Kabarole District

That sounds good. Honourable members, in the VIP gallery this afternoon, we have the Rt Rev. Constantine Rupiny, Bishop of Nebbi Catholic Diocese. (Applause) He is the main celebrant at today’s Feast of St Thomas More. He is accompanied by a delegation of the following: 1. Fr Ponsian Kaweesa, Chaplain of the Parliamentary Catholic Chaplaincy here; 2. Fr Camillus Chandini; 3. Fr Norbert Azale; 4. Fr Charles Lwanga; 5. Fr Joseph Musoke; 6. Fr Deo Ssengendo; 7. Fr Stephen Oribdhogu, the Chancellor Nebbi Diocese; 8. Fr John Mary Muzei Kibirige; and 9. Sr Alice Jacan. Please join me in welcoming them and make them feel welcome. (Applause) The leaders of the four districts, namely Nebbi, Zombo, Pakwach and Madi-Okollo, please stand up for recognition so they can see your faces. The elder, Hon. Catherine Akumu Mavenjina, Hon. Jane Pacuto, Hon. Emmanuel Ongiertho, Hon. Martin Drito, Hon. Topista Achamfua, Hon. Marshall Alenyo, Hon. Isaac Otimgiw, Hon. Gabriel Okumu, Minister Phiona Nyamu-something (Nyamutoro) - (Laughter) - Hon. Grace Freedom Kwiyucwiny, Hon. Joan Aniku and Hon. Ali Ogama Hon. Joseph Ssewungu is a member of the Catholic - he was an altar boy who wanted to be a priest but - on this note, Rt Rev. Constantine Rupiny is the first Catholic bishop to come to this new term of Parliament -(Applause)- and I was blessed - this morning at 10:00 a.m., he came, prayed for me and blessed me. I am very blessed now. (Laughter) Honourable members, we shall have to release the Members from Greater Nebbi; the four districts, when time comes, and - let us process this. Hon. Annet Pamela Kirungi, the MP for Kabarole - is she here? Can you raise your issue in one minute?

Thank you so much, Mr Speaker. The matter that I wanted to talk about was ably responded to by the Rt Hon. Prime Minister. I only want to request that when they are considering the conflict between human beings and animals, Kabarole District be considered, especially those areas that surround or neighbour Kibale National Park.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Mine entirely is to seek your guidance. It goes in line with the submission given by the Shadow Minister of Education and Sports. His entire response to the Ministry of Education and Sports was specifically on STEM. One of the areas he cited was that the President, in his address, gave limited attention to practical resources required to build a strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ecosystem. It is on record that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has truly come out to support science, innovations, and technology in the country. He has gone ahead to even earmark resources specifically for research in most of our institutions of higher learning. Furthermore, he has even created a Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation. In this line, we appropriate money in this very Parliament to support the innovations in our country. I respectfully welcome what my colleague said, but I want to say that the President is a champion of science. Even now, you know very well that the complaint has been that science teachers are paid more money than arts teachers. This has been an area where we have all been complaining and battling about. Why did he take that strategic direction? It is because he values science as a way to go. He has always given the example of a pilot versus me, a social worker. How much does a pilot earn vis-à-vis the social worker? Another issue that the Shadow Minister of Education and Sports talked about was the question of secondary school education. Many schools continue to have inadequate science laboratories. Mr Speaker, I want to give areas where we are making inroads and improvements. One, we have a project in the Ministry of Education and Sports called Uganda Secondary School Expansion Programme (USEP). It is a World Bank-Government of Uganda- funded project. We are already in the process of constructing 120 schools and renovating all traditional secondary schools across the country. I confirm that this work is ongoing. ( Applause ) Case studies: Butobere in Kabale, Nyakasura in Kabarole and Teso College Aloet. All these schools are meant to be renovated under that project. Furthermore, we have got another programme in the ministry called U-Learn. U-Learn is also a World Bank-funded project that specifically targets to push secondary education into most subcounties without secondary schools. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, together with the World Bank, is finalising the agreement for this money. It will be implemented during this term of office. Regarding the question of internet connectivity, my ministry does not work in silos. We work closely with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. I remember we had what we call the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP) while I was a minister there. UDAP is a last- mile connection to major government facilities at a subcounty. The area of interest includes secondary schools, primary schools, health centres, and all other key infrastructure in the area. I am sure this Parliament approved the money for this project, and work is going on to connect the internet across the country. For that matter, as far as the Education Sector is concerned, I welcome the views given to me by my colleague, the Shadow Minister of Education and Sports. We are on course. I welcome Hon. Kaluya back to Parliament. I was with him in the Tenth Parliament in another colour. I am happy he has come back in a different colour. That is politics. I wish you all the best. Thank you so much, Mr Speaker.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Attorney-General for the statement, but I would like to ask the Minister of Local Government a question. We have had a long-standing border dispute between Kabarole District and Ntoroko District. This border dispute involves a parish called Nyamisingiri, which has got five villages. Mr Speaker, we have visited the Ministry of Local Government and met with the officials. It has been more than 15 years, but this dispute has not been resolved. Recently, when we were in the Ministry of Local Government, they promised to take quick action so that that matter could be resolved, especially during this time of elections of the local councils. So, honourable Minister of Local Government, I would like to inquire: how far have you gone with that dispute over Nyamisingiri at the Kabarole-Ntoroko border? The people of

300 MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS [Mr Kafuuzi] On the issue of the border dispute between Ntoroko and Kabarole districts in Nyamisigiri Parish, yes, there might be a border dispute, but the parish is known, and the villages are known. Both elections in the village and the parish shall take place. Meanwhile, the local government will go ahead to determine where the parish falls; whether it is Kabarole or Ntoroko. How are we prepared security-wise to manage the election? Earlier, when I read, I spoke about orderlies. We shall have security officers to manage the exercise. We have even set aside a budget for them. They will be paid for that day. On the issue of public figures intimidating individuals or people, that is criminal. It is not allowed. We are in a multi-party dispensation. We are holding the elections under a multi- party dispensation. When I was reading the statement, I stated that you can stand behind your symbol and people line. At least all the parties will be represented. On the matter of one with many wives; whether you have many wives or not, these are adults who make their own decisions. The question is ordinary residence. I live in Nabbingo, Bataka Village. I might have another wife -

Thank you. Mr Speaker, I would like to add more on the early warning system as a country, as alluded to by my colleague, Hon. Solomon of Toroma. Early this week, I read that we are expecting El Niño rains. I would like the minister to tell us whether this is coming, and if so, how ready we are. How prepared are we because we know what El Niño is. Secondly, what I know is, Members of Parliament have been champions of tree planting and the ministry has been assisting and giving tree seedlings to us. This programme has stopped for a while now. I would like to know whether there is still a plan to continue with this because as Members of Parliament and leaders, if we are at the forefront, many of our people will actually plant trees. Thank you so much. MR JOSEPH MUGENYI (NRM, Burahya County, Kabarole: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I had really stood for a long time. I thank you for selecting me now. (Laughter)

Mr Speaker, mine goes to the minister in as far as disseminating information about climate change is concerned. I was watching TV and saw a message about climate change. It is as if Government is still in analogue; they are not digitalised to notify the country about climate change. Mr Speaker, climate change is a very key ingredient in this country as far as the economy is concerned. As we talk, my people of Burahya in Kabarole have issues of animals running away from the forest, coming to look for food in people’s homes in the areas of Kasenda Subcounty, Busoro Subcounty and Kasenda Town Council. People are suffering. The ministry should be more serious in disseminating information about climate change so that people can prepare accordingly. They have already talked about foods that are growing very fast. Matooke is turning yellow every day. Coupled with our poor roads in Kabarole, a bunch of matooke is now between Shs 2,000 and Shs 3,000. It is very alarming. Household incomes are so low, and I request the minister to take it serious. Thank you. [Mr Opito] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

148 THE BUDGET SPEECH, 2026 Energy development Mr Speaker, reliable and affordable energy is essential for industrialisation and socioeconomic transformation. The Government continues to invest heavily in electricity generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure. In the Financial Year 2025/2026, the Government achieved the following in energy development: a) Continued development of hydro, solar and other energy projects alongside preparatory work for future nuclear investments. Installed generation capacity now stands at 2,098 megawatts. The Government’s medium- to long-term target is 52,482 megawatts to support industrialisation, urbanisation and economic growth. b) Completed and continued construction of multiple lines, including the Kole-Gulu- Nebbi-Arua line 132 KV, the Kampala Metropolitan transmission line 132 KV, including two associated mobile substations, Mbarara, Kabarole 132 KV, Karuma-Tororo 400 KV, Tororo resource 400 KV, Mutundwe-Entebbe 132 KV and Lira-Gulu-Agago 132 KV. Good progress has also been made on substations serving industrial parks in Mbarara, Kapeeka, and the Kabalega Petrochemical Industrial Park. c) The share of households in rural areas connected to grid electricity has nearly doubled in the three years from 6.8 per cent in the Financial Year 2021/2022 to 11.4 per cent in the Financial Year 2024/2025. d) Through the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company, Government commenced construction of four small mini-hydro power sites expected to generate 5 megawatts of electricity. These sites will be completed in March 2027 and will provide reliable power to very hard- to-reach and remote areas. Further, under the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project, 419,592 off-grid solar connections have been made countrywide. Financial Year 2026/2027 Priorities for the Energy Sector Mr Speaker, the Government has allocated Shs 2.07 trillion to energy development and the priority interventions include: i) Expansion of generation capacity by commencing the 380-megawatt Kiba hydro-electricity plant, a floating solar plant at Isimba, and 500 megawatts of utility scale solar in the Elgon and Acholi subregions; ii) Preparatory work for nuclear energy generation at Buyende; iii) Expansion of transmission and associated substation infrastructure; iv) Rural electrification; and v) Industrial power connections. Investing in People Mr Speaker, economic transformation is ultimately about people. A healthy, educated, skilled and productive population is indispensable for sustained growth and shared prosperity. That is why the Government continues to allocate a large share of the discretionary budget to human capital development, i.e. health, education, water and sanitation, and social protection. During Financial Year 2025/2026, the following milestones were achieved: Health Under health, Mr Speaker, the Government sustained its policy of progressively increasing investment in essential medicines and health supplies. Accordingly, funding through the National Medical Stores was increased by Shs 145.33 billion to Shs 862.93 billion in Financial Year 2025/2026. The Government will continue to increase domestic financing for essential health commodities with the aim of substantially

9 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026 56. Kirungi Annet Pamela Woman Representative Kabarole NRM 57. Kyogabiirwe Jackie Muganda Woman Representative Kyegegwa NRM 58. Lanyero Christine Awany Woman Representative Nwoya NRM 59. Logose Sarah Annet Woman Representative Butaleja NRM 60. Lokii John Baptist (Dr) Matheniko County Moroto NRM 61. Lokoru Albert Tepeth County Moroto Independent 62. Lokoru Stephenson Yoyo Chekwii East County Nakapiripirit NRM 63. Longoli Simon Peter Chekwii County (Kadam) Nakapiripirit NRM 64. Lubega George Willy Bugangaizi South County Kakumiro NRM 65. Lubowa Ssebina Gyaviira Nyendo-Mukungwe County Masaka City NUP 66. Lugoloobi Amos Ntenjeru County North Kayunga NRM 67. Kiwanuka Sulaiman Nakifuma County Mukono NUP 68. Kuteesa Mary Kamuli Mwenge County South Kyenjojo NRM 69. Kyeyune Ivan Nakasongola County Nakasongola NUP 70. Lakisa Mercy Faith Woman Representative Alebtong NRM 71. Lenia Charity Kevin Vurra County Arua NRM 72. Mutebi Benard Mugoya Bulamogi County Kaliro Independent 73. Katooko Sylivia Damba Woman Representative Kibuku NRM 74. Kayogera Yona Busiki North County Namutumba Independent 75. Kiti Peter T’oo County Bukwo NRM 76. Lolem Micah Akasile Upe County Amudat NRM 77. Locap Peterkhen Bokora East County Napak NRM 78. Linda Irene City Woman Representative Fort Portal City NRM 79. Lokubal Emma Woman Representative Nabilatuk NRM 80. Katusiime Adrine Woman Representative Sheema NRM 81. Loluk Fidelis Logwee Napore West County Karenga Independent 82. Komakech Christopher Aruu County Pader NRM 83. Muzaid Khemis Arua Central Division Arua City FDC 84. Lamwaka Catherine Woman Representative Omoro NRM 85. Kiwanuka Abdallah Mukono County North Mukono NUP 86. Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo Kyotera County Kyotera NRM (The House was suspended at 11.42 a.m.) (On resumption at 1.00 p.m., the Deputy Clerk, Parliamentary Affairs presiding.) 87. Lokwang Hillary Ik County Kaabong NRM 88. Lowila CD Oketayot Woman Representative Pader NRM 89. Lugoloobi Willy Bageyente Bujumba County Kalangala NRM 90. Lugwar Benson Agogo North County Agago Independent 91. Lukyamuzi David Kalwanga Busujju County Mityana NUP 92. Kiwanuka Keefa Kiboga East County Kiboga NRM 93. Maala Zahrah Luyirika Makindye Division West Kampala NUP 94. Makumbi Henry Kamya Mityana County South Mityana NRM 95. Mariam Seif Woman Representative Iganga NRM 96. Mafabi Asha Nabulo Woman Representative Sironko NRM 97. Mamawi James Adjumani East County Adjumani Independent 98. Masaba Karim Industrial Division Mbale City Independent 99. Matembu Chriss Wataka Bubulo County West Manafwa Independent 100. Matovu Emmanuel Magoola Busiro County East Wakiso Independent 101. Mawanda Micheal Maranga Igara County East Bushenyi NRM

102. Maganda Julius Wandera Samia Bugwe County South Busia NRM 103. Malende Shamim Woman Representative Kampala NUP 104. Mayanja Moses Busiro County North Wakiso NRM 105. Mbalibulha Christopher K. Taban Bughendera County Bundibugyo Independent 106. Monday Julius Rude (Dr) Bukonzo County East Kasese NRM 107. Lule Eria Erick Kiboga West County Kiboga NRM 108. Meeme Sylvia (Col) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 109. Lwansasula Sarah Woman Representative Jinja City NUP 110. Modoi Isaac Lutseshe County Bududa NRM 111. Mpaata Salleh Bunya County South Mayuge NRM 112. Mubangizi Dedan Buwekula South County Mubende NRM 113. Luyimbazi Nalukoola Elias Kawempe Division North Kampala NUP 114. Masaba Muhamood Mutenyo Bungokho Central County Mbale NRM 115. Mbabazi Jacqueline Older persons Representative Western NRM 116. Migadde Robert Ndugwa Buvuma Islands County Buvuma NRM 117. Mudukoi Fred Oduchu Butebo County Butebo NRM 118. Namatovu Mastula Kamuli Municipality Kamuli NRM 119. Mugenyi Joseph Burahya County Kabarole NRM 120. Mudiobole Abedi Nasser Iganga Municipality Iganga NUP 121. Mugira James (Lt Gen.) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 122. Mugisa Margaret Muhanga Fort Portal North Division Fort Portal City NRM 123. Malinga Isaac Maikut Soi County Kween NRM 124. Masiko Henry Moses (Maj. Gen.) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 125. Mushabe Rujoki Ruth Woman Representative Kiruhura NRM 126. Mpindi Bumali PWD N/A Independent 127. Maseruka Robert Mukono County South Mukono NUP 128. Musinguzi Patrick Kashari North County Mbarara NRM 129. Muhenda Ronald Fort Portal Central Division Fort Portal City Independent 130. Muhooza Desire Woman Representative Kiboga NRM 131. Mujungu Jennifer K. Woman Representative Ntoroko NRM 132. Mujuni Asensio Maari Isingiro County South Isingiro NRM 133. Mukisa Robina Hope Woman Representative Namayingo NRM 134. Mukhaye Miriam Woman Representative Mbale NRM 135. Mulemya Ismail Sowed Busia Municipality Busia NRM 136. Mukiibi Eriasa Sserunjogi Butambala County Butambala Independent 137. Mulindwa David Isimbwa Busongora County South Kasese NRM 138. Mirembe Lydia Daphine Woman Representative Butambala Independent 139. Mugabe Robert Kitagwenda County Kitagwenda NRM 140. Mugabi Muzaale Martin Kisule Buzaaya County Kamuli NRM 141. Musa Noah Koboko North County Koboko NRM 142. Musanje Moses Njeru Municipality Buikwe NUP 143. Musasizi Henry Ariganyira Rubanda County East Rubanda NRM 144. Musila John Bubulo East County Namisindwa NRM 145. Musisi George Kira Municipality Wakiso NUP 146. Mutasingwa Diana Nankunda Woman Representative Buikwe NRM 147. Mutego Ronard Hangujja Bunyole East County Butaleja Independent 148. Nakku Fiona Female Workers Representative N/A Independent 149. Mutekanga Zadock Buhweju County Buhweju NRM 150. Mutonyi Rose Masaaba Woman Representative Manafwa Independent 151. Muyonjo Hussein Jinja North Division Jinja City NUP 152. Mwesigwa Mathias Rubabo County Rukungiri NRM

Thank you Madam Speaker. Yesterday, in the news, there was a public outcry from the people within Kabarole District, who said their water had actually turned green. Whether they cook greens it is green, whether they cook meat, it turns green. Therefore, Madam Speaker, I want to simply suggest that the minister equally takes interest in that matter so that she can report to this House at once. Thank you.

17519 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 12 JNUE 2025 Agro-Industrialisation Madam Speaker, the interventions in agro- industrialisation this financial year and next financial year have prioritised research, an increase in productivity, commercialisation, and value addition in agriculture. Madam Speaker, some of the key achievements in this financial year include: 1. Research and genetic development of selected value chains. The National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Databank has introduced superior animal genetic resources for breeding, multiplication and distribution to farming households under PDM. NARO has completed the manufacturing facility for anti-tick vaccines at Nakyesasa in Wakiso District with the capacity to produce over 20 million doses of the anti-tick vaccine per year. NARO has also developed agricultural technologies that increase productivity such as water-saving cultivation technology, drought-resistant varieties, and integrated pest, disease and weed control technologies, among others. Research in coffee by NaCORI has contributed to increased national coffee production, productivity and export earnings. 2. Increasing agricultural production and productivity. The capacity of water for irrigation has increased to 54.76 million cubic metres. This is on account of Government investment in small and large irrigation systems, including solar-powered irrigation. In particular, seven large-scale irrigation schemes have been completed. These include Ngenge in Kween District; Rwengaaju in Kabarole; Tochi in Oyam; Mubuku II in Kasese; Olweny in Lira; Doho II in Butaleja; and Wadelai in Pakwach. Another three irrigation schemes are currently under construction. These are: Acomai in Bukedea District; Atari in Kween/ Bulambuli Districts; and Namatala, covering Budaka, Mbale and Butaleja Districts. Madam Speaker, another 145 solar-powered irrigation and water supply schemes have been completed across the country. In addition, 157 solar-powered irrigation and water supply schemes are under construction. Furthermore, 4,300 micro- scale irrigation facilities were constructed in 135 districts across the country and have benefitted smallholder farmers of less than 2.5 acres. Madam Speaker, in addition, the Government completed Usake Dam in Kaabong, and Ongunga Dam in Katakwi for livestock, irrigation and fish farming. In addition, 5,251 small- and medium- scale irrigation schemes were established in 135 districts. Madam Speaker, the Government established five zonal agricultural mechanisation centres in Namalere, Buwama, Bungokho, Agwata and Sanga to support equipment access and tractor hire services; procured and distributed 260 assorted four-wheeled tractors and implements to farmer groups in 60 districts countrywide, 750 power tillers (single-axle tractors and implements), and two pieces of dredging equipment for water hyacinth and weed control; and trained 2,150 youth and women as operators, artisans and mechanics for tractors and implements. Beginning this financial year, the Government introduced the large-scale commercial farmer interest-free credit facility of Shs 175 billion. This facility will help to increase production and productivity for improved food security and exports. The loan facility can be accessed through Government-owned banks, namely Post Bank, Housing Finance Bank, and Pride Bank Limited. 3. Agricultural value addition and marketing. NARO completed setting up an Aflasafe facility at Namulonge with capacity to eliminate aflatoxin contamination in grains. The facility has capacity to clean five tons of produce per hour. This will save the country an estimated $38 million per year, which is lost in export rejections due to aflatoxins and, most importantly, save the lives of Ugandans. Madam Speaker, to add value to agricultural produce, the Government constructed 11 agro- processing and storage facilities to increase opportunities for value-addition and access to high value markets. These include Rwimi Rice Processing Facility in Bunyangabu; Kasina Maize

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.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for this opportunity. I would like to seek clarification on the issue regarding delay in payments to the contractors. Time and again, this House appropriates some money, including giving some supplementary budgets. I wonder why the issue of delay in paying contractors arises. Secondly, it is as if some contractors are given more contracts than their capacity. In my area, I have Modest Company Limited. It was contracted in the year 2019 to date. It is as if these contractors have multiple contracts in Bunyangabu, Kasese, and Kabarole etc. It is the reason there are many stranded projects. In conclusion, in my constituency, we have two power plants; one on River Ndugutu and another one on River Nsongya. We have a power outage. We have a challenge that out of 14 administrative units in my constituency, only four are connected to power. I would like to seek clarification why, even when we are producing power, the 10 administrative units are not yet connected. I thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I would also like to thank the chairperson for the good report. Mr Speaker, my issue is the lack of transport for the police officers. The greater Kabarole, before Fort Portal became a city, had one police station. With the creation of the city, three more police stations were created, but they are currently sharing only one vehicle. Therefore, the other three police stations do not have transport. My prayer is that they should budget for transport for these police stations so that they are able to provide effective services to the people. Lastly, these divisions, where they are, were given land, but they do not have a budget for development. I also request that in this budget, they should provide funds so that they can construct buildings for these police stations. Thank you.

16867 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 9 APRIL 2025 as the Ministry of Local Government, going down using our Commissioner in Charge of Local Council Development to establish our own numbers. We shall base on those to advise the ministry for finance to increase the funding. Subdividing the parishes will not help because the numbers are the reason why we need more money. Hon. Asiimwe talks of a cash bonanza. I wish to express my anger over such a comment from a Member of Parliament. When we see these people eating money, we should take action there and then. If you see them in bonanzas and giving you fake documents, we should work very hard to ensure we curb thieving of government funds in our constituencies. Mr Speaker, we have been advising that the mother district, out of which the city was curved, should lend the machines to the city. Most cities are doing that, as we work out their own road equipment, having supplied 15 new sets of road equipment to the newly created districts. Local revenue collection. During our visit – I am the one who covered northern Uganda. I was in Kole, Arua, and others - Yes, there are delays but I want to confirm that the money will come. However, when the money comes, the problem is the district. The Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) - I went to Kole and found a very big scandal. The money was coming back but it was not being given out. Check on your CAOs. The money may come late and the ministry for finance has an explanation, but giving out money should be supervised by all of us. On the roads that hon. Patrick Bingi brought up, we have decided to supervise the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program (USMID) funded roads. However, the nature of the roads is not ordinary. They install culverts and they make pavers. The quality and the amount of murram put is not just a matter of mere scattering. Hon. Bingi, you should go, look at the bills of quantities, and then come and bravely say 120 is too much because the quality of the work is bad. If it is bad, we shall reprimand them and make them repeat it. For Hon. Kwizera, the Speaker has answered you ably. I do not need to go through that again. I am touched by Hon. Hellen Auma’s comments. How do they recruit? Why recruit people outside Busia? We should avoid tribalism. We recruit considering qualification, suitability of the work, and expressing that physically in the interviews. These days, they do written and oral interviews. You are free to work in Kabarole, and my people are free to work in Busia, if they meet the qualification demands. For only two teachers, I do not think it is true. For local government, the district service commissions are open and the CAO’s duty is to give information and submit the vacant positions. The Minister of Public Service will allude to that but I know our CAOs submit. Where they do not submit, bring arguments and then we will hold them responsible. Regarding reduction of our budget, we are complaining to Mr Musasizi. Honestly, when you reduce the money, you reduce the services and it means our people will not get the required services. For Hon. Amos Okot of Agago, we are compiling the list and the Speaker gave me time to present. My turn is coming next Tuesday. I will provide the list, Mr Speaker.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. It is not true that all local government administrative units have – I can give an example of Fort Portal Tourism City. They demand a lot of money and if there is proof that they have been paid up to-date, it can be provided. I wanted to comment and help ourselves because I had something burning that the Local Governments are not completing the works, especially the construction of schools and health centres. Mr Speaker, the programmes dictated to us, for example, the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UgIFT), dictate that the tenders or procurements are done by the mother ministries at the headquarters. Therefore, the schools that benefit from UgIFT for the construction of seed schools, their procurements are done by the Ministry of Education and Sports. Likewise, the health centres are done by the Ministry of Health. We have complained and we think the ministries are in the process of discussing with the donors to adjust these conditions because, there is hybrid procurement where someone is allocated to six schools – like the one that is building in Ntoroko is the one building in Bundibugyo, building in Kiyombya in Bunyangabu, building in Kabarole, in Kasenda. Therefore, he has five schools and he does not have the capacity. If you are not forceful, you will not complete it. (Interjection) I was, and mine is completed, but I have forwarded him for blacklisting. So, it is not our fault. Mr Speaker, we have, as Ministry of Local Government, our self-inflicted wounds, but the amendments we are making in the Act, we have proposed that all the headquarters be the same design and the same amount. I give an example of Butaleja; when we advanced them Shs 200 million, they made the foundation as big as this parliamentary building. And after two days, they were crying that the money was not enough. So, understand us; we are fighting tooth and nail to make sure that there is flexibility in the conditions from the donors. I thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. There was a question from Hon. Milton, that I should give the status of the industrial park. He is talking about the land in Iganga. The land that the former Prime Minister, Rt Hon. Dr Ruhakana Rugunda had started negotiating about with the people of Iganga, is available. However, the challenge was that we did not have money to acquire that land. To that extent, His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Uganda guided that we must go to areas where people can make local government land in their districts available free of charge. Madam Speaker, I would like to report that when we wrote to the local governments - I personally did land mobilisation - we were able to get land in 28 locations in the 18 zones of Uganda. I thank the Member of Parliament for Masaka because I was looking at a nationalistic character, regardless of the political party - I reached out to the former Leader of the Opposition, and he made land available in Masaka. I assure him that we will develop that land. Hon. Pius said that in Hoima District, land has been available but there are Government officials who are - Hon. Pius, if you can just tell us those Government officials who are - you can even come and tell me in secret; you might be fearing - I will read their names out. (Laughter ) I need to know who in Government is taking this land. In Hoima, the truth of the matter is that it is an oil region; we want to develop that industrial park. Hon. Ibanda, the Fort Portal Municipality land - we have land in Kabarole, and it is for the Fort Portal region. However, it has wrangles between the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Uganda Investment Authority and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, especially the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO). We have been wanting to solve the issue. I reached out to my senior colleague, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze and we are working on how to get the case out of court because the former Member of Parliament dragged us to court and we want to resolve that matter. Now the matter is in the hands of the Attorney-General who is here. Hon. Moses Aleper said that the Uganda Investment Authority has spent a lot of money

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance with regard to the tea industry. Mr Speaker, since the year 2022 to date, the tea industry has been facing turbulence, ranging from hiked prices of inputs, falling prices, black tea prices, and lack of regulation in the sector. Mr Speaker, in some areas of Uganda, like Buhweju, Bushenyi, Kyenjojo, Kabarole, and Mitooma, farmers are currently uprooting their tea gardens in despair. The Government has, on several occasions, promised a tea policy and subsidy on farm inputs. My prayers are: i. Can the Government update the tea farmers about the progress of subsidy on inputs, especially fertilisers, which are required this season? ii. Can the Government inform this House about the progress on tea policy, which is lacking in our sector? Thank you, Mr Speaker. I present.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. We passed money here for the recruiting of teachers in the grant-aided seed schools, but to date, despite the Education Service Commission conducting interviews, the teachers have not been deployed. May we know why that is so? Two, on the issue of universities, my belief is that when they talk about these regional universities, it is just by location. Any Ugandan should be able to go to any of them regardless of the location. That is how we shall be able to build nationalism in this country. However, people think that when a university is in Soroti, it is only meant for Iteso. No! It is only based in Soroti, but any person should be able to go and study from there. I think that mentality should change. The location of a university does not mean you must have a quota. You should be able to go anywhere in this world. Some of us who can crisscross and study across this country feel so comfortable and free because from Teso to Kabarole to Mbarara to Kampala, you feel all round; this mentality of taking universities as a local government should stop. Mr Speaker, on the issue of the Student Loan Scheme, I want you to give me time next week. I have a list here of students who have benefited from the loan scheme. How can Moroto District have only one student being given? Then you find a district like Tororo has been given 47. How? Karenga, one. Is that a quota? When you look at Butambala, six. Look at Serere, it has eight. But you find some districts have 75. Ntungamo has 65. How can this be a loan scheme that is based on a quota system? Mr Speaker, next week, give me time. I will read the list to the House, district by district, and you see whether this is really a quota system. This is unfair and these were the matters that were raised. You find a district like Busia has

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance regarding the heavy damage that has been caused by River Nyamwamba in Kasese Town over the years. On the 7 th of September, River Nyamwamba burst its banks and flooded Kasese Town, killing people, destroying houses and sweeping away merchandise, leaving the business community with a lot of suffering. Mr Speaker, it has become common that in May, June and October, this river bursts its banks and leaves many people dead and property destroyed. And this is not happening in Kasese alone but in the whole of the Rwenzori subregion. Districts such as Ntoroko, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu and Kabarole are also affected. My prayer, Mr Speaker, is that you appoint a team of technocrats from the Ministry of Water and Environment to go and find out what exactly could be the problem in Kasese.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am Victoria Businge Rusoke, Woman Representative, Kabarole and Minister of State for Local Government. I am NRM. Thank you.

13515 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 2 JULY 2024 and these are funds required to commence establishment of mineral regulations, revenue collection infrastructure and implementation of the minerals law. These include weighbridges and Government regulated markets for precious stones et cetera. Under the same vote - Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, there was a reduction of Shs 15 billion from rural electrification and connectivity projects. These funds are required to kick-start works on the seven major construction roads, which include the following: 1. Under Batch 1; the Eastern Service Territory, including West Budama South, Tororo South and Tororo Municipality in Tororo District, Pallisa County, and Gogonyo in Pallisa District; 2. Under Batch 2; still in the Eastern Service Territory, it covers areas of Busiki in Namutumba, Bukooli South in Bugiri, Kamuli District, Kachumbala in Bukedea District, Mbale Northern Division, Bungokho in Mbale and Serere District; 3. Lot 3; Northwest Service Territory for Buyanja East in Kibaale District, Bugangaizi South in Kakumiro District, Buhaguzi in Hoima, Hoima City, Kikuube and Buyaga East in Kagadi District; 4. Under lot 4 of West Nile, Central North and North Service Territory for Ora area in Zombo, Gulu; Aringa South in Yumbe, Dokolo District and Lira East in Lira District. 5. West, South and South Western Service Territory for Sheema, Ruhinda in Mitooma, Isingiro, Rubanda, Ibanda, and Kisoro Districts; 6. Western, Central, and Rwenzori Service Territory for Busongora North in Kasese, Fort Portal Central in Kabarole, Kyankwanzi and Bunyangabo Districts; 7. Central Service Territory for Bbale in Kayunga, Mukono South in Mukono, Butambala, Bukoto East in Masaka and Kiboga Districts. Madam Chairperson, in addition, these funds are required to commence works of enhancing the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) framework priority interventions for small factories and cottage industries across the country. (Interjections ) The SMEs framework intervention is aimed at reducing the turnaround time for electricity connection to SMEs.

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

\ ;..t, . , tr7_. -qr- ) +qt '+- ..i \..'; \ # 25 \ 'I_- k t Vote Descrlptlon Amount IOOO'f 3 903 759 8t2 Bududa District 813 i District 6 732 40r 814 ri District B 2 879 922 Buhwe u District 6 931 990 815 816 Buikwe District 1 996 206 Bukedea District 5 081 784 8t7 818 Bukomansimbi District 1 608 998 819 Bukwo District 1 62a 696 420 Bulambuli District 6 624 913 Buliisa District a2l 2 014 563 822 Bundi District 4 633 475 823 Bun bu District 3 795 747 824 Bush District 2 860 294 825 Busia District 4 956 577 826 Butale a District 4 133 370 827 Butambala District 4 156 702 828 Butebo District 3 104 116 429 Buvuma District 2 819 974 830 ende District 6 908 t02 831 Dokolo District 2 441 613 832 Gomba District 2 92r 464 833 Gulu District 5 204 240 834 Hoima District 4 255 598 835 Ibanda District 7 545 104 836 District I 4 079 681 837 District I 9 4L6,477 838 Jin a District 3 116 502 839 Kaabon District 2 004 293 840 Kabale District 2 813 724 841 Kabarole District 3 47t 583 Kaberamaido District 5 2t4 496 842 843 di District 5 t74 031 9 009 t94 Kakumiro District Kalaki District 2 942 249 1 321 702 846 District 847 Kaliro District 4 73r 459 848 District Kal 3 594 297 L2' alL fl 4 . 844 J s+s

13255 THE E LEVENTH P A RLIAMENT OF UGANDA MONDAY , 6 MAY 2024 Dokolo, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, Bukedea, Bulambuli, whereas landslides were reported in Kasese, Kisoro, Bulambuli, Sironko, Bududa, Bunyangabu districts. Some claimed lives; we lost seven people. Recently, Uganda National Meteorological Authority released a 10-day rainfall forecast from 1 st to 10 th of May 2024, which indicates a continuation of wet conditions over most parts of the country. The heavy to very heavy rainfall events were expected over southwestern in some of the areas in Kigezi and greater Bushenyi districts. In the northeastern, in districts of Karamoja and Teso subregions and neighbouring Acholi subregions. Other areas expected to receive enhanced rainfall are in mid-western subregions in the districts of Masindi, Kiryandongo, Kagadi, Kabarole and Elgon Highlands. The 10-day rainfall forecast by Uganda Meteorological Authority indicates that very heavy rainfall events are expected to cause potential hazards, such as flash floods, debris flows, landslides, in addition, water logging, contamination of water sources due to increased surface rain off into such sources. Disruption of traffic flow along transportation routes as some bridges may be washed away or collapse, an example of the bridges you have already mentioned earlier. Moreover, these heavy rainfalls are expected to damage critical infrastructure- like schools-

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

12717 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 12 APRIL 2024 (vii) Constructing and equipping E-assessment and digital centre and enhancing ICT infrastructure The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits an additional Shs 8 billion in the next financial year for the phased construction of E-assessment digital centre. An additional Shs 8.6 billion be committed for ICT systems, re-engineering, integration and security enhancement, revamping and upgrading of the core hardware security and business continuity and disaster recovery activities, which need to be undertaken. Other entities a) Vote 166: National Council of Sports i) Payment of commitment fees This is for AFCON. The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits additional funding of US$ 30 million, which is Shs 114 billion for commitment fees for Uganda hosting the AFCON East African PAMOJA Bid, 2027. ii) Construction of Hoima Stadium for AFCON 2027 The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits Shs 380 billion to the National Council of Sports for construction of Hoima Stadium. iii) Construction of Lira Akii-Bua and Buhinga Stadia The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits an additional Shs 100 billion to the National Council of Sports to facilitate the construction of Buhinga in Kabarole District and Akii-Bua in Lira District. iv) Construction of 11 training grounds for AFCON 2027 The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits Shs 110 billion to National Council of Sports for construction of 11 training grounds for AFCON 2027. (v) Redevelopment of Lugogo Sports Complex The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development provides an additional Shs 790 billion to the National Council of Sports for redevelopment of Lugogo Sports Complex in a phased manner. (vi) National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development provides additional Shs 3.0 billion to National Council of Sports as subvention to the National Anti-Doping Organisation. (vii) Relocation of Lugogo Cricket Oval and Tennis Courts The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance commits an additional Shs 0.36 billion to the National Council for relocation and hire of office space for the National Council of Sports during the National Council of Sports redevelopment of Lugogo Sports Complex; including Lugogo Cricket Oval and Tennis Courts. (viii) Non-Wage Recurrent

Thank you, Speaker. Mwenge North Constituency has 11 sub-counties, but out of the 11, only 4 have power. The six of them do not have even a single pole. I want the Prime Minister to help us expedite the process of having power in the Mwenge North. Our neighbours like Kabarole were surveyed, but for us, we do not have anything. Secondly, the same Mwenge North constituency has no Health Center IV and not even an ambulance for the constituency. We are completely stuck and cut off. Thank you.

?.2 TEA GROIIIING IN UGANDA Tea was first cultivated in Uganda in the early years of the 2oft century at the botanical gardens in Entebbe. The crop was a success and commercial cultivation started in the 1920s. Unfortunately, Uganda's tea industry was decimated by political upheaval in the 197Os. It was revived in the early 1990s due to availability of Commonwealth development funds, foreign expertise, and investment by Indian owned companies (Ahmed Tea London, 2or9l. In the FY 2022123, tea was Uganda's fourth largest agricultural export after coffee, fish and maize, earning the country over USD 90 million. This represented a 5.3% increase compared to FY 2O2l122. Tea has generated an average of 3.60/o of Uganda's export earnings over the last five years and is recognizsed to have a higher potential to contribute more to national revenue, employment and environmental conservation (NAADS, 2021). Over the past eight (8) years, tea has been fetching average earnings of USD 76 million for the country, having apexes at USD 94 million 2018. Tea estates produce about 54o/o of the tea in the country while the small holder tea growers contribute about 460/o of the total average. The industry employs close to 8O,OOO farmer households and supports 150,000 skilled and unskilled workers with about one million people directly deriving their velihoods from tea growing (NAADS, 2021). The traditional tea-growing districts in Uganda are: Mukono, Buikwe, Mubende, Mityana, Masaka in the central region; Kyenjojo, Kibale, Hoima and Kabarole in the western region; Bushenyi, Buhweju, Kanungu and Kabale in south-western Uganda. Recently, tea growing has expanded to new districts like Kisoro, Rubanda, Rukungiri, Sheema, Nebbi, Zombo, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Mitooma, Ru 2O2Ol. Kamwenge and Mbarara (NAADS, .l ffit^-- t "# ffili, -\ l. 2 --- j=.r t\S'rr '.i'-5r a 1 hk h

2.9 HrsToRY OF TEA GROWING rN ZOI0IBO Tea growing in Zombo was initially introduced in the 1960s. However, the economic activity collapsed due to the political turmoil of the 1970s. Following a request by the Alur King (Wimu ker Alur) to His Excellency the President to support tea growing in Abanga and other parts of the Alur Kingdom in order to improve the livelihoods of the people; Government re- introduced tea growing in the district during the FY 2OI3l2014 through the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) II Programme. This happened at an opportune time when Government had started the expansion of tea production in the western and south-western regions of Uganda. In 2014, tea nursery beds were set up by Giant Seeds Company in Zombo and Nebbi districts. The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) procured and distributed tea seedlings to the farmers for planting. ln 2016, nursery beds were established again in Zombo district by the sa.rne company and more tea planting was done in 20 17 and 20 18 in block farms. ln 2018, more nursery operators were invited to set up nursery beds across the district to increase the quantity of tea seedlings available to farmers. It was at that time that tea farmers' groups/cooperatives and nursery operators' organizations emerged, prompting the formation of the 300- member Zombo Tea Growers Cooperative Society Limited. However, procurement of tea seedlings by NAADS remained low, causing loses to nursery operators and this, coupled with the impact of COVID-19, negatively affected tea growing. In 2022, Government through NAADS, embarked on the process of distributing tea seedlings to farmers in 16 tea growing districts namely: Buhweju, Bushenyi, Mitooma, Rukungiri, Kisoro, Kyenjojo, Zornbo, Rubanda, Rukiga, Kabale, Kanungu, Sheema, Kikuube, Rwampara, and Kabarole. The main suppliers of these tea seedlings were Tea Development Agency Limited (UTDAL) and Zombo Nursery a Operators and Farmers' Associa POK& Vl- \ 3 :E# ffi** tS' d#*il/,' #

indicating that the delegated procurement worth UGX 40,484,267,200 had. he rn executed, the relevant documents are yet to be received by the Secretariat. ln contrast to the above, ten (10) District Local Governments comprising Kabale, Rukiga, Rubanda, Kisoro, Rwampara, Kabarole, Kyenjojo, Kagadi, Kikuube and Zombo were unable to meet the required procurement and submission deadlines to enable NAADS Secretariat commence the procurement process. Some of them have since written to NAADS and Government Ministries requesting for authorization to carry forward the procurement and delivery of the seedlings to subsequent seasons of 2023 but we have not been in position to advise awaiting for clarification from your office and or cabinet. The indicative numbers of tea seedlings amongst the ten Districts as at the time of communication of the delegated procurement based on the verified tea seedlings is 33,944,957 tea seedlings estimated at UGX 13,577,982,800. The purpose of this letter therefore, is to: i. Update you on the progress of implementation of the Cabinet decision (and related guidance) on procurement and distribution of tea seedlings in the earmarked district local governments. ii. Present the matter regarding the inability of up 10 DLGs to meet the required procurement and submission deadlines as specified in the Cabinet decision and related guidance. iii. Seek your guidance regarding the expected feedback from the NAADS Secretariat to the ten (10) DLGs that failed to meet the required procurement and submission deadlines as specified in the Cabinet decision and. related guidance. Thank you Godfrey Mugisa Masereka Ag. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CC: The Rt. Honorable Prime Minister CC: Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) CC: Hon. Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries(MAAIF) CC: Hon. Minister of State Agriculture, MAAIF CC: Permanent Secretary, MAAIF CC: Permanent Secretary, MOLG

Procurerqent not initia ted 11 Kagadi I 500,000 731,000 31.10.22 Did not submit in time- Procurernent not initia ted L2 Kyenjojo 6 955,000 955,000 26.r0.22 Did not submit in time. Procurernent not initiated 13 Zombo 45 16,765,000 7.10.22 Differed procurernent to March 2023. Did not submit demand. Procurernent not initiated. t4 Kisoro 37 3,500,923 3,551,054 7.10.22 Did not submit demand in time Procurernent not initiated. 15 Kabarole 8 2,130,000 1, 386, 000 7.10.22 Did not submit demand in time. Procurernent not initiated. 16 Kikuube 1 450000 819,843 24.r0.22 Did not subrnit in time. Procurement not initiated TOTAL L89,7L7,339 L84,794,822

i 6 Annex 2: PROGRESS ON EXECUTION OF DELEGATED PROCUREMENTS FOR TEA SEEDLINGS AS AT 13.04.2023 Delegated Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS Kabarole B 2,I30,000 1.386,000 7.r0.22 Did not demand. Procurement initiated. subnriI not Kikuube I 450000 819.843 24.L0.22 Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated TOTAL 189,717 j339 I-'84,794;822 Name of DLG No. of seedlings delegated Value (UGX) No. ol seedlings procured as per submitted documents Value seedlings procured (uGx) o T Remarks Bush e ny 23.240,300 9.296,120,000 13.987.876 5,59 5. I 50.400 Sheema 957,4t2 382,964,800 9s7 4t2 382.964, BoC Delegated Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS Rukungiri r. 7 90.3 49 7r6.139,600 r.790.349 7 r6.139.600 Delegated Procurement executed. Docurnents submitted to NAADS Buhweju r0r.2 10,668 40.484,261,)00 According to information from the District. the Delegated Procurement was executed. DLG in ss of ting ents SU mit \

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I also congratulate Hon. Rugumayo for having represented Uganda well. It is good that he is from my area in Kabarole. What you said is important, Mr Speaker, that golf is a big game in Uganda. We have around 18 golf courses so far, with Entebbe being one of the oldest in East Africa. The game started here even before going to Kenya and the rest of the countries. It is a discussion we are having with the Ministry of Education and Sports. You said it rightly. If you look at how much money Kenya spent in bidding for that event, the fairly $3 million, but if you look at the advertisement advantage created over just the period the tournament ran, valuation is in the neighbourhood of $20 million. So, we see the importance of sports. We are engaging with our colleagues to see how we harness this more. To speak to what Hon. Nambeshe said, the reason why we are also targeting golf like the Kenyans is because it is a game of people that have deep pockets. If it was for the poor, we would not have much interest. So, I pray it stays like that so that we can benefit more.

12002 THE NATIONAL RECORDS AND ARCHIVES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2024 Tuesday, 27 February 2024 because we are doing what we are mandated to do as per the Constitution - oversight. Government, you need to guide us. Should we just sit here, appropriate money, we do not see what is being done and call it a day? Remember, this is taxpayers’ money that we must account for. Yesterday, I also received a petition from the tea growers, promoters and processors from Tooro Region, led by the District Chairperson of Kabarole, that is, Mr Richard, who is also the Chairperson of Uganda Local Governments Association ( ULGA) . The petition looked at the challenges faced by the tea sector, whereby farmers have started cutting down tea plantations because there is no market, no quality control and no herbicides for tea growers. There is no legal framework or policy in place for these tea growers. Unlike Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) - for coffee and cotton. These people want a remedy and it is only this Parliament that can give that remedy. The leader from Tooro will present this petition as per Rule 30(3) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament. On a rather sad note, on Sunday, we received with deep sorrow, the news of the murder by shooting, of the Head of the Ndiga Clan of Buganda, Dr Eng. Daniel Bbosa Lwomwa. I would like to call upon the relevant security agencies to thoroughly investigate the cause of this incident. IN THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA Official Report of the Proceedings of Parliament THIRD SESSION - 13TH SITTING - THIRD MEETING Parliament met at 10.02 a.m. in Parliament House, Kampala. PRAYERS (The Speaker, Ms Anita Annet Among, in the Chair.) The House was called to order. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

11581 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2024 Introduction Mr Speaker, FMD is a highly contagious viral disease that affects all cloven-hoofed (two hoofed) animals. These include cattle, goats, sheep, pigs and wild animals such as buffaloes, deers and antelopes. The disease spreads very fast, through close contact between infected and non-infected animals. The disease is transmitted through aerosols (fluid droplets) breathed out by infected animals and contact with affected surfaces. The aerosols can be transported by wind to far areas. The affected animals get wounds in the mouth, feet and teats in female animals. FMD is the most dreaded disease in international trade of animals and animal products. Countries that have eradicated the disease do not allow trade with affected countries, or those that control the disease by vaccination. The disease causes significant economic losses to the farmers and to the country due to disruption in animal production, productivity and in trade of animal and animal products. Scientists and economists have estimated the economic cost of FMD to a farmer per unit livestock to be $20 per infection. The cost can be higher with repeated infections. Our target, therefore, as Government, is to not only control the disease but eradicate it. Mr Speaker, the ideal situation that enables any livestock producing country to fully control and eradicate FMD requires the following interventions: i) Undertaking a bi-annual compulsory vaccination exercise of the entire susceptible animal herd in the country (all two hoofed animals; cattle, sheep, goats and pigs). For purposes of universal coverage, compliance and bio-security considerations (since vaccines are live organisms), governments normally offer the vaccines as a public good. This, however, varies from country to country, depending on the number of animals and the budget implications for buying the vaccines recurrently. ii) Another control and eradication approach is the “test and slaughter” followed by safe disposal of the carcasses (burning and/or burying). When the veterinary authorities confirm the outbreak, they determine the affected animals and those at risk for destruction. This, however, is followed with compensation by the government, which is a very expensive practice. This is the practice in developed livestock-producing countries like the United Kingdom, among others. You kill or destroy, but compensate the farmer. iii) In addition to the above, movement control restrictions (quarantine) are always imposed either in part or as a whole in the affected geographical location depending on the epidemiological assessment by the competent authorities. The competent authorities, Mr Speaker, are veterinary authorities. These animal movement restrictions, however, are temporary measures to disrupt transmission but their duration depends on the discipline and compliance of the different stakeholders (farmers, traders, processors and enforcement agencies) and also on the country’s ability to implement interventions (i) and (ii) above. Current situation in the country Mr Speaker, there are 36 districts currently affected and under quarantine. These are; Budaka, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bunyangabu, Butaleja, Fort Portal City, Gomba, Ibanda, Isingiro, Kabarole, Kassanda, Kayunga, Kazo, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kiruhura, Kumi, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa, Kyotera, Luuka, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Mbarara, Mbarara City, Mityana, Mpigi, Mubende, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namisindwa, Ngora, Ntungamo, Rakai, Rwampara and Ssembabule. All districts neighbouring the aforementioned districts are at high risk, under strict surveillance and the authorities are advised to remain vigilant. These include; Apac, Amolatar, Bugiri, Bushenyi, Butaleja, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kaberamaido, Kaliro, Kamuli,

Thank you. Honourable colleagues, I saw the letter from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and I saw the districts of Budaka, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Butaleja, Fort Portal City, Gomba, Isingiro, Kabarole, Kassanda, Kayunga, Kazo, Kiruhura, Kumi, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa, Kyotera, Luuka, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Mbarara, Mityana, Mpigi, Mubende, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Ntungamo, Rakai, Rwampara - This is what I was talking about: when you have such interventions, use a platform of Parliament to engage because these Members of Parliament will be questioned in their constituencies and they will be stuck. As Parliament, you do not want to have a situation whereby one day, you will be accused of fighting Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). We put a quarantine, Parliament came and stopped it and therefore, we allowed it and it went on. This is why I felt that it would be imperative for the minister to bring a statement here and then we debate it and put him on the spot-on issues of the law and what he would have told us here. But then again the urgency of it - I know some of these districts depend on cows and their children are going back to school. What are we going to do about it? Honourable colleagues, are we going to resolve that go and lift the quarantine so that people sell cows and you cause another crisis? You know! It is better we have ministers here and they give us clear information. Hon. Kivumbi, do you want to guide on the same? COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Therefore, Kabarole calls me maama w’abaana . I wish you the same luck. (Laughter)

10672 STATEMENT BY THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION Since 2018, a number of milestones to actualise the proposed Government development at Bwebajja by both NSSF’s design consultant and the Government Contract Management Consultant (CMC) have been registered. These include: the Project Development Agreement, which places an obligation on NSSF to procure a design consultant to preliminary develop conceptual designs to form the blueprint for the Government campus, which is subject to review and approval by the Government of Uganda. To-date, NSSF procured, M/S Dar Al- Handasah Shair and Partners, in association with Creations Consult Africa Ltd. So far, the consultant has developed the inception report, which was approved by the project implementation team in its meeting held on 25 July 2023. The CMC further reviewed and raised comments on the Comprehensive Project Management Plan (CPMP) and the Built- Up Area (BUA) schedule from the design consultant, and is yet to review other project documents. It is important to note that the construction works of the campus will commence in 2025, and will last for four years. After the construction, the Government will occupy the campus. The design consultant has provided, in their submission to the Office of the President, an order of cost estimate for each design option and clarified that the mentioned construction budget of the project in the Terms of Reference (TORs) requires revision to meet the latest escalation in construction market prices so as to be able to achieve the Government aspirations for the targeted design level of the project. Mr Speaker, in light of the above, NSSF and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development are re-examining the cost variables of the financial model. The details of this can be availed by the Ministry of Finance Planning, and Economic Development. The second question was from the Hon. Patrick Nsamba Oshabe. He raised a matter concerning the discontinuation of the construction of the power line from Kassanda-Kabulubutu- Wakayiba with a T-off to Bbinikira and Nakatete villages in Kassanda North County. His questions are: (i) Can the Prime Minister inform the House of the cause of the discontinuation of the construction of the power line? (ii) When does the ministry intend to resume and complete works on the power line to enable the people of Kassanda North County to have access to power supply? My response, Mr Speaker, is that the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development contracted Muttico Technical Services Limited for the construction of the engineering, procurement, construction of medium voltage networks, installation of distribution of transformers and association low voltage networks in the various regions of the country for eight lots. Lot 1 includes Mubende, Mityana, Kabarole and Kyegegwa District. The contract was signed on 6 June 2019. The scope of work includes areas of Kabulubutu, Kikandwa Wakayiba with a T-off to Bbinikira, Nakatete in Kassanda North County. To-date, the progress on the project is summarised as follows: in Kabulubutu, pole erection is complete, conductor stringing is also complete, but transformer installation is pending. In Kikandwa, pole erection is complete, conductor stringing is complete, but transformer installation is pending. In Wakayiba, Nakatete, Bbinikira Trading Centre all have poles erected. The conductor stringing is done too and the only pending civil works is the installation of the transformer. [Ms Nabbanja] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

So, I will start with Hon. Kabanda, then Hon. Nsereko - yes, we are handling them at this time. Hon. Kabanda - Buganda has four subregions, and so, Hon. Kabanda is for Greater Mubende - yes, that is how we do it. Then, the Karimojong, please, sort yourselves and get one person - Karamoja is one sub region. For Lango, I will pick Dr Opio; for Acholi, I pick Hon. Mapinduzi; for West Nile, I pick Hon. Rose Obigah; for Kigezi, I will pick Hon. Kaberuka - I have not picked women. So, for Ankole, I will pick Hon. Kwoyekyenga; for Busoga, I will also pick a lady - let me pick Hon. Nakato. For Tooro, I will pick the woman Member for Kabarole; for Bukedi, I will pick Hon. Kasolo; for West Nile, I will pick Hon. Atima; and for Teso, I will pick Hon. Okwalinga; for Kigezi, I already picked Hon. Kaberuka; and Hon. Chemonges for Sebei. For Bunyoro, I will pick Hon. Aisha - greater Luweero? Greater Luweero is a sub-region. For Karamoja, I will pick Hon. Noman. So, let us be quick, colleagues. If I find space, I will pick more. Let us shoot right away and we get an answer.

10510 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Enactment of the Physical Planners Registration Act, 2022 was also done and we are now in the process of looking at the regulations. The Permanent Secretary requested the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the National Planning Authority to ensure that all infrastructure developments by MDAs with a special component comply with the fiscal planning. Mr Speaker, the ministry with the support from World Bank - that is Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) - prepared the first National Fiscal Development Plan and Cabinet approved it in November last year. Regional plans have also been prepared for the Albertine Region and the Northern Uganda Economic Corridor. Districts of Wakiso, Moroto, Nwoya, Kikuube, Kabarole, Bududa, Bunyangabu, Nakaseke and Budaka have physical development plans. There are a number of physical development plans still under preparation, which include the Bwebajja Physical Development Plan, the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Physical Development Plan, and the Jinja/Kampala and Mpigi Infrastructure Corridor Plan. A number of urban councils have prepared physical development plans and it is noteworthy that many of these have attained high levels of implementation. They include Gulu, Arua Cities, Pader, Kagadi, Bulisa Town Councils, among others. The table below summarises the status of physical development plans in the country and the details of the specific local government are also attached as Annex 1. We have one National Physical Development Plan, two regional physical development plans, then out of the 135 districts, we have nine that have complied. Out of the 11 cities, we have three; out of the 31 municipalities, we have 17. Out of the 1,488 subcounties, we have 198; for town councils, we have 47 out of 585. Challenges While Government has made effort to support physical planning in the country, a lot still remains undone. The number of planned local governments above speak for themselves. Even where physical development plans have been prepared, their implementation still remains a challenge. A lot of the challenges are faced in the implementation of the Physical Planning Act can be attributed to the increasing land use pressures, occasioned by the country’s quest for economic development, high rate of population growth and inadequacies in physical planning. The latter is mostly attributed to inadequate funding levels and governance gaps. The following are the specific challenges that the country has to deal with in the implementation of the Physical Planning Act; 1. Most of the planning that should result in visible results is done at the local government level. Unfortunately, these local governments are grossly underfunded, resulting into low prioritisation exhibited through low budget allocations to develop, review and implement the physical development plans, especially at subcounty and district level. 2. Capacity gaps, human resource, equipment and training. Inadequate awareness creation on physical planning, hence low levels of appreciation of physical planning and development control. 4. Ineffective coordination at central and local government levels. 5. Weak enforcement mechanisms. 6. Failure to formulate ordinances; for cities and bylaws for municipalities and town

Thank you. Honourable minister, I think it is very helpful when you say that. Honourable colleagues, if you have lines in your area that have lasted one, two or three years and they are still stuck, it is very important that you inform the minister. This is part of your oversight role, which also helps her to go to her staff and say: “You are telling me A, B, C and D but the MP is telling me A, B, C and D.” I will pick Hon. Itungo, Hon. Oseku, Hon. Enos, the Member from Kabarole, Hon. Mutiwa, Hon Byanyima, Hon. Esenu, the Member from Kanungu, Hon. Naigaga – our champion – and then the Member from Kaberamaido. No, for Namutumba, I have picked Hon. Naigaga; she should speak for Namutumba. Hon. Pacuto, the Member from Terego – I will allow, you, the chairperson of the committee. For the islands, I will pick Hon. Migadde. I will then pick Hon. Kaberuka – Hon. Kahonda, do not mind; I am speaking for Mitooma (Laughter). Hon. Fox, Hon. Rwemulikya – for Bugisu, I am picking Hon. Nangoli - Acholi? Which area is Jonam? For Karamoja, I will pick Hon. Stella. Sebei? You had already spoken. Honourable colleagues, I am trying to see if there is any other MP from Sebei, who is around and has not yet spoken. Yes, I will pick Hon. Phyllis. From Teso, I will pick Hon. Okupa.

Mr Speaker, first is to appreciate the minister. She is one of those energetic ministers and listens very well. The issue of commissioning is very important. We cannot afford to have alarms from where we do not have electricity at all, and even where we have invested money in the names of poles and wires. So, let us prioritise this, honourable minister. When you go to Kabarole, you will find all the subcounties, save for two; Harugongo and Karangura - the rest are a bit connected but have no power. Therefore, honourable minister, prioritise two things; commissioning and those areas that do not have electricity at all, so that they do not remain hopeless. The other issue is about the surveys. Before the merger, the Rural Electricity Agency had made a lot of surveys, but I am surprised that we are repeating the same survey. So, the merger should not mean completely doing away with REA, because they had done their work. Honourable minister, the issue of COVID-19 keeps on coming up in most ministries, but we shall not always list it because COVID-19 is almost gone. It should no longer be an excuse. Let us double our efforts. If you know we had COVID-19, we all know, we should now forget about putting COVID-19 as an excuse and double our efforts because the problem was there.

10469 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 10 OCTOBER 2023 A total of 566 groups of older persons were supported last financial year across the country. 800 groups are expected to benefit this Financial Year 2023/2024. Annual progress briefs will be shared with honourable members showing the breakdown per local government. Issues of concern to older persons (i) Amendments for Emyooga programme to include older persons as category 20 is pending; the Ministry in charge of Micro- finance is yet to address this matter. We hope this will be fast tracked through further engagements. (ii) Waiver on correcting errors on NIRA cards hence payment exclusions under SAGE due to age understatement This needs urgent attention and discussions are under way with Ministry of Internal Affairs. (iii) The ministry is studying the proposal from the Chairperson of Members of Parliament for Persons with Disabilities forum on lowering of the SAGE target to 60 years for older persons with disabilities since they are very few. A position will be taken and communicated soon. (iv) Development of inter-ministerial national guidelines for meaningful inclusion and affirmative action for older persons in all sectors. These would address the moral issues where service providers and the public no longer give space to older persons on public transport systems, in banking hall queues, health facilities and shopping malls, among others. (v) The special Enterprise Grant for older persons’ funding was supposed to be Shs 10 billion but only Shs 5 billion was appropriated. With your support, efforts will be made to bridge the gap next financial year. Mr Speaker, this year, the following activities were conducted during the commemoration at Humura Primary School Grounds, Kyegegwa town: (i) Launch of a manual on appropriate enterprises for older persons. This is expected to support older persons in the selection of viable enterprises. (ii) Provision of dummy cheques for older persons groups in Kyegegwa, Fort Port City, Kabarole and Kyenjojo were carried out. (iii) Gifting of 20 oldest older persons. The oldest was 134 years from Fort Portal City. (iv) Mobilisation for the pre-event and D-day activities, including a health camp for older persons, SAGE payments and NIRA registration. I would like to thank the MPs for older persons and MPs from Kyegegwa District, especially Ms Flavia Kabahenda, for the excellent mobilisation. I also want to thank all our people who were involved in this mobilisation. We had an estimated attendance of over 2,000 people out of the targeted 1,500 at the venue and the majority were older persons. (v) A total of 260 older persons were examined during the three-day health camp and treated or referred for further management. (vi) A total of 20 radio talk shows and six TV shows were aired raising awareness on healthy aging. Venue and chief guest for the national celebrations Mr Speaker, since the inception of celebrating this day, Uganda has been organising the day on a regional rotational basis. Last year, the day was hosted by northern region (Nebbi District). The venue for this year’s celebrations, according to the rotational matrix, was western Uganda (Kyegegwa District) at Humura

10238 STANDIN G C O M M I T T E E R E PORT During our interaction with the Ministry of Local Government, the committee was informed that the budget provision for ex- gratia and honoraria for local government leaders has fallen short over the last five years and that is from Financial Year 2018/2019 to FY 2022/2023 leading to an outstanding amount of Shs 9,074,258,232. These are the monies that should be paid and these leaders are struggling but they are not receiving that money. (ii) The committee also noted that in the current Financial Year 2023/2024, no provision or IPF was sent to the local governments on ex-gratia and honoraria, amounting to Uganda Shs 48.19 billion as required for the ex-gratia and on honoraria amounting to Shs 48.19 billion as required for the ex-gratia and honoraria. We have given a breakdown, you can look through page six where you will find we have 70,500 LCI and 10,585 LCII - they need this financial year Shs 9.7 billion for their payment and it is not catered for. You will look through and it gives you a total of Shs 48 billion we have provided the details in the table. The committee also looked at the arrears; we have given a breakdown on page seven and the breakdown we have provided covers only the cities and the districts that we visited, but when you look at the annex, you will find a detailed breakdown of how much money was not sent to which entity, giving the total of the Shs 9 billion I talked about. Madam Speaker, we made observations on page 8 that you will look through, and the observations, if I may just run through very quickly: (i) There were figures that were not correlating with the figures provided by the minutes of local government and what we found in the field. (ii) We also received a list of the arrears from the Ministry of Local Government that were submitted. The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development received this list and committed that they would include this in the 3 per cent supplementary since they had not included it in the budget which is a big mistake. (iii) The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development also acknowledged the omission of ex-gratia and honoraria in the budget for 2023- 2024. Recommendation (i) The Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and the affected local government entities should harmonise the arrears for ex-gratia and honoraria; and (ii) The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development to expedite the verification process of the ex-gratia arrears and honoraria to ensure that the requisite funds are provided for in the supplementary budget in line with Section 25 of the Public Finance Management Act. Terms of reference two and three, I will just give a summary. Here, our intention as a committee was to establish the availability of land in the different districts from where the cities were created and also to look at their level of preparedness as far as the relocation is concerned. We went to Soroti District where we found they prepared a council resolution; it is important to inform Members that Soroti had gone a step ahead and started construction after they received Shs 1 billion from the Ministry of Finance and this financial year they expected to receive an additional Shs 800 million. However, the other nine districts of Gulu, Arua, Masaka, Mbarara, Hoima, Jinja, Mbale, and Kabarole: all these are the cities which were created apart from Soroti. All the others have [Mr Mapenduzi] SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT

10239 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 not received a cent despite the appeal from the Ministry of Local Government that each is given Shs 1 billion. So, I have given a summary that includes how much land is available from every entity, and council resolution and we have also attached the necessary documents and proof of land ownership to show that these entities are ready to receive the money to start construction to relocate but the resources have not been provided. I have given a summary of all these other entities. However, I would like to take us - without going through each entity, because every entity has land, but it is important to mention two other entities, that is Kabarole and Jinja, these are entities that have gone ahead using their locally generated revenue to put structures for the new districts. However, all these projects have stalled because their local revenue is continuously dwindling because most of the cities took over most of the viable local revenue sources. Much as Jinja and Kabarole started construction, they cannot continue now because they do not have the resources. They need to have the money given to them. Now, permit me to proceed to general observations and recommendations to conclude on that so I do not need to repeat those other different entities. The committee made the following general observations: (i) The MoFPED noted the funds for the relocation of the districts displaced by the new cities were being disbursed on a case-by-case basis, depending on the availability of land and readiness to utilise the funds asked for. I mentioned only Soroti received this money. (ii) MoLG has not yet issued clear guidelines for the sharing of assets between the new cities and the affected entities. This is particularly because the conflicts in those local governments are unbearable. The cities and the districts are not working harmoniously because they are struggling to prove who is more powerful. (iii) Whereas the districts and the cities were coexisting, there were cases of conflicts arising from the distribution and sharing of assets as well as the location of the district headquarters. (iv) Following delays by the Government to provide start-up funds, local government through the respective council made efforts to establish new headquarters, find resources, and set up structures. However, construction works for most of the new headquarters have stalled, just as I said, due to a lack of funds; (v) Councils of the different local governments had resolved on the new locations for the district headquarters. However, there are petitions challenging some of them. (vi) Some of the districts are clinging, and this is important, Madam Speaker, Some of the districts are clinging on to assets located within the cities, especially those that were constructed using, I would call it purportedly, local revenue. (vii) Many districts are disposing of property within the cities as they prepare to relocate to frustrate the handover of these properties to the new cities. Some districts even plan to sell off or let out district headquarters. For example, the districts of Masaka and Lira are threatening to dispose of district council halls or administration blocks in the city and use the money for the construction of their new headquarters. (viii) There are disagreements between the district and the city land boards whereby some district land boards refuse to hand over files and are still carrying out transactions on land outside their areas of jurisdiction. For example, in

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is a statement by the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs to Parliament regarding the attack on Peter Hunter Secondary School Nyabigando, also known as Lhubiriha Mpondwe Secondary School. At the Third Sitting of the Parliament of Uganda held on Tuesday, 20 June 2023, Parliament directed the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs to issue a statement about the Kasese killings by the ADF yesterday, 2l June 2023, but because of the circumstances entailed here, I am presenting it today, 22 June 2023. I would like to thank you, Madam Speaker, for according the Government this opportunity to make this statement. Allow me to bring up to date all Members about what has been happening, briefly, so that we are together and share knowledge about these terrorist attacks. On l3 November 1996, ADF l200 strong, all armed by President Mobutu of DRC and President Bashir of Sudan attacked Mpondwe and occupied it for four days. The plan of Bashir was, as he was already supporting LRA in Northern Uganda, to be able to flank us from behind by capturing Kasese Airstrip for their groups’ supply of arms/weapons to collapse the NRM Government. We mobilised and in four days, we killed 400 of them. Therefore, we failed their plan as they only managed to just occupy Mpondwe in Kasese for the four days I have mentioned, as they were blocked by a small force there. When we mobilised ourselves, they gave up their mission of capturing Kasese Town and Airstrip and resorted to turning to terrorism by killing people and forcing them into Internally Displaced Camps (IDPs). They also disappeared and occupied the mountain areas of Kasese and Kabarole.

9139 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 20 JUNE 2023 by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). That was a tragic occurrence. It opens up the scars of the previous tragedies that have happened. In 1998, there was an attack at Kichwamba Technical Institute in Kabarole, where students were burnt. In 1991, there was the abduction of students from Sacred Heart in Gulu. In 1996, there was also an abduction of girls from Aboke in Oyam. We sincerely condole with the bereaved families and management of the school, the people of Kasese and all the people of Uganda. We condemn this loss in the strongest terms. Such actions are very unproductive and should be investigated and the perpetrators brought to book. It is a very bad incident. Just imagine you are killing your kid or grandkid. You wake up thinking your kid is at school and you just get the news that your kid has been killed! It is a bad incident. I call upon the Minister of State for Higher Education, who was at the site, to come and give us a statement on what his findings were and what the Government is planning to do. The Minister of Internal Affairs was also there. I am happy that the Prime Minister is also in the House. They should be able to give us a statement on what happened and what the Government is planning to do. Honourable members, on Saturday, 17 June 2023, we received the tragic news of the demise of Justice Stella Arach-Amoko of the Supreme Court. The deceased had an illustrious career as a judicial officer. We condole with the family, the Judiciary, the people of West Nile and all the people of Uganda. Please, accept our condolences for the loss of this very industrious lady. On behalf of Parliament, we sincerely convey our condolences to the families of the children who died, the Judiciary and all the people of Uganda. Much as the Bible says there is a time to be born and a time to die, one should die in an acceptable way, and not in the way the children were killed. We put all that in God’s hand. May their souls rest in eternal peace. May we rise please and observe a moment of silence in their honour? (Members rose and observed a moment of silence.)

9093 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023 My people have mixed up my papers but I will manage them. They have put page 21 before 20. Let me read it the way it is. They will sort it out. Here, they are saying districts of Buhweju, Bushenyi, Ibanda, Isingiro, Kabarole, Kamwengye, and Kanungu. They are talking about irrigation and saying, as a result, 2,373 acres have been added to the area under irrigation enabling 14,961 farmers to produce cabbages, tomatoes, apples, onions, pineapples, watermelons, green pepper, etc. They are still talking about irrigation. The following medium-scale irrigation schemes have been completed: Ngenge 808 hectares - Honourable Members of Parliament, get to know these things. These people may say “completed” when it is not. So, this is an opportunity for you to help them. We have: 1. Ngenge in Sebei - 808 hectares irrigated; 2. Rwengaju - 116 hectares; 3. Tochi - 500 hectares; 4. Mubuku II - 480 hectares; 5. Doho II - 1,000 hectares; 6. Olweny - 600 hectares and so on. Communal Valley Tanks The Government has constructed 44 communal valley tanks in Nabilatuk, Kotido, Amudat, Kaabong, Karenga, Soroti, Butebo etc. This has created a storage capacity of 6.6 billion litres serving 89,000 livestock. This is where they have mixed up. They put page 20 after page 21 but this is not the end of the world. (Laughter) Ekitatta muyima- ffe abaganda, tulina eddagala ly’ebizibu bino. Awo wengambila nti kasita obeera n’obulamu, ensobi zingenda kutelera. These people put page 21 before page 20. Somehow you can combine them. There has been a major disruption to transportation arising from the damage of Katonga Bridge which was washed away by floods. The floods also led to the eroding of wetland vegetation and gardens in the upstream parts of the catchment. This flooding was caused by a dam breach along the four- kilometer stretch of the Kalungu- Gomba Road in Bugomola Village, Lwabenge Subcounty in Kalungu District. The water had progressively built up on one side of the road due to blocked culverts, creating a damming effect. This created a massive force beyond the capacity of the road, creating a dam breach, which led to a sudden release of a large volume of water that moved downstream the Katonga River. As the flood wave moved downstream with a lot of papyrus and gardens causing significant damage to infrastructure. The interventions to address the problem of floods involve the protection of water catchments and the general environment so that they perform their function of storing and releasing water safely, even when there is increased rainfall. Regular maintenance of water bodies and rivers so that they perform their water storage and conveyance function. Demarcation and protection of lake shores, riverbanks and wetlands. To limit encroachment by settlements, construction of water storage facilities, agricultural activities and other developments. Strengthening of the early warning systems and enforcement of the water and environmental laws at all levels. People who damage the environment, do so at their own risk. Have we not seen enough examples? Nantabulirwa yasabala bwa bbumba . That is what we say in our language here. “The one who does not listen to advice insisted on using a clay boat on the lake and drowned in the lake”. Somebody made a boat from clay and people told him that clay cannot make a boat, do not do it but he could not listen. He made a clay boat, put it in the lake and drowned there. And that is how our people here in Buganda got a proverb, Nantabulirwa yasabala bwa bbumba . We tell people that please - in the book of Genesis- Ate bino bya Katonda - this is now

8755 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023 94) Vote 809: Apac District – Shs 20,739,922,000 95) Vote 810: Arua District – Shs 16,085,370,000 96) Vote 811: Budaka District – Shs 25,157,873,000 97) Vote 812: Bududa District – Shs 26,411,933,000 98) Vote 813: Bugiri District – Shs 34,828,388,000 99) Vote 814: Bugweri District – Shs 19,367,086,000 100) Vote 815: Buhweju District – Shs 15,085,933,000 101) Vote 816: Buikwe District – Shs 24,383,139,000 102) Vote 817: Bukedea District – Shs 26,466,423,000 103) Vote 818: Bukomansimbi District – Shs 18,428,274,000 104) Vote 819: Bukwo District – Shs 22,102,420,000 105) Vote 820: Bulambuli District – Shs 22,999,426,000 106) Vote 821: Buliisa District – Shs 14,874,929,000 107) Vote 822: Bundibugyo District – Shs 33,203,487,000 108) Vote 823: Bunyangabu District - Shs 19,891,642,000 109) Vote 824: Bushenyi District – Shs 28,896,953,000 110) Votes 825: Busia District - Shs 32,967,494,000 111) Votes 826: Butaleja District - Shs 33,927,473,000 112) Vote 827: Butambala District – Shs 23,446,766,000 113) Vote 828: Butebo District - Shs 16,607,616,000 114) Vote 829: Buvuma District – Shs 13,321,617,000 115) Vote 830: Buyende District – Shs 22,651,177,000 116) Vote 831: Dokolo District – Shs 21,223,707,000 117) Vote 832: Gomba District – Shs 21,231,932,000 118) Vote 833: Gulu District – Shs 21,678,185,000 119) Vote 834: Hoima District – Shs 20,331,850,000 120) Vote 835: Ibanda District - Shs 21,754,328,000 121) Vote 836: Iganga District – Shs 38,124,629,000 122) Vote 837: Isingiro District – Shs 43,369,358,000 123) Vote 838: Jinja District - Shs 37,285,315,000 124) Vote 839: Kaabong District - Shs 16,287,466,000 125) Vote 840: Kabale District – Shs 32,609,628,000 126) Vote 841: Kabarole District - Shs 20,343,712,000 127) Vote 842: Kaberamaido District – Shs 14,913,324,000 128) Vote 843: Kagadi District - Shs 35,348,272,000

8606 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT number of challenges that persisted despite the previous recommendations and resolutions. I would like to request that Members look through them. 3.3.1 Funding and absorption of wage, pension and gratuity The report indicated that Shs 554.583 billion was appropriated to these entities – that I am reporting on – to meet salaries, gratuities and pension obligations by close of the financial year. By the end of financial year, Shs 554.29 billion had been availed to pay salaries, but only 524.44 billion was absorbed, causing the un-absorption of Shs 29.845 billion, which was returned back to the Consolidated Fund. Madam Speaker, we have also realised that lack of absorption stems from delays by the districts to constitute the District Service Commissions. For example, Ntoroko District Local Government took almost two years to identify and fully constitute their service commission. There is also late release of recruitment and wage funds by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Most local governments received this funding towards the end of the financial year and, were, therefore, not able to recruit timely. There are also cases of receiving monies that are in excess of what is planned. For example, in Rukiga District, they received Shs 850,962,074 in excess. There are also delays in the submission of the requirements for access to pension and gratuity payrolls, and inconsistencies in the biodata between the IPPS and NIRA. We have provided observations, Madam Speaker and now, permit me to take you straight to recommendations. 1. PS/ST should hold all accounting officers who fail to ensure the timely recruitment of staff, personally liable and reprimand them for causing a return of funds to Consolidated Fund; 2. The accounting officers should institute measures that will ensure the timely declaration of vacant positions to the respective district service commissions; 3. The Education Service Commission should ensure strict and timely adherence to recruitment plans to avoid delays in staff recruitment; 4. Local governments should ensure that there are fully-constituted district service commissions to facilitate the timely recruitment of staff; 5. The provision of the Negotiating, Consultative and Disputes Settlement Machinery Act, 2008 should be adhered to; 6. The Ministry of Local Government should review the policy on the constitution of the district service commissions and create a specific timeframe within which district councils can constitute. Madam Speaker, there are many district councils that engage in mere politicking and fail to constitute and we are recommending that the Ministry of Local Government should give a specific time within which each district should have this service commission fully constituted the moment the positions fall vacant; 7. The Ministry of Public Service should ensure that there is a specific timeframe within which responses to permission to recruit from local governments are granted. We experienced, Madam Speaker, like in Kabarole where they requested for permission to recruit last year in July, but up to March this year, they had never received any response from the Ministry of Public Service. That caused serious delays in the recruitment of staff; and 8. Accounting officers who fail to ensure that vacant positions are filled after permission to recruit has been granted, should be held personally liable and reprimanded for undermining service delivery.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I first knew the family through the brother seated here, when I invited him to Kabarole in the Ninth Parliament. Unfortunately, on that very day, they lost their mother, so he could not come. When we met in Cabinet, I asked him: “Could you be the brother to Sam Engola?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “From today, you are my brother, because your brother is so close to me.” It was very unfortunate that when I invited him, he lost his dear mother. The lessons I have learnt from the character of the late is that it costs nothing to be polite, humble and mix with people. I would like to thank the wife of the late. When I went to mourn with them, she was very passionate and said, “I will hold the candle of my husband and keep it burning.” I think that is a very strong statement; so practically make it happen. I would like to thank the children - at least I communicated to two of them. One of them told me that the late was not his biological father but he was he was still a father, because he played all the roles his biological father could have done. I think it is very rare to get such a testimony. He did everything he could do within his ability. He served the nation, his people and colleagues; so there is nothing more to do than to pray for him. To the family, please keep his candle burning. On behalf of the people of Kabarole where the victim comes from, I would like to tell you those people are mourning with us. It is unfortunate that only one person did something wrong, but the whole district and kingdom is mourning with us all. May the soul of our brother rest in eternal peace.

BUHINGA IN KABAROLE DISTRICT AND AKII-BUA IN LIRA DISTRICT

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am here to present a report of the Committee on Education and Sports on the failure by the Government of the Republic of Uganda to se- cure the grant provided by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to construct two regional stadia, that is, Buhinga in Ka- barole District and Akii-Bua in Lira District. Mr Speaker, I beg to lay on the Table the re- port and minutes of the various meetings we conducted. Mr Speaker, during the House’s proceedings of 15 September 2021, the Fort Portal Central Division MP, Hon. Alex Ruhunda, raised an urgent question on delays by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to adhere to the House’s instruction to present progress reports on the construction of Buhin- ga Stadium in Kabarole District and Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira District, through a grant from the Government of the People’s Re- public of China. Relatedly, the same matter was raised by the Fort Portal City Woman Member of Parlia- ment, Hon. Linda Irene, during the House’s proceedings held on 30 September 2021.

8019 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 13 APRIL 2023 Disclaimer: The electronic version of the Official Report of the proceedings of Parliament (Hansard) is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Office of the Clerk to Parliament. Further analysis of the budget performance of the project indicates that Shs 1.83 billion was spent from the Financial Year 2015/2016 to Fi- nancial Year 2018/2019 under Government of Uganda development funds allocated towards the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium under the development project Code 1369. Table 1 highlights the performance of the funds allocated towards this project. In the interest of time, Mr Speaker, the table is very clear; it has monies that were approved in each of those financial years. The second column is money that was released, the third column is money that was spent, the next column is the percent- age of what was released and the last column is the percentage of what was released and even- tually spent. In the Financial Year 2015/2016, Shs 1 billion was allocated towards the project out of which Shs 0.76 billion was released, which is 76.3 per cent of the approved amount and Shs 0.79 bil- lion was spent, which was 103 per cent of the released amount. In the Financial Year 2016/2017, the release was very low at 21.4 per cent and 97.2 per cent of this was spent. In the Financial Year 2017/2018, Shs 800 million was allocated and Shs 780 billion was released. Shs 770 million was spent of the money that was released. In the Financial Year 2018/2019, out of Shs 1 billion that was allocated, only Shs 600 mil- lion was released and out of that, only Shs 60 million, which is 9.5 per cent of the released amount, was spent. During the Committee on Education and Sports’ oversight visit to the field held between 17 and 19 September 2022 to appraise the sta- tus of the construction of Buhinga and Akii- Bua stadia, the committee was informed by the Chief Administrative Officer of Lira Dis- trict Local Government that Government had only allocated Shs 656 million for preliminary works on the sports facility and that the district council was not privy to the Shs 2.35 billion that was released for the aforementioned pur- pose. The committee observes that the budgetary allocations suggested goodwill and prior in- tentions by the Government of Uganda to construct sports infrastructure to facilitate the promotion of sports talent in the country. The committee further observed that the current state of the proposed site for the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium and civil work so far done at the site cannot justify value for the Shs 1.83 billion that was released to the Ministry of Education and Sports. We recommend that the Auditor-General should conduct a special audit on the perfor- mance of Shs 1.83 billion that was released to the Ministry of Education and Sports to aid the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium. We also recommend that the Ministry of Edu- cation and Sports and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should ensure that funds are secured within the next financial year to kick start the construction of the two stadia. Risks of encroachment on stadia land From the oversight visit conducted by the Committee on Education and Sports from 17 to 19 September 2022 to appraise the status of the construction of the two regional stadia, it was evident that the proposed construction sites for the two regional stadia had no visible land- marks and signposts showing proof of owner- ship and registered interests in the land which subjected it to risks of encroachment. We ob- served that the absence of key landmarks and signposts on these proposed construction sites may expose land to risks of encroachment. As a committee, we recommend that the Min- istry of Education and Sports, in collaboration with the district local governments of Kabarole and Lira, should, in the meantime, erect some signposts on the proposed construction sites for the two stadia showing the registered own- ership and interest in the land and the purpose for which it is intended. In conclusion, deducing from the meetings held by the Committee on Education and Sports to

8020 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT Disclaimer: The electronic version of the Official Report of the proceedings of Parliament (Hansard) is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Office of the Clerk to Parliament. consider the matter of the failure of the Gov- ernment of Uganda to secure a grant from the Government of the People’s Republic of China for the construction of the two regional stadia namely Buhinga and Akii-Bua in Kabarole and Lira districts respectively, it is evident that the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development did not fast-track its acquisition in time. The Ministry of Education and Sports is equally responsible for delaying the submis- sion of key documents in time to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Develop- ment as a prerequisite for securing the grant from the Government of the People’s Republic of China. The Ministry of Education and Sports should come up with a proper master plan for all the regional stadia to enhance infrastructure devel- opment and identify and develop skills and tal- ent, which will boost sports discipline. Mr Speaker, while handling this matter, we all agreed in unison as a committee; so, we do not have a minority report. I beg to submit and im- plore Members to adopt the report.

Thank you, honourable minister. Honourable colleagues, in the VIP gallery this afternoon, we have a delegation from the Pan-African Parliament. They include: 1. Mr Kenneth Akibate, the Sergeant-at- Arms 2. Mr Ndamuka Marimo, Director of the Bureau 3. Mr Rodin Mayengo, Senior Procurement Officer 4. Mr Jeffrey Onyango, Media and Communications Officer, and 5. Mr Jacob Odaba, the IT Administrator. They have come to observe the proceedings of this House. Please, join me in welcoming them. (Applause) Next item –Honourable colleagues, you had become charged, so, I wanted to jump quickly. I think we have received critical information and, luckily enough, the chairperson of the committee said that more information will be in the ministerial policy statement. When processing it, we shall discuss more about this. You can take note, especially of allocation of funds to the sector to address issues of the stadiums. Honourable colleagues, I now put the question that the report of the Committee on Education and Sports on the failure by the Government of the Republic of Uganda to secure the grant provided by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to construct two regional stadia - Buhinga in Kabarole District and Akii- Bua in Lira District - be adopted. (Question put and agreed to.) Report adopted. STATEMENT BY THE RT HON. PRIME MINISTER ON GOVERNMENT BUSINESS FOR THE SUCCEEDING WEEK, 18 TH TO 20 APRIL 2023, PURSUANT TO RULE 28 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Thank you very much. First of all, I would like to thank you, honourable members, for the support you give us as the Ministry of Education and Sports. I am here to specifically answer three issues: the issue of Buhinga Stadium, the issue of Akii-Bua Stadium, and the issue of Namboole Stadium. I would like to begin with the issue of Buhinga Stadium. On 30 September 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports signed a consultant contract with Infrastructure Cost & Management Consultants Limited for detailed feasibility studies, concept design and environmental/ social impact assessment for Buhinga Stadium as one of the projects selected for funding by the People’s Republic of China, following receipt of a letter dated 14 August 2019. Mr Speaker, site handover was undertaken on 6 October 2020, presided over by the then Minister of State for Education and Sports, accompanied by the technical personnel from the ministry together with Kabarole District Local Government political and technical leadership, who provided land for the proposed project. Mr Speaker, the proposed site of 45 acres is located in Kyembogo village, Gwengaju Subcounty, Kabarole District. The consultant commenced the work on 7 October 2020, and completed it on 19 April 2021. The consultant’s scope of assignment entailed: a) Preparation of the inspection report; b) Undertaking geotechnical soil investigations; c) Cadastral/ topographical surveys; d) Visibility/concept designs; and e) Environmental/social impact assessment report. Mr Speaker, the proposed scope/amenities included the following: a) A 26,000-seater stadium; b) An athletic track; c) An artificial turf field; d) An outdoor field; e) Two courts for netball; f) Two courts for volleyball; g) Two courts for handball; h) Two courts for basketball; i) Three courts for tennis; j) A swimming pool; k) A fitness centre/gym; l) External works; and m) A hotel of 100 guests. The consultant’s estimate cost of constructing Buhinga Stadium then was at $64 million. Mr Speaker, from the feasibility studies, Buhinga was found viable to contain a hotel given the tourism potential in the proposed project area for sustainability purposes through revenue collection. The detailed reports of visibility study, concept design and environmental/social impact assessment for Buhinga Stadium were then submitted to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, on 25 May 2021, waiting funding. As far as the Ministry of Education and Sports is concerned, that is what I can say about the first project. The second project is the status on the proposed Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City. On 30 September 2020, the Ministry of Education and Sports signed a consultancy contract with Habitat Consultants for a detailed design, visibility study, concept design and environmental/social impact assessment for Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City, as one of the projects selected for funding by the People’s Republic of China, following receipt of a letter from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, dated 14 August 2019. Site handover was undertaken on 2 October 2019, presided over by my then colleague, Hon. Hamson Obua, accompanied by the technical people from the Ministry of Education and Sports, together with the Lira District Local Government political and technical leadership, who provided land for the proposed project. SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT

No, I am not going into the report. Mr Speaker, the procedural point I would like to make is: we had a debate here concerning the lack of football training facilities for the Uganda Cranes and having our team have to go to Cairo. And I notice that this report is talking about the lack of development of sports infrastructure, and the minister was tasked to come up with a comprehensive report to that effect. The current Government Chief Whip, when he was in that office, had made efforts to develop two stadiums for the country namely, Buhinga Stadium in Kabarole District and the Akii Bua Stadium. Mr Speaker, wouldn’t it be procedurally right that we combine these two because they are intertwined, such that we can fully exhaust the way forward, as far as the sports infrastructure and governance of sports is concerned in this country? I am saying this because I know that you have ruled that the presentation be done, but that the debate will take place on Wednesday next week. Otherwise, I beg to lay some of the information I received from the minister at the time, Hon. Obua, such that it is part of this debate. This is the evidence on the feasibility studies that were done, with the figures and facts. [Ms Kanushu] SELECT COMMITTEE REPORT

6987 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 25 JANUARY 2023 obedient citizen, I condemn the homosexuality practice because in the first place, it breaks the law and it is hurting to our upcoming generation. The testimonies of those who have gone through it are worrying and hurting. It needs a concerted effort of every citizen to fight homosexuality, which seems to be rampant. Today morning, one of the forums of Kabarole was condemning Members of Parliament who do not attend district councils. I wish to appeal to all of us to take district councils as a very important matter. I have been quarrelling because our councils, on three consecutive times, have been scheduled on a Monday, yet they know that I am not able because of the Cabinet meeting. If Members of Parliament were in this council, things would not have been what they came up with because they would advise, caution, condemn and refuse the act of passing that illegal bylaw. Colleagues, it is our responsibility to attend councils; if we are very busy, one of us should attend in order to guide and to capture what is happening in our councils. Uganda is no longer regulating the establishment of NGOs and that is why they are hiding at the grassroots where they know poverty is biting and people will appreciate because their children are given fees and some adults or upcoming youths are given what to survive on. We need active participation of police when they are tipped off. Corruption is one of the things encouraging homosexuality because even if people get reports, they keep quiet. Parliament should debate these issues and come up with something very reprimanding to deter this bad habit. Finally, the Ministry of Local Government tendered in -(Interruption)

Yes, it is related and in Fort Portal and Kabarole, the district chairperson of Kabarole is threatening to close all health centres because they are operating without drugs. So, this is a serious issue, which is concerning the entire country and the Ministry of Health needs to do something. Thank you. [Mr Oboth] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Thank you, Mr Speaker. From the onset, let me thank the two ministers who are here; the Minister of State for Defence and the Minister of State for Veteran Affairs because when I called them on the issue of malpractice, they were spot on; they addressed them. I want to thank them for that. I would like to encourage colleagues to sometimes not wait until things are out of hand. These are our colleagues and they should be able to help us when these issues arise. Mr Speaker, the way the clan system is in Teso – if you are Ikaribwok or Ilalei , you are recognised in terms of either being a famous clan or a clan of warriors. So, when Members here talk about some families having army men or corruption that is where it all comes from. Sometimes it is because of the arrangement. I come from a military family and I am the only one who did not join the armed forces. We had four army officers and policemen, right from World War time. Therefore, it is not necessarily correct that because a certain family has more people in the armed forces because the family has an army general there, no. Possibly, it could have been how that family is arranged in the clan system. Of course, there could be some exceptions, but that must also be considered. The issue of corruption, I think is what brings all this confusion and if we don’t address it, then this problem will continue. On the quota system, I need the minister to help me because our Constitution is very clear about the army being national in character. It doesn’t say that army recruitment should be based on the quota system. If I lived and grew up in Fort Portal and my name is Okupa. I could be rejected because I could have appeared in the list for Kabarole District. So, how do you handle such cases? Let us not make this recruitment tribal, but national in character and transparency is what is paramount. It must be national in character. Those who are involved must ensure that it is national in character. I would also like to know from the chairperson of the committee, did you look at the list of the recruits? I remember in the last Parliament, Mr Speaker, you were here when similar issues about recruitment into the Uganda Police Force emerged. We did realise that one sub-county had 21 ASPs on the list. So, I do not know whether you had the chance to look at the list and got to know where this came from. I am saying this because we should debate with facts for us to measure ourselves in the next recruitment, on whether we have made an improvement or not.

6761 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 17 JANUARY 2023 Madam Speaker, uncontrolled encroachment on forest land, illegal harvesting and titling renders the future generation vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Uncontrolled deforestation stands as number one of the major threatening factors against the sustainability of the environment. Deforestation de-stabilises the ecological and environmental functions (soil and water conservation) – we always attribute loss of soil fertility to very many factors, but the moment we have no forests, the deterioration of soil fertility will be high and so, the functions of trees render the areas vulnerable to externalities. We have significant encroachment on forestS like Budongo Forest, which has been encroached on by Kakira Sugar Works. Bugoma Forest has been encroached on by Hoima Sugar and Mabira Forest in Lugazi has been encroached on by Lugazi Sugar Works. Other forests that have been encroached on include: 1. Kisisita Central Forest Reserve in Ssi Subcounty; 2. Malibwe Forest in Ngogwe Subcounty in Buikwe South Constituency; 3. Namyoya and Namanve in Mukono; 4. Bajjo 5. Kiula and Wamale in Kayunga; 6. Mbarara Central Forest Reserve; 7. Mugomba and Kitubulu in Wakiso; 8. Lutoboka Central Forest Reserve in Kalangala; 9. Lira Central Forest Reserve; 10. Rwamunda and Walumanyi in Mpigi; 11. Luweero and Butebe; and 12. Other forests in Kabarole, Kiboga, Masaka and across Uganda. At the moment, there are over 1000 illegal land titles fraudulently created on central forest reserve land under the watch of the National Forest Authority (NFA) and Government is not doing anything enough to evict encroachers. Madam Speaker, we have a big problem created by licensees of the NFA who do not comply with the terms and conditions stated therein such that in the process of restoring degraded areas of the central forest reserves, they have instead cut down, destroyed and completely removed the natural forests in the central forest reserves and planted pine and eucalyptus trees on the bare forest land created. The most affected areas that we visited are Mabira National Forest Reserve, Uganda’s natural heritage that has been left along Jinja Road, while its integrity internally has been deplorably destroyed as NFA looks on. Natural forests and plantations play important roles, which are recognised locally and internationally, in terms of inter alia, biodiversity conservation, climate stability, carbon sequestration, water catchment, medicinal and the production of various forest products for livelihood improvement. Madam Speaker, when we retain pine and eucalyptus alone and do away with the rain forests, many of these functions and benefits can no longer be got from the gazetted forest reserves. A total of Shs 628 billion was approved in Financial Year 2022/2023 for actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change. The first activity was to resurvey and mark 6,200 square kilometres of boundary to increase the national forest cover from the current 12.4 per cent to 15 per cent and restore 850 square kilometres of wetlands and forests. The other provision in that budget was demarcating and gazetting of central forest reserves and wetlands and also eviction of encroachers on forests and wetlands. The process of cancellation of titles in wetlands had started. However, no significant funds were allocated for actual tree planting to restore significantly deforested areas. We have tree nurseries, but the dissemination of tree seedlings is left to volunteerism. The NEMA efforts to restore forests are selective in that major encroachers are side-lined as efforts are concentrated towards driving away small encroachers. Unless this is halted, we risk losing tree cover by 2040. There are some

Regarding the grabbing of land and the local government keeping quiet, I want to say that there are some roles that are multi-sectoral. Like the land issue, we have a fully-fledged Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. I think matters that clearly belong to the Ministry of Lands can be addressed. However, as an institution, if we are informed on time, we can also intervene or inform accordingly. When it comes to reviewing the Local Governments Act, I want to report to this House that today, we met the Committee on Local Government and Public Service. In that meeting, we informed the committee that we have already embarked on a major review because since decentralisation started in 1992, now 20 years down the road, we really need to make a detailed analysis, and where need be, we amend this law, accordingly. On illegal recruitment and protecting people without qualifications, Madam Speaker, I would like to be on record that the Ministry of Local Government has tried. Where we are informed on time or through our inspection and evaluation staff, we take action. This is why we nullified all the appointments of parish chiefs in Kagadi where there were a lot of forgeries and people didn’t have the requisite papers. We also nullified appointments in Ntoroko District - the Member was here, I don’t know where he has gone - but they would be a witness. We nullified appointments for all the 70 positions and requested them to re-advertise. Regarding staff serving in acting capacity, Madam Speaker, there are some rules indeed that must be changed because for one to be appointed a district engineer, they must be certified and registered. Now very few engineers can meet this criteria and to become a district health officer, one has to have the requisite requirements. Therefore, some districts fall prey because these two positions are very dear and pertinent. But I don’t know whether the money sent to districts is really sent to the personal accounts of these people. We need evidence on this because someone tagged it to this. Then when it comes to inconsistencies on payrolls, it is true, Madam Speaker, that there are some human resource officers that are on interdiction, the latest being the one for Bunyangabu District. So, when we move and get information, we give it out. The problem is that in some districts, they are not giving us such information. And I would like to report to you, Madam Speaker, that we are not exceptional at the Ministry of Local Government. Our Budget for monitoring and evaluation was cut halfway and so, conducting this exercise is not that easy. I wish Members - and I have been appealing to you very genuinely and humbly, that do not wait to bring everything on the Floor of Parliament. Those who come and whistle blow to us, we act immediately. Yes, it is our role, but let us try to inform the relevant ministries on time so that they can take action. Another problem was on the slow absorption of funds. Madam Speaker, I concur with the Members on this matter because it even appeared before Cabinet. It was brought to our attention that high-breed procurement is really deadly. For example, it was said that the person building the two seed schools in Ntoroko District at a tune of Shs 1.4 billion is the same person building schools in Bundibugyo District and others in different districts. It came to our attention that that same person was the one building Kiyombya Secondary School and St. Paul’s Kasenda in Bunyangabu and Kabarole districts respectively. The man does not have enough machines and enough workers; in totality, he does not have the capacity. I stand to join Members to refuse hybrid procurement. Let us stand on our two feet - and let it start from Cabinet level and give work to people

6348 In northern Uganda, we have Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuru, Apac, Omoro, Arua, Dokolo, Gulu, Kaabong, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Lamwo, Lira, Maracha, Moroto, Moyo, Nakapiripirit, Napak, Nebbi, Nwoya, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pakwach, Yumbe, Zombo, Obongi, Terego, Karenga, Kwania, Madi-Okollo, Nabilatuk, and Obongi. In Western Uganda, we have Buhweju, Buliisa, Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu, Bushenyi, Hoima, Ibanda, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Kabarole, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kasese, Kibale, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Masindi, Mbarara, Mitooma, Ntoroko, Rubanda, Rubirizi, Rukiga, Rukungiri, Sheema, Kikuube, Kazo and Rwampara. Madam Speaker, those are the areas that will be covered by the project.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise on a matter of national importance concerning the land grabbing and illegal evictions of the people in Bugangaizi East County in Kakumiro District. Over 12,000 residents in three villages of Kijwenge, Jumangabo and Buhumuliro are facing evictions from the Kashambogo Group that is claiming ownership. The land in question is on Plot No. 58, Block 333 and it hosts three villages out of which two are part of Bugangaizi East and Bugangaizi West, which is one village. The affected communities have settled on the said land since 1992. They were the people that were evicted from Mpokya Forest Reserve in Kabarole District; that was in 1992, and were resettled in Bugangaizi East and Bugangaizi West in Kakumiro District. For about 30 years now, these people have settled on this land and others have been born and raised on this land uninterrupted and they live in harmony. It was until 2017 when the Kashambogo Group emerged, claiming ownership of this land and within no time, they presented a land title as evidence of ownership, whose details indicate that it was acquired in 2017 -

Madam Speaker, the fact is that Members of Parliament were always denied information. We have discovered this. The President has directed me to also instruct the Uganda Road Fund to gazette - to put in the papers or to create a data bank where Members of Parliament can access this information and get to know how much money has been given to the districts that are going to construct roads. Secondly, there are some districts where the chairpersons of the road committees are LC V chairpersons. I have seen it in Mukono, Mpigi, Kabarole and many others. Therefore, we have agreed with the Minister of Works and Transport that he should write a circular that the chairpersons LC V should relinquish that position to Members of Parliament. (Applause) We have also agreed that the district road committees should sit regularly, without fail. What we have seen is that the districts have been accounting through the chairpersons of district road committees, without the members sitting to decide how to use the money. This must stop. Colleagues, Members of Parliament, I request that you allot time to your districts to make sure that these roads, that we are all clamouring to have, are worked on. Thank you so much.

6032 The moment you feel any symptoms, please, go for treatment. We are banking on you, honourable members, because when you speak, your people listen. Early treatment, as we have seen in the 45 recovered individuals, is associated with a good outcome. For most of the individuals that have died, time was lost while running from one clinic to another, including going to shrines to consult witch doctors. The population understanding the signs and symptoms of Ebola Virus Disease and avoiding exposure to it; especially, contact with the sick persons’ body fluids vomit, stool, faeces, blood, saliva, sweat, urine - all these can infect you if you are in close contact with a patient. This exposure may be through direct handling, deliberate or incidental, or even accidental of linen, surfaces, cleaning, sharing of lavatories, beddings, or through handshaking, hugging, or caring for a confirmed case. Madam Speaker, I would like to inform this House and the entire population that the symptoms of Ebola in the early phases are similar and consistent with most common febrile illnesses like malaria, where the clinical cause of the disease begins with high-grade fever, headache, sore throat, abdominal pain, in the upper abdomen especially, fatigue, general body weakness, intractable vomiting and diarrhea, plus bleeding manifestations, may not be an early presentation. So, if you feel some fever, please, do not stay at home because you can be helped. This emphasises the aspect of seeking care early if you had contact with anybody who has Ebola. The outbreak epicentre remains Mubende and Kassanda specifically. In the Mubende District, the most affected subcounties are Madudu, Kiruma and East Division of Mubende Municipality. While in Kassanda, the subcounties of Kikandwa and Kalwana are the most affected. At the beginning of the outbreak, the epidemic spread to the three districts of Bunyangabu, Kagadi, Kyegegwa. Two districts have completed the 21 days of contacts follow up and even individuals have been retired from the contact list. They are back home and do not have the Ebola virus. Since there has been no second retransmission, we believe transmission may have been interrupted. However, intensified surveillance continues in these districts for another 21 days to complete the 42 days cycle before they can be cleared. A new case appeared in Kyegegwa late last week, and so, we have restarted the countdown afresh. To stop further exportation of cases into other parts of the country, His Excellency, the President of Uganda directed the restricting of movements into and out of the districts of Mubende and Kassanda. However, internal movement is allowed and transit vehicles are free to cross through to other districts; if one is going to Kakumiro, Kabarole, Fort Portal, they can cross through but not stop anywhere in Mubende. The President’s directive of restricted movement was based on optimising control effects in the same geographical area and minimising the spread to other areas. The penetration of Ebola in heavily populated areas creates a situation of rapid spread and is associated with sustained and protracted person-to-person transmission. Urban Ebola transmission is complex and Government will do it takes to ensure control of transmission in the urban settings, especially the Kampala Metropolitan Area, which includes Wakiso. To illustrate the extent of the spread in urban transmission, a single case can quickly set up several transmission lines. In short, in a very short time, as shown in this graphics, just one person in this congested city can spread Ebola to very many other people. [Ms Muhanga] MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I am a product of Makerere University from Livingstone Hall; the gentlemen. I also used to run for the university in athletics and marathons, 1993 to 1996. During our time, Makerere produced firebrands and I am one of those who benefitted from Makerere Institute of Social Research. I gained research skills, went back to Fort Portal and started the Kabarole Research and Resource Centre, which has contributed greatly to the think tanks of this country. (Applause) The system that used to nurture us to go to the library, make research, engage with the lecturers intellectually and engage with other universities has really gone down. Makerere – (Member timed out.)

5817 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2022 This model has an option of either contributing food in kind or cash for food rations. We all know that feeding is important for the health of our children and how poor learning, absenteeism and school dropout are partly caused by hunger in schools. Mr Speaker, Government started a pilot project to engage parents to start contributing towards feeding their children while at school, targeting at least one million children within Kampala Metropolitan Area – covering Entebbe, Kira, Makindye, Mukono and Nansana municipalities – and later to have it extended to the districts of Jinja, Mbale, Soroti, Lira, Gulu, Hoima, Kabale, Arua, Kabarole and Masaka, if well implemented. Government has secured a partnership between the Ministry of Education Sports and SNV Uganda, a Netherlands Development Organisation, which will help in subsidising the parents. As such, the parents will contribute between Shs 10,000 and Shs 20,000 each term to ensure their children are fed on milk at school. Mr Speaker, milk was chosen because it provides bone-building nutrients, specifically, calcium, vitamin D and magnesium, which are of high nutrition for both good health and development. Government has entered into partnership with processors who will design specific milk and yoghurt products for school children and distribute about 250mls (per quarter pint) of milk to each child per day for five days. Mr Speaker, the targeted level of school is pre- primary, primary and secondary school. We, therefore, urge honourable members and parents to embrace this programme for the better health of our children in schools and to improve their learning. Hon. Ronald Akugizibwe, Member of Parliament, Buruuli County, Masindi District. He said: “Census is a critical planning tool, which helps governments to plan for the future in terms of schools, hospitals, roads, urban infrastructure and more. For Vision 2020 to be achieved there is need to plan based on reliable statistics.” His prayer is that I update this august House on when Government intends to carry out a housing and population census. Mr Speaker, on Monday, 12 September 2022, Cabinet approved a plan to carry out a housing and population census, scheduled for 24 to 25 August 2023. The process is estimated to cost Shs 330 billion, which Government will mobilise in two financial years; that is, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. The census will enable Government to establish the number of houses, the people and budget accordingly, in terms of service delivery to various regions. The census will be done digitally and data uploaded directly to the central server in Kampala. Mr Speaker, this year, the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, through the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, shall be procuring information technology (IT) devices, which will be used in the exercise. After the census, the smart gadgets will be used to carry out other studies such as agricultural census and administrative statistics, among others. Question No.5 came from Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro, the National Female Youth MP. She said: “There are about 13 million people in urban centres in the country. Over 50 per cent of Ugandans, by the year 2050, will be in cities, yet housing is still a challenge in urban centres. Last week, His Excellency the President launched a multi-billion housing project in Lubowa, under the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).” She asked: “What is the status of Solana- Lubowa Housing Project and its benefit to the people of Uganda?” My response, Mr Speaker, is that on Thursday, 8 September 2022, His Excellency the President commissioned the first phase of the Shs 1.4 trillion Solana-Lubowa Housing Project.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Congestion and overcrowding in prisons The committee noted that overcrowding is an outstanding problem for the prisons management in the country. Congestion is an average of 339 per cent with some prisons housing above five times their designed housing capacities as detailed below. Mr Speaker, that is tabulated and we made reference to some of the prisons like Bushenyi, Mbarara, Masindi, Kiruhura, Lira, Rukungiri, Ndorwa, Kakiika, Fort Portal, Kitgum, Bushenyi. Masaka Ssaza and Upper Prison. The committee observes that overcrowding in prisons relates to challenges in the judicial system. For instance, shortage of judicial staff, prosecution officers, investigators, missing court files and few high court sessions. In addition, unnecessary adjournments by judges greatly negate the trial process by cases dragging on in courts for a long time, leading to the high number of un-convicted offenders in prison custody, who eventually contribute to a rise in population in prisons. The committee further noted that another cause of congestion in prison institutions in the country is the presence of a large number of prisoners who have been sentenced to death over the years, but have never been executed. This growing prison population has overstretched existing physical facilities and puts pressure on services like water, leading to unhygienic conditions and other unacceptable behaviours. The committee noted that delivery of justice is a coordinated process in the Justice, Law and Order Sector where departments within the sector have to be aligned and coordinated simultaneously to perform all activities in the process. The committee also noted that in some prison facilities like Katojo Prison in Kabarole District, juveniles were imprisoned together with adults instead of in remand homes, thereby increasing congestion in the prisons. However, the committee was informed that this was as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic where prisoners were restricted to particular facilities to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Recommendations 1. The Prison Service development budget should be increased to enable rehabilitation, expansion and construction of more prisons to accommodate the increasing number of prisoners and reduce on congestion in the available facilities;

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Let me start with the first question you raised; but before that, let me make this general appeal. Honourable members, the offices we hold are public offices. The schools we build are for the children of Uganda and we are here as representatives. I humbly appeal to you that if there are challenges with schools, do not wait for an opportunity on the Floor of Parliament kindly profile the issues in your respective schools and write to us at the Ministry of Education and Sports. I believe we will be able to respond. This is my humble appeal, which is a general remark; such that we do not wait for an opportunity here. And yet there are challenges in our respective constituencies, seed schools, technical schools, and primary schools. On the issue raised by the Speaker, the first question that we are fencing land that does not belong to us at Mandela National Stadium; honourable members, Mandela National Stadium is a public facility that has been in existence since 1997. As I speak, Mandela National Stadium sit sits on land which is titled under the laws of Uganda. The wall fence being erected by the UPDF engineering brigade is being erected on land that falls within the land title of Mandela National Stadium. Before the process started, there was a joint boundary reopening according to the land title, in the presence of all stakeholders, during the day. If anyone feels that he has any action against us, the laws of Uganda are clear because we are erecting a wall fence on a public facility with a land title where all due processes were executed. I beg to respond. And stop at that. On the issue of the Namboole stadium plan and other stadia; two weeks ago, Mandela National Stadium received the approved supplementary budget for kick-starting the renovation and upgrade. I notify the Speaker that I have called a stakeholders’ meeting tomorrow of all stakeholders in order for us to meet and agree in terms of time by the UPDF engineering brigade because soon after completing the wall fence-this land belongs to us, we are just custodians. It was being encroached on, we had to first safeguard the land. We will start the process of upgrading and renovating Mandela National Stadium very soon because the funding was availed towards the end of the last financial year. Other stadia. Uganda has earmarked two stadia to be constructed; Akiibua Olympic Stadium in Lira and Buhinga in Kabarole. These two stadia were cost listed under a Japanese grant, under the forum on China African grant (FOCAG). As Ministry of Education and Sports, we executed all our roles and responsibilities even RESPONSE BY MINISTER