Ruhaama County

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I represent Ruhaama East, which is one of the five constituencies in Ntungamo District. Madam Speaker, what you are saying is right. My constituency of Ruhaama East is the size of Butambala District. Butambala District receives Shs 1 billion and Ntungamo District, which has five constituencies – and is five times the size of Butambala – receives Shs 1 billion, too. We have been complaining over this issue and I remember that in March last year, we met the President. The President even called the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over that issue – to provide more money to the bigger districts. I was in that meeting, in Ntungamo. He even put him on a loud speaker and we all listened. I do not know why the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is not providing this money. We have suffered. Some of us lost elections because of that issue, Madam Speaker. Thank you, Madam Speaker, for following up on this matter.

17727 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 7 AUGUST 2025 in Ntungamo District, had been fully upgraded to health centres III by the time the committee did the oversight. Works to upgrade 41 health centres II were ongoing, with the majority of the projects making less than 50 per cent progress. The details are attached in Annex II. Upgrade of the remaining 81 health centres II had not started. The committee established that out of the 62 health centres III earmarked for new construction under the UgIFT II programme, only three: Kasangati Health Centre III, Kakindo Health Centre III in Kakumiro District, and Kikooma Health Centre III in Kyankwanzi District had been completed. Construction of 28 health centres III was still ongoing, while works for 31 health centres III had not yet started. See details in Annex III. The committee further established that the progress on implementation of various construction projects of new health centres III and upgrade of health centres II to III was largely characterised by defective works, prolonged delays in completion by contractors, including the UPDF Brigade, due to lack of supervision by local government leadership. All project- related decisions, including contract award and the procurement of equipment, were managed by the Central Government. Non-compliance with the standard project design The committee discovered that essential documentation regarding contracts and BOQs was absent, and the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development delayed releasing funds, all of which affected the effective execution of the projects. There were double payments to some of the contractors by the Ministry of Health arising from a change of policy to award contracts, particularly to the UPDF Engineering Brigade. A case in point is Shs 400 million for the completion of the Ober Health Centre IV in Lira City maternity ward and theatre that was channelled directly to the Ministry of Defence by the Ministry of Health, well aware of another running contract with BP Enterprises and Construction Company Limited. See the letter attached in Annex IV. Other specific examples of such construction and upgrade projects include Kachuru Health Centre III in Butebo District, Rushare Health Centre III and Ruhare Health Centre III in Mbarara District, Kichwamba Health Centre II in Mbarara City, Kyabakuza Health Centre II in Masaka City, and Kabbo Health Centre II and Gayaza Health Centre II Mubende District. The committee observed that whereas Parliament approved Shs 552.6 billion to address infrastructure gaps in local government countrywide, a significant number of subcounties and town councils across the country still do not have health centres III. No work had been done on 81 out of 124 health centres II earmarked for upgrade to health centre III. Similarly, 31 out of 62 planned new construction of health centres III in subcounties without any Government health centres III had not even started. The committee observed that the upgraded health centres II and the newly constructed health centres III were not fully functional, largely due to inadequate staffing. There was adverse mismanagement of contracts by the Ministry of Health that involved re- awarding of already running contracts to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineering Brigade in total violation of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets (PPDA) Act. There was a likelihood of fraud in the management and implementation of various Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program (UgIFT) projects across the country. The Government had not yet fulfilled its pledge of establishing health centres III in every sub- country across the country.

Mr Ngoma Ngime just lost the election. Honourable members, it is a fact that the kingdom has done a lot in terms of health, education, and leadership training; they have done a lot. As the Parliament of Uganda, we will continue supporting the kingdom, and in the 11 th Parliament, I can assure you, we have been doing whatever we are supposed to do. We have fulfilled several pledges that we made, and made sufficient compensations to the kingdoms. Next item? LAYING OF PAPERS (I) THE REPORT OF THE AUDITOR- GENERAL ON A FORENSIC AUDIT ON THE ALLEGED IRREGULAR PAYMENT OF SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES BY NTUNGAMO DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM 2019/2020 TO 2021/2022

Madam Speaker, I beg to lay, on the Table, the Forensic Audit Report on the Alleged Irregular Payment of Salaries and Allowances by Ntungamo District Local Government, from 2019/2020 to 2021/2022 financial years. I beg to lay.

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.

16163 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2025 The first report is an oversight report to Atiak Sugar Factory. That is the one that has so far been given Shs 553 billion. I beg to lay. The second report is about an oversight visit I carried out together with shadow ministers to Dei BioPharma Ltd. That is the one that has so far been given Shs 723 billion. I beg to lay. The third report is an oversight visit to Roko Construction Company. This is the one that has so far been given Shs 263 billion. I beg to lay. The other report is an oversight visit to Inspire Africa Coffee Factory in Ntungamo District, which I read yesterday. The billions given are unknown so far, and that is captured in the report. Hopefully, Government will have occasion to clarify. The final report is about an oversight visit to Busoga Subregion on the drastic fall of sugarcane prices. I beg to lay.

Thank you. Honourable members, the parent Act does not require parliamentary approval for the regulations to take effect. The regulations that have been tabled are for information purposes for the House. Thank you. REPORT ON THE OVERSIGHT VISIT TO INSPIRE AFRICA COFFEE FACTORY IN NTUNGAMO DISTRICT

16114 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT The Office of the Leader of the Opposition organised an oversight visit to Inspire Africa Coffee Factory in Ntungamo District. I undertook this oversight visit on 11 December 2024, together with the shadow ministers. The visit was in line with Section 6E (1) of the Administration of Parliament (Amendment) Act, 2005, which empowers the Leader of the Opposition to play the oversight role and keep the Government in check. During the Financial Year 2023/2024, the Government undertook to establish a tertiary hub for last-mile coffee value addition in Ntungamo District through the Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretariat in the Office of the President under a private partnership arrangement with the Coffee Investment Consortium Uganda and Inspire Africa Coffee, both privately registered entities. The construction of this coffee value addition facility began in October 2023 and had been projected to be completed by December 2024. We were told that the factory is expected to produce various coffee products including instant coffee, drip coffee, malt coffee, coffee energy drinks, as well as beauty cosmetics. However, since this strategic Government intervention was initiated, various stakeholders, as well as policymakers have expressed concerns with respect to the implementation arrangements. Some of these concerns include: (i) Rationale followed to establish this coffee value addition factory in Ntungamo; (ii) The selection criteria followed to procure the private investor; (iii) The reason behind the decision by the Government to support the building of a coffee factory in Ntungamo District, while not paying attention to other areas known to produce a lot of coffee in Uganda; (iv) Capital investment - the exact amount of money that the government of Uganda is injecting into this project, because that is not known yet. (v) Projected economic benefits in terms of the anticipated employment opportunities as well as export revenues. Therefore, the primary objective of this oversight visit was to further interrogate and verify all matters related to the above- mentioned concerns as elaborated briefly before. During the Financial Year 2023, the Government earmarked and allocated Shs 37 billion, which is about US$ 10 million in the national Budget to support coffee value chain development under a newly created Vote 167 in the Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat in the Office of the President. Also, according to the annual budget estimates of the Financial Year 2024/2025, an additional Shs 75 billion was provided for in the corrigenda to the budget and approved by Parliament to support coffee value addition initiatives. To date, a total of Shs 112 billion has been appropriated by Parliament towards support for coffee value-addition initiatives. Some of these initiatives include the promotion of Uganda coffee globally through coffee trade hubs and the establishment of a tertiary hub for last mile coffee value addition in Ntungamo District, implemented by Inspire Africa Coffee, which according to Mr Nelson Tugume, the proprietor, is at an estimated cost of US$ 122 million, that is about Shs 451 billion. It is important to note that these coffee value addition initiatives are not directly implemented by the Government, but rather through partnerships, such as the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development that is chaired by Mr Odrek Rwabwogo, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Duties. [Mr Ssenyonyi] REPORT ON OVERSIGHT VISIT

16115 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2025 There is also the Coffee Investment Consortium, a privately registered entity comprising about 21 coffee companies interested in promoting coffee production and providing value addition in the coffee value chain, and Inspire Africa Coffee, an affiliate of Inspire Africa Group, a human resource organisation initially established primarily to address the challenges of youth unemployment on the African continent. Government argues that the initiatives will significantly increase the country’s coffee export earnings through the export promotion of processed, ready-to-drink coffee instead of raw coffee beans. However, since the above- highlighted coffee value addition initiatives were earmarked and subsequently funded by the Government, various stakeholders as well as policymakers have expressed serious accountability, legal, and policy concerns with regard to the implementation arrangement of these initiatives. Therefore, it was paramount to further interrogate and verify all matters related to the implementation of these initiatives, to ascertain their feasibility and value for public funds in line with the existing legal and policy frameworks. Let me run through the areas of concern, Madam Speaker. (1) Funding and transparency queries In the financial year 2023/2024, the Government of Uganda allocated resources through the Science, Technology, and Innovation Secretariat under the Office of the President towards the establishment of a modern industrial coffee park in Rwashamire Town Council in Ntungamo District. We found that there is no memorandum of understanding between the Government of Uganda and this private entity. So, the manner in which money was extended to this entity is not clear. Madam Speaker, it is wrong for taxpayers’ money to be spent without any clearly defined binding relationship between the Government and any entity, and in this case, Inspire Africa Coffee, and no documentation whatsoever. The proprietor told us that there was a co- investment arrangement that was ongoing between the parties, that is the Government and them, but there was no clarity on whether this arrangement would result in a joint shareholding, a grant arrangement, or a bailout. We recommend, together with my colleagues, as follows: (i) The Government should come out clearly on the relationship that exists between Inspire Africa Coffee and the Government that warranted the disbursement of public funds to this private entity. (ii) Parliament should stop any further disbursements to this entity until a clear and rational memorandum of understanding is reached between the Government and this entity. (iii) The Government ought to come out with a clear procedure on how private entities can get Government support. Uganda has many young and innovative entrepreneurs who only lack funding. If the Government comes out clearly on the formalities, then more Ugandans could benefit as opposed to just a few. (2) Unfulfilled Government commitments. Uganda is currently the leading coffee exporter in Africa and the second largest coffee producer in Africa having exported 6.13 million bags in Financial Year 2023/2024, valued at over US$ 1.14 billion. In order to handle the value additional call, the Government stipulated under the National Development Plan NDP III that two modern industrial coffee factories would be established, one in Bugisu and another one in Buganda, because these are the highest coffee-growing regions in the country. These two factories were to be constructed by the end of June

Thank you, Madam Speaker. It has been about nine months since the Government put an animal quarantine because of Foot and Mouth Dis - ease, specifically in my constituency which is in Ntungamo district. So, the whole of Ntun - gamo District is under quarantine. I thank the Government for giving vaccines and they have vaccinated all the animals. I walked all over my constituency because people actually depend on animals. There is no Foot and Mouth Disease but the markets have been completely closed. People cannot sell their animals, yet they have to pay school fees. They literally depend on animals. May I know why these markets cannot be opened, yet people have vaccinated their animals? Secondly, Madam Speaker, we have been hit very badly by hailstorms, particularly Keina Ward, Rwentobo-Rwahi and other villages in my constituency. Actually, it swept away all the onions, which our people depend on mainly in a place called Rwahi – for those who know those areas. The roof at Keina Primary School, which is a government school, was swept off by the wind. May we get immediate help, if you can, Rt Hon. Prime Minister? Thank you.

I am Timuzigu Micheal Kamugisha, Member of Parliament for Kajara County, NRM, Ntungamo District. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Nkwasiibwe Henry Zinkuratire is my name. I represent the people of Ruhaama Constituency, Ntungamo District.

Madam Speaker, my name is Kamukama Benjamin Katangura. I represent the people of Ruhaama East in Ntungamo District.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Naome Kabasharira. I represent Rushenyi County in Ntungamo District. Thank you for this wise indirect roll calling.

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

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

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

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance concerning lack of mineral information in Ntungamo District, where a number of minerals have been discovered, and lately, lithium, which is causing a lot of challenges. At the moment, people do not know how they should give out their land, either through a lease or selling it. They do not know how to deal with investors. At the moment, investors come and buy land the way they want and people do not know how much they are supposed to charge because they do not know whether they are leasing or selling their land. Secondly, these investors do not go through the district administration and political structures. They go directly to the local councils and therefore, the guidance the residents would get is not simple to attain. Another issue is that the guardian at the moment who is working in Kajara County, who is guiding investors, is Hon. Muruli Mukasa, who is a minister. Therefore, the local government leadership cannot confront the minister when they find challenges with the investors. My prayers. (Interjections) Prayer number one; the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development should give mineral information to the people of Ntungamo District and the entire country, because most of the people do not even know how those minerals look like, and they do not know how they are supposed to deal with investors when they come to acquire land. Furthermore, the minister who is down in Ntungamo, guiding our investors should create a situation where people can get information. Liaise with the minister in charge of minerals so that people can get all the required information and develop minerals without confronting citizens in a bad way. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker.

Mr Speaker, in the absence of the Minister in charge of Minerals, we are not competent enough to declare to the country that we have discovered some minerals in Ntungamo. I would pray in the circumstances, that time be given probably next week for the minister to come and update the House on this alleged discovery of minerals in Ntungamo District.

10739 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2023 Mr Speaker, I got a rare chance – I call it “rare” because there are few here who got it – to work closely with Hon. Kyemba. To make the record clear, I came to this Parliament in the Fifth Parliament, that is the National Resistance Council (NRC). (Applause) It was not the CA. Hon. “Mama Busia” says, I am the youngest. When I came to this Parliament, Mr Speaker, I was young and just from school. Therefore, I bring condolences from the National Resistances Council, the Sixth Parliament and myself to the family and the country. When I came to this Parliament, Ntungamo had just been elevated to district status and I had just finished school. People called me and I did not even know how Members were elected to Parliament. Some people told me, “It is this and that” and I ended up coming unopposed. When I came, it was through a by-election and people would normally escort you in. People usually mistake me for having come to the CA because I came around the same time. I was here for one-and-a-half-years and we went back for elections for the Sixth Parliament. When I was brought in, Hon. Kyemba was a minister. However, despite him being a minister and me being young – and I had never seen him - he was among the few people who walked me in to the Speaker. That is why I said I was honoured and I feel happy that I can now testify about his goodness. Mr Speaker, that experience tells me a lot about what I see around me. I travelled with Hon. Kyemba to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conferences. He was a diplomat and a man of good etiquette. Honourable members, especially the men, you need to emulate him. As a gentleman, when you are moving with a woman in a bus or whatever, you do not sit before a woman sits. (Laughter) You need to be gentlemen. He was a very neat and smart man. You could read it in him when you sat with him at a table. Mr Speaker, I do not want people to misunderstand me but some people do not have etiquette. When you sit at a table to eat, you need to emulate this gentleman. He was a gentleman, diplomat, neat, great and a very clever man. I knew about Rotary through Hon. Kyemba. He was a very good Rotarian. He lived and moved like a Rotarian. You would find him with neat badges every time; he was decorated. At times I would ask, “Why don’t you give me one?” He would say, “Join Rotary.” He encouraged me to join Rotary although I never joined. (Laughter) Probably, in his memory, I should join Rotary. (Applause) Mr Speaker, I benefited from him being a Rotarian. He had got some donated items – I think they were supposed to be for a certain area in Busoga. However, because he used to take me as his child in Parliament, I convinced him and he gave me very good books, which had been donated, and I took them to Ntungamo. By then, I was representing Ntungamo District. We shall miss him but he has lived a good life. As Hon. Zijjan said, he was “Mr No Scandal”. I did not know him as a scandalous person. When we had just come, we formed the Young Parliamentary Group and the qualification would be that it was either your first time to be in Parliament or you were a young person. He did not qualify because he had been in Parliament longer. However, because he associated with the young Members of Parliament, Hon. Kyemba used to move with us and advise us. Hon. Mao is there to testify. That was in the Sixth Parliament. I therefore wish him a good rest. May his soul rest in eternal peace. Thank you. (Applause)

Thank you so much, Mr Speaker. In July 2023, the Ministry of Education and Sports issued a list of secondary and primary schools chosen to be grant-aided for the Financial Year 2023/2024. In Ntungamo District, we were given three schools, that is, Ngoma Secondary School, Nyakyera Subcounty, Karambi Secondary School in Nyarutuntu and Maama Janet Girls School in Nyakyera Subcounty, with their proposed budgets of Shs 659 million for each school. We went to the Ministry of Education and Sports, confirmed with the Commissioner, made the necessary preparations and submitted the list of the requirements. On 26 September 2023, in a letter written by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Sports to the Public Service entitled: “Request to grant aid to 38 primary schools, 46 secondary schools in the Financial Year 2023/2024”. Ngoma and Karambi Secondary Schools are not mentioned. Ntungamo District has 34 subcounties and a population of around 580,000 people. We need primary schools. A list of five primary schools was submitted requesting grant-aiding. None of them appears on the list.

Thank you. Honourable colleagues, I can see the Members looking at each other but Ntungamo District - sometimes, I know the Members of Parliament – is unique. It has around five to six districts in it if you are to talk of an average Ugandan district. This is a problem, which the Central Government needs to look at. Service delivery based on administrative units cannot be effective. We should consider other parameters. For example, Ntungamo District getting the same quota as Mitooma District - that is cheating the people of Ntungamo. That is why there is clamour all the time; districts give us this and that. Another example is Wakiso District. As the Government, you need to have a unique way of looking at them. About the issue of schools, honourable Minister of Education and Sports; you have heard the prayers.

My procedure is that Ntungamo District has got five counties with 2,000 kilometres of roads and we have districts which have 60 kilometres of roads, but we passed that each district gets Shs 1 billion. Are we proceeding right for Ntungamo District to get Shs 1 billion with five counties, which is equivalent to your district, Mitooma? Thank you. (Laughter)

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity. Before I go on, I would like to comment on the issue of Ntungamo District. By 2021, the population of Ntungamo District was 550,000

Honourable members, I welcome you to this afternoon’s sitting. As you are aware, the nation is mourning the loss of eminent persons that happened due to motor accidents; 1. The former Member of Parliament for Erute North in the Seventh Parliament, Eighth Parliament and 10 th Parliament died on Saturday, 8 June 2023 on Karuma- Pakwach Road. 2. A renowned inspirational businessman, Apollo, well known as Aponye - the man who has inspired very many people; from being a wheelbarrow pusher to a billionaire - died on 6 July 2023 at Itojo in Ntungamo District. He was going for a burial, but ended up in an accident and passed on just like that. If you talk about a person who could inspire, that was Aponye. He was the kind of person you would put in a desert and he would cause rain to fall. We will dearly miss him. He has inspired many of our children and many of us.

Rt Hon. Prime Minister, in my constituency, there is a place called Kijojo through which Ntungamo-Mirama Hills Road passes. Whenever it rains, water flows directly from the hills and cuts off the road. Currently, there are piles of soil in the middle of the road due to blockage of the culverts. This is leading to accidents. In fact, one of the victims of such accidents is Stephen Kamugisha, who is currently admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital. While in attendance of the roads committee meeting in Ntungamo District Headquarters, I reported the matter to UNRA Kabale regional office, but nothing has been done. I also notified you, Mr Speaker, about the same – (Member timed out)

Hon. Kabasharira Naome of Rushenyi County in Ntungamo District. The Rt Hon. Speaker designates.

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

It is in Ntungamo District. This reverend was praying for Gen. Museveni to meet the promises that he made to his people. Indeed, Mr Speaker, even in the other churches, we do the same. However, this person was arrested – and he has a church where people have to pray on Easter. We would like the Ministry of Internal Affairs to tell us when praying became criminal in this country. Fortunately, the Attorney-General is here. This reverend has been remanded and I do not want to get into sub judice but it is unfair. His church is not going to have a reverend. However, the Archbishop was here –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I have come down because I want to physically see the Prime Minister in her rosary. The issue I am raising is the very one I raised here before. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, Uganda is a secular country and we are allowed to practice our religion. As we speak, there are people who were arrested together with a reverend because they were praying in Itojo, Ntungamo District, to God to help the President of Uganda fulfill the promises he had made to them. Could we know from you, Rt Hon. Prime Minister, whether praying is an offence in Uganda now and any church leader caught praying is taken as a criminal? Thank you.

Honourable members, I welcome you to this afternoon sitting. I know we had a long day yesterday, but we are here to serve our people. I want to thank you for the commitment towards serving our people. I have got a lot of reports on bullying of students in schools. Honourable members, this act can lead to loss of life. Recently, such a scenario occurred in Kyamate Secondary School in Ntungamo District. The police is investigating and we appreciate it. However, we need to understand the cause of this bullying. Is it parenting? This goes back to parents out there; parents should know and teach their children that in every society, you must love each other. The lawlessness should be gotten out of these children. Children at school must have respect for each other; they must love each other since they stay in one community, just like us in Parliament here. We need to work and be together. Honourable members, when there is bullying, children drop out of school. They are afraid PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA

6579 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2022 far been recovered and paid into the Inspectorate Asset Recovery Account. ii) The Office of the Auditor-General carried out 6,763 financial compliance audits, 23 value-for-money audits, 101 specialised engineering audits, 85 forensic special audits and nine IT audits over the last three financial years. Through these audits, loss of funds was averted and the amount of money recovered was Shs 175 billion. In addition, assets and cash amounting to Shs 4 billion were recovered during the audit. iii) The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted 261 corruption cases, of which l68 were concluded and 110 of them resulted in convictions, which represents a success rate of 82 per cent. Resulting from the DPP’s prosecutions, Government recovered Shs 10 billion and $16,000 as well as malaria drugs valued at Shs 28 million. iv) The Criminal Investigations Directorate of the Uganda Police Force registered a total of 318 cases, of which 56 were submitted to the DPP and 23 were sanctioned for prosecution. Through prosecutions, a total of Shs 615 million has been recovered. v) State House Anti-Corruption Unit recovered a total amount of Shs 41.6 billion, of which Shs 8.6 billion was from inflated COVID-19 relief food prices; Shs 4.5 billion from Local Governments; Shs 3.6 billion from inflated compensation of Bukasa Inland Port-affected persons; Shs 2.9 billion worth of drugs, which had been stolen from Joint Medical Stores were recovered. vi) The State House Health Monitoring Unit has compressively monitored hospitals and health centres in 16 districts and their findings are shocking. In Ntungamo District, they discovered 33 ghost primary health centres, employing a total of 483 staff. The money that was paid out to these ghosts in terms of salaries and allowances amounted to Shs 480 million. This matter is still being investigated and responses are awaited. In Nansana, Wakiso District, they registered a suspect and recovered essential medicines worth 1.5 billion. The suspect was charged with theft and impersonation. In Bugiri Hospital, a water pump valued at Shs 14 million, which had been stolen, was recovered and taken back to the hospital administration. In Mulago National Referral Hospital, investigations are on-going into financial and human resource mismanagement. A report from the Auditor- General reveals a loss of over Shs 20 billion. In Kampala, an individual masquerading as a medical doctor was arrested together with four nurses after they injected what was disguised as COVID-19 vaccine in over 500 staff of banks, companies and factories. The matter is before Nakawa Court. vii) Financial Intelligence Authority received 8,627 suspicious transaction reports, out of which 186 reports relating to money laundering, corruption, fraud and terrorism financing were sent to law enforcement agencies for further action. A total of nine intelligence reports related to corruption were sent to the Inspectorate of Government and their successful prosecution will lead to the possible recovery of Shs 6.4 billion. viii) The Leadership Code Tribunal has concluded 10 cases through Alternative Dispute Resolution, and imposed fines totalling to Shs 10.9 million on the respondents, out of which Shs 5.9 million has been paid to the Consolidated Fund. ix) The Directorate for Ethics and Integrity (DEI) spearheaded an amendment of the Leadership Code Act, 2021 to require all public officers to declare their income, assets and liabilities to the IGG, and as the minister, I made regulations prescribing the declaration form. The DEI coordinates implementation of the Zero Tolerance to Corruption Policy, and has established

6211 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2022 teacher and staff recruited by the Government to run the school. The second one is: aware that Government policy does not support boarding seed secondary schools, is there any special way Nekemia Memorial Seed Secondary School in Buuvu, Kalangala District can be opened as a boarding seed secondary school, since it is meant to serve primary schools in Kachanga, Luramba, Kotobo and Bufumira, which are all in different islands. Madam Speaker, my response is, the Education Service Commission has finalised the recruitment of 4,805 teaching and support staff for seed secondary schools. Among these are 126 head teachers and 156 deputy head teachers. The ministry has already issued appointment letters awaiting posting instructions and deployment to the various seed secondary schools, including Nekemiah. It is true that the current scope of seed secondary schools do not have boarding facilities. This is in line with the USE School Policy. However, the ministry and Government have noted the need to have exceptions for districts located in Karamoja and the islands, where operation of day schools is very challenging. Assessment is on-going by the ministry engineers to ascertain that the cost needed to provide the above facilities are budgeted for in the medium term. Question No.7 came from Hon. Naome Kabasharira, Member of Parliament, Rushenyi County in Ntungamo District. Madam Speaker, the Member says that there is a constant outcry by truck drivers plying the Kampala-Masaka- Mbarara route over the mismanagement of the Lukaya and Mbarara weighbridges and alleged misconduct of the officers in charge. Truck drivers complain of harassment and extortion by some officers in those respective weighbridge stations. This unprofessional conduct of business by the officers manning those stations may cause financial loss to the Government as the money extorted from the drivers does not reach public coffers. Her prayers are that: 1. The relevant agencies streamline the operations of the weigh bridges across the country. 2. An investigation should be conducted on the two weighbridges to establish the extent of the problem and the errant officers be prosecuted. Madam Speaker, Mbarara and Lukaya fixed weighbridges are located along the Masaka- Mbarara Road and are used to regulate the overloading of trucks for purposes of protecting the road infrastructure from premature damage. The two weighbridges are managed by the Ministry of Works and Transport through the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The Government is in advanced stages of installing the first phase of a high speed weigh- in motion system at Mbarara, Magamaga and Luweero. The high speed weigh-in motion systems for other weighbridges including Lukaya will be installed in the subsequent phases. These systems will allow compliant transporters to move on the road without having to stop on the weighbridge. Data centralisation has been done for Mbarara, Lukaya, Luweero, Magamaga, Mubende and Mbale weighbridges. This increases visibility of weighing operations at each weigh station for monitoring purposes. Madam Speaker, I would like to inform this House that the matter reported by the honourable member in Rushenyi is being followed and those officers will be brought to book. Question number eight: Hon. Naboth Namanya, Member of Parliament of Rubabo in Rukungiri District says that Kahengye Water Project commenced in 2015 with a projection to provide a lasting solution to water shortages in the constituencies of Rubabo, Rujumbura, Rukungiri Municipality and the neighbouring areas of Mitooma District.