Kyotera District

I am a colleague. Thank you, Mr Speaker. In 2024, Rt Hon. Prime Minister, you launched the rehabilitation of the Masaka-Kyotera- Mutukula Road. This is a border road that carries heavy traffic in and outside Uganda. However, the work is very slow. Too much dust has become a problem for the men and women who reside and transact business along that road and accidents are rampant. My prayer is that you send a team on the ground to engage the company; CHICO, to ensure compliance of watering the road to avoid too much dust and by putting in place speed humps in the busy centres. Mr Speaker, there are too many accidents that arise due to over speeding. Your team should ensure the quality of that road. This is because it is an important road and it is needed as soon as yesterday. Thank you so much.

Mr Speaker, it is true I was in Mutukula, Kyotera District and we launched that road. The company, CHICO, is supposed to complete that road in 2028. The Ministry of Works and Transport is directed to go on the ground to find out what is happening. By law, a contractor is supposed to do forward maintenance so that our people in the neighbouring communities are not affected by the dust. If the contractor is not doing that – Mr Speaker, I will go to Kyotera to do oversight because I had promised that, since I am the one who launched the construction of this road.

7. Nankwanga Stellamaris Woman Representative Bugweri Independent 8. Nanzala Metrine Namisindwa County Namisindwa NRM 9. Nassolo Eugenia Rubaga Division South Kampala NUP 10. Nawe Molly Kamukama Woman Representative Kazo NRM 11. Ndeezi Alex PWD Representative N/A NRM 12. Ngabirano Charles Rwampara East County Rwampara Independent 13. Ninsiima Evelyne Woman Representative Rubanda Independent 14. Nnamara Annet Oyes Byamukama Woman Representative Buhweju NRM 15. Nyakato Asinansi City Woman Representative Hoima City PFF 16. Namujju Cissy Dionizia Woman Representative Lwengo NRM 17. Nyakato Dorothy Woman Representative Kitagwenda NRM 18. Namutaawe Joan Woman Representative Masaka NUP 19. Nayebale Sylivia Woman Representative Gomba NRM 20. Naziiwa Margret Woman Representative Kagadi NRM 21. Nkunyingi Muwada Kyadondo County East Wakiso NUP 22. Nuria Hafsa Teko Woman Representative Kotido Independent 23. Nangoli Gerald Elgon North County Bulambuli NRM 24. Nyeko Johnson Kezekiya Lamwo County Lamwo NRM 25. Obong Peter Acuda Maruzi County Apac UPC 26. Obong Vincent Shedrick Lira West Division Lira City UPC 27. Okiding Sam (Lt Gen.) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 28. Ofwono Opondo P’Odel Older Person’s Representative Eastern NRM 29. Ocen Geoffery Kioga North County Amolatar UPC 30. 3Ogwal Joseph Jones Dokolo North County Dokolo NRM 31. Ojara Martin Mapenduzi Bardege-Layibi Division Gulu City NRM 32. Nameere Justine Woman Representative Masaka City NRM 33. Nkrumah Roland Bufumbira County East Kisoro NRM 34. 3Ojiit Peter Pingire County Serere Independent 35. Ntabazi Harriet Bwamba County Bundibugyo NRM 36. Ocan Patrick Apac Municipality Apac Independent 37. Ogwang Patrick Obura Oyam County South Oyam NRM 38. Okaasai Sidronius Opolot Kumi County Kumi NRM 39. Oketcho George West Budama County South Tororo NRM 40. Oketcho John Francis Bugiri Municipality Bugiri NRM 41. Okeyoh Peter Bukooli Island County Namayingo NRM 42. Okot Peter Tochi County Omoro DP 43. Okumu Gabriel Okoro County Zombo NRM 44. Omara Paul Otuke County Otuke NRM 45. Omoding Emmanuel Serere County Serere NRM 46. Onek Hilary Obaloker Palabek County Lamwo NRM 47. Oneka Lit Amere Denis Kitgum Municipality Kitgum FDC 48. Ongom Patrick Erute County North Lira NRM 49. Ongu James Kwania North County Kwania NRM 50. Opito Vincent Dokolo South County Dokolo UPC 51. Nankabirwa Ann Maria Woman Representative Kyankwanzi NRM 52. Nantongo Fortunate Rose Woman Representative Kyotera NUP 53. Natumanya Flora Woman Representative Kikuube NRM 54. Naturinda Eliab Ndorwa County West Kabale NRM 55. Ngompek Linos Kibanda North County Kiryandongo NRM 56. Ninkusiima John Paul (Dr) Ibanda County South Ibanda NRM 57. Niringiyimana James R. Kaberuka Kinkizi County West Kanungu NRM

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

5 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026 153. Ezama Siraji Brahan Aringa County Yumbe NRM 154. Fungaroo Kaps Hassan Obongi County Obongi FDC 155. Gashaija Shyaka Steven Entebbe Municipality Wakiso NRM 156. Goire Moses Budaka County Budaka NRM 157. Gonyi David Robert UPDF Representative N/A N/A 158. Guma David Gumisiriza Ibanda County North Ibanda NRM 159. Habyara Fortunate Bufumbira County North Kisoro NRM 160. Ibaseret Josephine Nkibs Agule County Pallisa NRM 161. Ibrahim Ibrahim Aisu Pallisa County Pallisa NRM 162. Ikiriza Knight UPDF Representative N/A N/A 163. Drito Martin Andi Upper Madi County Madi-Okollo NRM 164. Ilukol Emmanuel Bokora County Napak Independent 165. Isamat Abraham Kapir County Ngora NRM 166. Isingoma Patrick Mwesigwa Hoima East Division Hoima City Independent 167. Ismail Muhammad Lomwar Kotido Municipality Kotido NRM 168. Itungu Sarah Masereka District Woman Representative Kasese NRM 169. Jalameso Fred Ajuri County Alebtong UPC 170. Joyo Harriet District Woman Representative Obongi Independent 171. Kabaasa Balaba Bruce Rubanda County West Rubanda NRM 172. Kabanda David Kasambya County Mubende NRM 173. Kabasharira Naome Rushenyi County Ntungamo NRM 174. Kabuye Kyofa Nakaseke Central County Nakaseke NRM 175. Kafuuzi Jackson Karugaba Kyaka South County Kyegegwa NRM 176. Kaheeru Vincent Freedom Kyaka North County Kyegegwa NRM 177. Kahima Moses Mugabe Ruhaama East County Ntungamo NRM 178. Kajwengye Twinomugisha Wilson N y a b u s h o z i C o u n t y Kiruhura NRM 179. Kaka Lubega Ismail Uthuman Kakuuto County Kyotera NRM 180. Kakooza Joseph Buwekula County Mubende NRM 181. Kaliisa Jovrine Kyomukama District Woman Representative Ibanda NRM 182. Kambale Ferigo Kasese Municipality Kasese NRM 183. Kampanya Abdu Swaibu Iki-Iki County Budaka NRM 184. Kanaabi Jimmy Buikwe County South Buikwe NUP (The House rose at 4.18 p.m. and adjourned until Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 8.00 a.m.)

18648 CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2026/2027 Rugonjo-Nkenda, 132 KV rehabilitation. It is aimed at upgrading the aged 132 KV wooden pole lines to higher-capacity steel pole lines because most of these lines are now breaking down. The locations that will be covered are provided for under the third column, and they include Wakiso, Gomba, Butambala, Bukomansimbi, Sembabule, Masaka, Lwengo, Kyotera, Rakai, Kalungu, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Kyenjojo, Kibaale, Kagadi, Hoima, and Kasese. Madam Speaker, when we appear before most of the honourable members and in the budget committee, they usually ask this specific committee to report on where power projects, water projects, and mineral beneficiation projects are going to be located. It is the reason the committee laboured this time to report in this format, so that people here know that if Government is placing money, we are placing it for this specific project. I beg to request, Madam Speaker, that we be given time.

17567 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 29 JULY 2025 Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries 1. Hon. Matovu Charles - NUP 2. Hon. Abed Bwanika - DF 3. Hon. Nanyondo Veronica – Bukomansimbi - NUP 4. Hon. Apolot Stella Isodo - FDC 5. Hon. Kabugho Florence - FDC 6. Hon. Aol Betty Ocan - PFF 7. Hon. Lukwago John-Paul Mpalanyi, Kyotera County – NUP 8. Hon. Akora Maxwell Ebong Patrick – UPC 9. Hon. Okot Santa - PPP. Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry The membership is as follows, Madam Speaker: 1. Hon. Kyebakutika Manjeri- NUP; 2. Hon. Ssimbwa Fred, Nakifuma County - NUP; 3. Hon. Namugga Gorreth, Mawogola County South – NUP; 4. Hon. Lutaaya Geoffrey, Kakuuto County – NUP; 5. Hon. Wakayima Musoke Nsereko, Nansana Municipality – NUP; 6. Hon. Lukyamuzi David Kalwanga, Busujju County – NUP; 7. Hon. Kirumira Hassan – NUP; 8. Hon. Alobo Joan Acom, Soroto City – FDC; 9. Hon. Isabirye David Aga, Jinja City North – NUP; 10. Hon. Okello Geofrey, Nwoya East County – DP; and 11. Hon. Eunice Atuko Apio, Oyam North – UPC. Madam Speaker, Committee on Health, the Members are as follows: 1. Hon. Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana, Bukomasimbi North – NUP; 2. Hon Dr Kamara Nicholas Thadeus, Kabale Municipality – PFF; 3. Hon. David Batuwa Timothy, Jinja South Division West – NUP; 4. Hon Dr Bayigga Michael Lulume, Buikwe County South - PFF; and 5. Hon. Auma Kenny, Kwania – UPC . Committee on Education and Sports 1. Hon Kayemba Geofrey Ssolo, Bukomasimbi South – NUP; 2. Hon. Ssewungu Joseph Gonzaga, Kalungu West – NUP; 3. Hon. Nabukenya Brenda, Luweero - NUP; 4. Hon. Kakembo Michael, Entebbe Municipality – DF; he also doubles as the chief whip of DF; and 5. Hon. Aguti Sarah, Dokolo – UPC. Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development These are the members: 1. Hon. Kabuye Frank, Kassanda County South – NUP; 2. Hon. Kiyaga Hillary, Mawokota County North – NUP; 3. Hon. Mayanja Allan, Nakaseke Central – NUP; 4. Hon. Businge Joab, Masindi Municipality – FDC; and 5. Hon. Nantongo Fortunate - Kyotera – NUP. Committee on Physical Infrastructure 1. Hon. Sekabira Denes, Katikamu North – NUP; 2. Hon. Luttamaguzi Semakula PK, Nakasake South – NUP; 3. Hon. Nsibambi Yusuf, Mawokota South – FDC; 4. Hon. Emigu Julius Peter, Ochero County – FDC; 5. Hon. Francis Mwijukye, Buhweju County – PFF; 6. Hon. Kabuusu Moses, Kyamuswa County - PFF; 7. Hon. Okelo Nelson, Maruzi North – UPC; 8. Hon. Sebamala Richard, Bukoto Central – DP; 9. Hon. Kayondo Fred, Mukono South – DP; and 10. Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, Nyendo– Mukungwe Division – DF. Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development

17497 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 5 JUNE 2025 Ssembabule-Mateete-Mbiriizi with a branch to Kibinge-Kyabakuza; Myanzi-Kasanda-Kiboga – abantu bange abe Kassanda akalulu mukatereeze; Kikagate Kitwe-Mirama Hill – Mama was about to kill me on this one here. Kati mponye; Kabiingo-Rugaaga-Magabi-Rakai; Luweero-Butalangwa-Ngoma-Bulyamusenyi- Masindi; Kayunga-Bbale-Galiraya. I am going to get additional money for these roads because we have been talking about them for a long time. These will be in addition to the completion of the following roads: 92km Muyembe- Nakapiripirit and 25 kilometres of service roads; 21km Kira-Matugga Road and improvement of five junctions, 26 kilometres of Tororo-Busia Road and Mayuge and Busia Town Roads, 6.6 kilometres of Kawuku-Bwerenga Road, the 100-kilometre Apac-Lira-Puranga road – these are already being worked on. They are going to be finished – and 1.6 kilometres to Namugonde-Bugiri fuel tank reservoir. The roads for maintenance or reconstruction include – 1. Kampala-Jinja Highway – 72 kilometres; 2. Busunju-Kiboga-Hoima – 145 kilometres; 3. Mityana-Mubende Road – 86 kilometres; and Mubende-Kyenjojo Road, 95 kilometres; 4. Mityana Town roads – 14 kilometres – ab’eMityana mutereze akalulu banange. Buno obuli eyo tebulina kyebukola, butabula. Muleta obusajjasajja – 5. Alwii-Nebbi Road – 33 kilometres – this is in West Nile - Pakwach and Nebbi Town roads; 6. Olwiyo-Pakwach Road – 62 kilometres; 7. Matugga-Semuto-Kapeeka – 41 kilome - tres – (Applause) Waliyo akasajja eyo e’Nakaseke. Abantu bange, mutereze ebigambo ebyo, obusajja obwo bugende bukole ebirala. 8. Tororo-Mbale-Soroti. This is a long one. 9. Soroti-Dokolo-Lira-Kamdini Road – 189 kilometres. These are ongoing already. 10. Karuma-Olwiyo – 43 kilometres; 11. Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula Road – 89 kilometres; 12. Nyendo-Villa Maria Road – 11 kilometres; 13. Access Roads – 7 kilometres and rehabilitation of 166 kilometres equivalent of national roads that have reached their service life. What they call “service life” is zikadiye . The strategic bridges to be prioritised – there is a road in Mpigi, Kasanje – aka’town akalala bakayita batya? Kisubi. Waliwo aka town eyo munda akalala; Nakawuka. Elyo sirilabye wano. Tulina okuriteekako nalyo. Naye abantu batereze obululu banange. The strategic bridges - so I will have to add that road. I thought we had started on it. The strategic bridges to be prioritised in the next financial year include the Sezibwa Bridge along Kalagi-Kayunga Road, Katonga Bridge, Lwera Swamp, and Kalandazi Swamp. Electricity In 1986, the whole country had only one hydropower plant; Nalubaale, formerly called Owen Falls Dam, built by the British in 1954, and commissioned by our late auntie, Queen Elizabeth, with the maximum capacity of 150 megawatts of hydroelectricity. There are now four large hydropower plants at Nalubaale, Kiira, Isimba and Karuma, with a combined generation capacity of 1,163 megawatts. Other sources such as Kigwabya and XsaboKonge Solar Power in Mubende have added another 888 megawatts. This brings the total installed electricity generation capacity to 2,052 megawatts. However, given the growing electricity demand arising from the new manufacturers, this is very inadequate and the available capacity will run out in about five years from now. When people talk of surplus, there is no surplus. It will very soon be overtaken.

Member for Kyotera and then Hon. Mayanja.

16075 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2025 The paradox is this: while Hon. Norbert Mao is telling us that the Government is doing all that it is meant to do to implement this court order, the Head of the Executive, under which Hon. Norbert Mao works, has said that the Supreme Court made a mistake and is lambasting it. I have been watching a bit of what is happening in Kyotera. The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba - the one who is promising to behead people, hang them, and so on - has said that what the Supreme Court ordered is problematic and they are going to discuss it in the Army High Command to determine what to do. That is the paradox and I do not know what Hon. Mao is talking about by saying all the Government entities meant to act are acting because the Head of the Executive is saying “no.” The Chief of Defence Forces who supervises court martials and so on, is saying “no.” Maybe, if he could complete that update by saying “everyone in the Government and every entity who is meant to do what they are meant to do is doing it.” Who is doing what, honourable minister?

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think this debate is a healthy one. When courts make decisions, there are those who are happy, and there are those who are unhappy. There are those who disagree with the court decision but my main point, as the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, is to insist that it is the duty of everybody to respect and abide by the court decision. That does not stop you from disagreeing. If you do not like driving on the left, you can keep driving on the left while holding a sign saying, “It is stupid to drive on the left” and you will not be arrested, provided you are driving on the left. (Laughter) Therefore, what that means is that you are disagreeing with the law, but you are not disobeying it. As the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, I can tell you, that it is not illegal to disagree with the law; it is illegal to disobey the law. Our laws put the Supreme Court at the apex of our judicial system and I said that point. But of course, that was not enough, for Hon. Ssemujju. He must associate Hon. Mao with what he calls a “junta” because that gives him great pleasure; that I am now a monster, an oppressor, and that is how he will earn his next term in Parliament. (Laughter) So, I am glad you are cooperating with him to make sure his people see him on TV battling this monster that has now swallowed Hon. Mao, and that is part of the drama here. Now, as far as the President’s statement is concerned, it was extremely balanced. The President acts advisedly and he said there are aspects that he likes. He also said that he believes it gives an opportunity for some reforms. There are Ugandans who believe that civilians should be tried in military courts but the court has said, “No.” The court has also said that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Act collides with the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda. Now, those who are talking about the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), who has been speaking in Kyotera - the CDF knows the mandate of the UPDF and I am sure the most important organ of UPDF is not the Court Martial. We have battles on our borders. That is the real mandate of the UPDF and we cannot reduce it to a court in terms of even percentage. The people who are even tried in the Court Martial have become prominent because of the case of Dr Besigye. Mr Speaker, it is erroneous for anybody to think that what the Supreme Court said was a release order. The Court did not say, “I have been freed” because the case has not been heard. They are only saying; “bring it before the proper court, so that they hear the case.” (Applause)

16082 SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE NO.2 FOR FY 2024/2025 Forces (UPDF) and even cited the function going on in Kyotera. However, as a minister for constitutional affairs, I want to know if the UPDF is really 44 years as the celebration depicts. This is because it would be in the interest of the minister for constitutional affairs to make sure that this country adopts constitutionalism, as a value. It is bad to encourage people, who are violating our constitution, when you, as a minister, should give them guidance and advice.

Thank you. On that, I want to protect the chairman, especially on reaching rural areas. We could not have that budget and time. It would be – but even do we have abattoirs in those remote rural areas? I know in my village, the other animal which my sister from Kyotera and I like – we slaughter it by massaging and hitting it with a hammer and it dies and you enjoy the meat. I picked Hon. Betty Aol and Hon. Allan Ssewanyana.

Madam Speaker, we are discussing a very important subject matter that touches on the lives of the people of Uganda. My first submission which I want to bring to the attention of this Parliament is that the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS is on the increase. Fort portal City leads with a prevalence rate of 14.7 per cent. Mbarara City follows with a prevalence rate of 14 per cent. Kyotera is number 3 with 13.7 per cent. Then in that sequence, Masaka City, Lira City, Soroti City, Arua City and others. The point I want to raise to the Minister- I am bound by collective responsibility, but let me raise this. We seem to be emphasising more of cure than prevention. I recall when we were young kids in primary, there used to be the film of the late Philly Bongole Lutaaya; Alone and frightened. And I recall either in primary three or four when we watched it, seated on the ground, I can assure you the fear it caused up to now, is the reason I am safe and sound up to this moment. ( Laughter ) But it also appears that our partners are not focusing on that. Our development partners are seemingly focusing on treatment. So, I think honourable minister, I have raised this time and a time and again, that time is up. For

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I appreciate the reports of both the majority in terms of the body, not the conclusion, and the minority report; the one given by our shadow minister. Madam Speaker, the minister has indicated that the point of rationalisation was doing away with agencies that are milking our economy. We have clearly seen that UCDA, in the last financial year, brought an income of over Shs 82.25 billion, yet its budget was only Shs 44.76 billion. This indicates that with time, UCDA is going to become self-funding. Our people are saying no to rationalising UCDA. If it is brought in good faith, why not wait for the three years to expire? You sort your issues in order, then come back to this House - those who will be here then will be able to pass this Bill. Otherwise, I submit on behalf of the people of Kyotera; no, to rationalising UCDA under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).

Honourable minister, I am talking with experience. I have a school and when students were being examined, I am told one student said, “For me, I am better in swimming.” Good enough I have a swimming pool. What about others? When the child was taken, the child was very excellent in swimming. What about other schools in Kassanda, Kyotera and Gomba?

Thank you. Member for Bukomansimbi, Member for Mukono, Member for Luweero and Member for Kyotera.

Thank you. Yes, Member for Kyotera.

Is the motion seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by Hon. Anifa, Hon. Rwemulikya, Hon. Isingoma - No, procedure for seconding a motion? You can propose that late - UPDF MPs, Hon. Magyezi, Hon. Omona, Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Herbert Tayebwa, Hon. Milton Muwuma, Hon. Pacuto, Hon. Kyooma, Hon. Tom Bright, Hon. Wokorach, Hon. Okwalinga, Member for Kyotera and Hon. Ssewungu.

s/N Hospltal Name Dlstrict 32. Kyenjojo General Hospital Kyenioio 33. Kalisizo General Hospital Kyotera 34. Luwero General Hospital Luwero 35. Lyantonde General Hospital Lyantonde 36. Masindi General Hospital Masindi 37. Mityana General Hospital Mityana 38. Moyo General Hospital Moyo 39. Mukono General Hospital Mukono 40. Nakaseke General Hospital Nakaseke 4t. Nebbi General Hospital Nebbi 42. Itojo General Hospital Ntungamo 43. Anaka General Hospital Nwoya 44. Pallisa General Hospital Paltsa 45. Rakai General Hospital Rakai 46. Kitagata General Hospital Sheema 47. Tororo Qeneral Hospital Tororo 20

13757 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 7 AUGUST 2024 should compel UBA to track and rectify the missing farmers’ names and balances. 3. The matter of quality and timely provision of inputs should be addressed by MAAIF if the intended objective of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP) and other projects are to be achieved. 4. The E-Voucher Management System should continuously be monitored and stabilised in order to address the frequent breakdown and network failures. The system, if properly managed, is a good initiative that facilitates production and marketing of agricultural outputs. 5. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries should task suppliers of equipment to offer maintenance services for the equipment supplied, at least for some agreed period. These were inputs for value addition. 6. The Government, through MAAIF, should institute mechanisms through which grantees could be offered sustainable technical support and guidance with a view to sustainable productivity. 7. The e-voucher system should be reviewed and improved to enable the farmers to deposit their respective contributions on their e-voucher accounts using mobile money and others. 8. Mr Speaker, the district that performed well in the e-voucher system, like Kyotera, should be allowed to enroll more farmers on the e-voucher system in case this project is continued, though it is taken over by events. We are at the conclusion point of the project. Component two was on value addition. This is very key, honourable members. This component supports activities and investments to improve marketing and post-harvest handling of farm produce and measures to eliminate bottlenecks and trouble spots in rural access roads that are critical for the movement of farm produce to the market. This component builds the capacity of the Area-based Community Cooperative Enterprises (ACCEs) to effectively perform value addition and become marketing agents of farm produce like the Matching Grants that are under the value addition. This was being given to farmer organisations for value addition and post-harvest facilities. Through this, the project supports investments of locally-based farm cooperatives and associations to carry out community-level post-harvest handling, grading, bulking, and storage, and they went to the extent of building storage facilities. The mechanism for this grant is a Matching Grant that finances almost two-thirds of the cost of the purchase of equipment and construction of facilities needed to scale up and improve the effectiveness of this program to carry out these functions, including the construction of community primary storage facilities, as stated earlier. Below are the breakdowns, Members, I am not going to read - the breakdown of farmer organisations that receive these funds. Another table is on the machinery that was delivered by MAAIF. Road chokes Mr Speaker, this is where the problem is. Under this component, there is a part for the removal of ‘chokes’ along the farm/market access roads. MAAIF reported that rehabilitative work for road chokes on community access roads is categorised into three phases: Phase I. The pilot districts - and there were seven pilot districts that covered 254 km. Phase II In the rollout districts, which were dealing with the road chokes; there were 105 road chokes spread over 376.9 km in areas that have been mentioned there.

13758 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Phase III Rollout districts. This was at the procurement process for 145 road chokes spread over 487.7 km. It was at contract signing and site handover by then. Mr Speaker, in the third phase, Lira District was part of it but up to now the constructed roads have no bridges. The bridges were done in a shoddy way, and the heavy rain swept the bridges, yet it was stretching, crossing from Lira to Oyama. Substandard and wrong machinery The committee observed that most grantees were small and medium scale, where pilot projects were established at lower local government structures and levels to bring together farmers’ communities to add value to their farm produce. The committee discovered that the machinery at various grantees’ sites was inadequate and out of capacity to process high-value farm produce. The committee further noted that the machinery was devoid of complete design specification requirements to handle farm produce across the complete value chain, thereby rendering some machines meant for value addition idle because of assembling and installation. The machines were also noted to have visible signs of gradual depreciation. The committee was informed by the members of the Oturukuru Produce Dealers and Farmers Association in Kumi District that they had envisaged the installation of machines with complete value chain specifications and therefore expected the machine to hurl, sort, winnow, and package rice to market standard. This was frustrating. The committee was informed by some grantee members in the district that the district focal point person - because the ministry had allocated each focal point person at the district level, was not guiding, and did not support the procurement of the machinery, meaning that they went blindly and some procured machinery beyond their capacity, others did not have knowledge on how to operate it. The committee further observed that there was a general lack of technical support and guidance as stated in the earlier submission, and this was exacerbated by inadequate budget allocation and release for procurement of machines with requisite complete value chain specification. For example, incomplete and poor workmanship was seen in some facilities that we visited in Kalungu and Rakai districts. Two, non-functional facilities due to lack of electricity in Bugweri - three, government issues in Kole District; there were fights. Non-compatibility of machines in Pakwach, Pallisa, and Nebbi District - these all hindered the well-intended objectives of the project. Recommendation The committee recommends that the Government, through the relevant ministry, especially the Ministries of Finance Agriculture, Local Government, Energy, and Mineral Development, should collaborate to offer guidance and support to grantees to procure machinery with a complete value chain of production. Matching Grants Mr Speaker, the committee found out that some of the projects in some districts that had been constructed as a result of the matching grants were complete and functional. The investment items under this component include offices, storage facilities, shelter for hullers, guardhouses, fences, ventilated improved pit latrines, weighing scales, moisture metres, and a power extension. The committee was impressed by some of the successful groups like the Katwaniza Women Farmers’ in Hoima, Abongo Women Group in Pakwach, and Kasaali Farmers’ Cooperative Society in Kyotera, among others. [Ms Auma] SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT

13759 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 7 AUGUST 2024 The committee, however, noted that despite parliamentary approval in 2016 of $150 million from the International Development Association of the World Bank to facilitate the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), the implementation on various sides was noted to be less than 50 per cent complete, with some having limited space to handle farm produce in preparation for value addition processes. On the other hand, there was also delayed disbursement of approved funds. The committee received a submission from some cooperative society members that despite the requisition for funds by various farmers’ groups, direct disbursement of funds to facilitate implementation was as a result, as by then, April and May 2022, which was close to the expiry of the project. For instance, Bukose Balibona Buwerira Growers, Cooperative Union Limited in Bugweri applied for a grant in March 2018, and received funds in April 2022. The committee was informed by some members of Ayer Joint Youth Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited in Kole that ever since the society applied for a grant in November 2019, no response was received from the responsible authorities. The committee received another petition from Abagalanyi Kabira Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Society Limited. That is in Kyotera, Kabira Subcounty. This cooperative signed a grant agreement with MAAIF in January 2020 to benefit from this project. According to the agreement, the grant total of the project was Shs 322,350,000. The cooperative was to receive Shs 215,974,500 from MAAIF, while the cooperative was to contribute Shs 106,375,000. According to the petition, MAAIF released only Shs 147,400,000. In January 2020, up to the time of the reporting, the Ministry had not yet paid an outstanding balance of Shs 68,574,000. The committee further learnt that there had been anomalies cited by MAAIF that they required the cooperative to first address and the anomalies had been addressed, but MAAIF was not meeting their part of the agreement. The committee observed that the approval of ACDP funds was occasioned by a bureaucratic process that oftentimes delayed effective project execution. The committee notes that delayed disbursement of funds could not guarantee a successful and effective transformation of society, whose sole livelihood was agriculture. Recommendation The committee recommended that the project coordination unit, or at MAAIF, should institute a mechanism to expedite the requisition, and approval of funds to expedite their releases to facilitate project implementation. Mr Speaker, I want to emphasise this. There are very many companies that have contracts to supply these inputs and machinery, but we have been asking up to now. It is three years, and the project is in conclusion, but some of them have not been paid. Others have already lost property, and others are even dead, which is not right. This money is there. The government was not looking for money. And Ugandans have been paying this loan for 38 years. Financial performance of ACDP MAAIF reported that the project’s financial performance has kept improving steadily following the take-off of the major interventions, like Matching Grants and rehabilitation of road chokes. The committee learnt that since the last mission in April 2022, disbursement has remained the same, however, the expenditure increased from $95.6 million to $106.6 million, which is mainly due to the functionality of the e-voucher disbursement to Matching Grants to grantees under cohort one, two and three and payment to the contractors under road chokes.

13761 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 7 AUGUST 2024 Recommendations The committee recommends as follows: i. The Government through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should improve on the selection criteria and capacity of the beneficiaries group to enhance ownership and sustainability; ii. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should sign a Memorandum of Understanding with suppliers to provide maintenance of the machinery and equipment because most of these, on which the Government spent a lot of money, are no longer functioning; and iii. The chairpersons and signatories to the accounts on which the farmers’ associations matching grant was deposited should be held accountable for the funds disbursed. Mr Speaker, the issue of lack of electricity and water connectivity is so much that most of the projects were not connected. The electricity was not connected to this project or factories to operate this machinery. This has made this project a white elephant. On that, the committee recommends that in the future, in case of a similar project, the Government should ensure collaboration between the relevant ministries so that they coordinate well to ensure that the project succeeds. Project monitoring and evaluation had weak linkages, as Members have said. The committee recommends that accounting officers of district local governments, like the focal point person, should arrange for regular capacity building. On the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), the monitoring and evaluation unit should provide adequate guidance or a template to the local governments to help in the supervision for effective implementation. The respective local governments should prevail over grantees’ management and institute mechanisms that would ensure regular monitoring. For future projects of a similar nature, the Government should, through relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies adequately prepare to offer guidance and support to project beneficiaries to implement the project effectively. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries should expedite the process of connecting the projects to the national grid to enable the functionality of this equipment. Road Chokes I would like to go straight to the observations. In Kyotera, 21 road chokes were identified, but only nine were prioritised for rehabilitation. At the time of the committee visit, only two roads under Lot 1; in Kateera-Minziiro, and Kasanvu- Kyakaluuma, had been approved and construction was ongoing. In Ayer that is Kole, that is Ayer-Bala-Akalo Road in Kole District was only 10 per cent completed. The road projects connecting two sub-counties, Ongino-Kanapa in Kumi, were not completed. The rest of them in Nebbi and Pakwach districts were also delayed. The recommendations, I cannot read all, honourable members. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Local Government should –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I join my honourable colleagues to thank the honourable members for the valu - able comments on the report of the committee. I really liked the report of the committee; they did a good job. There is no doubt as a Gov - ernment, we shall implement the recommenda - tions therein. I have taken a big note about the issues of local government. Local governments were involved because at each district, we had a district coordination team chaired by the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), with the secretary, the production officer; mainly the agriculture officer and the other heads of departments. We also had extension workers involved and it was our role to supervise and so on. Indeed, there were some successes, as he has said. If you look at page 15, there were successes in the e-voucher system in Kyotera and other areas. On page 19 of the report, there were functional agricultural processing facilities in Hoima and other areas. On page 17, roads were rehabilitated in some districts like Kalungu and Nebbi at 98 per cent. It is not that the entire project did not - I am looking at the pages in the report. We had challenges as local governments which were certainly beyond the districts. For example, delays in the release of funds. You cannot blame this on the districts. Look at system failures, including banks which were far from some of these areas. There are inadequate extension workers. The minister has pointed out that. We actually have a gap of 2,200 extension workers. In fact, we still have to come to Parliament to say, let us at least have two extension workers per subcounty. Of course, the lack of electricity for some of these APFs as a result of poor identification. Mr Speaker, I think the recommendations made by Members here remain extremely valid. I have picked two or three. SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT

2.3. Dlrbu'.cncat of Flrn& to DLtrlctr The prolcct supports rts operahons at the drstrrct levcl cvery tnancEl year. by dlsbursrng funds to the Drstnct to mplement prolect actrvrtrea through Drstnct Coordrnatron Teams A Drstnct Coordrnatron Team (DCTI ovcrscea (he ptannmg, coordrnatron and rmplementatron of prolcct actlvrtres wrthtn the drstnct tt ls chared by the Chref Admrnrstrattve Offrcer and the Drstnct Agncultural Officer IDAO)/ProJect Focal Pomt Person (FPP) m the Drstnct Productron Department whrch scrv.s as the Secreta_nat for the DCT Each Dlstnct Coordrnatron Team (DCI] compnsea the followrng Chref Admrrusfahve Officer (Chalr), Drstnct Productron Officer (DPO), Drstirct Commuruty Development Omccr (DCDOI, Drstnct Envronment Officcr - DEO, Drstrlct Agncultural Oficer - DAO (Sccretaryl. Officers reeponsrble for productron of the ACDP selccted commodltres $thrn the dlstnct, Drstnct Commercral Otrrcers (DCO|, Drstnct Engrneer (DE|, and Setuor Agncultural Engneer (SAEI Accordrng to the ProJect status rcporl of the Agnculturc Cluster Development P.olect of Jul:/, 2022, the project had drsbursed a total of UOX l9 88bn to the drstr-rcts to support the mplem.ntatron of proJect actrvrtreE The 25 dstncts rn the prlot clusters (1, 2, 6, 1l and 12) came on board at the start of the projcct rn 2O18 whercas the 32 dGtncts rn thc rollout clusters came on board rn 2020 hence the vanatron tn amounts recerved Bclor b r brcrldorn ol ttc fuadr dlrbur.cd to crch dLtrlct r! rt Jutr 2022 (.ubmtttcd by tiAllq. lfrnc Of DLtrict Kalungu Masaka Mprgr Rakar Kyotera tganga /,J s_ ff Clurtcr I 2 CEEuht&rc Dlbu.t.cnctrt (ucxl 442,S00,800 633,887,0O0 468,599,750 s 15,928.500 491.520,0O0 615,798,0O0 J'RI 6

ROID CI|OXEAT U!&r thb coapoacrt, thcrc l r prrt lor rc6oe.l of .cholc., rlon! irrD/EraLct lccoar rordr. MAAIF report d that rehabfitauve works for road chokcs on communtty access roads aie categonzed mto 3 phascs, Phlrc I: ? Plot dt trlct. . Ongorng rehab rtahon works (254 Kml m the 7 p ot dlstncts at 98 6010 overa.tl physrcal progress Works ln l(alungu, lganga. Buguen. Amum, Nebbr. and Pakwach and 1 contract ln Ntungamo were completed and handed over to the dtstncts for marntenance The contract for thc constructron of a bndge m Nturrgarno was ongomg at 55o/o Phr.c II: 2l rollout dLtdctr . The lvorks ln these dlstncts cover 105 road chokes spread over 376 9 km . lg drstnct slgned cont!'acts of whrch 13 had commenced tvorks These rnclude, Rakal, lslngrro, Bushenyr, Kakumro. and l(abale whrch were procured loca.lly by the dlstncts and Kyotera, Masaka, Bugm, Gulu, N!r.oya, Ruloga, Maracha and Krbale procuied cent ally bI. the Mmlstr)' . The contracts for Madt-Okollo and Mplgr were recommendcd for retendenng by the Mrnrstry Contracts Commrttec and were at redesrgn stagc Phrtc m: 29 Ro[out dlrttlct. . Thc procurement process for 145 road (hokcs sprcad over 487 7km rs at contract 8rgnng and slt hand over stage . 16 contracts had bcen srgncd and wcre rn the process of stte handov.r for t.llc contractors to commence works, except for thc contracts for ButaleJa, and Tororo that were strll under constderatron bJ. MCC "ffir4" N 2....< N F .E .€_ t7

(a) Incomplete and poor worl@anshrp was seen rn soBe facthtres vrslted ln Kalungu and Rakal Drstrrcts (bl Non-funcuonal fac rtres duc to lack of clectncrty rn Bugwen (c) Covernance rssues Kole Dtstnct (d) Non compahb lty of machrncs ln Pakwach, Palrsa and Nebbl Dtstrrcts Corr^mlttcc Rccor,Jr,G d(tlo'^ Thz Commlttac t comr,,nc d,, tha,a Gol,i€,,afilc, toluga d4 thr,o' ghthc r',lclE t l^Lt ic, o, Fanaac€, Pl.I nlng a d, ko^orrdc DctElopr c,^t; Agrlculfr/J,., A^t,,tr4,l l^durtry artd, FTthctlcri toca,l cotrEx,omc t a d E^Gtg! a^d m^G.4l ,,€t,€loprr|Gnt ,ho,tld collobrole to offat gutd.I,,,cc and. aup,ptotT, to GtantacE, to procu?. ,n4,chl^er! ,ltlth coryrletc w,luc chg;l,^ of r,'oduc'lon" 3 frtchtlg Grrtrt!: The Commtttee reports that some of the ProJects m somc dBtncts that had bccn constrlrcted as a result of the matchrng grants were complete and funchonal The rnvcatment ttcms under thrs component rnclude otrrces, storage fac rty, shelter for hullers, guard houaes, fenccs, ventrlated rmproved pr( latnnes (VlPl, wcrghmg scalcs, mot6(ure meters and pow€r extenarona The Commrttce was mpressed by some successful groups Lke Kw^ta za Women Famers Croup rn Horma and Abongo Women Group rn Pakwach and Kasaah Faimers' Cooperatrve Socrety rn Kyotera, among others The Commrttee however notcd q'rth concem that desplte Parhamentaiy approval ln 20 16, of the US $f 50m from thc lntcrnatronal Development Assocratron [tDAl of the World Bank to facrhtate Agnculture Cluster Development ProJect IACDPI, proJect rmplementatron on vanous sltcs wenc noted to be less than 5oolo complete ri,.rth some haung Lmlted space to handle far:m produce rn prepa-.atron for value addrtron procesSes 4. Dchycd dtrbur.Gactrtr of rpDroecd fuadr. The Commrttee alSo recetved submrssrons from some cooperahve socrety members. that desplte reqursrton of funds by vanous fzumer groups, dr-rect drsbursement of funds to fac rtate rmplementatron was as recent as Apr and May 2022 whrch was close to the exprr]' of thc Project For mstance, Bukose Bahbona \ r9

Coopcratrves Unron Lrmrtcd rn BugwEn Drstnct that appLed for a grant rn March, 2018 recerved funds ln Apr , 2022 The Commrttee waa rnformed b!'some Members of Ayer Jomt Youth Farmers' Cooperatrve Socrety Llmrted ln Kole Dratnct that ever smce the Soclety apphed for a grant m November 2019, no responsc has been recerved from the responsrble authontres The Commrttee recerved a petrtron from Abagalanyr Kabrra Coffee Farmers' Cooperahve Socrety Lrmrtcd, Kabra Sub County rn Kyotera Drstnct Thrs Coop srgned a grant agrcement wrth MAAIF ln January 2O2O to benefit from the ACDP Accordmg to the agreement, the grand total of the prolcct was 322,350,000 The Coop was to recerve UCX 215,974,500 from MAAIF wh e the Coop was to contnbut UGX 106,375,000 Accordrng to the petruon, MAAIF released only UCXI47,4oO,OOO rn January 2O2O and, up to the trmc of rcportrng, the Mlrustry had not yet patd outstandrng balance of UGX 68,574.000 The Commrttee learnt that there had been anomalcs qted by MAAIF that they requrrcd the Coop to first address and th.sc anomales had been addressed but MAAIF was not mcetrng ther part of the agreement The Commrttee obs.rrred that approva-ts of ACDP funds were occasroned by bureaucratrc processes that often umes delayed effectlve prolect execuhon The Cornmrttee notes that d.layed drsbuisements of funds could not guarantee successful and elfechvc transformatton of socretres whose sole hveLhood was agnculture cot,^mlttcc Rccomrnc datlo 7lE Co mlttac t car^rrlc^d. thqt thc Pro,cct C@rdl.n,ot'lo'4 U^lt d UAAD 1 thorld lnatltr.tc a , ccha ltm to axpcdttc naq'uLltloa a d. a,,lprcuo,l ol luad, ulth t tc ulct44 of ax,rditt tg thclr r.lco,€ to f(lclllta;tc prolcct lmrrlr,!,trcn;t4,,lo^. 5. trla[cirl Parforanncc of thc ACDP MAAIF re!,orted that the prolect's financEl performance has kept l&proung stead y followmg the -ofi of major rventrons Lke matc ffl fp*n ffi -----4' F .r- 0

farmers assocratrons (Lhat recelvcd matchrng grants) and therr group membcrs T'he numbers estabhshed by thc Commlttee was slgruficantly less than what was reported by the Mmlstry The Commlttec observes that most Crantees vlsrted were unable to ralse thc outstandmg matchlng grants, to whrch they attnbuted unprecedented hard economrc trmes (k) There was multrple fundlng to some of the beneficrary Assoclatrons/Oroups Some groups recelved fundrng from MAAIF as well as from other agencres and NGOS to carry out actrvrtles under the same assocratron/cooperatrve thc Commrttees notes that thls makes monrtonng, evaluabon and accountab lty of such funds drmcult srncc there rs no clear cut drstrnctron of where each fundmg was allocated Such cases n'ere encounLercd at Jlongoza Coffce Farmers' Cooperatrve Soclety Ltd rn Kyotera Dlstrlct and Lwanda Farmers' Coopcratuve Soclety m Rakar Drstnct Tr,G Corn rnficc rccottupnd.s tlhqt: (;ot/€r,I, ^.nt ol Uga da through Nl^lEtry of Ftna cc, Pla ^l^g a d. ho omlc lbt/,lopt t2 t; and lhc ,f,l'^lstry of Agrtculturc, A^j,nz,l l^dustry a d Pl,rhcrlca ,hould lmrr'ot/€ o t:rE laLctloa c"ltc"la o,nd c.,,pacftg ol thc bcncffclary gtottpc to cnha.,[r,c or,,ncrchlp a d. cuEto;t^abl'lty. TrE ,,t'alaary of Agrlculhr., A,I;l,,[.a.l lnduttry and Ei,crrdrrTes shottld .lg[ en MoU slth tupDllcrr to provldc ranlntGn nc. of rnrchilcryr ..!d equlpncat. -riF.l, ,h^-e- t IL q v ---ft

!. ,:t|c Ml^(st ! of Agricl4ltwre, A^t na,l l^dtBtry a d Dbrt",tlcs should 24Adltc t E prccess oJ canncc,tl,ng t E p?otcct to t'tw ^atto al gdd ln ordc" to cnab,, lt tcLto .rlttg oI the cqlltprrld, t th4,t rcqul". co rt]z,nt prrEr ln o"dcr to be fully operqtlo'AaL B. ROID CIIOKEA: The Commrttee leamt that the prolect Pas rntended to provlde support to drstflcts to make access roads [t focused on ehmlnaoon of key choke potnts that regularly lmpeded the rnllow and outflow of farm lnputa and produce Such choke pornts rncluded stretches of roads rn swampy areas Selectron of whlch roads was to be worked on was based on connectlons to hlgh productron areas and processrng faclhty and acccsslb lty to markets The Commrttee notes that lf thc rchablhtahon of the roads rs rndeed done as rs spccrfied, lt w l bnng down the cost of transportatlon of produce and generally rnake lfe easrer for the communrtres As reported above several drstncts werc ldcntrfied to benefit from the component by removal of chokcs along farm/market accesa roads MAAIF reported that the road chokes works u,ere ln three phas€s wrth works elther complete, ongorng or conLracts were bcrng srgncd The Mmrstry reported that works rn Kalungu, Iganga, Bugwen Amuru, Nebbr, and Pakwach and one contract rn Ntungamo were complcted ard handed over to thc dlstrlcts for malntenance The contract for thc constructron ofa bndgc rn Ntungamo was ongorng at 55o/o whrle 19 dlstncts had srgned contracts of whrch 13 had commenced works thcsc lncludc, Rakar, Ismgro, Bushenl l, Kakumro, and Kabale whrch were procured tocalty by the dlstrlcts and Kyotera, Masaka. Bugtn, . centrally by the Mlnlstry Gulu, Nwoya, Rukrga, Maracha and Krbale p rocured x M -:h 30

Somc of lta fradtage by thc Commlttcc on thc rord cholcr ecrc rr follow: 4 Kyotcra Dlstnct 21 chokcs wcrc rdentrfied but only 09 were pnorltEcd for rchablhtatlon and thc procurement of the conEactor was done by Mlnlstry of Agrrculture Anmal Industry and Frshenes At t]1e tlmc of the commrttee vrsrt, only two roads undcr lat I i Katecra-Mrnzrrro and Kasanvu-K],akaluuma had bcen approvcd and constructron waa on-gorng u) The 24km Ayer-Bala-Akalo Road m Kolc Drstnct was only at l0olo complctlon Thc road chokes were rntended to faclhtatc hnkage of areas wrth bountrful supphes of farm producc wlth markets The Commrttee was rnformed that funds for constructron of road chokes were pard to the contractora n May 2022 The Commrttee observes that ACDP managcmcnt sl8ned a contract for road chokes on the cve ofclosurc of the project after secunng the no cost cxtenaron from the World Bank ul) The road proJect conncctrng two sub countres of On$no-Karapa m Kumr Drstnct was not completed thercby rsolatrng ltsal lsland rv) Some drstncts reported lack or poor communrcatron bctween road contractors and the dlstnct authontres Thrs was wrtnessed rn Kyotera, Nebbr and Pakwach Drstncts where the contractors were workrng wrthout engaglng thc dlstnct and local leadershrp Thc Commlttee observed that all road chokes were erther poorly constructed or suffered constructlon delavs There was obvrous lack of supervrsron by the responsrblc authontrcs who are, thc Dlstnct, MAATF and Mnlstry of works e In Nebbr Drstnct, for v) a YV --e 31

4.1,5 COUFOf,EI{T FOIrR: COORDIIATIOI{, UAIAGEUEI{t AIID ICT PLAAFOR The objectrvc of thrs component ls to provrdc support servrces to the thrcc tech ca.l components and rs responstble for thc coordmatron and management of the proJect at natronal, clustcr and dlstnct level Th€ component anms at - 1 Frnancrng thc rncrcmental op€ratrng costs for the prolccts 2 Undertakmg monrtorrng and evaluatlon actrvltles and tmpact evaluatron studres 3 Developrng and lmplemenhng web-based, gco-tagged ICT platforms for leamrng, knowledge management and stakeholder's fcedback UllIF rct)ortcd thrt rr rt .ruly 2C12, thct hrd undcrtrhea thc followlng: Frvc (OS) ICT systems had been developed and were at the field deptolment stage The ICT sotutrons support collcctron, storage, and drsscmlnatron of productron, chmate, rnarket, and advlsory rnformatron to Agnculture sector stakeholders Ihe servrces offered under thLrs component rncludc, ltrc e-voucher managcment system by MCash (financral rnclusron platform) MAAIF reportcd that thrs q'as berng used to supply mputs to farmcrs n seasons 20228 The e-extensron system Thls enables access to extensron adnsorres by farmers and the e-dEry componcnt ls for monrtonng ofcxtensron workers The Commlttee was rnformed by MAAIF that e-drary functlon had bccn deptoyed rn 16 drstncts The drstncts are, Kyotera, Kabale, lsrngro, Bushenyr, Krkuube, Klryandongo, Masrndr, Horma, Kagadl, Kyegegwa, Krbaale, Kassanda, Krkumuro, Mubende, KyenlonJo. Kuml, Serere, Sorou, Kapochorwa, Bukwo, Mba.le, Palhsa, Butebo, Namutumba, Iganga, Bugvren, Bugrn, Kalungu, Mprg, Masaka ttee, 36 o

13465 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 13 JUNE 2024 vii. Rehabilitation of over 10,000 km of national and community access roads in various parts of the country. This will be in addition to routine maintenance under the Uganda Road Fund; viii. Commencing the reconstruction works for Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula Road and the rehabilitation of the Nyendo-Villa Maria Road and access roads; and ix. Continuing with the ongoing construction of up to 30 bridges and structures on the national roads including: Alla-(Anzuu)- Gazi (Rhino Camp), Aca (Rhino Camp), Lugogo Swamp Crossing, Nabukhaya, Nambola, Nametsimeri, Sahana and Khamitsaru bridges; Rubongi Bridge, Maziba, Kiruruma, Rwembyo and Kajwenge bridges; Kamirwa, Nyakambu, Kochi, Osu, Odrua, Dunga, Mahoma, Mpanga, Nabuswa (Nyabuswa) and Perepa bridges, among others. Development of Water Ferries Madam Speaker, the construction of two Lake Bunyonyi Ferries is currently underway, and will be completed next financial year. Air Transport Madam Speaker, Shs 162 billion has been provided for the completion and operationalisation of Kabalega International Airport in Hoima; and plans are underway to acquire at least two mid-range aircraft and two cargo aircraft to facilitate exports in the medium term. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Madam Speaker, during the financial year we are concluding, the following have been achieved in the ICT sector: i. A total of 4,354 Km of optic fibre cable have been laid across the country connecting 1,523 key Government service delivery units to the National Backbone Infrastructure; ii. The internet penetration in the country has increased to 64 per cent from 25 per cent, in 2017, and the share of Government services provided online is now at 40 per cent, up from 20 per cent registered in 2017; and iii. A Parish Development Model Information System has been developed and rolled out in all the 10,585 parishes across the country. Madam Speaker, next financial year I have provided over Shs 246 billion to continue developing the ICT and digital transformation through the following interventions: i. Further expansion of internet connectivity and digital infrastructure across the country; ii. Continuing the rollout of digital services across the Government to improve the efficiency of service delivery, transparency and accountability; iii. Leveraging Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and ICT to create employment opportunities for the young people; iv. Digital skilling to increase adoption of the digital services; and v. Cyber security, data protection, and privacy. Energy development Madam Speaker, the country’s power generation capacity has increased by 600MW, from 1,378.7MW to 1,978.1MW, following the connection of Karuma Hydropower Dam to the national grid. The electricity transmission capacity has now increased to 4,218 km of high voltage from 3,500 km in 2020. In the next financial year, I have provided Shs 982.56 billion to undertake the following: i. Increase access to electricity through grid expansion and connectivity projects; ii. More investment in the construction of transmission and distribution networks targeting load centres to promote value addition;

Madam Speaker, thank you for that approach, but in future, if the mobilisation is going to state that the entire Parliament is coming to Kyotera for walking, I will welcome the idea. Thank you.

Thank you. Honourable colleagues, this has come at the right time when we are in the budgeting process, we have passed the Budget Framework Paper. We are now going into the Ministerial Policy Statement. I hope this is fully reflected because there is willingness from the Cabinet and Parliament so we should have a solution for this instead of all this money continuing to go out of the country. I will pick Hon. Christopher Komakech, Hon. Katusabe, the honourable member for Kyotera, the honourable member for Ik, honourable member for Gomba - cattle corridor here - and Hon. Tom Aza. Honourable colleagues, I am going to give you a chance. The disease is spread across the country, so that is why you all have to speak to this item.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, and thank you, honourable minister, for your statement. To take you backwards, I request that before any quarantine is instituted, the ministry should first consult the local government officials. In Kyotera, we faced a challenge where people wanted to strike, demanding that the local government explains but it was not aware of any quarantine instituted and that caused a crisis. Secondly, the ministry issued a circular indicating lifting of the quarantine and quarantining only areas that are affected. However, no vaccines have been sent. In Kyotera, we have areas that have been quarantined, but there are no vaccines available at the moment, yet the quarantine was put in place on assumptions that we have Foot and Mouth Disease. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, for your supportive submissions. Hon. Komakech said that the ambassador told him we had a donation of the vaccine from Algeria. I do not have that information. When we were in Algeria with the President, the vaccines they have are of a different strain so we cannot just allow it in Uganda; whether as a donation or even it is cheap. We have to be sure that the vaccine we have relates to our problem. I remember our President even inviting them to come and collaborate with National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO). I listened properly to capture the words of Hon. Katusabe because my English is not like his. His is very complicated but I picked the message. (Laughter) He was challenging us, and I agree with him, that we must ensure utilisation of research work in our policies and programmes. To this, I would like to let him and the House know that the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Bio-security (COVAB) of Makerere is collaborating very strongly with NARO. I think one of the lecturers, Prof. Kahwa is also doing research funded by Government, on anti-tick. By and large, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation is responsible for ensuring that the public and Government utilise research findings so that they can brief you on the policies in place to facilitate uptake of research, dissemination and utilisation. The Member from Kyotera said that the quarantine procedures shocked the people. Ideally, quarantine procedures should be bottom- up. That is how I know it. Our commissioner here at the centre cannot declare quarantine in district X until the District Veterinary Officer (DVO) has reported the cases. Of course, we have cases where the DVOs collude with the local governments not to report the disease so as to be collecting revenues from the markets. That is very criminal. I will check and be sure because Kyotera is a border district. I will be responding to another question. The high-risk districts are those that are at the border - the Tanzanian side, Kenyan side and even Ntungamo. Also, districts like Kiruhura and I think those in the Karamoja Subregion that border national parks because wildlife carries the reservoirs. We will ensure that there is ownership and understanding among the district leaders. However, I appeal to you to also tell them not to oppose it. Quarantine, unpopular as it maybe, is the first measure to disrupt transmission the effects of trade disruption notwithstanding. We did not lift quarantine in safe areas. We only provided for mechanisms of safe trade. My district, Kamwenge, does not have a single case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) but we closed the markets because Fort Portal City has FMD. The district security committee should be transparent enough to provide for a sub-county, which does not have cases to trade. Ideally, it should be full quarantine but because of listening to your advice and appeals from the people we represent, we put that mechanism. However, there is a risk of abuse. If we detect abuse, we close again. It is unfortunate as that. My friend, the Member for Ik County, Hon. Hillary Lokwang, your districts - the high districts - will be given priority. You will get more doses. The high districts are those at the borders and those bordering wildlife reserves.

11736 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT Mr Speaker, you approved a loan here called Climate-Smart. Part of the infrastructure will help us to build what we call permanent border quarantine stations. You bring a cow from Tanzania and the security forces get you, it will be quarantined there to check if it is disease- free. If it is diseased, you take it back or we kill it there. If it is free, there will be diagnostic centres. I think the side of Isingiro, Kyotera, Rakai and those bordering South Sudan; Ntungamo and Kasese will have quarantine stations permanently there. Hon. Aza, on control of animals, I agree with you. The Animal Disease Act, which I think is being considered in the House has stringent measures for illegal animal movement and it will be enforced. Hon. Robina Rwakoojo, just to give you comfort, the 10 million doses we shall get will still be under the same policy arrangement of free distribution for now. The payment will come with the compulsory one, perhaps from July. We are aware of this. Honourable Member for Padyere, I reported by last time 36 districts. I need to check with our dashboard if there are any more that have added on. Actually, this unpopular quarantine is the solution to avoid further spread. I can tell you, if you are disciplined, one kraal can be sick and yours will not be sick if you have biosafety and control. I will check but my prayer is that we do not get more. Hon. Itungo, treatment and disease control sometimes conflict but it is as inevitable as that. However much I plan, if I do not have enough money, this compulsory bi-annual – I am sure when Hon. Ssempijja was a minister, he must have briefed this House that we needed to do it. We never got the budget. You know how there is very much scramble for money in the budget. That is why we now saying that let us enable the farmers to pay for the cost, which is at $5. Hon. Byanyima, there is a problem in Isingiro, the border district - you have a market there called Kamwema. Honourable colleagues, when we finish the issue of mass vaccination, we shall have to discuss the matter of cattle markets. You take a cow there, do not sell it, which in our local dialect is called “ Okudiba ” – meaning it has not been bought, then you return it home. It is one of the leading causes of the spread of animal diseases. Can there be something to replace cattle markets? I know it is something unpopular with the local governments, but let us openly debate it. Therefore, we will prioritise border districts with quarantine infrastructure to test the cows coming across and detect illegal movement. There are no roads to the border of Tanzania, I am not sure, but I hope Hon. Byanyima knows how he will sort that with the Ministry of Works and Transport. Hon. Ilukol, that I confused you by saying “100 per cent cost and 50 per cent.” No, I was explaining the two options I presented to the Cabinet. We were proposing cost sharing but the Cabinet said no, let it be 100 per cent because $5 or $4 in a year, someone with a cow can afford. Government will continue to pay for the cost of administration, fridges, transportation and the veterinary doctors who administer the drug. The worry from Hon. Philip Ilukol is the same worry I picked from Hon. Kajwengye. Do we have enough professionals? I am not worried about that because if we draw the vaccination calendar, every District Veterinary Officer (DVO) will mobilise the veterinary resources in the district to follow a calendar. They will say, “Today we are vaccinating sub-county X”. They will go and vaccinate and eventually recover their district. Where there are gaps – Mr Speaker, every sub-county should have a veterinary doctor. The Ministry of Local Government declared vacancies for extension staff of close to 4,000. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development was waiting to finish rationalisation to fund them to have more extension staff. Therefore, I am not worried.

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

11367 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 9 JANUARY 2023 5. Dr Timothy Batuwa - Jinja South Division, West; 6. Hon. Lucy Akello - Amuru; 7. Hon. Moses Okot - Kioga County; 8. Hon. Francis Mwijukye - Buhweju County; 9. Hon. Fred Kayondo - Mukono County South; and 10. Hon. Fortunate Nantongo Rose - Kyotera. I beg to designate.

Thank you. Honourable members, as we go for Christmas, to those of us who are cattle keepers, there is going to be a lot of theft. Then, we have also heard about the Anthrax outbreak in the districts of Kazo, Ssembabule and Kyotera; so, we should be able to protect our cows from being infected. This is also due to the weather because it is a rainy season – so, there is a lot of malaria. We should take note. Honourable members, I now put the question that the motion for a Resolution of Parliament to authorise – by the way, I do not need a motion because the debate has been done. Honourable members, I now put the question that the motion for a Resolution of Parliament to authorise Government to pre-finance reconstruction of the Masaka-Mutukula Road (89.5 kilometres) and rehabilitation of the Nyendo-Villa Maria Road (11 kilometres); upgrading of 3.5 kilometres access road to the Uganda People’s Defence Force barracks in Masaka; 3.5 kilometres access road to Masaka Industrial Park; and an additional scope of 28.5 kilometres for Kikagati-Kafunzo Road at a total cost of Shs 691,680,000,000; be approved by this House. (Question put and agreed to.) Motion adopted.

11169 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2023 Possibilities and opportunities have, therefore, been opened for everyone thanks to the Government’s big tent approach. In summary, the space that allows for the emergence of such diverse but special and expression can be anything but shrinking. Issues to do with the November 2020 riots and attendant loss of lives, injuries, destruction and related matters - Madam Speaker, this is yet one other additional response on this matter and all others incidental thereto. Contrary to what the Leader of the Opposition claims, an investigation was done immediately after the riots and a report to that effect was presented to the last Parliament by the then Minister of Internal Affairs. That, in addition to other subsequent numerous responses made about the subject matter, including in this Parliament, I needed to make that clarification from the onset to clear the air. That said, and by way of a recap, violent riots broke out and rocked various parts of the country in November 2020 before they were quelled by police and other security agencies. These riots covered Kampala and Wakiso, which were the epicenter of the riots, as well as Mukono, Masaka, Kyotera, Lwengo, Mpigi, Luwero, Wobulenzi, Mityana, Lugazi, Njeru, Jinja, Buwenge, Iganga, Namayingo, Namutumba, Luuka, Kamuli, Budaka, Busia, Mbale, Arua and Gulu, respectively. During these riots, extensive loss of property, (private and public) and damage to and loss of lives were registered. The destruction incidental to the riots, or directly arising from the various riotous acts, was immense. This included; deliberate acts of arson, or torching of buildings and vehicles, use of stones and other objects to hit innocent members of the public, motorists, security personnel and property, physical assault, manhandling and abuse of members of the public as well as law enforcement officers, staging of illegal roadblocks and demanding money with menaces from members of the public. There was also burning of tires to damage and block public roads and throwing petrol bombs into buildings and at security/law enforcement officers, among others. During this chaos, even ordinary sanctified places like court premises were not spared. Wobulenzi Court premises were set ablaze. Fifty six people lost their lives, including those by gunshot wounds and others whose deaths were through other causes incidental to the riots. The latter category includes those that lost their lives as a result of motor vehicle accidents, involving for example, vehicle registration number UAN 827N, whose driver lost control after being hit by a stone and knocked two people dead namely; Nalwada Kevin and Nsimbe Shafik. Forty six people out of the 56 victims were male adults and three were male juveniles. Forty eight of the victims were from Kampala metropolitan areas. This includes Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono. Two were from Jinja, two from Luwero, one from Rakai, one from Kinoni in Lwengo, one from Butambala and one from Mpigi, respectively. Madam Speaker, security operations are governed by the law to ensure and guide the participating forces on the employment of lethal force. This is ensured through a number of ways, including training, briefing before operations, and debriefing post-operations, as well as dissemination of rules of engagement, which have been distilled and reduced into pocketbooks for the tactical operators. The standard operating procedures on the use of force booklet is attached as Annex B to this statement. These are the aid memoirs to assist operators to make informed and rational judgment depending on the circumstances of each case and the prevailing situation, but mindful of the principles of necessity and proportionality in the use of force. These measures, Madam Speaker, were in place. The investigations done post the riots established the cause of death and injury without conclusive findings about the circumstances of each of the deaths and injuries; save for Auxiliary No.01700LDF Mustapha Ssali, who was charged and convicted for the killing of

Okay, let us hear from the member for Tororo, Hon. Phyllis Chemutai, Hon. Were, Kwania, Hon. Komakech. If you were not here for the last two days, just take your seat. Hon. Kabanda, the Member for Kyotera, the Member for Jonam and Hon. Balimwezo; he booked space yesterday.

Thank you. Let us listen to the Member for Kyotera, then, Hon. Eng. Balimwezo.

10421 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2023 in the affected communities were herdsmen, who had temporary structures there – and most of them were from Tanzania. Mr Speaker, I know you are a neighbour. Of course, we shall not compensate those who came from Tanzania. We shall only compensate the bonafide occupants. Mr Speaker, remember how we suffered as a country because we had a problem of lack of soap, cooking oil and many other products that come from palm oil. Therefore, honourable colleagues, I request that we support this initiative. The people of Kalangala have benefitted from growing palm trees. And so, as people of Kyotera, this will help you greatly too.

Honourable, we agreed that the minister would update the House tomorrow. Hon. Phyllis Chemutai and then Hon. Komakech. I pick Kyotera, Hon. Mayanja, Hon. Ssekitoleeko, Hon. Mapenduzi and Moroto. Yesterday, Hon. Mapenduzi hijacked another Member’s time. They shared the two minutes so I have allowed him so that he can share the two minutes with Hon. Muwuma. (Laughter)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I too wish to thank the minister for coming up with this report. As Parliament and as Ugandans, I wanted us to make a deeper reflection on the theme for tomorrow’s World Teachers’ Day celebration. I am a little confused about “this teacher we need”. Maybe it would have been better if the minister highlighted to Parliament the kind of teachers Uganda needs. In Kyotera, I have teachers who first make chapatis for sale and then run to class as well as those riding boda bodas. Is this the kind of teacher the country needs? Maybe it would have been better to paint for us a picture of that teacher in the minister’s statement. Otherwise, I congratulate the teachers on their day and as a country, we are here to witness what the Government has to offer in showing its appreciation that teachers are part of us and we cannot do without them.

10335 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA W EDNESDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2023 that there are some teachers who work part- time in five schools and are secondary school teachers, something which a primary school teacher cannot do? There are some teachers in secondary schools who supply the schools with stationery. A primary school teacher cannot. Unfortunately, there are those who are earning Shs 550,000, honourable minister. Many of them are earning that. There is a school, Mr Speaker, in your constituency, called Kibungo Primary School. The head teacher has a small mattress and sleeps in the office. I was there last year. Lastly, there is a big challenge – I am actually bringing a petition. I have already talked to the Minister of Public Service. When I was still a teacher, I would get my per diem; out- of-station allowance. But now, twice, there are schools in my constituency, which have been taking children for music, dance and drama (MDD). Last year, they were in Kyotera. This year, they were in Hoima for seven days; five teachers, but they received not even a single coin. I am the one who gave them some money for supper. I am bringing a petition – let these people have out-of-station allowance, because I used to get it. Teachers are all teachers; let us not discriminate against primary school teachers. I beg to submit.

9658 DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION In another dimension, it should be noted that enforced disappearances have no place in countries where the State upholds the right to life. It is hard to discern that for three years now, the Government has failed to account for citizens abducted by security operatives moving in drones on different dates between 2019 and 2021. We have made statements here, as you recollect, at your permission and elsewhere. We have secured reads of habeas corpus against security agencies. I have repeatedly followed this matter with the Prime Minister, the Minister for Security and the Minister Defence and Veteran Affairs but regrettably, their responses are just explanations but of no consequence. Under normal circumstances, speedy investigations would have been conducted into these disappearances but alas! we are fed on hollow undertakings by the Executive while our people continue disappearing mysteriously. On record again, the following are missing persons under this regime: Kibalama John Bosco was abducted from Kanyanya on 3 June 2021. The Prime Minister of the Republic informed the country that she knows where Kibalama is. It is four years since his disappearance. With your permission, we played a record of her speech in Parliament here, committing knowledge of the whereabouts of Kibalama. I want to inform this House that the Prime Minister of the Republic has knowledge of the whereabouts of Mr Kibalama. The family and three children want to see their father and the wife wants to see her husband. I hope the Prime Minister, from Kigali, will come and take us where Kibalama is. It was her commitment that she knows where Kibalama is. Two, Ssemuddu Micheal was abducted from Kasubi on 28 November 2020, Damulira John from Kisekka Market on 21 December 2020. Mbabazi Moses from Kisekka Market on 26 November 2020, Nalumoso Vincent from Bugolobi on 1 December 2020, Lukwago Martin from Bugolobi on 3 November 2020, Kanatta Mohammed from Mukono on 23 December 2020. For the record, Kanatta Mohammed was one of the personal assistants of the Hon. Kiwanuka Abdullah. He is taking care of the family and educating the children of Kanatta since 2020. He disappeared up to now. Ssempijja Yuda was abducted from Mukono on 19 December 2020, Musisi Mbowa from Kisenyi on 18 December 2020, Kirya Peter from Nansana on 1 December 2020, Wangolo Shafiq from Nansana on 3 December 2020, Zimula Dennis from Nansana on 25 November 2020, Luwemba Mustafa from Nansana on 19 November 2020, Mubiru Hassan from Kawaala on 20 November 2020, Ssesaazi Isma from Makindye on 19 November 2020, Kisembo Godfrey from Mubende town on 12 February 2021, George Kasumba from Kyotera on 19 January 2021, Baguma Joseph from Kyebando in December 2020. I was in Kyotera three weeks ago and the family raised this matter of the disappearance of their son with me. Nobody has ever visited them from the Government for an explanation, neither the police for information. These are very harrowing situations. You expect the Head of State in this kind of - because the Head of State on the State-of-the-Nation Address has space for assurance of victims and assurance of investigation - at least to have an investigation. The right to freedom from torture, inhumane and degrading treatment Article 24 of the Constitution of Uganda prohibits torture, cruel, inhumane, degrading treatment, and punishment. This is one of the rights that are absolute and may not be subject to any exemption even in times of war or emergency. Article 44(a) of the Constitution provides for non-derogable delegation of the right of freedom from torture and cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment thus making this fundamental right absolute. The absolute prohibition of torture is set out in several international human rights treaties, for

9448 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT House on the Greater Masaka Industrial Skilling Centre. The Greater Masaka Industrial Skilling Centre is part of the 19 zonal industrial hubs countrywide. This Industrial Skilling Centre was launched by the President on 24 May, 2023. I participated fully in this launch because I was present. The hub offers free hands-on training to the youths aged between 18 to 35 years drawn from the nine districts that make up the Greater Masaka Subregion and the Masaka City. These include; Rakai, Lyantonde, Kyotera, Masaka, Masaka City, Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, Kalangala, Kalungu and Ssembabule. The industrial hub is a presidential initiative by His Excellency, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The objective of the hub is to, among others, eliminate unemployment among the youth and change the economic status of the people who never had the chance to attain formal education. The hub offers services such as: (i) Hands on training to the youths (skilling); (ii) Value addition; that is coffee and maize hullers have been delivered to add value to coffee and maize respectively; (iii) The common user facilities are also there. State of the art machines in welding and carpentry. Trades have been installed for common use by both graduate trainees and the community. This will enhance their income through increased production; and (iv) There is a Four-Acre Demonstration Farm to train farmers in the respective regions. This is across the country. This will contribute to the transformation of Uganda into a middle-income economy through imparting skills. The courses offered, among others, include tailoring, hairdressing, building and construction, carpentry and joinery, metal fabrication, food processing and bakery. Currently, the hub has a total of 221 trainees who are undertaking this training at Masaka Zonal Industrial Hub. Upon completion of the six months’ hands-on training, the trainees will obtain a minimum level one certificate of Uganda Vocational Qualifications under the Directorate of Industrial Training and the Ministry of Education and Sports and are ready to be self-employed. The Youth Skilling Hub was launched at Kiyimbwe Village in Bugabira Parish in Masaka. Mr Speaker, this is a great opportunity and I urge the youth to take advantage of this presidential initiative that will improve their livelihood. The second question came from Hon. Oguzu Lee Dennis, a Member of Parliament, Maracha County. The Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program-

7223 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 1 MARCH 2023 Road reconstruction When the road condition deteriorates to a very poor state, exhibiting weak and deteriorated pavement layers with a non-functional drainage system, it requires full replacement. Reconstruction is undertaken to rebuild the road pavement and drainage system. In some instances, improvement of the subgrade strength and geometric realignment may be required – I gave examples of Matugga- Kapeeka Road and Mutukula-Kyotera-Masaka Road. The frequency of intervention depends on the state of road deterioration, which often triggers outcry from the road users for intervention. Road upgrading Road upgrading includes works that improve the level of service of the road to beyond that of its original standard. Activities like road widening, lane addition, geometric improvement, pavement works and related auxiliary works are executed – I gave the example of Rwenkunye-Apac Road. On-going national roads projects Periodic maintenance UNRA is currently carrying out periodic maintenance on two paved national roads covering a total of 93 kilometres with a funding commitment of about Shs 13 billion over the next two years. There are a number of tables there and in Table 1, you will find those roads. I request honourable Members to look at those tables as we refer to them. Rehabilitation projects There is ongoing rehabilitation of six paved national roads covering a total distance of 531 kilometres with a funding commitment of about Shs 682 billion over a period of the next three years. The roads are at different levels of implementation, as shown in table two. Further, a total of seven road rehabilitation projects covering a total distance of 324 kilometres were substantially completed in the Financial Year 2021/2022. These projects have outstanding payments such as retention funds in accordance with the contractual terms amounting to approximately Shs 55 billion. The projects which are done include: - Namunsi-Sironko-Muyembe-Kapchorwa road (65KMs), phase one and two; - Masaka Town roads (7.3 KMs); - Nakalama-Tirinyi-Mbale (93KMs) including Iganga, Busembatia and Namutumba Town roads; - Fort Portal-Hima (55KMs); - Kyenjojo-Fort Portal; and - Hima-Katunguru and Kasese Town roads and Hima service roads. Upgrading projects Currently, there are 20 ongoing road upgrading projects. These roads are being moved from gravel to tarmac. They are being upgraded to paved standards across the country covering a total of 1,083Kms with committed funding requirements of approximately Shs 1.8 trillion. The upgrading road projects are at the different levels of implementation and are indicated in table three. Further, a sum of approximately Shs 243 billion shall be required to close projects that were substantially handed over in the Financial Year 2021/2022. Bridge development projects Construction of bridges has continued across the National Road Network and progress is at different levels. The bridges are many and they are in table four. Currently, 14 bridges with a funding requirement of Shs 356 billion are under construction across the country.

7227 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 1 MARCH 2023 iv) Total requirement for critical national roads and small bridges assessed for immediate maintenance intervention is estimated at about Shs 1.2 trillion. Therefore, in light of the budget suppression and inadequate releases, it is our prayer that adequate resources are located to prioritise and clear the following backlog: i) Ongoing national road projects ii) Counterpart funding for externally- financed national road projects and procurement because these attract interest if we do not implement them and already, the contractor is on site. If they are not financed, they will charge for idle equipment. iii) Rehabilitation projects under procurement. Some of these are very critical as you will see in the tables, for example: Mutukula- Kyotera-Masaka, Kikolongo-Bwera- Mpondwe, Nebbi-Goli and Nebbi-Arua. These are very critical roads, which we need to respond to now. iv) National roads and bridges assessed for immediate periodic maintenance and intervention v) There are a number of bridges, which are very critical and we cannot afford to postpone. For example, the Sezibwa Bridge I was talking about on Kayunga Road is over 70 years old and it is really gone. Katungulu Bridge in Kasese needs intervention as well as other bridges on major roads. Madam Speaker, in the document, there is also another set of documents, which give the details about the DUCA Roads (District and Urban Community Access Roads.) In that document, you will find reports about the damage on our national roads, which happened during the rains where regions and districts have submitted for intervention. We visited the sites and costed them. There was a directive that we get money to intervene immediately after the rains but we have never received any money. Therefore, those roads have remained in those bad conditions - that is on the DUCAR network. Also in the document, you will find ongoing projects which we are implementing, including the names of the contractors carrying out those projects. That is so that you can also be able to supervise and check on some of those projects. There are many tables - I do not know if I can comment on some of them or I leave Members to - The Members must have gone through them and they can raise issues on specific ones. Thank you, Madam Speaker. I beg to submit. (Applause)

6983 Wednesday, 25 January 2023 3. To evaluate the status and safety of savers’ money in the Fund; 4. To examine the extent of stakeholder engagement in decision making at the Fund; 5. To inquire into any other matters incidental thereto - She appoints the following people - if I read your name, you stand up: 1. Hon. Karim Masaba (Independent, Industrial Division, Mbale City)- Member 2. Hon. Kakembo Michael (NUP, Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso) – Member 3. Hon. Rose Nantongo Fortunate (DP, Woman Representative Kyotera) – Member 4. Hon. Laura Kanushu (NRM, PWD Representative) – Member 5. Hon. Kankunda Amos Kibwika (NRM, Rwampara County Rwampara) – Member 6. Hon. Bakkabulindi Charles (NRM, Workers Representative) – Member 7. Hon. Mwine Mpaka Rwamirama (NRM, Mbarara South Division, Mbarara City) – Chairperson.” They are supposed to report back within one month. I am told the party whips were consulted; so, that is it on that point. IN THE PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA Official Report of the Proceedings of Parliament SECOND SESSION - 7TH SITTING - THIRD MEETING Parliament met at 2.15 p.m. in Parliament House, Kampala. PRAYERS (The Deputy Speaker, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, in the Chair.) The House was called to order. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I too want to applaud the chairperson and COSASE. Listening to the presentation, I am so concerned about the insensitivity of some of the UNRA officials. On the Kyotera– Mutukula Road, since 2003, no proper works have taken place on that road; not even basic maintenance. Currently, we are losing an average of more than 10 people a week. We are competing with very many trucks. Daily, we have releases of over 200 commercial trucks competing with boda bodas, people walking on foot as well as cyclists. Madam Speaker, this issue has come to this Floor since July 2021 and the Prime Minister promised that works would commence. I want to put it across again. Kyotera-Mutukula road is in a pathetic state.

Honourable minister, you have heard the issue of Kyotera.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. On 26 August 2021, the Prime Minister informed this House that the Kyotera-Mutukura Road was going to be rehabilitated by September 2021. As Members of Parliament from Kyotera, we met UNRA officials and they told us they did not have the money to rehabilitate the road, but that it would be repaired. However, this road is beyond repair, especially when you go to Kakuuto side. My question is: what is the current government plan to rehabilitate this road and when, exactly, are you going to start working on the road? Thank you.

I am sorry, Sir. Anyway, since Rakai District is the birth – and I am sorry to say that, but that is what happened with HIV/AIDS - we have lived with its bad effects to date. We are looking forward next year to having this celebrated in Rakai District because it will create more awareness – (Interjection) - information to you, Hon. of Kyotera - you are asking for information? Oh, okay - (Laughter) - we pray, as the people of Rakai, that we have the celebrations next year so that our people get more sensitised about the effects of HIV/AIDS. Thank you.

The districts to be connected are: Buikwe, Bukomansimbi, Butambala, Buvuma, Gomba, Kalangala, Kalungu, Kampala, Kassanda, Kayunga, Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, Kyotera, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Masaka, Mityana, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Rakai, Ssembabule, Wakiso, Bugweri, Kitagwenda –(Interjections) - that is central. I am going region by region. In eastern Uganda, we have Amuria, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Bukedea, Bukwo, Bulambuli, Busia, Namayingo, Butaleja, Butebo, Buyende, Iganga, Jinja, Kaberamaido, Kaliro, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Katakwi, Kibuku, Kumi, Kween, Luuka, Manafwa, Mayuge, Mbale, Namisindwa, Namutumba, Ngora, Pallisa, Serere, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Kalaki and Kapelebyong.

6127 THE E L E V E N TH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 8 N OVEMBER 2022 THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL INDUSTRY AND FISHERIES (ANIMAL INDUSTRY) (Lt Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama): Madam Speaker, on behalf of Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, I wish to respond to the questions raised about the status and the actions of Government in controlling animal disease, specifically the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). We have uploaded this report on the intranet. We have an introduction where we are talking about how FMD affects animals and its economic consequences, and how it is spread. I wish to state the status. From January to October 2022, 22 districts reported FMD outbreaks. These include Adjumani, Amuru, Bukedea, Ibanda, Jinja, Kalungu, Kapchorwa, Kayunga, Kiruhura, Kween, Kyotera, Lyantonde, Masindi, Mpigi, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Napak, Ntungamo, Sembabule and Tororo. It is also important to note that quarantine restrictions were lifted in 11 districts, which is 50 per cent of the affected districts since then. Action taken by the Government In Uganda, FMD prevention and control is achieved through animal movement control (quarantine restrictions) strategic/ring vaccination and awareness creation campaigns. With regard to vaccination, given its cost implication, the strategy adopted by the ministry is to conduct strategic/ring vaccination where an outbreak is reported. Ring vaccination entails vaccinating all the immediate herds surrounding the affected herd so that the disease can be contained and eventually, controlled without causing serious socio-economic consequences. Colleagues, the success of ring vaccination hinges on the timely reporting of the diseases. It is, therefore, important that disease outbreaks are reported as early as possible so that measures of prevention can be instituted in a timely manner and cost effectively since only surrounding herds will be vaccinated to prevent the spread of disease to other areas. We have insisted on this strategy because we do not get enough doses to vaccinate the national herd. You must be aware that Uganda has almost 17 million herds of cattle, 17.4 million herds of goats, five million sheep, 4.5 million pigs and all these are susceptible animals to FMD. Due to limited resources, we came up with this strategy. When it is reported early, this strategy works but we are looking forward to when we have enough resources to make sure that we do it and cover the entire national herd. Currently, a combination of animal movement regulations through quarantine restriction and ring vaccination remains the most appropriate approach for FMD control in Uganda. Colleagues, the following actions have been undertaken to contain the current FMD outbreak in these affected areas. These include: i) Institution of quarantine restriction at the subcounty level and areas within the 20-kilometre radius to prevent the spread of disease. This involves the prohibition of the movement of cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, their products and by-products from, to, through and within affected areas. Livestock markets, slaughter places including butcheries and animal shows within the affected subcounties were also closed. This is premised on the “prevention is better than cure” adage; ii) The ministry plans to vaccinate the susceptible livestock in the affected 22 districts listed above with 930,200 doses of FMD vaccine expected in the country this week on 10 November 2022. The next consignment, which is 1.6 million doses is expected in the country in two months’ time. You must observe that this is not adequate but once deployed effectively, it does prevent FMD to some extent;

5994 I know that is your Bill and you would want to have it faster. So, we shall have the Bill tomorrow, Wednesday 2 November 2022. Honourable members, last night, we received information on the attack of the police personnel at Busiika Police Post in Luweero District by unknown people. That was very unfortunate. And even after the attack, the response to that place was slow, bearing in mind that in his address, the President ordered the removal of roadblocks, so they are no longer there. However, you may find that the response was slow because we do not have enough patrol vehicles. This House must decide that we need patrol vehicles to be able to support the police. We are not going to continue lamenting day in day out on why the police did not rush there very fast. It is because we do not have patrol vehicles. The money that was budgeted for the patrol vehicles has not been released. It is unfortunate that happened. We need to get a solution. As you observe, such attacks have been - of recent - in several areas. They happened in Mityana and Kiboga districts. We need to get a solution to it. Security is a precondition for meaningful socio-economic activities. Any attempt to compromise security requires us to be very careful. I urge the population out there to be very vigilant and cooperate with the security agencies. On a similar note, on Tuesday, 25 October 28 2022, 11 children got killed in a school fire outbreak in Lugga village, Ntanzi Parish in Ntenjeru. This was very unfortunate. These fires add to the list of similar previous fires that happened in Kawempe, Kyotera, Wakiso and so many other places. I urge the Minister of Education and Sports and the local authorities to strengthen the safety regulations in these schools. Beyond the schools, there is a need for us to strengthen the safety and health precautions of public facilities to prevent similar catastrophes from occurring. May we rise and observe a moment of silence in honour of the departed souls? (Members rose and observed a moment of silence.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, last year in July, specifically 23 July 2021, I raised an issue regarding Kyotera-Masaka-Mutukula Road. You promised that by September there would be some maintenance work on it. It is almost a year now. No works, except for Masaka of about 5-7 kilometres were worked on. The road is in a very pathetic state. We are losing lives; and there are accidents on a daily basis. I want to know when this promise you made last year would come to be actualised. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise under rule 49. With grave concern, I wish to bring to the attention of this House a life-threatening situation evolving in Kyotera District. On 1 December 2021, the District Internal Security Officer reported 14 deaths that had happened at Kijonjo Village, Kasasa Subcounty, Kyotera District. As of today, 15 people have died and it is purported that the symptoms are the same. What is very threatening is that the locals are currently shunning going to hospitals, claiming that whoever goes to hospital dies. It is very unfortunate that there has been no formal statement from the Ministry of Health. Well aware of what happened in the early 1980s, still in Kyotera and Rakai when the AIDS scourge was starting to ravage this country, it is very concerning to all Ugandans. My prayer, therefore, is for the Minister of Health to make a statement to this House over what exactly is happening, and if there is anything they have done to avert the situation in Kyotera. I beg to submit