not functional. When there was a complication in theatre, she was rushed to Mulago. By the time she arrived in Mulago, she died. If there had been a functional ICU in this referral hospital, perhaps her life could have been saved. Number three, the Ministry of Health should deploy specialist’s anaesthetists who will supervise that function in every regional referral hospital in the country. We have a few regional referral hospitals. It is affordable for the ministry to do that. Four, because a life has been lost under circumstances, which are careless and the family is depressed, the Government should compensate that life.

Thank you. Let us have the honourable lady from Iganga, honourable lady from Rukungiri, honourable lady from Kibale, honourable lady from Kanungu, honourable lady from Arua, honourable lady from Terego, honourable lady from Kiboga and the honourable lady from Butambala. (Laughter) Let me start with the ladies – and the honourable lady from Napak. Please, in that order, let us do it quickly and then I go to the honourable men. (Laughter)

11350 DESIGNATION OF MEMBERS TO COMMITTEES OF PARLIAMENT [Mr Obua] 3. Hon. Rosemary Nyakikongoro – Woman, Sheema; 4. Hon. Arinaitwe Rwakajara - Workers; 5. Hon. Moses Magogo – Budiope East; 6. Hon. David Kabanda - Kasambya; 7. Hon. Amos Kankunda – Akankuna – Rwampara; 8. Hon. Samuel Okwir – Moroto County 9. Hon. Sylvia Nayebale – Gomba; 10. Hon. Josephat Tumwesigye - Bugangaizi; 11. Hon. Herbert Ariko - Soroti East Division; 12. Hon. Agnes Atim - Amolator; 13. Hon. Donald Katalihwa – Mwenge County; 14. Hon. Aggrey Bagiire – Bunya County South; 15. Hon. Samon Bwiire – Bulamogi; 16. Hon. Keefa Kiwanuka – Kiboga County East; 17. Hon. Maximus Ochai - West Budama North; 18. Hon. Solomon Silwany – Bukooli Central; 19. Hon. Derrick Orone - Gogonya; 20. Hon. Alex Ruhunda – Fort Portal Central; 21. Hon. Iddi Isabirye – Bunya South; 22. Hon. Mourine Osoru – Arua City; 23. Hon. Annet Katusiime – Bushenyi; 24. Hon. Gyaviira Ssemwanga - Buyamba; 25. Hon. John Baptist Lokii - Mathenico; 26. Hon. Muhamad Ssentayi – Bukoto County West; 27. Hon. John Teira – Budiope County North; 28. Hon. Faith Nakut – Napak; 29. Hon. Mwine Mpaka – Mbarara South Division; 30. Hon. Brenda Namukuta - Kaliro; 31. Hon. James Kaberuka – Kinizi County; 32. Hon. Lillian Aber - Amolator; 33. Hon. Catheline Ndamira - Kabale; 34. Hon. Linos Ngompek – Kibanda North; 35. Hon. Dicksons Kateshumbwa – Sheema Municipality; 36. Hon. Laura Kanushu - Workers; 37. Hon. Fred Opolot - Pingire; 38. Hon. Bernard Odoi – Youth Eastern; 39. Hon. Juliet Bashiisha - Mitooma; 40. Hon. Michael Bukenya - Bukuya; 41. Hon. Moses Aleper - Chekwii; and 42. Hon. Fadil Twalla - Tingey. Madam Speaker, I beg to designate.

11139 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2023 The project design provides for water points for livestock, but lacks a provision for irrigation, aquaculture and provision of clean water for domestic consumption. There was no seen adherence to social and environmental standards. But on a positive note, even as the contractor continued to do his work, there was a provision for watering points for livestock. Recommendations The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should ensure that the contractor expedites completion of the remaining works without compromising the quality to avoid additional costs. This should be done under close supervision of the Ministry. The project design should be revised to make provisions for irrigation, fish farming and clean water provision. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should ensure that the contractor adheres to the environmental and social safety standards by planting trees around the project site. Katotin Small-Scale Irrigation Scheme Katotin Small-Scale Irrigation Scheme, which is located in Amudat District, was started on 11 May 2021 and completed on 20 January 2022, at a cost of Shs 1.9 billion. Observations by the committee The project has not been handed over to Amudat District Local Government and this is hampering rehabilitation works for the facility. The committee also observes that the criteria for allocation of the 10 acres of land to the community members was not clear. Recommendation The recommendation is that the Ministry of Water and Environment hands over the Katotin irrigation scheme to Amudat District Local Government, which should, in turn, establish a facility user committee. Kosike Valley Dam Kosike Valley Dam, still in Amudat, is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. At the time of the visit, Shs 1.6 billion had already been spent and the cost of the project is expected to be Shs 11.6 billion. At the time the committee visited, the work was at a standstill – only the clearing of the site had been done. The committee was informed that there was a disagreement on the land ownership. The committee observes that Government is likely to lose money if the issues that led to the stalling of the project are not addressed. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, which is implementing it, did not adequately engage the community – that is what the committee discovered from the field. Recommendations The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should expedite the process of compensating the landowners so as to pave way for faster and safer project implementation. The Ministry should, as a matter of urgency, adequately engage stakeholders to resolve the diverse interests and concerns of the community – because the community reported that their cultural area was tampered with during the siting of the project. Longoromit Valley Dam Longoromit Dam, in Kaabong District, was constructed by the Ministry of Water and Environment at a cost of Shs 7.2 billion and at the same time when Arechek Dam in Napak District and Kobebe Dam in Moroto District were constructed. Apparently, in the subregion, the best dam that one can see is Arechek Dam.

11099 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2023 Ministry of Internal Affairs. The moneylending entities that indulge in the holding of borrowers’ national identity cards will also, henceforth, be dealt with as the law demands. Hon. Isaac Etuka Isaac, MP Upper Madi He raised the matter concerning the delayed construction of Offaka, Anyiribu, Ewanga and Rigbo secondary schools in Madi-Okollo District under the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project. Prayer: i. Can the Prime Minister update the House on the matter? Madam Speaker, my response is that the Government of Uganda, in partnership with the World Bank, is implementing the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Project (USEEP) in the sector of education and sports. This project will fund the construction of 116 new seed schools in the subcounties without any public school and the expansion of 61 existing schools in the refugee-hosting districts. The policy requires that districts select which subcounties should take priority in benefiting from the project and Madi-Okollo District Local Government fronted Ewanga, Rigbo and Anyiribu subcounties as the most suitable for the new construction phase and Offaka – (Laughter)- for the expansion phase. That is it. (Laughter) For the construction to take place, the site needs to have fulfilled all the criteria required as stipulated by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the Budget Call Circular of February 2022. These are: a land title in the name of the school; land size measuring five acres; and land-use should be restricted to institutions or schools. The ministry, on 15 August 2023, received three land titles from the proposed sites in Madi- Okollo, namely; Ewanga, Rigbo and Anyiribu, where new construction of the schools is going to take place. The fourth site in Offaka, which is to benefit under the expansion phase, has not yet presented the title to the ministry. Madam Speaker, upon receipt of the title, the ministry undertakes a series of surveys, including the following: 1. Topographic (to ascertain how structures will be placed); 2. Geotechnical (to assess the soil characteristics to determine the structures to be built); 3. Cadastral (to confirm that the land title matches the land on the ground); and 4. Hydro-geological (to assess availability of underground water for borehole drilling). These surveys inform the preparation of site- specific bidding documents. The advert for the inviting of bids for the construction under Uganda’s Secondary Education Expansion Project is expected to run by 15 December 2023. Madam Speaker, it is adherence to this due process and the need for adequate preparation that has led to the delayed construction in Madi-Okollo. Hon. Faith Nakut, District Woman Representative, Napak District She raised the matter concerning the arresting and jailing of people by the Ministry of Works and Transport in Napak District who were found in possession of items allegedly belonging to Uganda Railway Corporation and the extortion of the victims by Uganda police. Her prayer is that I update the House. Madam Speaker, my response is that on 17 August 2023, there was a joint operation conducted by both railway police and UPDF. During the operation, nine suspects were apprehended, namely;

Madam Speaker, I agree with you that all the water that comes from the mountains of Elgon, Napak and Moroto slope toward Teso and that is why we have many floods in Katakwi and Bukedea. Honourable colleagues, I just want you to be patient with us. The Prime Minister has just announced here that we are making preparations to get some money from the supplementary to be able to respond. I am going to bring a report here and you will see how many schools our ministry has tried to support at your constituency level, because of you. We are trying our best to see how to support you, Members, amidst - Even this morning, I was in the stores. The Prime Minister sent me to the stores this morning to confirm what we have in terms of iron sheets and relief and what quantity we can take to the people. Madam Speaker, we are going to support all the Members, constituencies and the districts that have been affected by the floods. That is my word.

11042 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT of release of funds was expected to have a negative effect. For example, where money for agriculture enterprises came after the planting seasons had passed. In Karamoja, funds were received around the same time when a cultural festival was taking place and there were reports that the funds went into merrymaking. In Kole District, it was reported that some beneficiaries died before receiving funds applied for. In other cases, people believe it was free money from the Government; they used it for household purchases, sharing with family, construction and gambling. Some referred to PDM as “Personal Drinking Money” and this is a case in Karenga district. ln a few cases, beneficiaries declined to take the entire Shs 1 million, opting for small amounts they felt could be repaid easily. The Parish Revolving Funds available for borrowing are likely to reduce due to cases of extortion, excessive charges and operational costs. For example, those in Karenga, Abim and Napak Districts in Karamoja have to travel over 100 km either to Kitgum, Kotido or Moroto District to access banking and mobile money services, which is extremely costly to the beneficiaries. Committee observations The committee observed that: (i) It may be too early to conclude on whether funds were properly being utilised, since funds were being received in tranches and some beneficiaries had just received the money. However, incidents of misuse were noted. (ii) Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development emphasised the need for all stakeholders to ensure proper utilisation of disbursed funds by the households. (iii) Ministry of Local Governments acknowledged most of the challenges and explained that some efforts were underway to resolve them. The ministry noted that the main PDM guidelines should be followed, while others were clarifications on the guidelines that were not properly understood. (iv) It was observed that some banks have provided some gadgets to SACCOS, for example, Post Bank and Centenary Bank to ease the processes. In August 2023, Post Bank developed the Wendi platform as a mobile wallet to enable beneficiaries to access the funds without having to go to the bank. Other banks had also deployed apps for PDM and some were already rolling them out. (v) Most beneficiaries, especially in Karamoja subregion were incurring a lot of expenses in the process of fulfilling the requirements to receive the funds. For example, the beneficiaries from Abim, Karenga, Kaabong and Napak have to incur costs on transport, accommodation and feeding as they travel to either Kitgum, Kotido or Moroto to access banking and Mobile Money services. This has a far-reaching impact on the success of the programme, since they have to refund monies they could have borrowed to facilitate all these processes after receiving the PDM funds. (vi) The beneficiaries from some districts, on top of travelling long distances to access banking services, have to spend nights on the verandahs due to the large number of clients that the banks have to serve. This example is in Napak where sometimes over a hundred people have to spend a night in front of the bank, waiting to be served the following day. The committee recommends that; (i) The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should ensure that all funds are released as planned and in a timely manner.

11067 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 few examples. When you look at the districts, which have already scored 100 per cent, they include Napak. I am talking of 107 districts that are already at 100 per cent disbursement. Moroto Municipality is also above 98 per cent. Amudat - 100 per cent, Abim - 89 per cent, Nabilatuk, which the Member was pointing out, is at 45 per cent. When I look at the poor performing districts as of now, Karamoja is not among -

I will be very happy to do that, Mr Speaker, but just for the record, I went with Hon. Nakut of Napak and other colleagues. We were not only two. (Laughter)

10801 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2023 the prescribed time to ensure the timely preparation of the treasury memoranda and timely implementation of recommendations of Parliament; NOW, THEREFORE, Parliament, in accordance with Article 163(5) of the Constitution and Section 19(4) of the National Audit Act, 2008, resolves to adopt the recommendations of the Auditor-General in respect to the following local government entities: Entities under the Public Accounts Committee (Local Government) 1. Mbale District Local Government; 2. Mbale City; 3. Namisindwa District Local Government; 4. Manafwa District Local Government; 5. Bulambuli District Local Government; 6. Kibuku District Local Government; 7. Tororo District Local Government; 8. Sironko District Local Government; 9. Budaka District Local Government; 10. Busia District Local Government; 11. Busia Municipal Council; 12. Butaleja District Local Government; 13. Kapchorwa District Local Government; 14. Kapchorwa Municipal Council; 15. Kween District Local Government; 16. Tororo Municipal Council; 17. Bukwo District Local Government; 18. Pallisa District Local Government; 19. Bududa District Local Government; 20. Soroti District Local Government; 21. Soroti City; 22. Amolatar District Local Government; 23. Kaberamaido District Local Government; 24. Kalaki District Local Government; 25. Serere District Local Government; 26. Amuria District Local Government; 27. Dokolo District Local Government; 28. Bukedea District Local Government; 29. Katakwi District Local Government; 30. Kapelebyong District Local Government; 31. Otuke District Local Government; 32. Kumi Municipal Council; 33. Kumi District Local Government; 34. Ngora District Local Government; 35. Nabilatuk District Local Government; 36. Nakapiripirit District Local Government; 37. Karenga District Local Government; 38. Kotido District Local Government; 39. Kotido Municipal Council; 40. Amudat District Local Government; 41. Kaabong District Local Government; 42. Moroto District Local Government; 43. Moroto Municipal Council; 44. Abim District Local Government; 45. Napak District Local Government; 46. Kamuli District Local Government; 47. Kamuli Municipal Council; 48. Iganga District Local Government; 49. Iganga Municipal Council; 50. Jinja District Local Government; 51. Jinja City; 52. Northern Division, Jinja City; 53. Southern Division, Jinja City; 54. Kaliro District Local Government; 55. Buyende District Local Government; 56. Mayuge District Local Government; 57. Bugiri District Local Government; 58. Bugiri Municipal Council; 59. Namayingo District Local Government; 60. Namutumba District Local Government; 61. Njeru Municipal Council; 62. Lugazi Municipal Council; 63. Luuka District Local Government; 64. Bugweri District Local Government; 65. Buikwe District Local Government; 66. Mukono District Local Government; 67. Mukono Municipal Council; 68. Wakiso District Local Government; 69. Nansana Municipal Council; 70. Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipal Council; 71. Kira Municipal Council; 72. Mpigi District Local Government; 73. Nakaseke District Local Government; 74. Luwero District Local Government; 75. Mityana District Local Government; 76. Mityana Municipal Council; 77. Buvuma District Local Government; 78. Entebbe Municipal Council; 79. Butambala District Local Government; 80. Kayunga District Local Government; 81. Nakasongola District Local Government; 82. Masaka District Local Government; 83. Masaka City; 84. Kimaanya-Kabonera City Division; 85. Nyendo-Mukungwe City Division; 86. Kalungu District Local Government; 87. Gomba District Local Government;

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My attention has been drawn to the operation by the Ministry of Works and Transport. They are arresting people all over the country who allegedly have materials from the Uganda Railways. The Uganda Railways never reached Karamoja but the tools that might look like items of the Uganda Railways reached Karamoja in the form of ox ploughs, and farm tools. Last week, a team from the Ministry of Works and Transport arrested people from Napak and many other neighbouring districts and took them to Soroti with their tools and ox ploughs. Mr Speaker, I appreciate the work the Ministry of Works is doing in following up on vandalism of government property. However, the extortion happening in the cells in Soroti is alarming. The people who were arrested in Napak reported to me that they were charged a million to Shs 3 million to be released. Those who did not have the money remained in the cells to date. If this operation is happening in the whole country in that manner, then we are encouraging corruption. My prayer is that the Ministry of Works and Transport issues a mechanism on which the proceeds from this operation are managed. The proceeds include cash and those metals. Secondly, the Ministry of Internal Affairs should decentralise this operation. Why would you bring our people to Soroti and when you release them, they lack transport to go back home? How would their people reach them? Those are my prayers.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. We are talking about a foreign exchange earner for our country – coffee – of which the whole country is proud, including even regions that do not grow it. When I learnt that coffee was earning lots of money for the country, I said that my people in Napak would not be excluded. I decided to open a demonstration farm for coffee and it has already grown. The farmers in Napak have been demanding for the seedlings. It is unfortunate that at such a time when we know where money is and where our people can earn income from, the seedlings will not be supplied to certain parts of the country that missed it because we are now developing a new strategy. That inequality alone is not good – that at such a time, the UCDA can no longer commit. I have been reaching out to them on this matter, but they can no longer commit because they also fear the issue of the arrears. So, in terms of equalising Uganda economically, we should not be shy to invest in things that will bring income to every part of the country. Coffee is one of the things to invest in and there is no competition on it because it is something we can export. No region should say, “We are being overpowered by another.” So, let that be in our mind as we discuss this thing called coffee. We should not say: “Why is Karamoja speaking?” I have planted it in Napak and it is doing well. So, if it can grow in Napak, why can’t it grow in Karenga or any other part of the country? Mr Speaker, even if we have PDM, as a matter of strategy, let us be deliberate on coffee for the economic reason of it being an equaliser so that those people who are excluded economically can also join in the market economy. Let us be deliberate. Hon Enos has explained one thing which I would like to expound on. The Parish Development Model gives you Shs 1 million. The coffee farmer requires Shs 7 million before he earns from one acre. Realistically, the two

9590 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT [Ms Nabukenya] gazetted for applications. Selection happens in August. So, if this Parliament resolves that this scheme should continue and that this money be allocated, the applications can go on. However, Madam Speaker, I also support that we need to clean the entity. There is a lot lacking and we also need to amend the law because although the law provides for regional balance, it never happens. That law is a creation of this Parliament; it must be brought back and we rethink it; all Ugandans should benefit. I would go for the district quota system. Madam Speaker, I would also like to inform this Parliament that in the 2021 secondary school academic year, the districts of Nakapiripirit, Napak and Madi-Okollo did not get any student. (Member timed out.)

9230 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT district as a hard-to-reach area so as to benefit from funds earmarked for such areas. His questions are: a) What criteria is used to determine hard-to- reach areas? b) What is the possibility of including other areas in the hard-to-reach areas category? c) Which areas are categorised as hard-to- reach? My response is that the Ministry of Public Service observed that there were areas in some local governments that had consistently failed to attract and retain skilled and capable human resource, leading to inadequacies and gaps in the delivery of services. This was observed through inspection reports, support supervision exercises and payroll status reports. These areas were, therefore, defined as hard to reach. Hard-to-reach areas are defined as remote or insecure areas that are unable to attract and retain sufficient numbers of motivated staff because of difficult living conditions. They are, therefore, “hard to work in and hard to stay in.” These areas are characterised by remoteness, insecurity and poor infrastructure, among others. In the Financial Year 2010-2011, Government approved payment of hardship allowances of 30 per cent of the basic monthly salary for public officers working in the local governments defined as hard to reach. The following 24 areas are categorised as hard-to-reach: Kotido, Nakapiripirit, Abim, Moroto, Kaabong, Pader, Kitgum, Nwoya, Amuru, Kalangala, Gulu, Bundibugyo, Adjumani, Kisoro, Kanungu, Bukwo, Ntoroko, Buvuma, Lamwo, Namayingo, Napak, Mayuge (specifically Malonge Island), Bugiri (specifically Sigulu Island), and Mukono (specifically Koome Islands). Over the years, the Ministry of Public Service has received requests from various local governments to be considered hard-to-reach areas. Consequently, the ministry carried out a study, in the year 2020, in order to review the hard-to-reach and hard-to-stay areas in the country based on the criteria of remoteness, insecurity and poor infrastructure. Out of the 63 districts that had requested to be considered, 54 were found to have hard- to-reach and hard-to-stay spots eligible for payment of the hard-to-reach allowance. In total, 340 hard-to-reach spots were identified as the qualifying localities within the 54 districts. Madam Speaker, allow me to lay, on the Table, a full list of the hard-to-reach and hard-to-stay areas in the country. In the interest of time, Members can access it. Madam Speaker, based on the criteria used, I would like to inform the honourable member that Rubanda was not categorised as a hard-to- reach and hard-to-stay district. It is also important to note that the Ministry of Public Service has not yet implemented the revised Hard-to-Reach Framework. The current priority of the Government is the salary enhancement of all public officers in a phased approach. Madam Speaker, I got another question from Hon. Francis Adome, MP for Moroto Municipality. His question was to know the Government’s plan to rehabilitate government- aided schools in Karamoja. My response is that the Government of Uganda, in collaboration with education development partners, has been providing infrastructure support to both primary and post-primary institutions in the Karamoja subregion. All the post-primary institutions (11 secondary schools and two PTCs) benefitted from infrastructure support under the Irish Aid. All secondary schools in the Karamoja subregion implementing Universal Secondary Education were provided with additional infrastructure under the World Bank support and were provided with additional classrooms to attain the recommended classroom-student ratio of 1:60. [Ms Nabbanja] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

9231 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 22 JUNE 2023 Additional support has also been provided under the Transitional Development Grant and constructed phase one of Ik Secondary School in Kaabong, Katikekile Seed Secondary School in Moroto District, and Nadunget Seed Secondary School in Napak District. Furthermore, Karamoja is a beneficiary of the UGIFT Project, where 16 seed secondary schools are being constructed. Madam Speaker, Hon. Alyek Judith, Kole District said that there is a problem, according to her, of rampant illegal commercial production of charcoal across the country, which is a danger to the environment. She said that we are losing important forest cover, including trees of great medicinal and commercial value like the Shea Butter Nut tree in Northern Uganda. Her question was: Rt Hon. Prime Minister, what measures has the Government put in place to control charcoal burning and its effects? My response, Madam Speaker, is that Schedule 5 of the National Environment Act, No. 5 of 2019 lists commercial charcoal production as an activity that requires mandatory environmental and social impact assessment. It is an offence, under section 157 of the Act, to commence an activity, which requires an environmental and social impact assessment before obtaining a certificate of approval from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA). This offence, upon conviction, attracts penalties for both individuals and corporate bodies. Anybody interested in commercial charcoal production must have a sustainable source of charcoal wood with mechanisms for sustainability, as opposed to uncontrolled clearing of land. This can only be ascertained through an environmental and social impact assessment, as required by the law. It does not matter if the land is private or public, and gazetted or not gazetted. As of now, the National Environment Management Authority has not issued any environmental and social impact assessment for any commercial charcoal production. As such, the ongoing commercial charcoal production across the country is illegal. Therefore, the Uganda Police Force, district local governments, the National Forestry Authority and all other law enforcement agencies can apprehend, for prosecution, anybody found engaging in the commercial production of charcoal without an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Certificate from NEMA. Furthermore, the Government, through the Ministry of Water and Environment, put a ban on commercial inter-district trade in forest products in Acholi subregion, which had stood out as a hub for illegal sources of wood. His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda, under Article 99(2) of the 1995 Constitution, has issued an Executive Order No.3 of 2023, putting a ban on charcoal burning in northern and north-eastern Uganda, except with permission from the Ministry of Water and Environment. Madam Speaker, in 2022, the Government launched a pilot project to promote the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as an alternative to charcoal use. Liquefied Petroleum Gas can protect forests from being depleted for charcoal and firewood production and use, hence contributing to the preservation of the environment. The Government, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, is implementing a mitigation measure to curb the high demand for charcoal. The ministry has already distributed 10,000 LPG cylinders to households in the urban areas in central Uganda, where there is high demand for charcoal. The Government has budgeted for funds to roll out the same intervention in other parts of the country in the next financial year. Madam Speaker, Hon. Peter Okeyoh, MP for Bukooli Island, stated that the Association of Fishers – (Interjections) - it is “fishers”. Madam Speaker, I beg for your protection. (Laughter) These are fishers.

8862 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT reported non-adherence to this requirement by the suppliers, as most of them resorted to makeshift grounds or military barracks to hold animals for some days, with the exception of Kotido and Amudat. Accordingly, some suppliers distributed directly to beneficiaries without holding them. For instance, Catalyst Investment Limited supplied goats to Abim District on 17 June 2022, as per the goods received note, and the beneficiary consent forms also indicate that the beneficiaries received the goats on that very day. This did not conform to the required 14 days in the holding grounds. The committee further established that some district veterinary officers assessed, verified and vaccinated the goats from the holding grounds of districts of origin. This includes the district veterinary officers of Abim, Napak, Moroto and Karenga, and yet this was to be done in each of the receiving districts at the respective holding grounds. The committee also established that some of the holding grounds did not have the capacity to hold a large number of animals. Holding of goats originating from different places in one holding ground by some districts in the region potentially facilitated the high spread of disease amongst the supplied goats; for example, in Amudat, the district veterinary officer indicated that he was overwhelmed with the 1,250 goats in one holding ground. Committee observations The committee observed that there were no detailed specifications for holding grounds in the contract, and as such, the suppliers and the districts allowed the goats to be kept in makeshift holding grounds incapable of sustaining the high number of goats due to lack of water and pasture required for 14 days. The committee further observed that with the exception of Kotido, all districts in the subregion do not have established animal holding grounds, and yet they are under the animal corridor region. The committee also observed that the entire planning process did not provide for comprehensive due diligence on the safe delivery and distribution of the goats, which is why the safe holding of the goats was so problematic. It was due to this poor preparation that many animals got infected as a result of the mix-up of the goats from the different parts of the country and Kenya at the delivery and receiving points. Recommendations 1. Comprehensive feasibility studies and clear specifications of the contract requirements for the implementation of the targeted Government projects be conducted before the commencement of projects. 2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should construct standard animal holding grounds with the required infrastructure such as water, feeding grounds and dips per district in the Karamoja Subregion. Widespread death of goats The committee was informed by some beneficiaries during the visit to the subregion that there were widespread deaths of goats under the Community Empowerment Programme, owing to sickness, tiredness and failure to adapt to the environment. For instance, in Abim District, the LC III chairperson of Abim Town Council stated that out of the 494 Boer goats received, 455 representing 92 per cent of the goats died. In Abim Subcounty, the chairperson LC III said that out of the 450 goats, 278 died representing 62 per cent. The committee was further informed by the District Veterinary Officer of Nabilatuk that as of December 2022, out of the 4,000 East African female goats received, 2,076 died representing 52 per cent. The committee also interviewed people in Nabilatuk Town Council through random sampling from the beneficiaries who interfaced with the committee and established that 72

8863 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2023 per cent of the goats delivered had died. The details are provided in Annexure 35. The committee was also informed by the Deputy RDC of Napak, Mr Fardosa Ahmed, that 583 goats died between November and December 2022. However, the district veterinary officer informed the committee that Napak received more Galla goats, which are performing well in the subregion, as compared to the East African goats. Observations The committee observed that some goats were sold and eaten by some beneficiaries, as well as raided by rustlers. The leaders from the subregion attributed this to the famine and insecurity situation. It was hard to establish the exact number of goats in this category. The committee established that though the project was highly welcomed by the beneficiaries, the low capacity to provide the necessary care for the goats exposed them to high levels of infections, leading to more deaths. The beneficiaries were concerned about the drugs which they could not purchase because of the high level of poverty in the area coupled with the famine situation in the subregion. The committee further established that the political heads of the ministry, namely Hon. Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu and Hon. Nandutu Agnes did not monitor and supervise programme implementation to prevent and control the high death rate of the goats. The committee could not find any trace of oversight for this programme, apart from the initial sensitisation conducted by the political heads. The committee observed that the beneficiaries were not well prepared before receiving the goats. The beneficiaries did not receive training on herd health management practices given the change of environment. The committee observed that the terms of reference technical specifications as per the contract on supply and delivery of goats particularly stated that the desirable attributes of the East African goats included local adaptability to the subregion and resistance to diseases or should have been bred in the subregions surrounding Karamoja. However, some suppliers did not adhere to the terms of the contract, specifically the critical attributes of procuring goats from the surrounding subregions to Karamoja, especially from Teso, Sebei, Acholi, Lango and Bugisu Subregions. For example, Kagumaho Bukanga Highlands Limited, Luck and Lark Company Limited, among others procured from Western Uganda. Recommendations 1. The ministers for Karamoja Affairs; Dr Mary Kitutu and Hon. Agnes Nandutu be held accountable for the failure in providing political leadership and oversight over this programme; 2. The Government should always ensure adequate preparation of the beneficiaries, improve the security and famine situation in Karamoja Subregion before delivering the 35 per cent of the goats for the purpose of averting the re-occurrence of sale or loss of the goats; 3. The following officers from; a. Abim District; (i) Mr Charles Omugetum, the Principal Assistant Secretary; (ii) Mr Oscar Burton Okengo, the District Veterinary Officer; (iii) Ms Janet Akello, OPM mobiliser; b. In Karenga District; (i) Acting District Veterinary Officer; (ii) CAO, Karenga District - be held liable for neglect of duty as provided for under Section 114 of the Penal Code Act Cap. 120 by failing to enforce adherence to the expected veterinary practices of verifying, vaccinating and holding goats for 14 days before distribution –

8759 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023 229) Vote 900: Nabilatuk District – Shs 8,965,015,000 230) Vote 901: Nakapiripirt District – Shs 11,039,255,000 231) Vote 902: Nakaseke District – Shs 33,609,209,000 232) Vote 903: Nakasongola District – Shs 29,199,461,000 233) Vote 904: Namayingo District – Shs 24,345,537,000 234) Vote 905: Namisindwa District – Shs 25,757,056,000 235) Vote 906: Namutumba District – Shs 29,395,177,000 236) Vote 907: Napak District – Shs 14,554,931,000 237) Vote 908: Nebbi District – Shs 28,393,138,000 238) Vote 909: Ngora District – Shs 20,015,428,000 239) Vote 910: Ntoroko District – Shs 17,856,009,000 240) Vote 911: Ntungamo District – Shs 52,482,302,000 241) Vote 912: Nwoya District – Shs 19,818,194,000 242) Vote 913: Obongi District – Shs 11,259,732,000 243) Vote 914: Omoro District – Shs 23,623,072,000 244) Vote 915: Otuke District – Shs 17,308,500,000 245) Vote 916: Oyam District – Shs 36,647,321,000 246) Vote 917: Pader District – Shs 28,538,070,000 247) Vote 918: Pakwach District – Shs 20,416,756,000 248) Vote 919: Pallisa District – Shs 32,319,522,000 249) Vote 920: Rakai District – Shs 35,470,398,000 250) Vote 921: Rubanda District – Shs 26,781,538,000 251) Vote 922: Rubirizi District – Shs 17,650,350,000 252) Vote 923: Rukiga District – Shs 21,557,840,000 253) Vote 924: Rukungiri District – Shs 40,111,677,000 254) Vote 925: Rwampara District - Shs 21,241,513,000 255) Vote 926: Ssembabule District – Shs 29,341,783,000 256) Vote 927: Serere District – Shs 32,000,876,000 257) Vote 928: Sheema District – Shs 26,927,219,000 258) Vote 929: Sironko District – Shs 32,016,598,000 259) Vote 930: Soroti District – Shs 22,110,246,000 260) Vote 931: Terego District – Shs 25,198,993,000 261) Vote 932: Tororo District – Shs 57,785,129,000 262) Vote 933: Wakiso District – Shs 78,280,713,000

Off Budget Flnanclng ln FY 2023 /24, UWA expects support from Development Partners in form of grants and donations to a tune of UGX 46.36 billion as shown in the table below. Revenue Catcgory Reveauc CatGgory Forecast Forecast Actual FT 202312(J24 FY 2022l2O2s FY 2O2tl22 l{on Tax Revenue /AiA PA Entry Recreational Activities and 66.98 56.46 56.23 Concessions Income 4.74 0.95 3.23 Other Internally Generated Income 6.37 10.68 6.91 CroU Subvcntion Government Subventions 28.66 38.66 51.38 External Finance 46.37 49.08 0.00 Total 153.12 155.E3 t17.75 4.3 Kcy Plaaned Activittes for FY 2ol2312ol24 al Mtniotry Of Tourisn, Wlldlife and Antlqultlca The Mtnlatr5r rcported thc followlng as the key laplcnentcd la W 2023 I 24: ned actlvltles to bG I To develop six (6) museums and cultural heritage sites for cultural tourism- and heritage conservation promotion namely Kikorongo Equator monument (in Kasese District); Karamoja Museum and handcraft center (in Moroto district); Napak Open Air Museum Interpretation centre; Fort Portal Re u I[j tr

8036 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT 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. financial year. Funds for recruitment amounting to Shs 2.6 billion have been included in this financial year’s budget. I request you, honourable members, to support this budget. Hon. Nakut Faith from Napak says that she raises a matter concerning the lack of resources by the Ministry of Water and Environment to resolve issues of silted valley dams in the Karamoja area. Her prayer is, can Government update the House on the issue of silted valley dams? Mr Speaker, on 16 March 2023, a technical team from the Ministry of Water and Environment, after our meeting with the Karamoja subregion Members of Parliament in Moroto and in my office, visited the region and launched an exercise to conduct an assessment of the cost implication of the desilting and rehabilitation of the priority dams selected by those leaders in our meeting. The technical team, together with the regional unit from the ministry, are currently conducting this exercise and the report will be presented to this House when this study is completed. Mr Speaker, I beg to submit.

7852 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT While the PDM committees have generated plans as a result of the training they have had, the rollout has not been very easy because the money for administration, which is supposed to go to the parish chiefs, has not been forthcoming. This is why in Karamoja we are really yearning for this PDM fund to be released - as well as the iron sheets and goats to be returned. The other bit that we learnt when we were having consultations in Napak was that the Parish Development Model committees decried the lack of guidelines or circulars to accompany releases of the money. The commercial officer indicated that they had written severally to the ministry to ensure that they give them a circular instructing them on how they should utilise the money and it had not yet come. Of course, there are fears on how you can spend funds without getting instructions – (Member timed out.)

Thank you, chief whip. We also really share those traits with you. They cannot be just for the three of us. At least, we would not preside over an empty House. Honourable Government Chief Whip, the Leader of the Opposition and all of you, honourable colleagues, I thank you for always coming and keeping time. Before coming here, I always look at the television screen to know whether I am going to an empty House or if there are Members. If there was an empty House, I would not come just here with the Clerk. Also for unity; you have stood with each other. The challenge is we are unique because of the numbers of this House. In a Parliament where people are 100 or 200, they could know each other. However, most of you have endeavoured to know each other. I appreciate you for that. Honourable colleagues, in the VIP gallery, although I had already introduced them, I did not read their names. We have the family of the late. They include: 1. Harold Adiyo Oulanyah aka Didi– son to the late 2. Okori Denis – RDC Napak and nephew to the late 3. Adong Harriet – sister 4. Mr Kinyera George – nephew. Thank you for coming, as we pay tribute. (Applause) Rt Hon. Prime Minister, thank you for coming. I know where you have been, but your Chief W hip has done a thorough job and the Leader of the Opposition, for secondment.

7362 SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN NSSF AND WHEREAS climate change in the Karamoja sub-region and heavy locust invasion from 2019 to 2021 led to the low crop production, driving the subregion into famine that, according to the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), is at IPC Phase 3+, which is defined as a crisis situation; AWARE that in a bid to ameliorate the situation in Karamoja, Parliament passed a supplementary budget of Shs 39 billion to the Office of the Prime Minister to support the disarmament process as well as the coordination of peace-building operations, support livelihoods of the Karamoja youth through provision of some relief items as an emergency intervention to improve peace as well as reduce and eliminate cattle rustling in the region; FURTHER AWARE that following numerous engagements with the district local governments of Karamoja, the Central Government, Parliament, Members of Parliament from the sub-region and the President, it was agreed that goats at a cost of Shs 22 billion and 100,000 iron sheets at a cost of Shs 8 billion be procured while Shs 800 million be directed to support the regional councils, Karamoja Parliamentary Group retreat and the peace caravan; NOTING that owing to the food insecurity situation in Karamoja subregion, Shs 135.198 billion was released from the Contingency Fund in Financial Year 2022/2023 following a Cabinet directive in Minute 227 (CT 2022) dated 11 July 2022 to support households at the risk of food insecurity in the Karamoja Sub-region and other parts of the country; FURTHER NOTING that Shs 135.19 billion was earmarked for the purchase of relief items of maize flour and beans for a period of three months for an estimated population of 518,000 persons in the subregion; COGNISANT that the First Lady, Hon. Janet Kataha, initiated the Karamoja Feeds Karamoja project in partnership with Namalu Prison Farm in 2014 to feed school children in order to minimise school dropout rates; FURTHER COGNISANT that Namalu Prison Farm harvested 3,500 bags of maize in Financial Year 2020/2021, from which the Minister for Karamoja Affairs recently picked 500 bags to feed UPDF soldiers, contrary to the original purpose of feeding children in primary schools across the region; CONCERNED that Shs 8.2 billion, being the balance of the Shs 39 billion supplementary budget, stands unaccounted for and of 100,000 iron sheets only 650 iron sheets were distributed in the entire region on 7 June 2022 when the President officially launched the distribution of iron sheets and goats in Nadunget Subcounty, Moroto District; FURTHER CONCERNED that less than 35 per cent of the goats have been distributed to the intended beneficiaries and in districts such as Napak, 70 per cent of those goats died within the first two weeks because they were sick, while in Kotido, 80 per cent of the goats died owing to ill health and their failure to adapt to the new environment; CONSIDERING that the Minister for Karamoja Affairs has obviously mismanaged the distribution of goats, iron sheets and maize in the subregion and her actions amount to abuse of office, misconduct, misbehaviour, corruption, diversion of public resources and breach of the oath of allegiance and oath of a minister; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by this House that: (i) Parliament, through the relevant committee, inquires into the alleged mismanagement of relief items in the Office of the Prime Minister, and; (ii) The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Dr Mary Goretti Kitutu and the Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Agnes Nandutu, do resign - because we have waited for them to step aside - to allow proper investigations into the matter.” Madam Speaker, I submit. [Mr Achia] MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Mr Speaker, I rise on a matter of national importance concerning the issue of incomplete construction of valley tanks in Kokeris Village, Lotome Subcounty in Napak District. The water situation in this subcounty is very bad and the livestock move for more than 20 kilometres in search of water and risking insecurity from cattle rustlers. Another complaint is that animals get lost. My prayers: 1. The Minister of Agriculture should task the contractor to go and redo the shoddy work. 2. The relevant state organs should investigate this issue where the contractor was paid all the money yet shoddy work was done. I beg to submit. Thank you.

6957 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 24 JANUARY 2023 on the alleged unfair and discriminatory recruitment by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces. The Rt Hon. Speaker referred the matter to the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs for consideration and report back to Parliament. The committee considered the issues and hereby reports. Background In 2004, the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs undertook a comprehensive programme to transform the UPDF into a modern, professional and accountable force, subordinate to civilian authority. Part of this is recruiting Ugandans who meet the standards prescribed in the UPDF or the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Act, 2005, sections 51 and 52; details of who qualifies. Methodology The committee held meetings with the following: the Minister of State for Veteran Affairs and officials from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces, Hon. Sarah Opendi, the District Woman Representative for Tororo District, Hon. Evelyn Chemutai, and the District Woman Representative of Bukwo District. The committee also received submissions from Hon. Faith Nakut, District Woman Representative of Napak District. Queries raised by Parliament Tororo District Allegations raised by Hon. Sarah Achieng Opendi, the District Woman Representative for Tororo District was that people from elsewhere were recruited from Tororo and people from Tororo did not benefit from their quota. It was also alleged that the local leaders were not allowed to verify the list of recruits; RDCs and LCs were not given a copy of the recruits for reference. Nebbi District It was alleged that out of the 57 slots allocated, only 11 were from the district. Lira District The allegations were that in Lira District, most applicants were dropped for reportedly being HIV positive. The committee interacted with Hon. Sarah Achieng Opendi and Hon. Evelyn Chemutai and received written submissions from Hon. Faith Nakut. UPDF recruitment procedures The Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs and the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces carried out a national recruitment exercise from 18 June to 4 July. The recruitment coverage was for all Ugandan nationals and was based on a quota system. LCI chairpersons provided documents to the applicants to prove that one has no criminal liability and the National ID proved one’s nationality and presumes all biometrics and other details are with NIRA. At the recruitment centres, the RDCs, RCCs or GISOs signed on the dispatch forms before departure of the candidates to training schools. However, not everybody who came met the criteria to be recruited, as there were various tests undertaken to eliminate some people because of limited slots. The committee was informed that the UPDF followed the process of recruitment. The criteria for being an eligible applicant were: a) Be a citizen of Uganda; you would prove this with the national ID. b) Adult male or female (18 to 30 years of age). c) Uganda Certificate of Education or its equivalent certificate or qualifications or any of the above.

Madam Speaker, that is my fear. However, if we can invest in awareness throughout this country as a mandate of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development – now that we have entered the budgeting process, we need to give enough appropriation for awareness. The justice centers are far from the clients. Even when people encounter this violence in homes, for people to start trekking - I want to give an example of Karamoja. In Napak, if people are going to find the justice center in Mbale and someone has to carry witnesses every time and the court procedure is so long - I think let us talk about getting the justice centers nearer to the people. Madam Speaker, I thank everybody here. Honourable members, I congratulate you upon the 16 days of activism; we are just beginning. I would like to implore all Members to find some kind of celebration in the constituencies and take the message down so that everyone is made aware of this.

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.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to support the motion that the Prime Minister has moved in honour of Fr Ambrossoli on two accounts. One, he saved our people of Karamoja from leprosy. He removed the reproach of our people at a time when it was not nice to visit a place of that kind. Therefore, a man like that - Only God knows what to do to him. No wonder even after death, he preferred to stay in Karamoja. The miracle that we are celebrating him for, which is a prerequisite for beatification, happened in St Kizito Hospital in Napak District. By extension, I am the Member of Parliament representing Fr Ambrossoli at death because his spirit preferred to live in Napak District. (Laughter)

6127 THE E L E V E N TH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 8 N OVEMBER 2022 THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES (ANIMAL INDUSTRY) (Lt Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama): Madam Speaker, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, I wish to respond to the questions raised about the status and the actions of Government in controlling animal disease, specifically the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). We have uploaded this report on the intranet. We have an introduction where we are talking about how FMD affects animals and its economic consequences, and how it is spread. I wish to state the status. From January to October 2022, 22 districts reported FMD outbreaks. These include Adjumani, Amuru, Bukedea, Ibanda, Jinja, Kalungu, Kapchorwa, Kayunga, Kiruhura, Kween, Kyotera, Lyantonde, Masindi, Mpigi, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Napak, Ntungamo, Sembabule and Tororo. It is also important to note that quarantine restrictions were lifted in 11 districts, which is 50 per cent of the affected districts since then. Action taken by the Government In Uganda, FMD prevention and control is achieved through animal movement control (quarantine restrictions) strategic/ring vaccination and awareness creation campaigns. With regard to vaccination, given its cost implication, the strategy adopted by the ministry is to conduct strategic/ring vaccination where an outbreak is reported. Ring vaccination entails vaccinating all the immediate herds surrounding the affected herd so that the disease can be contained and eventually, controlled without causing serious socio-economic consequences. Colleagues, the success of ring vaccination hinges on the timely reporting of the diseases. It is, therefore, important that disease outbreaks are reported as early as possible so that measures of prevention can be instituted in a timely manner and cost effectively since only surrounding herds will be vaccinated to prevent the spread of disease to other areas. We have insisted on this strategy because we do not get enough doses to vaccinate the national herd. You must be aware that Uganda has almost 17 million herds of cattle, 17.4 million herds of goats, five million sheep, 4.5 million pigs and all these are susceptible animals to FMD. Due to limited resources, we came up with this strategy. When it is reported early, this strategy works but we are looking forward to when we have enough resources to make sure that we do it and cover the entire national herd. Currently, a combination of animal movement regulations through quarantine restriction and ring vaccination remains the most appropriate approach for FMD control in Uganda. Colleagues, the following actions have been undertaken to contain the current FMD outbreak in these affected areas. These include: i) Institution of quarantine restriction at the subcounty level and areas within the 20-kilometre radius to prevent the spread of disease. This involves the prohibition of the movement of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, their products and by-products from, to, through and within affected areas. Livestock markets, slaughter places including butcheries and animal shows within the affected subcounties were also closed. This is premised on the “prevention is better than cure” adage; ii) The ministry plans to vaccinate the susceptible livestock in the affected 22 districts listed above with 930,200 doses of FMD vaccine expected in the country this week on 10 November 2022. The next consignment, which is 1.6 million doses is expected in the country in two months’ time. You must observe that this is not adequate but once deployed effectively, it does prevent FMD to some extent;

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Mr Minister, for the statement that you have provided to us. Foot and Mouth Disease is a sporadic disease; once an animal has been infected with it, you do not have medicine to treat it. You only manage those symptoms until such a time when the animal recovers. The only way to control it is by vaccination. Once FMD occurs in an area, it needs extension workers and veterinary officers to do surveillance and be vigilant on the ground. Whenever they spot any kind of symptom of that nature, they need to take action immediately. Before the ministry for veterinary affairs was merged with Ministry of Agriculture, veterinary people were very active to the extent that they would reach down to villages and even go as far as sensitising farmers to take care of their animals. However, from the time the veterinary section was put under the Ministry of Agriculture, the urge of doing that work died out. Therefore, it is a matter of policy also to us, to consider and evaluate –(Member timed out) - just a minute. Thank you so much. Away from that point, FMD also attacks and infects wild animals like buffaloes. They are the ones that even harbour FMD. In this country, we have wild animals that are roaming around. They move even beyond the area, which has been gazetted for them. When you talk about Napak, it is nearer Kidepo. That means that all the other districts neighbouring those game parks - if the Uganda Wildlife Authority cannot take a step to control - much as we shall do ring vaccinations or quarantine, the wild pigs and buffaloes will still bring FMD pathogens and affect us. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. When I visited our people in Napak, a number of livestock farmers complained that there was a disease eating their livestock. The disease had signs of Foot and Mouth Disease. I inquired from the extension workers who agreed with the farmers. I also inquired from the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and he said he was aware. Madam Speaker, action needs to be taken immediately, not just in Napak, Karamoja or Teso, but in many parts of the country. The livestock sector contributes a lot to the economy. Anything that affects it affects our economy. In these difficult times, we must take action when we are required to do so urgently. My prayers are as follows: i) The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should urgently make an assessment and provide vaccines for all the livestock in Uganda; ii) The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries provides guidelines for the isolation of the animals that are

Thank you. Clerk, can we go to B. B) ON THE REMOVAL AND RELOCATION OF 161 CHILDREN TO KOBLIN REHABILITATION CENTRE IN NAPAK DISTRICT RAISED BY HON. FAITH NAKUT

Mr Speaker, thank you so much. First of all, I would like to lay the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities held on Thursday, 11 November 2021. Mr Speaker, I beg to lay the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities held on 21 February 2022. I also beg to lay the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities held on Tuesday, 22 February 2022. Again, Mr Speaker, I beg to lay the minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities held on Wednesday, 23 February 2022 in Napak District Headquarters. Mr Speaker, I beg to lay minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Equal Opportunities held on Tuesday, 17 May 2022 in Ibanda District Headquarters. I beg to lay. Mr Speaker, I am laying, again, the minutes of the meeting of the Equal –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The committee conducted field activities in the following districts: Pader, Agago, Alebtong, Kole, Napak, Ngora, Kaliro, Sheema, Buhweju, Mitooma, Bushenyi and Ibanda - that is on page 5. We are going to the findings, observations and recommendations. These are the areas that we were looking at during our visit to those districts. However, before we went to those districts, we had a meeting with the Minister of State for Education and the management of Higher Education Students Financing Board. At a later stage, I will also come with that report and read it as it is included in this report. Therefore, I would like this House to know what we did and the observations we made. So, the following key findings, observations and recommendations have been identified for immediate action for various programmes under affirmative actions and other equalisation programmes to be implemented in the short to medium terms. Mr Speaker, the status of equal opportunities in the education sector; and the attainment of equality and inclusivity in development, is significantly predicated on the state of wellbeing, skills and competitiveness of the various categories of individuals and groups in society, as cited with the Sustainable Development Goal for quality education. While, wellbeing is dependent on the quality of healthcare services. Considering that Government of Uganda has over the past decades made significant gains in education through, inter alia, universalising primary and secondary education, according to the recently released results, the performance of Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) in northern Uganda and northern subregions, for instance, is below the national average. Therefore, the committee noted the average distance travelled by students or pupils to reach their respective schools; majority of the districts visited reported that students cover a distance of more than five kilometres. And, learners complained about long distance travel from home to school. They reported that this was associated with the challenges of rape, late reporting to school, early departure and inability to complete school homework due to fatigue or late arrival at school. Therefore, regarding access to the school environment, especially for visually impaired learners, members observed that most of them could not easily reach school since they lacked landmarks. While, wheelchair users also find it very difficult to access educational facilities in these districts. Mr Speaker, the distance to the nearest facility influences access to education services. The Ministry of Education and Sports standard is that every parish should have a primary school; and there should be a secondary school in every subcounty. So, this policy would make education accessible at that level. The committee findings also revealed that, secondary and tertiary institutions were far and inadequate in many parts of the sampled areas. This made it very hard for most of the children from hard-to-reach areas to progress to secondary level. Other children keep repeating primary seven because of no access to secondary education. Sustainable Development Goals will be evaluated in the next nine years, yet districts are performing badly with only one secondary school in each district. Teenage pregnancy has also increased due to the lockdown. The committee further observed that the cost of education services is a determinant in access to education, and many people pay highly for education in private schools. And, those who did not pay any money to schools meet the cost of scholastic materials, between Shs100 to Shs150, which is very costly for the rural people. However, in private schools, especially in urban areas, the cost is much higher compared to Government-aided education facilities. The committee also observed that the dropout rate is very high. For instance, in Napak District it is at 84 percent. The committee visited special

4976 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION needs schools, such as in Bushenyi District, where the structures are very dilapidated, and no renovation is being done; and most districts have no special needs schools that the children with disabilities can attend. Specific Observations The student loan scheme The committee observed that in an effort to assess regional balance in the operationalisation of the Higher Education Students Financing Board, a statutory body established by the Higher Education Students Financing Act (No.2), 2014, with a mandate to provide loans and scholarships to Ugandan students seeking to pursue higher education, in Ngora District, two students had benefited at the time we visited. In Kaliro, only one student; in Kole, we had three; and Pader had four students on the loan scheme in the previous academic year. And, students from most of the districts had failed to access the loan scheme due to limited or no information given about the scheme. The committee, therefore, noted that there is no regional balance in the award of student loans, especially in the northern and eastern regions; and in Karamoja sub-regionwith the lowest number of beneficiaries. When it came to staffing, whereas schools had staff establishments, these were less than 68 percent of staffing levels in most of the districts visited, with Napak District in Karamoja having the least at 53 percent. This adversely affects the quality of teaching and learning. Napak District had a teacher to pupil ratio of 1: 91. High school drop-out rates The committee observed the highest school drop-out rate was at 84 percent, as I had already mentioned, and that is in Napak District. After primary seven, some pupils do not have where to go, while others repeat P.7 four times because they cannot join secondary school. Their parents cannot afford the school fees and provision of other school requirements. Distance to schools The distance to the schools was also observed to be another big challenge. We found that children were walking about 14 kilometres to access primary school education. This has led to early marriages for girls, while the boys end up in pursuit of other livelihoods. Do these children have an opportunity for better education? Inadequate furniture for pupils The committee also observed that there was inadequate furniture in classrooms in the primary schools and there is need, therefore, to procure more. This was also a big challenge. Secondary schools The committee noted that Government has increased the number of seed secondary schools in many subcounties, while construction of additional seed secondary schools was ongoing in most of the subcounties. The committee appreciates Government’s efforts to ensuring at least one secondary school in every subcounty. Recommendations 1. The Minister for Education and Sports should provide for special needs children to benefit from inclusive education; 2. Washrooms or sanitary facilities for children with disabilities be provided in the schools; 3. The students’ loan scheme should be made accessible to all students that intend to borrow the funds for further studies, and more information about the scheme be given to the public to facilitate accessibility; 4. The district quota system should be introduced by the Higher Students’ Financing Board so that all districts will have an equal number of students accessing the Students’ Loan Scheme STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT [Mr Alyek]

I will now go to works and transport. The committee could not easily move from Ibanda to Buhweju districts due to the bad road network. We had to travel back to Mbarara in order to connect to Buhweju. Roads in such areas with very poor road network should be improved. This is something that we have complained about before. In Ngora District, the road to Pallisa is also a menace. It is not accessible due to the bad state of the bridges that need upgrading. In Napak District, the roads are also very bad, and are worse during the rainy season because they become impassable. This hindered our oversight visit to those districts. We, therefore, recommend that: 1. The Ministry of Works and Transport should evaluate the state of all the major roads and establish a redevelopment strategy so as to improve accessibility and livelihood; and 2. Government should devote resources to the improvement of roads in the mentioned districts. This is a pre-condition for the movement of people, goods and services and meaningful engagement in production. The Water and Environment Sector The committee observed that other areas in the country lack clean water. Access to clean water is not easy in Buhweju District, where women move long distances to access clean water. In Napak District, there is need to dig deep wells, because access to clean water is a major problem in that area. We realised that water distribution is not balanced in all the communities, such as in Apac where 146 villages do not have any water sources. They obtain their water from ponds, and it is not very clean; and they move very long distances to access this water. The committee further observed that latrine coverage in Napak was at 37 per cent and most of the community members still practice open defaecation and the district has very high levels of poverty. Recommendations 1. The Ministry of Water and Environment should make a detailed assessment of the water scarcity in hard-to-areas and provide possible solutions to that effect; and 2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should support the marginalised groups with improved seedlings and farming tools. The Youth Livelihood Programme This is a programme we also considered as affirmative action given to the communities. Our findings and observations are on page 17. It was noted that there were no funds under the Youth Livelihood Fund at the district STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT [Mr Alyek]

4979 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 16 AUGUST 2022 level to police recoveries. This exacerbated the recovery challenges. The situation was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic related challenges in the country. The attitude of the community towards the Youth Livelihood Programme, just like many other Government programmes, complicates the recovery process. Communities think that Government must always provide them with free things and that even revolving funds or loans should not be paid back. Defaulting and delays in the payment of loans or revolving capital, especially due to the timing of the programmes, which in most cases happen during the election period, means that beneficiaries take it as a “thank you” from elected leaders. The funds dwindled, yet the districts were not aware, nor were they informed of the aims of the programme to enable them plan accordingly. In Agago District, for example, the youth programmes funded under the Youth Livelihood Fund were to a tune of Shs1,039,743,500 at the time of the visit in September, 2021. However, the total recoveries between 2015 and 2019 were only Shs 273,300,000. For about four years, that was the only amount recovered in Agago. Recommendations The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development should: 1. Ensure that the Youth Livelihood Programme guidelines are reviewed to provide for a specific threshold for youths with disabilities. For avoidance of doubt, the committee has also recommended that at least 5 per cent of the beneficiaries be youths with disabilities; 2. Ensure thatprogramme documents, training modules and guidelines are simplified and translated in various languages, appropriate formats and modes so as to target all the beneficiaries; 3. Ensure thatthe programme uses successful local entrepreneurs to mould the youth into the business of their choice through apprenticeship programmes before they are left to independently run their affairs; 4. Revisit the criteria of group formation to a smaller number; that is between five to eight members and also be flexible on the membership of the group, to extend beyond villages to at least the parish level; and 5. Empower the youth for wealth creation and districts should develop recovery strategies and recover youth livelihood funds given to the youth. The Youth Capital Venture Fund The committee further noted that some districts had not received the Youth Capital Venture Fund, such as Napak District. Also, many district leaders were not aware of about this fund. Recommendations 1. Sensitisation should be done by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development on the Youth Capital Venture Fund that was given to Centenary Bank to distribute to the youths at a low interest rate of 11 per cent; and 2. The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development should develop strategies to roll out the Youth Venture Capital Fund. Mr Speaker, I am about to complete. The Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) We noted that the target beneficiaries of the programme are women within the age bracket of 18 to 65 years, and it is a revolving fund. The major issues include delayed transfer of funds from the ministry to local governments, poor repayment of the revolving funds, inadequate operational funds, transport facilitation for community development officers (CDOs) on follow-up for recoveries was inadequate, lack of ownership of the programme by the

4981 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 16 AUGUST 2022 The committee found that out that the Rural Electrification Programme has improved access to electricity in rural areas and the committee appreciates the efforts made. However, in most rural areas, there were issues of accessibility; wires were passing by the trading centres, but due to high poverty levels, many families could not access electricity due to connection fees, which were high; Yaka is also very costly. In addition, the policy that the building to be connected should be permanent also affected affordability and access to electricity; not many families can afford to build permanent houses in the rural areas. The committee cited this as a very big challenge, because families with semi-permanent buildings cannot get power. We recommend that: 1. Connection fees and electricity charges should be reduced to increase access to electricity in the rural areas; and 2. The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development should review the policy for power connection in the rural areas. Poverty levels and security The committee observed that the poverty levels in most districts are very high, especially in Karamoja subregion. In Napak district, for example, the committee observed during its visits that there was no bank, judicial court or piped water; and there was a border conflict and many other issues, which were affecting service delivery, especially in the provision of services such as immunisation. The high poverty is also affecting recovery of funds such as the disability funds and Youth Livelihood Programme funds that I talked about. High poverty levels and insecurity were also affecting staffing levels in such districts. We found many workers had already left and never wanted to work. The committee, therefore, recommends that Government should ensure greater equity and inclusivity in all spheres of the management of public affairs among others; such as improving access to quality basic social services, improving livelihoods, ensuring equity in appointments to public offices and peaceful coexistence. There are regions that historically lagged behind in many aspects of socioeconomic progress that require more efforts to cause qualitative improvement in households and socioeconomic conditions, as a strategy to enhance the feeling of patriotism amongst citizens. Mr Speaker, I beg to move that this report be adopted subject to the recommendations therein. I beg to submit. (Applause)

Thank you. We are going to debate this report for 45 minutes and debate starts now. I will start with Hon. Ndeezi. I see members of the committee standing up, but if you are a member of the committee, please, sit down. I have read through the report and so, I know the members. In addition, some of you did not sign. Members, you will allow me to first pick Hon. Ndeezi, Member for Napak, because I have seen that Napak has many issues. I have taken long without seeing Hon. Karubanga submit. (Several Members rose_) No, I am going to give you time. I am going to pick Hon. Mawanda, Hon. Kahunde and Hon. Christine from Kumi, first. Each one, two minutes. Clerk, please, set the clock.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I wish to thank the committee for the excellent job. As a representative of the people of Napak, I agree with the committee on the issues they have raised. I only wish to add to the recommendations on education and health. One recommendation concerns access to a secondary school. We know it is Government’s plan to put up secondary schools, but it will take a while before those schools come. To save those students who cannot access a secondary school, I recommend that we allow the existing Government-aided schools to operate day schooling so that the students who cannot afford the boarding facilities can attend as day scholars. On the issue of health, we have two subcounties that do not have any health facility of any level – not even a health centre II and people have been dying there in big numbers. I recommend that we prioritise those subcounties, not only in Napak, but in every part of this country that does not have a health facility. The Ministry of Health should privatise those subcounties in the implementation of the VHT programme so that there is –(Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I congratulate my brother, Hon. Obua, for ascending to the office of the Government Chief Whip. I believe God is going to give you courage and capacity to do that job as usual. I thank the chairperson together with the committee members for delivering on this report. My submission is about the Community Development Officers (CDOs). The committee recommends that Government facilitates CDOs with transport. Mr Speaker, this has been their complaint for a long time. At the end of the day, they end up charging the beneficiaries of the funds. Therefore, as we implement the Parish Development Model - our people will be charged by the CDOs for their services and that is extremely dangerous. Therefore, we have to ensure that these CDOs are facilitated with transport and accommodation, because in some areas, they travel for long distances. There is an issue concerning some districts that have no knowledge about the youth Capital Venture Fund, like in Napak. It is extremely unfortunate that some districts do not know about this programme. In addition to that, some

That policy formulation is dragging; it has taken too long; Government should expedite the process. Mr Speaker, there is a fund, which was created in the Ministry of Public Service. It is a 30 per cent hard-to-reach fund. A number of districts, including Bududa, were supposed to be beneficiaries of this fund. The issues of marginalised groups in hard- to-reach areas like Bududa – we would be benefitting from this fund, but up to now, its implementation has taken ages. We do not seem to be seeing any funds coming in soon, to those that have been waiting for ages. You know very well - I have just seen the teacher to pupil ratio in Napak at 1:91. However, if you come to places like Bududa, where about five schools were closed because they are in places surrounded with cracks, the ratio is even worse; it is 1:150. The planning for these proposed affirmative action programmes is very poor. They are designed in such a way that they are mere token packages, but not for empowerment, because we do not see any capacity or capabilities being [Ms Katusiime] STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT

Mr Speaker, thank you for finally picking on me. I am so grateful for the committee and the report they have presented. I am glad that they have talked broadly about prisoners. And, as you note, like for the case of Karamoja, just like my colleague has indicated, disarmament is on-going. And the numbers are swelling because many people are actually conscripted; they are not screened, yeah. It takes a long time for them to be screened and that is the reason there are many of them, overcrowding some of these facilities. Therefore, I would like to propose together with a team, that we really think about these alternatives to imprisonment for certain cases. These offenders can actually contribute immensely to the country. So, we really need to be able to think about that, Secondly, the report rightly talks about strengthening collaboration with actors in the criminal justice system to reduce the prisons population. There are certain cases that you can dispose of without necessarily taking someone to prison, and this can go a long way in reducing the numbers in prisons. Finally, in the case of Moroto, for instance, the prison facility serves a wide area. So, you find prisoners from Napak and Nabilatuk being taken to the Moroto facility, and overcrowding becomes inevitable. I think there is need to start thinking about another prison unit to reduce on the numbers that are kept in one particular facility. Thank you so much.