Palabek County

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.

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 thank honourable members for welcoming our speakers and deputy speakers from Kakumiro District. (Applause) Mr Speaker, I move under Rule 28 of our Rules of Procedure, which requires me, as the Leader of Government Business, to make a statement in the House regarding the Government business for the succeeding week. I, therefore, submit the following businesses for the succeeding week, from 11 to 13 February 2025; 1. The Uganda Railways Bill, 2025. 2. The Minister of Health will give a statement on the status of; a) The Mpox disease in the country. b) Ebola outbreak in the country. c) Cholera outbreak in Lamwo District. 3. Statement by the minister for the presidency on the commemoration of Archbishop Janani Luwum Memorial Day. 4. Statement by the minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Area on the status of solid waste/garbage management in the Greater Kampala and metropolitan areas. 5. Statement by the Minister of Water and Environment on the weather forecast in the country. I beg to submit.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the people of Lamwo District and Acholi subregion, to condole with our brothers and sisters from Sebei, for the loss. The issue of gender-based violence in this country is profoundly loud. At this juncture, I would like to implore our senior minister, Hon. Betty Amongi, to take keen interest in initiating some particular projects, which are meant for the men. The men out there are suffering from inferiority complex, which is really killing these generation, especially those ones that have women who are economically more empowered than them. Many women are dying in silence. The people out there - marriages are breaking up every day. It is not because we, the women, are bad or maybe because we do not respect our husbands, but it is because a man feel so small to live as a husband of an economically empowered woman. Honourable minister, take keen interest and develop a strategy to empower the men so that they take their space and know that they are our husbands and really – (Member rose_) I take the information.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank you for setting your eye on me so that I can at least say a word or two. Kitgum District has a general hospital which handles more than two or three districts. Referrals from Kaabong, Karenga, Lamwo districts and South Sudan always come to Kit - gum District. We have been requesting, several times, for Kitgum District to be upgraded to a referral hospital, so that we are able to treat all the patients who come from these areas. Kitgum Hospital, being a general hospital that was built in 1957, down the road, it does not have a cold room or a mortuary where we could keep the dead bodies or unknown people, who normally get accidents. In 2019, Shs 1.7 billion was projected for the cold room, but to date, as I speak, the technocrats from the ministry keep on coming to survey and they go back. I do not know when the cold room will be constructed. Another issue affecting Kitgum District is the appointment of the staff. Well aware that some clinical officers upgraded to doctors and some doctors upgraded to masters and they are now consultants, the challenge that we are facing now, even when there is deployment of interns, is that Kitgum District is not receiving the interns, simply because there is nobody, according to them, who can supervise these interns. My prayer is, why can’t the Ministry of Public Service open up recruitment, especially for doctors? If we are thinking of the health and education of Uganda, we should think of recruiting doctors and making sure that our health centres and hospitals are equipped. Finally, most of our subcounties do not have health centres III, as it had been alluded to by my colleagues. More so, we neighbour Lamwo District and Development Response to Displacement Impacts Projects (DRDIP), which has some infrastructure like secondary schools. My prayer is, DRDIP should take up Kitgum District, one of the health centres or Kitgum Hospital and build at least a maternity or children’s ward to help us contain those patients who normally come and lie on the ground without mattresses or a mat. I beg to submit.

14139 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 29 AUGUST 2024 in Uganda and he is also the Deputy RDC, Lamwo District. We also have Mr Godfrey Otim, Division Mayor, Laror Pacer. This is the second time. We have Mr James Kidega, the RDC for Agago and Hon. Jenipher Nantume Egunyu, the CAO for Nwoya District. She was with us in the 10 th Parliament. Honourable, you are welcome.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Nancy Odonga Acora. I represent the wise people of Lamwo District, bordering South Sudan, one of the refugee-hosting districts in Northern Uganda. I take this singular honour to welcome you to Acholi, the land of mwo yaa and odii . However, on a special note, Madam Speaker, the people of Lamwo, particularly my civil servants – I got a call this morning that from the onset of this quarter, our district has not got money disbursed to the subcounty. Secondly, the issue of –

Madam Speaker, thank you very much for coming to Gulu. I am Engineer Hilary Obaloker Onek, Minister for Disaster Management in the Office of the Prime Minister. My constituency is Palabek County in Lamwo District. We appreciate your innovative and good leadership in the party and in Parliament. Thank you very much.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I would like to add to what my colleague, the male MP for Lamwo County, has said. Kitgum to Ngomoromo via Padibe Road is about 67 kilometres and is a number six priority road under the World Bank Refugee Funded Project. By the grace of God, the money for the construction is available. What is needed from the Government of the Republic of Uganda is the money for designing it. Therefore, it is my humble plea, on behalf of the people of Lamwo District, to not just coordinate and connect the refugee district, but to connect us to South Sudan. Being a border district, this has been long overdue. His Excellency promised the people of Lamwo this road in 2018 when he visited our side. Secondly, Lututuru Hill was one of the tourist sites in the history of this country. When His Excellency, by then, President Idi Amin Dada, was in power, he had his site at Lututuru Hill. So, I also want to interest the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Industry to take keen interest and make that site valuable to give some credit to the economy of Uganda. Last but not least, Madam Speaker, we need a security road that borders the Kitgum people and Lamwo District. Recently, we had a land dispute where my people lost lives in a land conflict between the community of Mucwini East and the community of Madi Opei subcounty in Lamwo district. I request the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give us a security road to clearly demarcate the landmark. I beg to submit.

13823 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 8 AUGUST 2024 6. Arrears accruing from non-payment of ex gratia and honoraria These arrears arose due to the fact that the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development continued to provide IPFs of the councils ending in the financial year 2020/2021, despite changes in the number of political leaders in the political term commencing in the Financial Year 2021/2022. These arrears accumulated to a total of Shs 9.9 billion for all local governments including Lamwo District. A supplementary request for these arrears was submitted to the Ministry of Finance on 14 August 2023 and the remainder on January 5 2024. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has advised that the arrears will be cleared after verification by the Office of the Auditor- General. 7. Arrears for Lamwo District Councillors Mr Speaker, in regard to Lamwo District, in the Financial Year 2021/2022, 2022/2023/2024, there was inadequate budget provision to cater for all the political leaders causing a shortfall of Shs 298,274,000. With my support, the Ministry of Local Government, we shall continue engaging the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and this matter will be resolved. 2. Hon. Ojok Andrew, Member of Parliament, Omoro County. His prayer is that what are Government plans for the upgrade of health centre IVs for to hospitals in districts that do not have hospitals? Mr Speaker, there are currently 47 public general hospitals under the district local governments across the country. 16 regional referral hospitals, 5 national referral hospitals, all in Kampala, and 4 specialised national hospitals. I have provided a list of public hospitals in Annex 1a and Annex 1b, a list of specialised and national and regional referral hospitals. The government acknowledges that under the 21 Presidential Strategic Guidelines and Directives of 2016, the health sector was directed that each district should have a general hospital, which implies that there are now 82 districts without a public hospital. The estimated cost for construction and equipping of a general hospital is approximately Shs 70 billion. To fully personalise a general hospital we require recurrent costs including wage, non- wage, and recurrent medicine and health supplies estimated at Shs 12.238 billion per annum. You can have a look at it at this- because we have annexed it as Annex 2A. Mr Speaker, the Government plans to upgrade health centre IVs to general hospitals in a phased manner, starting with districts with relatively high populations, or deserve special attention because of their geographical location like islands, and highways to mention, but a few. On the other hand, the Government’s current priority is to achieve universal health coverage by increasing access to primary health care services at health centres 111s and IVs, where the majority of the population access services. Since the Financial Year 2018/2019, a total of 340 health centre IIs have been upgraded to health centre IIIs under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer Program and 41 Health Centre IIs upgraded to health centre IIIs under the URMCHIP Programme. Currently, 1,696 out of 2,184, translating into 78 per cent, subcounties and town councils have health centre IIIs. Construction of 31 more new health centre IIIs is ongoing under the UgIFT programme and will be completed in the Financial Year 2024/2025. The Ministry of Health requires additional resources to establish health centre IIIs in the remaining 488 subcounties. The estimated cost for construction and equipping each health centre III is approximately Shs 8.257 billion.

l.Hon Aabuka Okullo- Member of Parllament- LamWO District councillors are hard-pressed by the non- payment of their ex-gratias and allowances since FY 2O2L 12022 despite their vigorous follow ups within the District of Lamwo as well as a visit of their representatives to the Ministry of Local Government in Kampala. PRAY-ER: Can government open up the bottle neck, post appropriation of funds, so that the over-patient and hard-working councillors receive their funds? RISPONSE: Rt Hon. Speaker and Honourable Colleagues, 1. Ex-gratla s is an appreciation paid once a year to Village and Parish Chairpersons. Each Chairperson at Village and Parish is paid UGX. 120,000 annually, and it is paid in the last Quarter of the Financial Year. Since UGX. 120,OOO is below the taxable bracket, it is not taxed. These funds are part of the City/District/Municipal Approved Budget. 2. Honoraria In FY 2OtT /18 Government resolved to pay Honoraria of UGX. 35,OOO per Councilor at the Sub Count5r, Town Council and Division level in the whole Country. This Category of leaders had all along been left out, yet their I

who are not paid salaries. These leaders are paid allowances as follows; i. District Deputy Speaker is paid UGX. 4OO,OOO per month, tax inclusive. ii. Municipality Speaker is paid UGX. 400,000 per month, tax inclusive. iii. Municipality Deputy Speaker is paid UGX. 3OO,O0O per month, tax inclusive 6. Arrears accrulng from nonpayment of Ex-gmtia and Honoraria. These arrears arose due to the fact that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and economic Development continued to provide IPFs of the councils ending in the FV 2020l2ldespite changes in the number of political leaders in the political term commencing in the FY 2021/22. These arrears accumulated to a total of UGX. 9.9Bn for all Local Governments including Lamwo District. A Supplementar5r request for these arrears was submitted to Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on 14th Auggst 2023 and a reminder on sth Januar5r 2024. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has advised that the arrears will be cleared after verification by the Office of the Auditor General. 7. Arceats for Iamwo Dlstrict Councilors Rt Hon. Speaker and Honourable colleagues, in regard to Lamwo District, in the FYs 2021122, 2022123 and 2023/24 there was inadequate budget provision to cater for all political leaders causing a shortfall of UGX. 298,274,OOO. 3

The independents, Madam Speaker, have not spoken. Please, the independents are in the House. We need a voice on this - (Interjection) – Hon. Sarah Opendi, please, the independents have not yet spoken; I am speaking on their behalf - (Interjections) - [Mr Asuman Basalirwa rose_] - Madam Speaker and colleagues, we need to straighten out this matter. I would like to give and complement what the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Budget, Hon. Remigio, has said. Whoever has blackmailed Members of Parliament to His Excellency the President, has done the worst thing to the ordinary Ugandans, especially my people from Lamwo District.

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

Honourable mem - bers, can I read the districts, which are includ - ed? Hon. Ssekikubo is that okay? With the amounts. Honourable members, listen. Read: Vote 804 – Alebtong District – Shs 848,733,704; Vote 805 – Amolatar District – Shs 220,815,010; Vote 807 – Amuria District – Shs 76,091,072; Vote 811 – Budaka District – Shs 569,774,320; Vote 812 – Bududa District – Shs 871,310,151; Vote 813 – Bugiri District – Shs 80,000,000; Vote 816 –Buikwe District – Shs 634,351,309; Vote 817: Bukedea District - Shs 557,998,824; Vote 818: Bukomansimbi District - Shs 138,976,150; Vote 819: Bukwo District - Shs 3,457,961,447; Vote 820: Bulambuli District – Shs 237,021,273; Vote 823: Bunyangabu District – Shs 371,453,937; Vote 825: Busia District - Shs 2,493,045,786; Vote 830: Buyende District - Shs 325,110,681; Vote 831: Dokolo District – Shs 1,200,052,179; Vote 832: Gomba District – Shs 132,794,807; Vote 834: Hoima District – Shs 663,105,613; Vote 835: Ibanda District - Shs 2,181,084,002; Vote 837: Isingiro District – Shs 3,142,687,738; Vote 838: Jinja District - Shs 2,158,144,238; Vote 840: Kabale District - Shs 122,770,149; Vote 841: Kabarole District – Shs 413,457,210; Vote 842: Kaberamaido District - Shs 1,189,601,445; Vote 846: Kalangala District – Shs 499,303,936; Vote 848: Kalungu District – Shs 1,919,206,727; Vote 851: Kanungu District - Shs 2,355,337,661; Vote 855, Kassanda District – Shs 1,076,055,328; Vote 856: Kasese District - Shs 1,428,572,362; Vote 858: Kayunga District - Shs 886,274,114; Vote 861: Kiboga District – Shs 877,544,449; Vote 862: Kibuku District – Shs 55,309,755; Vote 864: Kiruhura District - Shs 1,272,038,110; Vote 866: Kisoro District – Shs 1,147,709,409; Vote 867: Kitagwenda District – Shs 292,329,260; Vote 868: Kitgum District - Shs 260,346,061; Vote 869: Koboko District – Shs 1,346,133,500; Vote 870: Kole District - Shs 508,409,292; Vote 872: Kumi District - Shs 2,856,532,203; Vote 875: Kyankwanzi District - Shs 280,000,000; Vote 876: Kyegegwa District - Shs 2,218,090,875; Vote 877: Kyenjojo District - Shs 1,050,288,984; Vote 878: Kyotera District - Shs 1,273,322,749; Vote 879: Lamwo District - Shs 403,256,222; Vote 881: Luuka District - Shs 931,990,097; Vote 882: Luwero District - Shs 5,365,516,069; Vote 883: Lwengo District – Shs 1,967,438,860; Vote 884: Lyantonde District - Shs 253,488,082; Vote 885: Madi-Okollo District - Shs 676,404,553; Vote 887: Maracha District – Shs 416,761,385; Vote 889: Masindi District – Shs 84,336,637; Vote 890: Mayuge District – Shs 930,316,165; Vote 891: Mbale District – Shs 1,720,742,693; Vote 892: Mbarara District - Shs 455,148,176; Vote 893: Mitooma District - Shs 505,896,701; Vote 894: Mityana District - Shs 471,519,063; Vote 895: Moroto District – Shs 165,753,246; Vote 896: Moyo District - Shs 1,293,741,625; Vote 899: Mukono District – Shs 2,529,351,767; Vote 900: Nabilatuk District – Shs 1,252,915,918; Vote 901: Nakapiripirit District – Shs 30,000,000; Vote 902: Nakaseke District – Shs 933,060,184; [Mr Ekanya] THE SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE NO.2

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The plight of these children with the Nodding Syndrome, I can say, is really worrying. I happen to come from Lamwo District and I

I am directing you to go to the locus with the Ministry of Water and Environment; the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and; the Ministry of Internal Affairs and report back to this House in the next two weeks. Thank you. In the public gallery this afternoon, we have student leaders of the Guild of Council of the YMCA Comprehensive Institute from Kampala Central Division. They are represented by Hon. Shamim Malende and Hon. Muhammad Nsereko. You are most welcome. Thank you for coming. Honourable members, join me in welcoming the students. (Applause) We also have a delegation of the district councillors from Lamwo District. They are represented by Hon. Nancy Acora; she is here. You are most welcome. She is a Nakawere and she has a baby called Anita Among. They are also represented by Hon. Anthony Okullo and then Hon. Hilary Onek. Thank you for sending us very good people. (Applause)

He further explained that the money was meant for the establishment for sugarcane, land opening, fertilisers, etc, following the establishment of an estate and preparation for the construction of a sugar factory in Atiak. He explained that NAADS' involvement came after receiving letters from the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Prime Minister requesting them to establish out- growers and expand cane plantation to benefit the people near Atiak Sugar Factory. NAADS worked with Horyal to undertake land opening, planting, and acquisition of fertilisers. The relationship was contractual and they worked to plant more sugarcane on behalf of the members of the cooperatives. Recommendation The Commlttee recommend.s tlut the Accounting Officer should strengthen mechanisms.,for tlrc contract management and. supenfision to ensure that contractors deliaer q,:s expected,, and. uhere appllcable, contract tenns such as liqutdated damages should. be enforced. against the contractors. 4. Status of the Sugarcane production Project in Northern Uganda The Government of Uganda through the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has since the FYR 2Ol7-18 been supporting sugarcane production for the Atiak sugar factory under the sugar cane out growers'scheme. Launched in August 2OI7, the intervention initially started at the pioneer sugarcane production site in Atiak sub county Amuru District, and subsequently expanded to two additional sites in Lamwo district, namely, Palabek Kal (Lamwo 1) and Palabek Nyimur (Lamwo 2). The goal of the intervention is to empower and uplift the most vulnerable groups including women in the Sub-region to have a source of livelihood through sugar cane growing. At the national strategic level, the intervention is aimed at boosting sugarcane production for increased sugar production for both the domestic and export markets. At its inception the intervention targeted to establish 13,841 acres of sugarcane at the pioneer site at Atiak, Amuru District; and 15,000 acres and 31,1s9 acres tpo expansion production sites in Lamwo district, namely Palabek Kal site (Lamwo 1) and Palabek Ogilli site (Lamwo 2) October 2Ol9 up to 7,906 acres of sugar cane had been established at the pioneer production site in Atiak after which the contractor ceased operations at the site. By the end of 2O2O up to 4,994 acres of sugarcane had been established at the Palabek Kal production site (Lamwo 1). Despite the progress made over the period, implementation of the intervention has been affected by several challenges which have resulted in ceasing of operations by the Project. Some of the challenges affecting the Project include s- \c u l. \ ,f I I t(tt' \-',^-.- tz-2y\: No*\ \ @

Thank you. Is it seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by the Government Chief Whip, Hon. Komakech, Hon. Koluo, Hon. Olanya, Hon. Joanne Okia, Hon. Itungo, Hon. Engola – and many honourable colleagues in the House. Thank you. The Bill is referred to the Committee on Internal Affairs to process it in accordance with rule 129 – within 45 days. Thank you. STATEMENTS BY MINISTERS ON: I) CATTLE RAIDS BY SUSPECTED SOUTH SUDANESE IN LAMWO DISTRICT

Mr Speaker, this statement is about incidents that happened in July. A little bit of time has passed, but nevertheless, it has finally found space on the Order Paper and I want to report back as follows: Reference is made to the matters of national importance that were raised by Hon. Dr Okullo Aabuka, the MP for Lamwo, concerning the above issue. Lamwo District, being at the border with South Sudan, has faced some challenges regarding cattle raids. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Thank you, Mr Speaker and colleagues. I would like to thank the Minister of Internal Affairs for the statement well stated. As you have heard from a well-written report from Lamwo, later than that, on the 10 th of July, on the border of Obworo village, in Lelabul, Nyimur Parish, Lukung East Sub county, we lost four people who were killed by our brothers from South Sudan, and they were on their farm. Later on, on the first of this month again, we lost another four people who were also killed innocently in their gardens. We had several security meetings with Brig. Gen. Katungi, the 5 th Infantry Division Commander, which has not yielded very good fruits, because the meeting was after life was lost. The people of Lamwo are very furious because we are hosting refugees who have come from South Sudan and there are about 95,000 South Sudanese who are settled peacefully in our district. The people of the Acholi Subregion are very peaceful, not just only in Lamwo. We feel so burdened and we have had several interfaces with the Ambassador of South Sudan, with the commissioners, and nothing has been done. Therefore, on behalf of the people of Lamwo, there were several meetings that we had with the cultural leaders and the local communities. They wanted to take the law into their hands. First of all, if the leaders of Lamwo had not stopped our communities, by now the resettlement in Palabek would have been burnt down. But we had to settle them and talk to them. My plea to the Government of the Republic of Uganda is, because the South Sudanese claim that the Ngomoromo border is already in South Sudan, which is not true - even our people who were killed were killed 24 kilometres inside Lamwo District -we want to appeal to the Government to give a clear demarcation of where Lamwo starts and ends. When you go by GPS - our security men, the Resident District Commissioner, and the LC V chairperson, who went to pick up the dead bodies, while using GPS, found that our people were killed within 24 kilometres. So, we wonder why the South Sudanese are disturbing us when we are giving them refuge in our country. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity. I rise on an urgent matter of national importance regarding a new wave of livestock raids, at gunpoint, from South Sudan, associated with general terror and insecurity in Lamwo County and the district. In the last few weeks, fear and terror have gripped my constituency of Lamwo as a result of a new and heightened wave of animal rustling. The animals include cattle, goats, and sheep. The affected subcounties of Lamwo District include Agoro, Madi-Opei, Paloga – my home area – Lokung, Potika, and Nyimur. As a result of the raids and general insecurity, there has been displacement of people and movement of animals away from the hotspots along the South Sudan border to other areas in the interior of the district. This population and animal relocation has affected and continues to stifle farm production activities on the land. In particular, the PDM programme is getting scuttled despite the vigorous and successful steps the constituency and district has taken to significantly increase production, following the disbursement of funds to the majority of the SACCO accounts. Other than the envisaged scuttling of the agro activities, famine and associated complications of disease, hopelessness, and misery are expected to ensue in the near future –

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. 3. Personnel of the OPM and disaster preparedness be dispatched immediately to assess the situation in preparation/ anticipation for disaster and other threatening fallouts from the state of fear and displacement of population and animals in Lamwo constituency and the district; 5. The resolutions from the security meeting be studied and internalised by various security agencies for implementation of the interventions. Finally, Mr Speaker and colleagues – (Laughter) - I would like to lay two documents on the Table as follows: 1. A copy of resolutions of the security meeting held in Lamwo District by the leaders in the affected subcounties on 27 June 2023; and 2. The latest document detailing PDM status in Lamwo, which is now in high gear but being threatened. I beg to submit.

8757 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023 161) Vote 876: Kyegegwa District – Shs 23,846,624,000 162) Vote 877: Kyenjojo District – Shs 35,581,507,000 163) Vote 878: Kyotera District – Shs 35,036,531,000 164) Vote 879: Lamwo District – Shs 18,485,759,000 165) Vote 880: Lira District – Shs 27,100,374,000 166) Vote 881: Luuka District – Shs 25,440,932,000 167) Vote 882: Luweero District – Shs 63,300,117,000 168) Vote 883: Lwengo District – Shs 27,153,735,000 169) Vote 884: Lyantonde District – Shs 18,276,836,000 170) Vote 885: Madi-Okollo District – Shs 17,665,819,000 171) Vote 886: Manafwa District – Shs 25,992,671,000 172) Vote 887: Maracha District – Shs 25,235,124,000 173) Vote 888: Masaka District – Shs 13,315,598,000 174) Vote 889: Masindi District – Shs 23,520,737,000 175) Vote 890: Mayuge District – Shs 42,544,940,000 176) Vote 891: Mbale District – Shs 36,346,216,000 177) Vote 892: Mbarara District – Shs 23,774,583,000 178) Vote 893: Mitooma District – Shs 27,230,403,000 179) Vote 894: Mityana District – Shs 31,132,617,000 180) Vote 895: Moroto District – Shs 13,533,113,000 181) Vote 896: Moyo District – Shs 20,493,308,000 182) Vote 897: Mpigi District – Shs 30,334,080,000 183) Vote 898: Mubende District – Shs 25,717,019,000 184) Vote 899: Mukono District – Shs 49,808,239,000 185) Vote 900: Nabilatuk District – Shs 8,965,015,000 186) Vote 857: Katakwi District - Shs 25,335,675,000 187) Vote 858: Kayunga District - Shs 37,361,049,000 188) Vote 859: Kazo District – Shs 18,099,602,000 189) Vote 860: Kibaale District - Shs 17,514,216,000 190) Vote 861: Kiboga District – Shs 25,621,222,000 191) Vote 862: Kibuku District – Shs 21,510,868,000 192) Vote 863: Kikuube District – Shs 22,027,669,000 193) Vote 864: Kiruhura District – Shs 18,214,354,000 194) Vote 865: Kiryandongo District - Shs 28,181,672,000

8758 BUDGETARY PROPOSALS & ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 195) Vote 866: Kisoro District - Shs 41,251,167,000 196) Vote 867: Kitagwenda District – Shs 19,274,549,000 197) Vote 868: Kitgum District - Shs 28,277,064,000 198) Vote 869: Koboko District - Shs 19,175,066,000 199) Vote 870: Kole District – Shs 24,145,853,000 200) Vote 871: Kotido District – Shs 11,301,208,000 201) Vote 872: Kumi District - Shs 25,388,394,000 202) Vote 873: Kwania District – Shs 22,753,848,000 203) Vote 874: Kween District – Shs 19,391,073,000 204) Vote 875: Kyankwanzi District – Shs 24,244,929,000 205) Vote 876: Kyegegwa District – Shs 23,846,624,000 206) Vote 877: Kyenjojo District – Shs 35,581,507,000 207) Vote 878: Kyotera District – Shs 35,036,531,000 208) Vote 879: Lamwo District – Shs 18,485,759,000 209) Vote 880: Lira District – Shs 27,100,374,000 210) Vote 881: Luuka District – Shs 25,440,932,000 211) Vote 882: Luweero District – Shs 63,300,117,000 212) Vote 883: Lwengo District – Shs 27,153,735,000 213) Vote 884: Lyantonde District – Shs 18,276,836,000 214) Vote 885: Madi-Okollo District – Shs 17,665,819,000 215) Vote 886: Manafwa District – Shs 25,992,671,000 216) Vote 887: Maracha District – Shs 25,235,124,000 217) Vote 888: Masaka District – Shs 13,315,598,000 218) Vote 889: Masindi District – Shs 23,520,737,000 219) Vote 890: Mayuge District – Shs 42,544,940,000 220) Vote 891: Mbale District – Shs 36,346,216,000 221) Vote 892: Mbarara District – Shs 23,774,583,000 222) Vote 893: Mitooma District – Shs 27,230,403,000 223) Vote 894: Mityana District – Shs 31,132,617,000 224) Vote 895: Moroto District – Shs 13,533,113,000 225) Vote 896: Moyo District – Shs 20,493,308,000 226) Vote 897: Mpigi District – Shs 30,334,080,000 227) Vote 898: Mubende District – Shs 25,717,019,000 228) Vote 899: Mukono District – Shs 49,808,239,000

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank you for the communication, especially on absenteeism of health workers in the Government and private health centres. I would like to bring to the attention of the House that the Ministry of Health early this year made a resolution to all nursing assistants in the country, who worked tirelessly to support the health service delivery, to lay down their tools by June this year. Aware that we already have low staffing levels countrywide in health and other sectors – it is said “health is wealth” - but if these nursing assistants who do the donkey work besides the village health team lay down their tools, I do not know how the country is going to move. Otherwise, we know that in the next financial year, there is no wage bill for recruitment in this country - be it in health, education and all the other departments. I am appealing through your office, Madam Speaker, that the Ministry of Health does not ask the nursing assistants to lay down their tools. These people should work until their retirement age. Otherwise, that is time their service is disbarred. In Lamwo District, we have over 95 South Sudan refugees and every day, more than 200 people come to the district. Yet, we do not have a district general hospital. In addition, we have very low staffing levels in the district. How about other districts I have not mentioned? We appeal to the Government not to ask nursing assistants to lay down their tools; they should continue to work. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, as the Leader of Government Business, do something for the nursing assistants. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, last year in October, I asked your office to help the people of Lamwo District to elevate Padibe Health Centre IV to a general hospital. I want to thank you because the Ministry of Health sent a team and they did an assessment. You also promised the people of Lamwo on this Floor of Parliament that you were going to use money from Dr Deep to raise Padibe Health Centre IV to a general hospital. After the assessment was done, my people thought we were going to get that elevation through your Minister of Health, as a Christmas gift. However, up to now, we have not got any feedback. I want to still ask you, since the minister is available, to help the people of Lamwo get that feedback.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I want to comment on the issues of deleting names of staff and also delays in the payments of salaries. For example, in Lamwo, there are many civil servants who have cried, day in and day out. Some of them have spent one and a half years without salary. I wonder how Public Service sends money to the district, but the human resource officers in the districts do not pay the intended recipients. It is my prayer that the Ministry of Local Government should enact some laws to manage these human resource officers because we have come to realise that there are other people who have already been transferred to other districts, but their names still feature on the payrolls. There are other civil servants who were appointed and have letters of appointment since last year or even 2021, but up to now, they have not received even a single coin of their salary. When we start talking, the human resource officers will say that saying we, politicians, are fighting them. It is a big problem because these are people who have children whose fees they have to pay. We request the Ministry of Local Government to take serious action. In fact, Lamwo District has featured in this report and it is quite bad. We want serious action taken against these human resource officers who are not doing well because I know that Public Service sends money and decentralises it to all the 146 districts.

6733 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 6 JANUARY 2023 session early; I immediately transmitted the same to the President, whereby the rules require that the President ensures that it reaches Hon. Persis Namuganza. Therefore, on our side, we did our part, as per the rules. In this process, where we have reached, we are being commanded by the law. It is not being commanded by someone talking to me; by someone whispering. It is implementing the law the way it is. I will follow the law and the rules, as they are. This is because rule 109(9) is very clear that after 14 days of transmitting it to the President, I must cause Parliament to sit and appoint a select committee that will investigate the minister with the aim of establishing a prima facie case. A prima facie case is the case on the surface; evidently visible. That will be the role of the committee. Therefore, I am commanded by rule 109 of our Rules of Procedure to cause the House to appoint that committee. That committee is supposed to process the motion within 15 days, as provided for under rule 109(10) of our Rules of Procedure. That committee, in the process, under the same rule: 1. It to co-opt any Member to support it in its duty. 2. Any Member accused to appear before the committee either directly or through their representative and defend themselves. It would ensure that indeed the rules of natural justice are followed. I have proposed the names clearly and I have avoided names of people who already debated this matter on the Floor. I want the people who have not debated this matter to be part of this matter. People like Hon. Macho –(Laughter)- we have to protect the integrity of this House. We do not want anyone to claim that they are being victimised. The moment something is done, we want to give you a fair chance of defending yourself. We want you to appear before people who are fair and have not yet pronounced themselves. The process has to be thoroughly done. We do not want anyone to claim that they are being victimised. No. This is within the rules; whatever is being done is being done because the rules and the law provides for that. I, therefore, propose the following Members: 1. Hon Mwine Mpaka Rwamirama - Member of Parliament for Mbarara City South, as the chairperson of the committee. 2. Hon. Wilfred Niwagaba - Member of Parliament for Ndorwa East, as one of the senior legislators and custodians of the rules, to ensure that the rules are well followed. 3. Hon. Mpindi Bumali - Member of Parliament representing Persons with Disabilities. 4. Hon. Charles Bakkabulindi - Workers Representative. 5. Hon. Nancy Acora - Woman Member of Parliament for Lamwo District. 6. Hon. Betty Ethel Naluyima - Woman Member of Parliament for Wakiso District. 7. Hon. Geofrey Ekanya - Member of Parliament for Tororo County North. Members, I now put the question that the committee be approved. (Question put and agreed to.)

6740 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT The worst performing entities in this regard in terms of absorption capacity were Hoima City at 30 per cent, Kitgum Municipal Council at 36 per cent, Gulu City at 36 per cent and Masaka City at 37 per cent while those that absorbed 100 per cent of their releases were Arua City, Kitagwenda District Local Government, Terego District Local Government and Madi- Okollo District Local Government. (i) Cost of service in local governments The Auditor-General’s report highlighted the amount of resources spent on non-core service delivery activities such as employee costs and transfers to other units like subcounties, schools and health facilities. These amounted to Shs 1,101.75 billion, equivalent to 74 per cent of the expenditure made by the entities. In other words, on average, the Government spent three shillings on each shilling for outputs that directly affect service delivery. The entities with the highest cost of administration of over six and above, include Masaka at eight, Nakasongola at seven, Gulu City at seven, Bundibugyo at six, Mbale City at six, Kiboga at six, Mpigi at six and Arua City at six, while the most efficient local government was Kalangala and Obongi District Local Governments at 0.4 per shilling for output service delivery. (ii) Local revenue performance of Financial Year 2020/2021 The audit reports for the 60 entities reported on indicated that some local governments’ local revenue was not reported on, well aware that this is a core source of revenue for the functioning of the district councils. This denied the councils facilitation to supervise and monitor the works of local governments. These local governments included Mitooma District, Nakasongola District, Kyankwanzi District and Lamwo District. Mr Speaker, details of these are provided in Annex one. Overall, the local governments underperformed on local revenue, registering revenue underperformance of Shs 30.4 billion of the target of Shs 68.248 billion, translating into local revenue performance of only 56 per cent. The local governments that performed dismally were Kole District, Soroti City, Zombo District, Kitgum Municipal Council and Moroto District Local Government. (iv) The performance of salaries, gratuity and pensions The report of the Auditor-General highlights the planned salaries, gratuity and pensions by the entities for the financial year. The reports overall indicated that Shs 632.75 billion was approved for salaries, gratuities and pensions at the close of the financial year. And at the close of the financial year, Shs 610.543 billion was availed to pay salaries, gratuities and pensions. However, only Shs 571.3 billion was actually absorbed by the entities, causing a return of Shs 38.6 billion to the Treasury, indicating underperformance of 6.3 per cent in the budget item. Mr Speaker, the committee made observations and request Members to look through those observations. I will take you directly to recommendations: The committee recommends that – i. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development accounts for the under-release for funds to the local governments. ii. Accounting officers under whose supervision local governments fail to utilise funds released to them be held personally liable. iii. entities whose cost of administration was above six times the cost of output service delivery be subjected to further investigations to ascertain the source of the abnormality in the operation cost of the local government.

5825 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 Sudan. Lamwo District does not have a general hospital. We are being served by Padibe Health Centre IV. In February, UNHCR and the Ministry of Health’s commissioner in charge of infrastructure went to Lamwo to do assessment on the elevation and upgrade of the facility to a general hospital. However, up to now, we have not got any feedback. Our prayer is that the Government of Uganda, through your office, upgrades Padibe Health Centre IV to a general hospital. Otherwise, Padibe is constrained. I beg to submit.

5563 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF U GANDA WEDNESDAY, 1 4 SEPTEMBER 2022 behalf of the people of Lamwo District, I say that may her soul rest in peace. I want to add, since I have a few seconds. Colleagues, I understand there is a rumour – (Member timed out.)

Of course, that would not work as compensation because that can only be pronounced under the courts of law. It is not compensation. That could have just been support. You can follow other due processes to have compensation done. Next item. (Member rose_) You are the same people who say time for the Prime Minister Time is 45 minutes. Let us have respect for our Rules of Procedures. Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs? 6(II)(A) ON THE INSECURITY IN LAMWO DISTRICT WHERE ON 5MARCH 2022, TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND AN ESTIMATED 270 HEADS OF CATTLE LOST AT LOKER WARD, ORYANG VILLAGE, MADI OPEI TOWN COUNCIL IN AGORO SUB-COUNTY TO ARMED RAIDERS FROM SOUTH SUDAN – BY HON. ACORA NANCY, MP LAMWO DISTRICT

Madam Speaker, I am here to give response on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs. The first question was raised by Hon. Acora Nancy, Member of Parliament Lamwo District on the insecurity in the district where about two people were killed and about 270 heads of cattle were lost. In Lamwo District, these incidents were attributed to, among others; 1. Porosity of the border, Lamwo is bordering South Sudan. 2. Unresolved border dispute between Uganda and South Sudan. However, efforts are there to re-demarcate the border. 3. Cross-border community dynamics, including cross border movements for socio-economic activities. For example, intermarriages, farming, visits. 4. Disruption of cross-border security meetings by the COVID-19 pandemics. Investigations were carried out regarding the incident on 5 March 2020, where two people namely Okello Joseph, aged 46, and Aroma David aged 38 by suspected Langi of South Sudan were killed revealed. The investigation revealed the following: 1. In 2021, local authorities resolved to establish community kraals for protection of livestock of the locals. The community of Oryang Village, Pobura Parish, Madi Opei Subcounty, Lamwo District where the incident occurred, formed two kraals with the 201 heads of cattle. 2. On the fateful day, it was the turn of the deceased persons to graze the cattle, which were 193 in number. 3. The victims had taken the cattle to the watering point approximately four kilometres to the border, when they were attacked by eight armed warriors from South Sudan. 4. Due to the proximity of the scene of crime to the border, the attackers managed to cross back into South Sudan before our own security forces could quickly respond.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. The minister was responding to insecurity in Lamwo District, which took place on 5 March 2022. Two people were killed and a good number of animals were stolen. In his response, he said, “The process to recover those animals is ongoing”. This incident took place in March. He did not indicate to us as to how far they have gone with this process. Otherwise, a similar kind of insecurity is still ongoing. When you go to Palabek Ogili in Padwat, these South Sudanese purportedly keep coming and committing atrocities and then move back to South Sudan. When you report the matter to UPDF, they do not respond quickly. Yet, when we, Ugandans, make any small mistake to cross the border to South Sudan, you do not come back alive. Can you clarify the extent you have taken to recover or find out the perpetrators since March 2022? I thank you.

I am very grateful for the opportunity given to me. I also would like to appreciate the minister for the response delivered, especially on the issue of the border with Lamwo District. Madam Speaker, part of the reason the people of Lamwo, Kitgum and Agago are suffering is because of the porous border. We have reliable information - and security is very aware of this - the reason why the Government is also getting difficulty with the disarmament in Karamoja sub region is because of the porous border. Some of the cattle rustlers normally penetrate to South Sudan and buy guns and come back with those guns for raiding cattle. And I would like to find out the strategy the Government has in place in mitigating some of the porous borders because it is becoming a big problem. And then, two, the minister talked about the border conflicts. What are some of the strategies that are also put in place to make sure the conflicts on the border are mitigated? I thank you.