Buvuma Islands County

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity. On Monday, the 13th of July, a gust of wind, in the fishing language we call it “ Nsoke” , destroyed houses in Kijaka and Kiko Local Council and landing site, Bugaya Subcounty, Buvuma District. Over 20 homes and a community church were destroyed. The affected people are in immediate need of shelter and food stuff. Through you, it is my cry that the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness rescues lives in that subcounty. I beg to submit.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Let me also emphasise the same matter of national importance, about a fire outbreak in Lyabana Sub-county. I would like to give just more information that Lyabana Subcounty is one of the farthest islands in Buvuma District, bordering Tanzania. Madam Speaker, these people, specifically, their source of income is fishing. It is not like the Buvuma mainland where people are doing some agriculture. These specifically rely on fishing. The reports we are getting so far from that side indicate that so many boat engines have been destroyed. These are the ones that are used in fishing for people to earn a living.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. On the 18 th of last month, I raised a matter of national importance concerning the delayed payment of the Project Affected Persons of the Palm Oil Project in Buvuma District. These people gave in their land for the good of the community.

13919 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 14 AUGUST 2024 All district headquarters have been electrified except for Obongi, which is a newly created district, Kalenga District, which recently shifted its headquarters, and Buvuma District, which is an island. otherwise, the rest of the district headquarters in the country have been connected. Projects have been initiated to electrify these three distinct headquarters; I am talking about headquarters. The Government has also embarked on electrifying subcounty headquarters; this has been our policy. With only 410 subcounties still remaining out of the 2066 Subcounties, town councils, and Division headquarters; 410 remain unconnected. The power distribution grid has increased from 6,496 kilometres, in 2005 to over 80,000 kilometres, currently. We have 2,228,384 customers who are grid-connected. Ninety-five per cent of which are domestic. This leaves a balance of about 8.2 million households that need to be connected to the electricity grid. My ministry, together with the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, continues to develop new projects and mobilize financing to propel the country to universal access by 2030 using both on-grid and off-grid solutions. Mr Speaker, the challenges in implementing the rural electrification programme are as follows: 1. The inadequate counterpart funding by the Government is a key challenge to the implementation of the Rural Electrification Programme. Whereas my ministry has contractual and Project Affected Persons(PAPs) compensation obligations totalling over Shs 440 billion, the Budget provision for the Financial Year 2024/2025 is Shs 55 billion only. The demand is Shs 440 billion; the budget is Shs 55 billion only. Whereas construction works under the Subcounty Project financed by the Exim Bank of China have been completed, the Government has since released Shs 2.2 billion for compensation out of the required Shs 38 billion. Similarly, construction works have been completed for the Uganda Rural Electrification Access Project (UREAP) financed by the African Development Bank but the Government has only released Shs 2.6 billion for compensation to date. 2. The trend of inadequate counterpart funding has resulted in delayed implementation of the project and may be the case with EASP where the World Bank requires the ministry to compensate Project Affected Persons before construction works commence. If the subcounty under UREAP projects required compensation of PAPs before the commencement of construction works as required with EASP, these two projects would be stranded to date. 3. Vandalism remains a major challenge to the Power Supply industry. As already indicated, addressing this issue requires enhanced security measures, and community awareness, which we are doing and I call upon everybody to join me. It requires strict legal penalties. I thank you, Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues when you supported the amendment to the 1999 Electricity Act, where we introduced stringent punishment for people involved in vandalism. This is still with us. Mr Speaker, I would like to conclude, by requesting this august Parliament to note the progress made by the Government in the implementation of Bridging the Demand- supply balance gap through the accelerated Rural Electrification Programme funded. I would like you to note the progress made by the Government in the implementation of the Electricity Access Scale Up Project. I would also like you to note the progress made by the Government to electrify the entire country. I have also mentioned the challenges and I would like this august House to note the challenges faced in the implementation of the

I will resume from where I ended – Hon. Dr Nicholas Kamara of Kabale Municipality; 4. Hon. Dr Timothy Batuwa of Jinja South Division West; 5. Hon. Dr Michael Lulume Bayigga of Buikwe County South; and 6. Hon. Kenny Auma of Kwania District. On the Committee on Foreign Affairs, I designate the following: 1. Hon. Muwada Nkunyingi of Kyadondo County East; 2. Hon. Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye Division West; 3. Hon. Stephen Sserubula of Lugazi Municipality; and 4. Hon. Bob Okae of Kwania North County. I beg to designate. On the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, I designate the following members: 1. Hon. Christine Nakimwero Kaaya of Kiboga District; 2. Hon. Evans Ronald Kanyike of Bukoto County East; 3. Hon. Patrick Oshabe Nsamba of Kassanda County North; 4. Hon. Susan Mugabi of Buvuma District; 5. Hon. Charles Tebandeke of Bbale County; 6. Hon. Aisha Kabanda of Butambala District; and 7. Hon. Jimmy Akena of Lira East Division. I beg to designate. Madam Speaker, on the Committee on Presidential Affairs, I designate the following members: 1. Hon. Ronald Balimwezo of Nakawa Division East; 2. Hon. Francis Butebi Zaake of Mityana Municipality; 3. Hon. Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe Division South; 4. Hon. Abubaker Kawalya of Rubaga Division North; 5. Hon. Isaias Johny Ssasaga of Budadiri County East; 6. Hon. Denis Amere Onekalit of Kitgum Municipality; and 7. Hon. Peter Okot of Tochi County. I beg to designate. Madam Speaker, on the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs, the following are the members for designation: 1. Hon. Derrick Nyeko of Makindye Division East; 2. Hon. Abdallah Kiwanuka of Mukono County North; 3. Hon. Betty Nambooze Bakireke of Mukono Municipality; 4. Hon. Naboth Namanya of Rubabo County; 5. Hon. Moses Bitek Okot Junior of Kioga County; and 6. Hon. Gilbert Olanya of Kilak South County. I beg to designate. On the Committee on Physical Infrastructure, I designate the following members: 1. Hon. Godfrey Saazi of Gomba East County; 2. Hon. Denes Sekabira of Katikamu County North; 3. Hon. Francis Katabaazi of Kalungu East County; 4. Hon. Moses Kabuusu of Kyamuswa County;

\*, q , i x onL & I .-4 1. t! .L C--/ rll f:) lr /... ( t !.{ -t t I t.' r. -,: Anount (OOO'I Vote Descrlptlon 23,367,459 809 Apac District Anra District L8,397,332 810 30,127,960 811 Budaka District 32,553,O55 812 Bududa District 37,760,tr7 813 Bugiri District 8t4 Bugweri District 22,934,t60 t8,395,462 815 Buhweiu District 27,Or2,84r 816 Buikwe District 8L7 Bukedea District 3r,487,669 818 Bukomansimbi District 20,244,423 Bukwo District 27,562,7t9 819 820 Bulambuli District 28,t95,238 14,678,016 82t Buliisa District Bundibugyo District 35,O81,962 822 \ 823 Bunyangabu District 24,t30,664 $.sz+ Bushenyi District 32,544,724 39,104,258 825 Busia District 826 Butaleia District 36,872,757 827 Butambala District 29,98t,750 828 Butebo District t4,866,234 15,011,553 829 Buvuma District 830 Buvende District 25,292,570 831 Dokolo District 25,388,251 832 Gomba District 22,5L6,206 Gulu District 20,t92,982 833 = 834 Hoima District 22,441,719 \83s Ibanda District 26,593,089 836 Iganga District 40,2t3,822 56,094,4t9 837 Isingiro District Jinia District 37,533,316 838 839 Kaabong District 17,947,269 Y L3 Htr+ .4i- (:-

\ ;..t, . , tr7_. -qr- ) +qt '+- ..i \..'; \ # 25 \ 'I_- k t Vote Descrlptlon Amount IOOO'f 3 903 759 8t2 Bududa District 813 i District 6 732 40r 814 ri District B 2 879 922 Buhwe u District 6 931 990 815 816 Buikwe District 1 996 206 Bukedea District 5 081 784 8t7 818 Bukomansimbi District 1 608 998 819 Bukwo District 1 62a 696 420 Bulambuli District 6 624 913 Buliisa District a2l 2 014 563 822 Bundi District 4 633 475 823 Bun bu District 3 795 747 824 Bush District 2 860 294 825 Busia District 4 956 577 826 Butale a District 4 133 370 827 Butambala District 4 156 702 828 Butebo District 3 104 116 429 Buvuma District 2 819 974 830 ende District 6 908 t02 831 Dokolo District 2 441 613 832 Gomba District 2 92r 464 833 Gulu District 5 204 240 834 Hoima District 4 255 598 835 Ibanda District 7 545 104 836 District I 4 079 681 837 District I 9 4L6,477 838 Jin a District 3 116 502 839 Kaabon District 2 004 293 840 Kabale District 2 813 724 841 Kabarole District 3 47t 583 Kaberamaido District 5 2t4 496 842 843 di District 5 t74 031 9 009 t94 Kakumiro District Kalaki District 2 942 249 1 321 702 846 District 847 Kaliro District 4 73r 459 848 District Kal 3 594 297 L2' alL fl 4 . 844 J s+s

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;

8754 BUDGETARY PROPOSALS & ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 60) Vote 819: Bukwo District – Shs 22,102,420,000 61) Vote 820: Bulambuli District – Shs 22,999,426,000 62) Vote 821: Buliisa District – Shs 14,874,929,000 63) Vote 822: Bundibugyo District – Shs 33,203,487,000 64) Vote 823: Bunyangabu District - Shs 19,891,642,000 65) Vote 824: Bushenyi District – Shs 28,896,953,000 66) Votes 825: Busia District - Shs 32,967,494,000 67) Votes 826: Butaleja District - Shs 33,927,473,000 68) Vote 827: Butambala District – Shs 23,446,766,000 69) Vote 828: Butebo District - Shs 16,607,616,000 70) Vote 829: Buvuma District – Shs 13,321,617,000 71) Vote 830: Buyende District – Shs 22,651,177,000 72) Vote 831: Dokolo District – Shs 21,223,707,000 73) Vote 832: Gomba District – Shs 21,231,932,000\ 74) Vote 720: Masindi Municipal Council – Shs 11,172,470,000 75) Vote 721: Mityana Municipal Council – Shs 10,365,633,000 76) Vote 722: Moroto Municipal Council – Shs 5,143,627,000 77) Vote 723: Mubende Municipal Council – Shs 10,465,947,000 78) Vote 724: Mukono Municipal Council – Shs 19,829,177,000 79) Vote 725: Nansana Municipal Council – Shs 24,351,761,000 80) Vote 726: Nebbi Municipal Council – Shs 6,907,898,000 81) Vote 727: Njeru Municipal Council – Shs 13,394,572,000 82) Vote 728: Ntungamo Municipal Council – Shs 4,845,867,000 83) Vote 729: Rukungiri Municipal Council – Shs 9,415,996,000 84) Vote 730: Sheema Municipal Council – Shs 14,106,079,000 85) Vote 731: Tororo Municipal Council – Shs 9,365,323,000 86) Vote 801: Abim District – Shs 18,295,895,000 87) Vote 802: Adjumani District – Shs 31,965,889,000 88) Vote 803: Agago District – Shs 31,061,514,000 89) Vote 804: Alebtong District – Shs 23,689,489,000 90) Vote 805: Amolatar District – Shs 19,357,798,000 91) Vote 806: Amudat District – Shs 10,632,904,000 92) Vote 807: Amuria District – Shs 22,290,290,000 93) Vote 808: Amuru District - Shs 22,428,999,000

8755 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023 94) Vote 809: Apac District – Shs 20,739,922,000 95) Vote 810: Arua District – Shs 16,085,370,000 96) Vote 811: Budaka District – Shs 25,157,873,000 97) Vote 812: Bududa District – Shs 26,411,933,000 98) Vote 813: Bugiri District – Shs 34,828,388,000 99) Vote 814: Bugweri District – Shs 19,367,086,000 100) Vote 815: Buhweju District – Shs 15,085,933,000 101) Vote 816: Buikwe District – Shs 24,383,139,000 102) Vote 817: Bukedea District – Shs 26,466,423,000 103) Vote 818: Bukomansimbi District – Shs 18,428,274,000 104) Vote 819: Bukwo District – Shs 22,102,420,000 105) Vote 820: Bulambuli District – Shs 22,999,426,000 106) Vote 821: Buliisa District – Shs 14,874,929,000 107) Vote 822: Bundibugyo District – Shs 33,203,487,000 108) Vote 823: Bunyangabu District - Shs 19,891,642,000 109) Vote 824: Bushenyi District – Shs 28,896,953,000 110) Votes 825: Busia District - Shs 32,967,494,000 111) Votes 826: Butaleja District - Shs 33,927,473,000 112) Vote 827: Butambala District – Shs 23,446,766,000 113) Vote 828: Butebo District - Shs 16,607,616,000 114) Vote 829: Buvuma District – Shs 13,321,617,000 115) Vote 830: Buyende District – Shs 22,651,177,000 116) Vote 831: Dokolo District – Shs 21,223,707,000 117) Vote 832: Gomba District – Shs 21,231,932,000 118) Vote 833: Gulu District – Shs 21,678,185,000 119) Vote 834: Hoima District – Shs 20,331,850,000 120) Vote 835: Ibanda District - Shs 21,754,328,000 121) Vote 836: Iganga District – Shs 38,124,629,000 122) Vote 837: Isingiro District – Shs 43,369,358,000 123) Vote 838: Jinja District - Shs 37,285,315,000 124) Vote 839: Kaabong District - Shs 16,287,466,000 125) Vote 840: Kabale District – Shs 32,609,628,000 126) Vote 841: Kabarole District - Shs 20,343,712,000 127) Vote 842: Kaberamaido District – Shs 14,913,324,000 128) Vote 843: Kagadi District - Shs 35,348,272,000

8477 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2023 Disclaimer: The electronic version of the Official Report of the proceedings of Parliament (Hansard) is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Office of the Clerk to Parliament. I am informed that the people had been mobilised to take part in the Women’s Day celebrations, which had not been cleared by the Police. The event was scheduled to take place on 21 st at Kyanja Village, Bwema Subcounty in Buvuma District. The DPC deployed a team of officers to ensure that the function did not take place because Hon. Nakaziba Suzan had not informed the Inspector General of Police. The police officers arrived at Kyanja Village at about 8.00 p.m. and immediately reported their presence to the area LC Chairperson. At the request of the police, the LC authorities informed the residents that the event had been postponed. On 20 April 2023 at around 7.15 a.m., one Matovu Stephen, the NUP mobiliser and a campaigner in the district, moved through Kyanja and Kaziru villages chanting NUP slogans telling people to be strong and turn up in big numbers for the event. At about 1.00 p.m. on the same day, a boat carrying a group of men docked at Kyanja Landing Site. It was also loaded with food items including bunches of Matooke , a sack of rice and household utensils like saucepans, plates, knives. The organisers planned to prepare meals for the people at the function - I think the knives were for peeling. I was informed that the police officers confiscated all these items. At about 3.00 p.m., a group of other officers from the Field Force Unit joined the team at Kyanja to tighten security. On 21 April 2023, at around 9.30 a.m., the police received information indicating that Hon. Nakaziba was at Ssenyi Landing Site in Buikwe preparing to cross over to Kyanja Village to meet the people who had gathered for an unauthorised meeting. Part of the team of officers - I am talking about those that I have mentioned above - was deployed on water to monitor Hon. Nakaziba’s movements and stop her from reaching Kyanja – (Interjections) – I am reporting, honourable colleagues.

Chairperson, as you prepare your documents, allow me to recognise the presence of our visitors. In the Public Gallery this afternoon are students and teachers of Lingira Hope Secondary School in Buvuma Islands County, Buvuma District. They are represented in Parliament by Hon. Migadde Robert Ndugwa and Hon. Mugabi Susan. They have to come to observe proceedings of the House. Please join me in welcoming them. Honourable colleagues, Hon. Migadde is unable to be here with us; he called me earlier on and said he had lost his elder brother. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I would like to appreciate the committee and the chairperson for the report. Apart from a salary increment for the nurses, I would also like the committee to consider the general welfare of these nurses. In the islands, which I represent as the Woman Member of Parliament for Buvuma District, there are a lot of challenges. For example, they walk long distances and move on water. On top of that, they do not have good accommodation; they do not stay in Buvuma. Hence, they deliver poor services to our people, the citizens of Buvuma. These people also need special allowances because they are working in vulnerable areas; being islands, they are considered vulnerable.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Seven years back, the Government extended the National Oil Palm Project to the islands of Buvuma District, where approximately 7,500 hectares were acquired and 5,000 hectares were dedicated to the estate, where the rest of the land was for small hold nucleus farmers. Today, I bring to your attention that since 2017, over 2,600 project affected persons in the subcounties of Nairambi, Buwoya, Buvuma Town Council and Busamuzi have not been compensated, and yet the valuation processes were concluded. Their land is also currently being utilised. We are aware that the Constitution provides for prompt payment, fair and adequate compensation for any property, prior to taking it. My question is: when are my people in the constituency going to be compensated? Thank you.