Maruzi North County

Once again, thank you, Mr Speaker. Being my maiden speech, my name is Hon. Peter Obong Acuda, the gazetted Member of Parliament for Maruzi County in Apac District. Mr Speaker, I also want to express my appreciation to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda for his State-of-the- Nation Address. There are areas that caught my ear and have touched my heart. These are: economic sovereignty, wealth creation and poverty eradication. Mr Speaker, if you remember very well, the President, in his own initiative, gave a lot of money outside. I would like to cite examples of Emyooga and, recently, the Parish Development Module (PDM). People have taken up the money and put it to use. Unfortunately, the Government, after giving out this money, did not follow up on the processes of accessing markets and the rest. Mr Speaker, the areas of concern in my constituency are Maruzi County, Maruzi North County, and Oyam South. There is a central Government road that runs from the main junction of Rwekunye to the Apac main road from Corner Amii via Alworocen to Aber in Oyam. Mr Speaker, this road has been submerged by water since 2023 to date. As I speak, no minister has ever stepped in to assess the situation of the road. This road affects access to services and service delivery centres. Recently, we lost four people from one family. In fact, as I speak, the orphans have lost their mother and father, who drowned in the water because of a lack of access to medical services from Ibuje Health Centre III. Mr Speaker, I would like to appeal to the President and the Minister of Works and Transport, who is appointed by the President, not only to sit in the office. People are praising Hon. Balaam for being a field minister. Let the Minister of Works and Transport also be a field minister and assess the situation of the central Government roads within the country and give feedback to the appointing authority so that Parliament can appropriate resources for these roads to be improved. Mr Speaker, I want to thank you for the opportunity. I still commit to serving the interests of this Parliament and the interests of the country of Uganda as a Member of Parliament. May God bless you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On Tuesday night, the 24 th day of March, this week, heavy rains with very strong winds devastated Igoti Village in Aganga Parish, Ibuje Subcounty, Apac District. A family house was destroyed to the ground, leaving one person dead, that is a young girl of six years, and several others injured. Besides, the roofs of two classroom blocks were blown off. The situation is not good. Thirty-four households were affected. I appeal to the Office of the Prime Minister to come to our rescue. We need cement, iron sheets, and other materials. I beg to submit.

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Thank you so much, Mr Speaker. I also want to commend the chairperson for his report. I agree with the recommendations that they have come out with, as a committee. Mr Speaker, I am happy to hear that primary schools will be rehabilitated. That is very good because many of them, especially in my district, have been looking really bad. I also request the minister that the toilets in those primary schools be given a facelift. This is because some of them do not have doors and so forth. Mr Speaker, I am happy to hear that the Government should support students at the university level. That is very relieving. Mr Speaker, what I have not heard, which I think is also very important, is the issue of adding more staff or teachers’ houses at schools. That is very important because teachers should reside at schools. Honourable minister, I thank you for appointing the 300 head teachers and deputies. In Apac District, Arocha Seed School has also benefited. It is within Apac Municipality. I am happy to hear that. Out of the 116 new seed schools, Apac District – (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I also support the report from the chairperson. I have one issue with the GROW project. They allowed us to talk and mobilise women because what affects women affects many people. Women were very disappointed going to banks like in the Apac district. We have two banks that were accredited to receive this money from “GROW,” Centenary Bank and Post Bank, but when you get there, they say there is no money. Last year, around September, we attended a workshop and the ministers assured us that after maybe about two months then, they would communicate to us regarding money – enough money – to these banks. However, up to now, the ministry has not communicated at all. What is going on? Whenever I go back to my constituency, women keep coming and calling to ask about the GROW programme because they have their businesses which they want to, you know, grow. Can we know from the minister: when will these banks have enough money for the women of this country? I thank you, Mr Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also support this motion because livestock farming and breeding are very important to the development of this region and the country. Madam Speaker, in Apac District, we have a breeding centre but it is not doing a lot. Lango Subregion is not extending their services to all those districts, which should be a fact. This centre should do a lot to let the farmers know what they are doing. We find livestock farming very important because it provides beef, milk, hides and skins, and others. And all that is income to our people. [The Speaker] MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Nelson Okello. I represent the people of Maruzi North County in Apac District. I also double as the Vice-Chairperson of the Lango Parliamentary Group. You are most welcome. I am from the UPC Party. Everywhere UPC! (Laughter)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Patrick Ocan, Member of Parliament for Apac Municipality, Apac District in Northern Uganda. I belong to the Uganda People’s Congress.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Betty Engola, the Woman Member of Parliament for Apac District; certainly NRM.

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Thank you. Honourable members, in the public gallery this afternoon, we have students and teachers from Apac Model Primary School from Apac District. You are most welcome. They are represented by Hon. Patrick Ocan – he is there – and Hon. Betty Awor Engola. (Applause) Thank you. They have come to observe the proceedings. Apwoyo binu .

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for talking about the malaria walk. Uganda has a very big problem with malaria. There is one measure called the entomological inoculation rate. This is how many infected mosquitoes bite a person at any time of the day. This was found to be highest in Apac District. That shows how malaria is a very serious problem. Secondly, there is somebody who said that malaria is caused by a mosquito. Malaria is caused by protozoa called Plasmodium falciparum and other species; I want to make that clear. Finally, I want to quote –(Interruption)- a book called “The Conquest of Malaria” from Italy from 1900 to 1962, which I read very well. Italy used all the methods we are using. In fact, at one time, they had a theory that if you do mass treatment of all the people, theoretically, they would cure malaria because the plasmodium would be cleared from the people. However, people would be given the drugs, some would hide them while others would just put them in their mouth. When the people who were enforcing it left, they would spit them; they failed. What finally eradicated malaria from Italy was the improvement of the living of the people in southern Italy. You can imagine that even if you have four nets in the house, some people do not even have where to hang the net. When you are going to do indoor residual spraying, the crevices in some houses and the way they are built naturally, this is not going to be effective. You can imagine if you want to put the nets in the ventilators and windows, it is not possible. Importantly, we have to make sure that the way of living of our people is improved, the [Mr Mayanja] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

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

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Apac District knows about cassava, beans, but not coffee. I am, therefore, appealing to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), to seriously talk about coffee growing and promote it, so that Apac District can also join the other districts, so that we can achieve the millions of bags of coffee in the future. Our soils are very fertile. I do not see how Uganda is committed to the coffee roadmap because of the issues that the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries brought out. I fully support the Ministry of Finance, which is the key to all these issues, to take action so that the monies which were not paid to the coffee nursery operators be paid to them so that things run normally. Thank you.

Why don’t we listen to the whole list? You said we should read the list and we are reading it. Honourable members, listen to the figures. I do not think any of these Members will take this money into their pockets. 30) Vote 720: Masindi Municipal Council – Shs 11,172,470,000 31) Vote 721: Mityana Municipal Council – Shs 10,365,633,000 32) Vote 722: Moroto Municipal Council – Shs 5,143,627,000 33) Vote 723: Mubende Municipal Council – Shs 10,465,947,000 34) Vote 724: Mukono Municipal Council – Shs 19,829,177,000 35) Vote 725: Nansana Municipal Council – Shs 24,351,761,000 36) Vote 726: Nebbi Municipal Council – Shs 6,907,898,000 37) Vote 727: Njeru Municipal Council – Shs 13,394,572,000 38) Vote 728: Ntungamo Municipal Council – Shs 4,845,867,000 39) Vote 729: Rukungiri Municipal Council – Shs 9,415,996,000 40) Vote 730: Sheema Municipal Council – Shs 14,106,079,000 41) Vote 731: Tororo Municipal Council – Shs 9,365,323,000 42) Vote 801: Abim District – Shs 18,295,895,000 43) Vote 802: Adjumani District – Shs 31,965,889,000 44) Vote 803: Agago District – Shs 31,061,514,000 45) Vote 804: Alebtong District – Shs 23,689,489,000 46) Vote 805: Amolatar District – Shs 19,357,798,000 47) Vote 806: Amudat District – Shs 10,632,904,000 48) Vote 807: Amuria District – Shs 22,290,290,000 49) Vote 808: Amuru District - Shs 22,428,999,000 50) Vote 809: Apac District – Shs 20,739,922,000 51) Vote 810: Arua District – Shs 16,085,370,000 52) Vote 811: Budaka District – Shs 25,157,873,000 53) Vote 812: Bududa District – Shs 26,411,933,000 54) Vote 813: Bugiri District – Shs 34,828,388,000 55) Vote 814: Bugweri District – Shs 19,367,086,000 56) Vote 815: Buhweju District – Shs 15,085,933,000 57) Vote 816: Buikwe District – Shs 24,383,139,000 58) Vote 817: Bukedea District – Shs 26,466,423,000 59) Vote 818: Bukomansimbi District – Shs 18,428,274,000

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

Yes, Madam Speaker. On Tuesday, 2 May 2023, the country received the sad news of the passing on of Hon. Col (Rtd) Charles Patrick Okello Engola Macodwogo, the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, a Member of Parliament for Oyam North County since 2016 and a member of the Lango Parliamentary Group. Col (Rtd) Charles Patrick Engola Macodwogo was born on 12 October 1958 to the late Rwot (Jago) Nassan Engola and Ketula Engola of Awangi in Iceme, Oyam District. The late Okello Charles Engola was the grandson of Rwot Olong Adilo and great-grandson of Rwot Olwa Abelli of Iceme Village. Madam Speaker, Col (Rtd) Charles Engola attended Atura Common Primary School from 1967 to 1973. He attended Soroti Senior Secondary School from 1974 to 1978. Hon. Charles Engola, attended Kampala International University from the year 2007 to 2010 and awarded a Bachelor of Development Studies. In 2013, he acquired a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Management from Kampala International University. Col (Rtd) Charles Patrick Okello Engola Macodwogo joined the army in 1980 at the rank of private. He was later promoted to the rank of Major and appointed the Commanding Officer-501 Brigade based in Opit, Gulu. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and maintained as a Commanding Officer 501 Brigade. In 2006, he was promoted to the rank of colonel and retired from the army. Madam Speaker, Col (Rtd) Charles Engola joined politics in the year 2006 and was elected the LC V Apac District till when Oyam District was created. From the year 2011 to 2016, he was the LC V Chairperson of Oyam. While from the year 2016 to 2021, Col (Rtd) Charles Engola was elected the Member of Parliament for Oyam North County and in the same period, he served as the Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs. From 2021 to the time of his demise, Hon. Col (Rtd) Charles Patrick Okello Engola Macodwogo was the Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social Development (Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations). Madam Speaker, Hon. Col (Rtd) Charles Patrick Okello Engola Macodwogo was married to Mrs Joyce Okello Engola and they were blessed with children; Sharon Agweng Okello, Samuel Engola Jr, Daniel Olong, Frank Okaka and Feni Brian. Madam Speaker, Charles Okello Engola answered the highest call of serving his country as a professional soldier. He was a war hero and played a fundamental role in the pacification of the northern part of this country against the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel insurgency and acquired the name ‘Macodwogo”, meaning “fire has returned”. (Applause) Madam Speaker, in 2019, Hon. Col (Rtd) Charles Patrick Okello Engola Macodwogo, as the Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs (Defence), led a team of Ugandan Members of Parliament to Arabiska Forward Operating Base in Somalia, where they interacted with the UPDF troops and the local leadership.

Madam Speaker and honourable Members of Parliament, on Tuesday 2 May 2023, we lost Hon Col(Rtd) Okello-Engola Macodwogo, Member of Parliament for Oyam North, who was also the Minister of State for the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations). The sad news came unexpectedly, especially since the day before, he had organised and supervised the celebration of the International Labour Day held in Namutumba District. Many of you saw how active and humble he was; he even walked in the rain to go and make his speech. Prior to Labour Day, he had notified us in top management that he would be wedding in June. He had asked all of us to preserve that month for his wedding. The widow and the family - especially the widow - will not see this day that her husband had planned for her. Your sadness and sorrow are nothing compared to the pain and agony that visited you that Tuesday morning, when we arrived to see the minister lying dead in the compound. I have known Hon. Okello-Engola Macodwogo as a Member of Parliament because we share the district; I am the Member of Parliament for Oyam South and he was the Member of Parliament for Oyam North. However, I got to know him when I was the Woman Member of Parliament for Apac District in 2001. At the time, he was based in Opit Barracks. I had Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in my constituency and required that I constantly visit the IDP camps. Opit, where he was, was a stone throw away from my subcounty, Minakulu. That is why in his statement, H.E the President, mentioned Minakulu. As a serving Member of Parliament from the area at the time, the minister in charge of disaster preparedness was Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere, who requested me to support him in closing the IDP camps. When we toured Oyam to close the IDP camps, Hon. Prof Tarsis Kabwegyere recognised the then commandant of 501 Command Post for the job well done and that was Hon. Okello-Engola, with whom we worked together with the Professor to close the IDP camps. Subsequently, he won the name Macodwogo; he had to swear an affidavit to include it in his name because it was an appreciation for the people of Oyam for the work he did to ensure that we return back from the IDP camps. He then developed interest to contest for an elective position, but because of his good work, he did not want to accept. It was his brother, Hon. Sam Engola, who is seated there, who came and negotiated for his promotion and retirement from the Army for him to contest as the LC 5 Chairman, Apac District. When he contested, he won with 93 per cent. He was then appointed after serving two terms of serving in Parliament; he was appointed the Minister of State for Defence and Veteran Affairs. In this term, he was appointed the minister of state in our ministry. During his tenure as the Minister of State in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, he was in charge of negotiations, engagements and implementation of labour issues emanating from IGAD, the East African Community, the African Union and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. We already have a minister from Kenya who is arriving shortly to pay tribute to him because they have been working on these matters together. He was overseeing inspections of workplaces for compliance with safety and occupational health issues. He had toured so many areas; he had inspected almost all plantations in the country and very many factories. He was coordinating ministerial involvement with the Industrial Court because it is the one that deals with labour matters. He was supervising the pursuit of compensation claims and labour disputes. Many people get complaints about labour issues and they require compensation. He was handling those disputes almost every day. Most times, the employers wanted to pay

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I stand to join honourable colleagues to pay tribute to a gallant son of Africa and son of Uganda. In 2007, when I served as the Minister of State for Water and Environment, as a country, we had a challenge of providing services to the returning population from the internally displaced persons’ (IDPs) camps. I went to northern Uganda and when I was in Apac District, I came across the LC V Chairman, who gave me a strategy on the most efficient and effective way of providing safe water to the returning population; that was Col Charles Engola. We used that strategy in the entire north. Col Engola was a gentleman and he was not proud at all. At that time, I did not even know that he was a soldier but he gave me the strategy and supported me. I really want to salute him. Madam Speaker, we have served with Col Engola in Cabinet and he was a very humble minister. I just want to confirm, as I conclude, that it is true that the murderers have no place in Heaven. This is clearly stated in Proverbs 6:16; murderers have no space in the Kingdom of God; so is I Corinthians 6:9-11. I salute our brother, and may God sustain the bereaved family. Thank you for the opportunity, Madam Speaker.

8580 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE HON. COL (RTD) CHARLES OKELLO-ENGOLA first cousin to my dear husband, Hon. Sam Engola. In Lango, we belong to and are identified by clans. Macodwogo and I belong to the Otikokin clan, a very powerful one. He served as an executive member, promoting the Luo local language, culture and tradition. Madam Speaker, Macodwogo supported orphans and churches, and promoted fish farming and agriculture. The late stood with his people both in the good and bad times. He was our strength and hope in the subregion. The late is honoured for serving greatly in the UPDF. He was the first LC V Chairperson of Apac District; the district I represent in this House. He was the LC V Chairman of Oyam for two terms. While he was there, he moved with sticks in his car to beat people along the way or trading centres found drinking alcohol known as “ lira lira ”. Now, that means he advocated for hard work. Madam Speaker, life is very fragile. What has happened has happened. To us as a family, it is too heavy for us to take in and yet we cannot run away from it. Macodwogo was a very courageous NRM flag bearer for Oyam North. He will be remembered for what he did in Northern Uganda, especially during the Kony war and that history in Lango will never disappear. On Sunday, we drove to Bombo Military Hospital to view his body. That body was shot 28 times. As a family, there are questions to ask but God knows. I would like to thank you, Madam Speaker, for your support. I also thank your deputy, colleagues and the Government for the support. I thank you for this opportunity.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise to support the motion moved by the Rt Hon. Prime Minister that this Parliament pays tribute to the late Hon. Col Charles Okello-Engola Macodwogo. I happen to be among the district leaders of Apac that held several meetings with the late Charles Okello-Engola, after realising his work during the LRA war, his relationship with the civilians and the need for development, we called him to join politics and become the LC V Chairperson Apac District. At first, he said “No”, I think I should do what I know best, which is the army”. Initially, even the President refused to release him. However, after several meetings, Hon. Engola used his good relationship with the President to convince him to release him. That is when he became LC V Chairperson Apac

8583 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023 was moved by the Rt Hon. Prime Minister to pay tribute to our senior colleague ; Col (Rtd) Okello Engola Macodwogo. I would like to convey my condolences, that of my family and the people of Omoro District to the bereaved family of our fallen brother, Col Okello Engola Macodwogo. Madam Speaker, from what has been talked about in the House this afternoon about Okello Engola, the testimonies are: one is that he is above self and two, serving for the common need of our people. Hon. Okello Engola chose to serve in the military and grew from the lowest rank up to the rank of a colonel, serving in the military field, a department of service that is very risky. He did it very diligently and we are benefiting as a region from the outcome of his service. He has been a pacifier. Madam Speaker, while he served as the 501 Brigade Commander in Opit - Opit is in Omoro District and it neighbors Oyam District. The people of Omoro District have expressed sympathy for the loss of this gallant son. The people of Lango, Opit and Omoro District know the very meaning of Macodwogo because they are direct beneficiaries. I wish to end and quote the words of Scott Hildreth. He said, “ The value of a person’s life is measured by the amount of people they touch in living it. ” From the efforts of Okello Engola by ensuring that we receive peace in the region, he was able to touch so many lives, particularly of the vulnerable people; the women and the children. Madam Speaker, when he was serving as the LC V Chairperson Oyam District that was the time I got to know him better. I was the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) in Pader District and he was the LCV Chairperson of Apac District. We were in a meeting discussing Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF II) that time and he spoke very passionately on ensuring that we support livelihood component of the people that have returned home. So, I picked interest to know who this man was. I am not surprised with eulogies Members are giving about Hon. Okello Engola Macodwogo. Indeed, we have lost a great man, a man with great humility. There is a word Hon. Okello Engola told me when we were in our campaigns for the first time by-elections in Omoro when I came to Parliament. I did not know Hon. Ssewungu, who has confessed today was in the team of Hon. Mao campaigning on the other side. I was the candidate on the side of Okello Engola with Hon. Mao hitting us badly but Okello Engola told me one thing that when they found him, Hon. Mao entered the rally that he was addressing. When they started throwing words at him, he kept quiet and did not answer. I was wondering: what kind of military man is this? He did not respond to them. I asked him: “What should we do?” He said: “You are a candidate, just sneak from behind and disappear. Let me deal with the situation.” It did not take long. After about six minutes, I got a call from another subcounty – Lalogi – which was about seven kilometres away, that Hon. Okello Engola Macodwogo was already in Lalogi Subcounty. He left Hon. Mao and team in that very place. That was humility. Humility takes you to greater heights. I appeal to honourable colleagues that we are all in positions of leadership and are serving this country: what shall we be remembered for? I wish to express my condolences, again, to the bereaved family of Hon. Okello Engola Macodwogo. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I also want to thank your office for giving us leave to go down to the constituencies. As far as the PDM is concerned, there are many issues, particularly in regard to allocations in parishes. For example, in Apac, one of the parishes - Abedi in Apac Subcounty, has 20 villages. Other parishes have 10, nine, three or even two villages. However, they are given a similar allocation. Apac District has 33 SACCOs and Apac Municipality has 20 SACCOs, which gives a total of 53 SACCOs. So far, a total of Shs 32 million has been disbursed to the SACCOs’ accounts. The big challenge, Mr Speaker, is that the community cannot access funds from the SACCOs’ accounts. This is a planting season and we are getting the first rains – in the north, our first rains begin in March to April. The parishes that have selected agriculture as their enterprises cannot access those funds and they are in a dilemma. The Office of the Prime Minister is coming up with guidelines after guidelines. Let them come with a single set of guidelines and allow our farmers to access these funds.

The Accounting Officer for Butambala - I would like to make a correction, Madam Speaker. For Mityana District Local Government, the Accounting Officer is Mr Emmanuel Ofwono and the Principal Human Resource Officer is Mr Hussein Mukiibi while for Butambala District Local Government, he is the one I mentioned before; Mr Edward Musingye and the Principal Human Resource Officer, Mr Samuel Sekate. Madam Speaker, I would request Members to go through the recommendations including reprimand, recovery funds and other suggestions that we provided. Madam Speaker, based on your advice, I will request that we move to the next entity, Apac District Local Government. For Apac District Local Government, Vote 502 had unqualified opinions and they are very serious issues that I needed to go through, with your permission. But if -

6081 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2022 Lastly, Madam Speaker, for Apac District Local Government, the Accounting Officer for the financial year under review is Mr Oryano Omonda It is important to note that this officer is already under interdiction for other related issues and the Principal Human Resource Officer is Mr Sovan Jokene. These are the officers who executed the programmes in the financial year under review. Madam Speaker, with your guidance, these are the six local government entities covered in this report. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity and advice. Indeed, the committee has been able to conclusively handle all the entities as reported by the Auditor-General. We will be able to provide all the other reports by next week. I take your advice. Before I present this report, permit me to lay on the Table minutes of the committee meetings and a copy of the report. Madam Speaker, just as you guided - and for purposes of saving time - on the 24 th of August this year, I presented a report of the committee, covering 14 entities. Today, permit me to present this report, which covers the audit queries contained in the report of the Auditor- General for the financial year ended 30 June 2021 for the following local governments; Apac District Local Government, Nansana Municipal Council, Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipal Council, Kira Municipal Council, Mityana District Local Government and Butambala District Local Government. To save time, from page one – this gives the introductory part and background to the report I am going to present. I request that you allow me not to spend a lot of time here and instead move to cross-cutting issues. On page 8, where we have general and cross- cutting audit queries, I refer honourable colleagues to the previous report that I gave – as I stated – on the 24 th of August, where we gave details of those cross-cutting audit queries and issues covering those entities. It would be a repetition if I run through the cross-cutting issues. If that permission is granted, Madam Speaker, I now request that you allow me to go to the specific local government entities. I request Members to go to page 28.