Kapchorwa Municipality

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I have a matter of national importance concerning Kaabong District Local Government. Kaabong District Local Government advertised jobs on 11 December 2025. On 6 May 2026, they brought a list of candidates for the various positions and they were interviewed from 13 th to 26 th of May 2026. On 16 th June, a list of successful candidates was released. However, on 18 th June, the district speaker convened a district council meeting where the resolution of the council denied the listed candidates, who were successful, the job appointments. This targeted candidates who were from outside Kaabong. Some of these successful candidates were from Kapchorwa District -

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I thank the committee for its report and the Ministry of Works and Transport for the support they are giving us. Mr Speaker, Bulambuli District is in a mountainous location. The terrain is very difficult, especially during the heavy rains when the volcanic soils are washed down. Our road of about 50 kilometres from Simu Corner going up to Bufumbo, bordering Kapchorwa District, winding up to Bulaago, which borders Mt Elgon National Park, with a tee-off to Buluganya up to Buyaga Town Council, where it joins the main road, was put in the manifesto in 2016. In 2021, the road was removed from the manifesto. His Excellency the President pledged that being a difficult terrain, let us use low-cost sealing technology. We welcomed that. However, up to now, I do not see our road surfacing anywhere. We are still struggling. When it rains, actually, we fail to get to our places because all the volcanic soils and the little murram that is put during maintenance are washed away. I would like the ministry to give us urgent attention – including the associated bridges, because we have many rivers from Mt Elgon flowing down to the valley. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to report to this august House that three weeks ago, we lost a Ugandan student who has been studying in the USA. He hailed from Kapchorwa District. His name is Kiprodich Samuel Sugut. He has been pursuing studies in food science and technology at Minnesota University. He has been there for some years. He went there in 2023. He did his masters and then continued with a PhD, and he was now ready to come back home. He died suddenly. We have not yet known the cause of his death, but the body lies in a mortuary in Minnesota. This boy has been a total orphan – both parents are dead. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, how can the Government help to repatriate his body? Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Twalla Fadil, Member of Parliament for Tingey County, Kapchorwa District.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Chemutai Phyllis, Woman Member of Parliament, Kapchorwa District, a special district where Olympic gold medallists come from. Thank you.

13970 PRIME MINISTER’S TIME of the runners. It has built a national high- altitude training center in Kapchorwa District , Teryet is a wonderful place. –(Applause)-

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to thank the committee for the report. Kapchorwa District received inputs from ACDP – they received fertiliser and tarpaulins. They even constructed the structures for grinding mills and coffee processing mills. They are all there because there is no power in many of those areas where the structures have been put up. As many people have said, they are not connected to power and, so, they have been to waste for all these five years. At first, this project was doing very well in our district. Many farmers were very happy to receive it. They received the inputs in time, but later on, things went wrong. They started delaying and our farmers got discouraged. Since the project is coming to an end now, our people have already stopped applying for anything from the project because of the delays. Whatever they asked for was not given to them. What they received was a decision by other people. So, this brought a lot of confusion. Even the percentage share was increased. It was first at 75 to 25. Later on, it came to 50 to 50. The farmers gave up and said: “No, we can stand on our own and buy these inputs at the right time.” This is because there were so many delays – (Member timed out.)

>!ry \. d, \I' I "#t- F ,l 1, 1, -,'ts 01.L it.-' -.dh -r-t) +u!i---= ' 4" I I *- ,r1 t,r X M -6\ .I - ,. .,i,, t- Descrlptlon Amount (OOO'f Vote 840 Kabale District 37,399,826 2r,3t9,848 841 Kabarole District 19,649342 842 Kaberamaido District 843 Kagadi District 36,663,965 844 Kakumiro District 29,519,780 845 Kalaki District t6,394,928 446 Kalangala District 16,280,359 847 Kaliro District 3L,192,217 Kalungu District 28,705,355 848 449 Kamuli District 5r,729,233 850 Kamwenge District 3r,450,402 Kanungu District 851 47,21O,678 852 Kapchorwa District 22,472,086 853 Kapelebyong District 13,744,848 854 Karenga District 13,909,050 \ss Kasanda District 28,245,777 \-,, 8 56 Kasese District 80,380,999 857 Katakwi District 28,86t,256 Kayunga District 858 41,896,345 859 Kazo District 20,t37,t72 860 Kibaale District 19,010,095 861 Kiboga District 28,460,752 862 Kibuku District 25,8t4,730 863 Kikuube District 23,999,O82 864 Kiruhura District 23,t63,O54 865 Kiryandongo District 29,247,39O 866 Kisoro District 44,588,685 467 Kitagwenda District 20,597,57L 868 Kitgum District 26,464,995 469 Koboko District 22,845,14O 870 Kole District 28,306,987 <: L4 rb- irfi l

k 'I ii. #ri- - T ,? tu,*ur- r:l(- .: 26 =4 l.t ( \ l.---e-' )r Amount (OOO') Vote Descrlptlon 9,294,589 849 Kamuli District 5,106,892 850 Kamwenge District 6,153,676 Kanungu District 851 1,79o,475 452 Kapchorwa District 4,186,932 853 Kapelebyong District 2,540,91O 854 Karenga District 10,750,O50 855 Kasanda District 7,5t8,684 Kasese District 856 5,716,721 857 Katakwi District 7,805,t37 858 Kayunga District 7,725,674 Kazo District 859 7,254,6tO 860 Kibaale District 5,224,94t Kiboga District 861 4,t16,9Ll 862 Kibuku District 3,758,385 863 Kikuube District 3,866,206 864 Kiruhura District 4,506,327 865 Kiryandongo District 5,272,352 866 Kisoro District 2,t65,239 867 Kitagwenda District 3,085,928 Kitgum District 868 2,315,301 Koboko District ) eos 3,574,80L 470 Kole District 2,4t6,269 Kotido District 871 6,068,O43 872 Kumi District 2,956,24r 873 Kwania District 2,501,053 Kween District 874 5,O22,485 875 Kyankwanzi District 6,76L,447 Kyegegwa District a76 5,675,220 877 Kyenjojo District 3,579,392 Kyotera District 878 3,036,906 879 Lamwo District 3,674,946 Lira District TBBo 3,27t,477 881 Luuka District 6,O7a,216 Luwero District 842 6,840,262 883 Lwengo District 1,743,388 Lyantonde District 884 2,5t3,735 885 Madi-Okollo District i iF!": N\','" k

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;

8756 BUDGETARY PROPOSALS & ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 129) Vote 844: Kakumiro District – Shs 25,000,313,000 130) Vote 845: Kalaki District - Shs 15,868,505,000 131) Vote 846: Kalangala District – Shs 14,894,914,000 132) Vote 847: Kaliro District – Shs 28,487,386,000 133) Vote 848: Kalungu District - Shs 25,170,989,000 134) Vote 849: Kamuli District – Shs 46,518,428,000 135) Vote 850: Kamwenge District - Shs 29,011,951,000 136) Vote 851: Kanungu District - Shs 41,511,765,000 137) Vote 852: Kapchorwa District – Shs 18,548,597,000 138) Vote 853: Kapelebyong District – Shs 12,049,109,000 139) Vote 854: Karenga District - Shs 10,726,827,000 140) Vote 855: Kassanda District - Shs 22,543,695,000 141) Vote 856: Kasese District - Shs 73,970,823,000

Madam Speaker, I got a question from Hon. Andrew Ojok Oulanyah, Member of Parliament for Omoro County. He would like to seek guidance from Government and an update on the status of the compensation of Omoro war debt claimants. He said the people of Omoro were yet to receive their compensation from the Government. His prayer was that I update the House on the compensation of the war debt claimants of Omoro. Madam Speaker, my response is that on 26 March 2022, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda launched payments for war debt claimants and beneficiaries for cattle lost in the subregions of Acholi, Lango and Teso at Soroti University grounds, Soroti City. Following the launch, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs started processing payments of livestock compensation for beneficiaries and claimants in the sub-regions of Acholi, Lango and Teso. A total of 92,634 data cards, in triplicate copies, were distributed to the 29 districts in the subregions of Acholi, Lango and Teso. The data cards were distributed as follows: 45.4 per cent (42,024) to the districts of the Lango sub- region, 36.3 per cent (33,664) to the districts of Teso sub-region and 18.3 per cent (16,946) to the districts of Acholi sub-region. Madam Speaker, by 30 June 2022, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs had received 33,017 (35.64 per cent) livestock claimants and beneficiaries records, out of the 92,634 data cards submitted. Omoro District had submitted hardcopy data cards accompanied by soft copy information. However, when the data cards were subjected to verification, the ministry realised that the data cards had been wrongly filled, that is to say, each claimant/beneficiary had filled triplicate copies, each with a different serial number (0001, 0002 and 0003) instead of a set of triplicate data cards bearing the same serial number (0001, 0001 and 0001). The ministry procured 2,000 new data cards from Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation, which were sent to Omoro District for the claimants/beneficiaries to fill in, again. A total of 1,258 data cards were resubmitted by Omoro District in July 2022 and have since been verified. Madam Speaker, this current Financial Year 2022/2023, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has allocated Shs 30 billion to pay verified and validated war debt claimants/beneficiaries in the subregions of Acholi, Lango and Teso. Hon. Phyllis Chemutai, the Woman MP Kapchorwa District, raised a matter concerning lack of water in Kapchorwa District and the need for Government to fulfill a presidential PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

7841 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023 pledge by implementing the gravity flow scheme to ensure one pump stand per household in Kapchorwa District. Her prayer was that I update the House on the status of safe water provision in Kapchorwa, as well as the status of implementation of a presidential pledge by implementing the gravity flow scheme to ensure one pump stand per household in Kapchorwa District. Madam Speaker, the Ministry of Water and Environment has undertaken and continues to plan various activities across the country with the objective of increasing access to safe water in rural and urban areas, while ensuring availability of at least one source of water per village and promoting improved sanitation with the aim of providing a water source in every village. To date, the national rural safe water coverage and the one water source per village is estimated to be at 67 per cent, while for Kapchorwa District, the safe water coverage in rural areas stands at 75 per cent. Madam Speaker, the district local governments receive District Water and Sanitation Conditional Grant disbursed directly from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for implementation of water and sanitation programmes in all districts across the country. Over the last three years – that is, financial years 2019/2020 to 2021/2022 – the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development disbursed a dedicated conditional grant amounting to Shs 938 million for the implementation of water supply and sanitation activities for Kapchorwa District alone. Kapchorwa District, over the years, using the conditional grant, has constructed new piped water systems and made extensions on the existing piped water supply systems in rural areas as follows: Kabeywa-Gamogo Gravity Flow Scheme, covering Kabeywa, Gamogo and Chepterech. Chema-Tegeres Gravity Flow Scheme, covering Chema Subcounty and Upper Tegeres. Cheptalal Water Supply System, covering Tumboboi Parish and Kaptanya Subcounty. Sanzara Water Scheme covering Sanzara Parish, in Kawowo Subcounty. Kapenguria Water Scheme covering Kapenguria area. Amukol Gravity Flow Scheme covering Amukol. Kapchorwa Town Water Supply System was constructed by the ministry through the Water and Sanitation Facility. East Kapchorwa Municipality is currently being served by this town water supply and the Kapenguria system, which is supplying the central and eastern divisions. Madam Speaker, in response to the presidential pledge, this Gravity Flow Scheme was constructed by the ministry to address the shortage of safe water in the district. The scheme supplies safe water covering the four subcounties of Kapsinda (24 villages), Kaserem (18 villages) Amukol (35 villages) Kawowo (41 villages) and the surrounding communities with a current population of 13,814 and 2,792 households in Kapchorwa District, with 674 connections. A total of 118 villages are served in the four subcounties. Madam Speaker, the ministry is currently constructing Kapchorwa Water Supply System, Phase II, under the Strategic Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Project. The system will cover the Koki area and the western divisions. The ministry also plans to expand and extend the water supply on the Upper Sipi piped water system to serve Munarya and Sipi subcounties. Madam Speaker, Government, through the ministry has put in place all the workable strategies to ensure that there is at least a safe water source in every village, not only in Kapchorwa, but across the whole country. Hon. Aber Lillian, the District Woman Representative for Kitgum District, said that the fishermen on the lakes are under threat of eviction by Government, coupled with forceful registration of fishers and boats, yet most of

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise on a matter of national concern concerning lack of water in Kapchorwa District. Kapchorwa is a mountainous district and blessed with rivers flowing through it, going down to the plains of Bukedea, Teso and Karamoja. However, these rivers are spread far apart. The distance between each is about an average of 10 kilometres. When -