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Vdc D.ocrlptlon famrr {UOil-OOO'I 906 Namuhrmba District 35,L42,253 907 Napak Dhtrict 18.866,603 908 Nebbi District 31.883.866 909 Nsora District 24,572,193 910 Ntoroko District 22,L47,884 911 Nhrnearno District 60.o20.269 912 Nworra District 24.828.262 913 Obong District L3,867,997 9L4 Omoro District 27.841.869 915 Ohrke District 20.524.336 916 Oyan District 42,987,128 9L7 Pader Dhtrict 34.974.847 918 Pat<wach District 23.035.815 919 Pallisa District 40,860,992 920 Rakai District 40.361.351 92t Rubanda District 34.O45.767 922 Rubirizi District 25,548.389 923 Rukiga District 23.005.023 924 Rukungiri District 6.222.L97 925 Rwanpara District 22.200,947 926 Sembabule District 35.699.011 927 Serere District 36.469.+64 928 Sheerna District 32.418,391 929 Sironko District 37.84t.375 930 Soroti District 24.764.341 931 Terrgo District 26,419,590 932 Tororo District 65.667.982 933 t Wakiso District 93.497.965 934 Yumbe District -4 2F 48.948.006 935 District \ 28,680.777 $ i s + B lPa6e

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.

I put the question that the total sum of Shs 1,332,386,480,312 be provided for as a supplementary for development expenditure for central government for the Financial Year 2024/2025. (Question put and agreed to.) LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT EXPENDITURE 1. Vote 722 - Moroto Municipal Council: Shs 160 million; 2. Vote 820 - Bulambuli District: Shs 202,244,620; 3. Vote 827- Butambala District: Shs 36,356,530; 4. Vote 838 - Jinja District: Shs 213 million; 5. Vote 845 - Kalaki District: Shs 74,776,279; 6. Vote 858 - Kayunga District: Shs 235,200,000; 7. Vote 865 - Kiryandongo District: Shs 120 million; 8. Vote 866 - Kisoro District: Shs 567,851,100; 9. Vote 867 - Kitagwenda District: Shs 412 million; 10. Vote 875 - Kyankwanzi District: Shs 80 million; 11. Vote 882 – Luwero District: Shs 540,756,000; 12. Vote 898 – Mubende District: Shs 378,616,912; 13. Vote 906 - Namutumba District: Shs 40 million; 14. Vote 924 – Rukungiri District: Shs 198,591,279; 15. Vote 926 – Sembabule District: Shs 350 million; 16. Vote 928 – Sheema District: Shs 50,442,000; 17. Vote 932 – Tororo District: 651,605,442; and 18. Vote 933 - Wakiso District: Shs 165,137,504. Subtotal for Local Government: Shs 4,476,577,666.

Thank you. Honourable members in the public gallery this afternoon are students and teachers of Kabbo Seed Secondary School in Mubende District, represented in Parliament by Hon. David Kabanda and Hon. Hope Grania Nakazibwe. They have come to observe proceedings of this House. Please join me in welcoming them. Afande, you can stand up. Thank you. There they are. This afternoon, we also have in the public gallery students and teachers of Britanico High School in Nakawuka, Wakiso District. They are represented by Hon. Charles Matovu and Hon. Betty Ethel Naluyima. They have come to observe the proceedings of this House. Please join me once again in welcoming them, honourable colleagues. Furthermore, we have students and teachers of Immaculate Heart Girls School, Nyakibale in Rukungiri District. They are represented by Hon. Midius Nantukunda and Hon. Elisa Rutahigwa. They have come to observe proceedings of this House. Please once again join me in welcoming them. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Rt Hon. Prime Minister, my matter is also about the wildlife attacks in Rukungiri District. Since the beginning of this month, between the 2nd and 5th of March, a herd of elephants has been coming every day, attacking gardens, coffee plantations, banana plantations, animals, cows, and goats. People are not sleeping. I have heard you talk about the districts of Kitugum and northern Uganda that you have called address, but Rukungiri is nowhere. We have Queen Elizabeth National Park, where these elephants come from. The last time I talked to the minister of tourism, he was heading to Kanungu on the side of Bwindi while Rukungiri continues to be neglected. People need a quick response about this matter. You have also talked about the electric fence several times. Kanungu and Kasese have been fenced. Rukungiri is in the middle of these districts, but it has been left out. Can you give us-

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will speak about the agriculture sector, especially on the water for production component. In the report, they have provided some funds for irrigation schemes, especially in water-stressed areas, so that we can increase productivity, which I agree with. However, in 2020 — which I thank the Government for — they gave Rukungiri District three irrigation schemes in Garuka, Kahimbi, and Nyakabungo, which are in Bwambara Subcounty. Since that year, only one of them has been able to function for just a month – Garuka. The other two have never functioned at all. Much as I agree with the fact that we allocate funds for the irrigation schemes in water- stressed areas, why can’t we also get money to repair these irrigation schemes that have never worked at all? Let there be funds so that we relieve the people. It is embarrassing for people to always pass by those sites and see machines, but nothing is going on. So, I request the finance ministry to also get money to repair these irrigation schemes, so that they can work. On water for production, the report says that they are going to make sure that all water- stressed areas get solar-powered boreholes, which is a good idea. I see that we are moving, in relation to new technology. However, I would like to know whether we have failed to manage the manual boreholes we have. Some cannot be repaired at all; we are bringing in solar-powered boreholes for these areas. How sure are we that they will be working and sustainable? Are we not also going to see Members of Parliament repairing these solar- powered boreholes? I implore the finance ministry to find a solution for these manual boreholes that are not working before we implement the new technology of solar-powered boreholes. This would relieve our people, especially the women and children who walk long distances to find clean and safe water for both home and agriculture use. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance regarding the continuous landslides in Rukungiri District. Rukungiri has continuously experienced landslides with little attention from the Government. In August, there was a landslide in Kyabahanga, that is Bwambara Subcounty, where we lost two children, and others were critically injured and hospitalised. Up to now, no one from the Ministry of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees has visited the area to ascertain –

Thank you very much. Honourable members - Uncle Jim, do you want to say something – just to greet the people? I also would like to recognise Hon. Dombo, Hon. Siranda, Hon. Samuel Semwanga, Hon. Sarah Mwebesa as well as Hajjat Madina, Jacqueline and Hon. Jane Alisemera from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretariat. THE MINISTER, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT (SECURITY (Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi ) : Thank you, Madam Speaker. I apologise. I was in another function for the late Gen. Aronda. I come from Kigezi, as Members may know, and Kisoro is part of it. I want to talk about one thing concerning the late Hon. Sarah Mateke. She was a unifier and Kigezi, as you know, sometimes suffers from the politics of identity. She was not part of it. So, we are going to miss her. I bring condolences from Rujumbura in Rukungiri District to Hon. Dr Mateke, her father, whom she emulated, to you, and His Excellency, the President. May her soul rest in eternal peace.

Thank you. Namanya Naboth is my name. I represent the people of Rubabo Constituency in Rukungiri District, Kigezi Subregion. Thank you very much.

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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, Madam Speaker. For record purposes, my name is Naboth Namanya and I represent Rubabo County, in Rukungiri District.

11149 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2023 country. We have reports for two sub-regions now. We will adopt this, which will form a basis. After adopting this report, I expect the minister with his team to go on the ground and see whether what the committee is reporting is really correct and then take action. We need action, not lamentations. Honourable members, in the public gallery this afternoon, we have the staff members of Nyakibale Upper Primary School in Rukungiri District. They are represented in Parliament by Hon. Dr Rutahigwa Elisa. He is the tallest man in the House and very active and Hon. Natukunda Midius. She is a nice girl there. She is one of our little girls, but very active. (Applause) The people of Rukungiri, bring back our people. We are comfortable with them. (Applause) I thank you very much, honourable members –you do not have the locus to discuss this. Let them bring a report from Tororo and – Honourable members, I now put the question that the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries on a field visit to Karamoja and Teso Sub-region to assess the water for agricultural production facilities be adopted by this House with amendments. (Question put and agreed to.) Report adopted.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I congratulate you upon your new bundle of joy, and I wish you good luck. I thank the chairperson together with the committee members for the report. I agree with the observation they made about the leadership challenge and I will mainly stick to the parishes. When I went for oversight role, especially in my parish in Rubanga, Buyanja Subcounty, Rukungiri District, I realised that the leadership has got a challenge of changing the parish chiefs and the community development officers. This is a very big problem in Rukungiri. In my parish, a parish chief does not last more than three weeks; after every three weeks, we have a new parish chief. The community development officer changes them every month. When you ask them why this is so, they say that they are incompetent. If it is incompetence, why don’t they remove them? Why change them to different parishes and subcounties? This hinders PDM. When the new parish chiefs come, they say that they have not received the reports of the Members and it delays disbursement of these funds. I kindly ask the minister to look into this and liaise with the chief administrative officers so that they stop this challenge. Thank you.

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

Madam Speaker, as I had said, there are local government entities that are equally performing well, with very high absorption levels. These local governments include Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Ibanda District, Rukungiri District, Kamwenge and many others. There are also districts that have performed terribly and need to be mentioned. These include Mbarara City with 67 per cent absorption capacity, Ntungamo (64 per cent), Ntoroko (76 per cent), Fort Portal City (77 per cent), Hoima City (77 per cent) and Kabale Municipal Council (77 per cent). These were below expectations. Madam Speaker, we have provided recommendations – and just to be specific, most of the local governments explained that their poor absorption was majorly rotating around the failure to recruit, failure to have teachers posted by Ministry of Education and Sports as well as the issue of USMID, where large sums of monies meant for road works were returned because the procurement processes got delayed. There was also the issue of delayed completion of projections under UGIFT. Madam Speaker, we have provided recommendations. 1. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should account for the under-release of funds to the local governments. 2. Entities whose absorption of funds was below 80 per cent should be subjected to further investigation to ascertain the underlying factors for the gross underperformance. 3. The accounting officers should develop clear revenue enhancement plans to assist the districts in future revenue mobilisation. 4. Finally, accounting officers should make a follow up with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the shortfalls affecting service delivery. 3.2 Government preparedness to implement the Parish Development Model (PDM)

We recommend the approval. Vote 139: Petroleum Authority of Uganda - A requirement of Shs 11 billion to take care of the activities on EACOP and refinery development. The committee recommends approval of Shs 11 billion. Vote 144: Uganda Police Force – Shs 68 billion as follows: a) Shs 38.5 billion to meet contractual obligation on CCTV Phase II equipment. b) Shs 26 billion for maintenance of CCTV equipment acquired during the first phase and Phase II, and c) Shs 3.5 billion to purchase security vehicles for judges. We recommend approval of Shs 68 billion to Uganda Police Force. Vote 155: Cotton Development Organisation (CDO) - Requirement of Shs 9.5 billion of which Shs 7.5 billion is to take care of buffer stock fund and Shs 2 billion for transport rebate for Fine Spinners Uganda Limited. We recommend approval of Shs 9.5 billion. Vote 301: Makerere University - A requirement of Shs 8 billion for renovation of Lumumba and Mary Stuart Halls. We recommend approval of Shs 8 billion. Vote 307: Kabale University – Shs 3.213 billion non-tax revenue. This is to take care of the printing of examinations, repair of old buildings, facilitation of part-time lecturers and purchase of laboratory equipment. We recommend the approval of Shs 3.213 billion. Vote 532: Uganda Embassy in Somalia, Mogadishu – Shs 731 million. This is for shortfall, security-related issues and renovation. We recommend the approval. Vote 858: Kayunga District – Shs 837 million. These are unspent funds sent back to the Consolidated Fund at the end of the Financial Year 2021/2022 to enable the UPDF Engineering Brigade complete construction of health centre III. We recommend the approval. Vote 893: Mitooma District – Shs 2.628 billion for rehabilitation of roads; Kizinda-Rutookye- Bitereko. We recommend approval. Vote 924: Rukungiri District – Shs 1.795 billion as unspent funds for the Financial Year 2021/2022 for Uganda Inter-Government fiscal transfer reform for construction of seed schools and upgrade of health centres II to III. We recommend Shs 1.795 billion. Various central and local government Votes – Shs 402.401 billion to meet wage shortfalls arising from the new policy to enhance wages of scientists for the Financial Year 2022/2023. Honourable Members, see Annex III attached. We recommend the approval. However, on that schedule, we defer Shs 72 million for wage shortfall under Vote 112 –

Mr Speaker, my prayer is that the Minister of Works and Transport, together with the Uganda National Roads Authority, should rescue our people by doing some emergency works on the road to help our people cross from either side of this road. Mr Speaker, I hope this will be put into consideration, now that people have to do business from areas of Rubabo and Rukungiri District at large. I beg to submit. Thank you.

6454 ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE 11 TH PARLIAMENT In spite of the progress made, there is still unfinished business. About 1,000 people get infected with HIV every week, and about 326 people die weekly due to AIDS-related deaths. Infections among young people (15 to 24 years) accounted for 37 per cent of all the new HIV infections in the year 2021, with the new infections occurring three times more amongst the young girls, compared to the boys in the same period. (Ministry of Health Annual Estimates, 2021.) Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, the drivers of new HIV infections include: Multiple sexual partnership, sexual and gender- based violence, negative social cultural norms and values, for example, early marriages and widow inheritance, transactional sex, income inequality and poverty, high level of school dropout, stigma and discrimination, inequity in access to prevention, and care and treatment services. Concerted efforts by all stakeholders are required to address these challenges. Mr Speaker and colleagues, each year in December, the Uganda AIDS Commission, under the Office of the President, mobilises partners at national and sub-national level to observe and participate in HIV/AIDS advocacy events. Key among them is the World AIDS Day. These events provide a powerful advocacy platform that is well aligned to the Presidential Fast-Track Initiative for ending AIDS as a public health threat in Uganda by 2030, and mainstreaming HIV for epidemic control. The Presidential Fast-Track Initiative aims to ensure that nobody is left behind and promotes increased focus on proven effective interventions of HIV response and addressing prevailing gaps in coverage of key services in the country. Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, currently, Uganda like other countries globally, is undergoing the post COVID-19 pandemic recovery where services were halted due to the lockdown. The impact of COVID-19 was immense across the country, such as disruption of social services in education, health, livelihood, rise in teenage pregnancy, and increase in gender-based violence across the country. This, therefore, escalated the HIV infections among the young people across the country. Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, the global World AIDS Day 2022 theme is: “Equalize”. “Equalize” is a call to action; it calls on each of us to do all we can to address the inequalities which are holding back progress in ending AIDS. The national theme for this year is; “Ending Inequalities among Adolescent Girls, Young Women and Boys.” With the 2030 target in sight, it is critical for everyone to reflect on their individual and collective responsibility towards ending AIDS in Uganda. The objective of this motion is to inform you and seek your support towards the commemoration of the World AIDS Day that will be held on 1 December 2022. The national commemoration will be held in Rukungiri District. As a country, we always commemorate this day to take stock of achievements in the fight against HIV/AIDS and rededicate more efforts to the fight against the epidemic. Mr Speaker, every year, Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the World AIDS Day. His Excellency the President has, since the early 1980s, spearheaded the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country, winning various accolades at continental and global levels. Mr Speaker, in 2017, the President launched The Presidential Fast-track Initiative to end AIDS as a Public Health Threat in Uganda by 2030. Since then, the country has registered many achievements. It is, therefore, critical to have increased and consistent sensitisation of the public about the prevalent risk of new HIV infections and what individuals need to do in order to mitigate the risk. [Ms Babalanda] MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON WORLD AIDS DAY

6455 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2022 Commemoration of World AIDS Day provides a strategic opportunity for engaging the public. This is even timelier because of the highly festive season where some people tend to indulge in irresponsible sexual behaviour thus acquiring HIV. The Office of the President will provide oversight to the Uganda AIDS Commission to ensure that community sensitisation is intensified as part of the commemoration activities. Mr Speaker, in conclusion, my prayer, therefore, and to inform honourable colleagues that: 1. Cabinet has agreed that World AIDS Day takes place in Rukungiri District main stadium. 2. The preparations for the commemoration of the World AIDS Day 2022 have commenced. 3. The World AIDS Day will be commemorated on Wednesday, 1 December 2022 under the theme: “Ending Inequalities among Adolescent Girls, Young Women and Boys.” 4. To support the preparations for the commemoration of World AIDS Day and relay HIV messages across the country as national leaders to increase HIV awareness and advocacy. 5. To support the funding for HIV interventions to ensure we achieve The Presidential Fast- track Initiative for ending AIDS by 2030 in Uganda. 6. To participate in the commemoration of World AIDS Day. Mr Speaker, I beg to submit.

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.

6212 PRIME MINISTER’S TIME This project cost the Government Shs 54 billion and it had been estimated to be commissioned in the year 2017. Later, an extension was made by the Ministry of Water and Environment in conjunction with a contractor to complete this project in the year 2018. The Government is at the verge of losing this huge sum of money because after seven years, the project has not been completed and commissioned and Rukungiri District is still facing the challenge of water shortage. His prayer is, can I provide this House with the progress report and the reasons the project has not been completed for five years beyond its completion date? Madam Speaker, my response is that it is true the Rukungiri project, which was constructed by M/S Techno Fab Engineering Limited, was expected to be completed by the year 2018. The contractor progressed well until the company faced legal and financial challenges in 2018 due to the death of the main stakeholder. Re-organisation of the company following the demise of the principal stakeholder took some time. Work resumed seriously in 2019. However, the progress faced a setback following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. During this period, importation of materials was not possible and movement to sites within the country was affected by the lockdown. In addition, the ministry faced cash flow constraints occasioned by the COVID-19 budget cuts. Madam Speaker, currently the system is undergoing test running and full operations and commissioning of the completed project is scheduled to take place by the end of the year 2022. I was told by December this year. On the issue of cracks that are said to have developed on the water treatment and collection tanks at Lilima and Nabweya gravity flow schemes, a team of engineers from the Ministry of Water and Environment have visited the installation at the two water supply systems. The micro cracks occurred because of the settlement of the foundations of some of the structures at the water treatment plants, mainly on the aprons at the veranda, due to change in soil conditions because of rains. The ministry is undertaking remedial works. Madam Speaker, I had more questions, which I will answer next week. Honourable colleagues, thank you for listening to me.

Mr Speaker, I request that I am given the extra minutes that have been taken away from me. Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Patience Naamara Tumwesigye –(Interjections)- yes, a wife to Hon. Fox Odoi-Oywelowo. However, I am here in my capacity as a woman, not as Odoi-Oywelowo’s wife. Thank you. I am a Ugandan, aged 46 years as of last week. For the last 26 years, I have been married to that gentleman and together, we have four children. Otherwise, I was born in Rukungiri and went to school in Bushenyi. I am a rural girl as any one of you. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management from Makerere University. I also hold a Master’s Degree in Tropical Forestry and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Environmental Management, as well as several other qualifications in my field. I am a natural resource expert and since 2015, I have represented the country as part of the mitigation, thematic group to the United Nations Conference on Climate Change; as a member and also an alternate chair for this group. I am a board member of Uganda Timber Growers’ Association, to which some of you belong. I am the founder of an advocacy group called the Green Divas Association Initiative, which encourages women like you, Members of Parliament, to influence policy action in your areas of influence. To the Rotarians in the House, I am a guest Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Ssese Islands. I first stood in this House when I was 17 years old in 1994, and that time, I represented Rukungiri District in the mock CA debates. I do not know how many of you were here then, but I remember the people who inspired me - I do not know whether the Hon. Cecilia Ogwal is here. Those were the women that opened the way for people like me to stand here, as a woman, and ask for votes. I have not looked back and I am very thankful to all of you, who nominated me to come here and further my bid to represent my country at the highest level possible. I thank all of you, who nominated and have supported me this far. Honourable members, often times, we have heard people refer to Africa as the last frontier of the world. The honest truth is that East Africa is the last frontier of the world, given its positioning on the African Continent but that is not even enough; our location in the Great Lakes Region with our natural resources makes us a very enviable region. (Interjections) Mr Speaker, I request that you intervene so that I can be heard. I beg your indulgence.