Ntungamo District

259 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 08 JULY 2026 among them the Lubowa Specialised Hospital arrangement with Enrica Pinetti, the Roko Construction bailout, the DEI BioPharma bailout, the Inspire Africa Coffee venture in Ntungamo, and the Atiak Sugar factory under UDC, all private ventures, financed through public borrowing whose returns to citizens are yet to be demonstrated. Public revenue is being diverted from schools, hospitals, roads and agriculture to service debt whose benefits ordinary Ugandans cannot see or feel. Sustainable growth requires prudent fiscal management, productive investment, value for money and genuine accountability in the use of public resources. Mr Speaker, let me speak about the cost of living and employment. One of the most glaring omissions, in my view, in the State- of-the-Nation Address was the rising cost of living, which we see every day and everywhere in our constituencies. Households are grappling with food, transport, school, health care, and rent costs that together exhaust whatever income they earn. The UBOS National Governance, Peace and Security Survey of November 2025 shows that food accounts for over 50 per cent of low- income household expenditure; not a statistic to be tracked in a spreadsheet, but a household emergency at every meal. Fuel prices of Shs 6,500 and above per litre up-country drive up the cost of everything that moves by road, and Uganda spends approximately Shs 600 billion annually on petroleum imports, priced in foreign exchange. Every weakening of the shilling is directly reflected in the price of a meal, a school run, and a market trader’s fare. The employment picture is equally serious. Uganda’s population currently stands at 45.9 million, yet only 9.4 million are in formal employment. Approximately 700,000 young people enter the labour market every year, while manufacturing, the sector best placed to absorb them, contributes only 8.4 per cent to our country’s GDP and employs only 8.3 per cent of the workforce, below the 13 per cent average for Least Developed Countries. The formal economy cannot absorb what the population produces - that is a fact - and the consequence is visible on every street corner and in every family surviving on informal, insecure work. Between 2020 and 2025, an estimated 500,000 Ugandans took up work contracts abroad, most in the Middle East under conditions widely documented as exploitative. These are not people abandoning a paradise, as is suggested. They are people seeking opportunities they cannot find at home. A government that exports its youth as cheap labour and then mocks them for leaving has forfeited the moral authority to speak about their economic transformation. What is required is deliberate investment in industrialisation, agro-processing, manufacturing, tourism and genuine support for small and medium enterprises, with success measured by decent livelihoods created, not programmes announced. Let me talk about corruption and accountability, which Hon. Kuteesa Kamuli is very passionate about, and I applaud her for that. Corruption, honourable colleagues, is still one of the biggest obstacles to Uganda’s development. The Inspectorate of Government, in its Anti-Corruption Annual Report 2024/2025, estimated that Uganda loses about Shs 10 trillion annually to corruption –m Shs 10 trillion per year dissipates! The Auditor-General’s 2025 Annual Report found unaccounted for funds, unsupported expenditure and procurement irregularities in 72 per cent of audited entities. These are Government entities that are audited. Payroll audits continue to uncover thousands of ghost workers, and the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority has reported persistent irregularities in public contracting, including inflated prices and non-

Ntungamo, to the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs. I put the question that all Members designated to this committee be approved. (Question put and agreed to.)

144 THE BUDGET SPEECH, 2026 Macrohaem Scientifics has established itself as a leading African manufacturer for rapid diagnostic kits, recording annual sales of approximately $75 million from products used in a diagnosis of malaria, HIV/AIDS, and sickle cell diseases. Dei BioPharma has operationalised manufacturing lines for generic oral solid and liquid medicines and secured approvals from the National Drug Authority for a range of essential medicines. Jena Herbals, the manufacturer of Covidex, has established a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Soroti, expanding Uganda’s capacity to produce health products locally and strengthening the country’s pharmaceutical value chain. These investments are improving health security, reducing imports, and creating high-value jobs. On advancing Uganda’s space science, the Government has strengthened Uganda’s space science and satellite technology capabilities. Government established modern ground satellite infrastructure at the Uganda National Space Centre at Mpoma, Mukono District. This has enabled our scientists to successfully deploy a climate camera to the International Space Station. This has expanded the country’s capacity to generate real-time data for climate monitoring, environmental management, disaster preparedness, and evidence-based decision making. On value addition under STI, the Government has intensified agro-industrialisation initiatives driven by scientific innovation aimed at increasing value addition, branding, and export competitiveness. The banana value addition facility by Prof. Muranga strengthened its production capacity for banana value-added products and fulfilled export orders from South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Italy. In addition, the Government has invested in the establishment of the coffee park in Ntungamo. The Africa Coffee Park has innovated 18 products of value-added coffee, ready to go into the market for roast, freeze dry, and spray dry high-level technology. On digital transformation, the Government continued expanding digital infrastructure to improve the availability, reliability, affordability of ICT services, as well as access to the services. During the year, an additional 879 kilometres of fibre optic cable were installed, bringing the national fibre backbone to approximately 62,941 kilometres. As a result, internet costs declined from $70 to $35 per megabit per second. Active mobile internet subscriptions stand at 18.5 million, while the number of smartphones connected to Ugandan networks has reached 20 million. Total registered mobile telephone subscriptions have reached 57.3 million, placing Uganda among the most connected markets in the region. The increased penetration of mobile telephones has increased financial inclusion and improved access to e-commerce, telemedicine, marketing, and agricultural information for farmers. In the year ending March 2026, mobile money transactions rose by 29 per cent to Shs 392.7 trillion. Active mobile money accounts stood at 36.7 million. As at 31 March 2026, the number of mobile money agents had reached 1.22 million. I now come to creative arts. Mr Speaker, to protect intellectual property and artistic works, Government enacted the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Act, 2025. Government also established the Uganda Creatives Revolving Fund to provide affordable financing to SACCOs in the creative economy. By December 2025, approximately Shs 18.99 billion had been disbursed to 50 SACCOs of musicians, benefitting 3,047 individuals, of whom 62 per cent are youth and 43 per cent are women. Government is also finalising the acquisition of a dedicated home for creative

159 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 11 JUNE 2026 Ebola is not a serious problem. Yes, there is no vaccine against this new Ebola yet, and no direct medicine, but it is very easy to avoid. That is number one. Number two, even when you get infected, if you report early, by controlling the temperature, rehydrating you when you vomit and sweat, you can recover as these people have recovered. I, therefore, appeal to all Ugandans to solve this small problem. Our brothers and sisters in DR Congo were coming through the borders, but we stopped the buses and passenger vehicles. We only allow cargo, lorries, petrol tankers, and so on. However, people were coming through the border; the panyas . That is why we have discussed with the DR Congo Government, which has allowed us to work with them to open medical stations inside DR Congo near the border. We announce, invite our Congolese people that, “Anybody who is sick, come here and do not try to go to Uganda because when you go to Uganda, you waste and lose time. Come here, this is nearer. We are doing the same here, as we are doing in Uganda.” We hope to finish this small problem of Ebola. You, however, need to set an example by not shaking hands and hugging. Then, there are these pastors pretending to be blessing people, as if God is deaf. You can pray and God will hear you without touching people. Many of the health workers have died in Congo. That is what I hear about many of these pastors. Some of the people who got infected were pastors trying to bless people. Coming to the Budget, you need to get the strategic picture clearly. “Strategic” means to plan to solve the whole problem from A to Z. “Tactical” is how you move from A to B. The strategic aim of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) is to transform Ugandans. I want to put it to you that it has taken a bit too long. Although we have done well, we could have done better. I was counting the years. It is now 132 years since the British came here in 1894 and introduced their government here. Europe had started modernisation, capitalism - the money economy we are talking about had started. The British were trying to involve our great- grandparents, grandparents and parents into the money economy. By 1962, after almost 70 years, only 9 per cent of the homesteads were in the money economy; 91 per cent were still in the okukolera ekida kyonka . I can testify because all of us in Ntungamo, where I come from, were in the okukolera ekida kyonka . There was not a single person who was interested in money. I know houses one by one. When we were in the bush, we studied this and put them in our document called the “Ten-Point Programme”. Point five was on this very point; please build an economy which is independent, integrated and self-sustaining, implying that you join the money economy. When we came into power, we started but when I checked in 2013, you can imagine, only 32 per cent of the homesteads had joined the money economy. That is how we involved the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Gen. Saleh. “Please, come and beg these people to join the money economy. Take free seedlings to them. Go and beg them. Kulala ; they are asleep.” Gen. Saleh then did his best. We recently added the Parish Development Model (PDM). With all this, it is now 67 per cent of the homesteads, which are in the money economy with some ekibaro . Thirty-three per cent are still refusing to join. This is the challenge. That is why I am now saying, “No more.” We cannot go on like this. This is the work of the leaders. The Banyankore say, “ Amaisho g’omufu n’omwekoreire. ” “The eyes of the dead body are the eyes of the one who is carrying the dead body.” If the one who is carrying the dead body falls in the pit, the body will also fall in it. I saw this. I am here. I am not a story; I am alive. We started with those Banyankore who are very difficult, like the Karamojong who were wild, and we changed them by engaging them.

86 ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION, 2026 more politeness to non-performers who want leadership for their own ego and personal interests. This is the “ Kisanja No More Sleep”. The story of the NRM and Uganda starts in the early 1960s. Personally, I started waking up our people in 1959 when I visited Mbarara Stock Farm as a junior secondary one pupil at Mbarara High School. Having come from Ntungamo area, which was democratically outside the money economy, and everybody was on okukolera ekida kyonka (working only for the stomach; subsistence) - combined with the school education, when we came to know about the enclosure movement in the UK (Kusiba Sengenge) , for agriculture, the industrial revolution in Europe, etc. By 1965, the sectarian politics of the political groups notwithstanding, our ideas about the socioeconomic transformation had coalesced. It was clear that the small enclave economy of the British, of the 3 Cs and 3 Ts, was a disaster for the majority of the people. You want proof? Just look at the infant mortality and the average life expectancy in 1962. There were 128 per 1,000 live births, and life expectancy was 46.8 for everybody – on the average. We soon grasped the importance of having vertically and horizontally integrated national economies. In the 20 years of chaos between 1966 and 1986, our views were eventually crystallised into the 10-point programme of Kanyaara, where we wrote this document in 1984. Point No.5 of those 10 points runs as follows: “Building an independent, integrated, self-sustaining national economy”. However, for the people to participate in the vertical and horizontal integration of the economy of the country, they had to join the money economy first and move out of the traditional pre-capitalist economy of working for ekida kyonka; working only for the stomach. Since my nomadic family had migrated from Ntungamo to Nyabushozi, it was good luck that we started our activities there. These involved sensitising the population of the cattle corridor to stop nomadism, make enclosures around their land using sengenge, engage in commercial agriculture with ekibaro , cura, and aimar (calculation for profit and maximum returns). As you can see in the videos, let them show us some of the families we started with, if they are featured in the videos, and their testimonies. (A video presentation was made.)

When I first went to Kisozi in 1990, they were all democratically poor. They had no idea of money. I would go very early in the morning to see my cows and by nine they would be sitting in the trading centres on the verandas. Mulimutya banange, tulibulungi. Mukolaki? “Tuli awo.” That they are just there. They are doing what? Tuli awo. Essente muzijja wa? “Ate munange tuzilaba?” Money is not seen. “ Mpozzi otuwaayo ku ssente.” That is what they would do. They would ask me for money. Therefore, I really started fighting with those people. So, please generate your own money. Now I am very glad that all the - initially the homesteads were 1,300, I think. Now they are 2,448. They all are in the money economy. I do not want to be in a parish where people are in poverty and they are contented. I visited a parish in Rubirizi District, many years ago, called Ndangaaro. They had 2,500 homesteads, and they were all poor, with no money. Very rich area, it is a volcanic area with very fertile soil, but the advice on what to do. And they said, “We are all poor here except one man called Kateba, who had seven pigs.” This is the rich one. “Shana Kateba we nomugaiga.” Nte aineki? “Aine empunu mushanju. Kandi na ishewe akaba ari omugaiga, na aishewe akaba ari omugaiga, nowe akaba aine empunu mushanju.” This is terrible. And you find the political leaders and the church leaders - I started quarreling with the church leaders. Then, I went to Kikoni in Ntungamo. There is what they call Amajesha or Amakungula or bringing tithe to God. I saw one woman bringing one egg that she brought the one egg to God after one year, walking very humbly as if she was going to heaven that time. This is terrible. You cannot have people like this. Please, honourable members, allow me to show you a video of that woman of Rubirizi again. That girl called Tusiime from Rubirizi. (A video presentation was made.)

81 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026 You promised, in your remarks, a corruption- free Parliament. That excited me. You have our support in ensuring this, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, you promised that Parliament is supposed to be open, and so the media is supposed to be welcome here. I want to express my appreciation because, on that one, you took immediate action. I was told that the Nation Media Group accessed Parliament today. They were barred from accessing Parliament for months, and that is wrong. My appeal to you, Mr Speaker - I am saluting you publicly for the remarks that you made - kindly actualise the remarks that you made. That is my humble appeal to you. Sometimes we say things, and then we do not actualise them. My hope is that you will actualise the remarks you made, and that we shall all feel comfortable being in this House. I should feel at ease to stand up and object to something, and I know I am not going to be vilified - and by me, I mean several colleagues, that nobody is going to be vilified for having their school of thought. That is why we are all here. We all have different schools of thought. Mr Speaker, I have been Leader of the Opposition for two and a half years in the 11 th Parliament. Leader of the Opposition, by law, is part of the Parliamentary Commission. I have not, I did not attend even one single Parliamentary Commission meeting. How can that be right? This is because I was never invited. Mr Speaker, when I made a lot of noise about this issue, subsequently, there were about two or three invitations that came to my office. How did they come? The Office you are occupying now approves whenever a leader of the Opposition is going - even if it is out of town - for official duty. One of those times, I think we were going to these entities we were overseeing in Amuru, Inspire Africa Coffee in Ntungamo. I was on my way there when I got a call from the Office saying a letter had arrived from the Parliamentary Commission and that it was happening in 30 minutes. (Laughter) Yes, some people might say I got invited about three times. Yes, but I was on the way out of town for official duty, and the Speaker’s Office knew. These things have got to change. Let us observe the law. Let us do right as is expected. Finally, Mr Speaker, you have seen the quandary we are grappling with here. We do not have adequate space. This Parliament, I am told, was made for about 80 people when it was constructed. We are now 529 Members. When you add the ex-official Members, we shall be 550-plus. Now that we have opened the space and said we can have many more ministers, we are waiting. Mr Speaker, there are new Chambers that have been under construction for donkey’s years. It is something I have discussed here on the Floor of Parliament. The same amount is appropriated every financial year. Why has that place become a bottomless pit for money? Why do they not finish constructing that place, so that Members do not sit on their laps? It would be a different thing if somebody was saying there is no money available, but money is passed here. At one time, I said, look, can we stop passing this money? The money is appropriated; work does not happen. Meanwhile, Parliament spends billions of shillings to rent office space for Members and staff. Why? Mr Speaker, we are trusting you to fix these issues. I am glad that you talked about them ably. We are looking forward to working with you. We are looking forward to all of us enjoying our space here, supporting what we feel is right to support, objecting to what we feel we should object to, and who will benefit: the people of Uganda out there. I thank you and congratulate us all. (Applause)

103. Ruhindi Fredrick Nakawa Division East Kampala NRM 104. Taban Aate Sharifah Woman Representative Koboko Independent 105. Ouma Willy Namayingo South County Namayingo Independent 106. Orone Derrick Gogonyo County Pallisa NRM 107. Tete Chelengat Everline Woman Representative Bukwo NRM 108. Tibyaze Peace Woman Representative Jinja NRM 109. Tom Aliti Candia Maracha East County Maracha NRM 110. Rwakimari Beatrice Ruhaama County Ntungamo NRM 111. Tumuramye Genensio Kashongi County Kiruhura NRM 112. Tumusiime John Bosco Kashari South County Mbarara NRM 113. Teira John Bugabula County North Kamuli NRM 114. Oryema Simon Peter Adum Chua West County Kitgum NRM 115. Turyahikayo Kebirungi Mary Paula Woman Representative Rukungiri NRM 116. Sebamala Richard Bukoto County Central Masaka DP 117. Tiyo William Taylor Odaa Ayivu Division East Arua City NRM 118. Ssebbugga-Kimeze Berunado Budyepo County Nakasongola NRM 119. Tayebwa Thomas Ruhinda North County Mitooma NRM 120. Otto Edward Makmot Agago County Agago NRM 121. Rwamirama Bright Kanyontore (Lt Col Rtd) Isingiro County North Isingiro NRM 122. Tebandeke Charles Bbaale County Kayunga NUP 123. Tukahirwa James Byenjuru Hunter Kajara County Ntungamo NRM 124. Tumukunde Henry Kakurugu (Lt Gen. Rtd) Rukungiri Municipality Rukungiri NRM 125. Tumwesigye Anthony Isingiro West County Isingiro Independent 126. Ssenyonyi Joel Basekezi Nakawa Division West Kampala NUP 127. Osoru Mourine Woman Representative Arua City NRM 128. Ossiya Solomon Alemu Toroma County Katakwi NRM 129. Shyam Jay Tanna Tororo Municipality Tororo Independent 130. Twalla Fadil Tingey County Kapchorwa NRM 131. Waluswaka James Bunyole West County Butaleja NRM 132. Tumwebaze Mwine Youth Representative Western NRM 133. Twinomujuni Francis Kazini Buhaguzi County Kikuube NRM 134. Otafiire Kahinda (Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Ruhinda County Mitooma NRM 135. Silwany Solomon Bukooli County Central Bugiri NRM 136. Otim Bernard Maruzi North County Apac NRM 137. Waiswa Joel Azalwa Busiki County Namutumba Independent 138. Ssemwanga Gyaviira Buyamba County Rakai NRM 139. Wakida Patrick Godfrey Kabweri County Kibuku NRM 140. Walyomu Moses Muwanika Kagoma County Jinja Independent 141. Wandera John Paul Samia Bugwe County North Busia Independent 142. Saazi Godfrey Gomba East County Gomba NUP 143. Wanyenya Shafiga Bungokho County North Mbale NRM 144. Twesige Stephen Buyaga East County Kagadi NRM 145. Twinamasiko Onesimus Bugangaizi East County Kakumiro NRM 146. Wandera Sadala Bugweri County Bugweri NRM 147. Tayebwa Didas Kabumbuza Kooki County Rakai NRM 148. Wanyama Judas Thadeo Youth Representative Eastern NRM 149. Sserukenya David Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipality Wakiso NUP 150. Sekindi Aisha Woman Representative Kalungu Independent

8 ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS 5. Kansiime Annah Woman Representative Rwampara NRM 6. Kanyesigye Mercy Youth Representative Female Independent 7. Kapyagon Brian Kongasis County Bukwo Independent 8. Karim Musa Aringa North County Yumbe Independent 9. Kasajja George Patrick Bulamogi North West County Kaliro NRM 10. Kasigwa Gerald Bihemaiso Kigorobya County Hoima NRM 11. Kasirye Nganda Ali Makindye East Division Kampala NUP 12. Kasukaali Methuselah Mwenge Central County Kyenjojo NRM 13. Kariisa Johnbosco Koy Buhweju West County Buhweju NRM 14. Katushabe Ruth Woman Representative Bukomansimbi NRM 15. Katusiime Annet Mugisha Woman Representative Bushenyi NRM 16. Kawalya Abubaker Rubaga Division North Kampala NUP 17. Kasaija Matia Buyanja County Kibaale NRM 18. Karuhanga Gerald Kafureeka Ntungamo Municipality Ntungamo Independent 19. Khalayi Peace Woman Representative Namisindwa NRMK 20. Kiirya Grace Paddy Wanzala Butembe County Jinja FDC 21. Kiiza Andrew N. Kaluya Kigulu County South Iganga NUP 22. Katushabe Doreen Birungi Woman Representative Lyantonde NRM 23. Kiyonga C.W.C.B. Bukonzo County West Kasese NRM 24. Muhwezi Jim Katugugu Rujumbura County Rukungiri NRM 25. Kenan Opio Busiro South Wakiso NRM 26. Kateshumbwa Dicksons Sheema Municipality Sheema NRM 27. Katusiime Jovia Woman Representative Kiryandongo NRM 28. Kiiza Kenneth Nyendwoha Bujenje County Masindi NRM 29. Kikabi Edward (Dr) Ntwetwe County Kyankwanzi NRM 30. Kinalwa James (Maj. Gen.) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 31. Kinobere Herbert Tom Kibuku County Kibuku Independent 32. Kinshaba Patience Nkunda Woman Representative Kanungu Independent 33. Kiruluuta Yusuf J. Nkerettanyi Kalungu County East Kalungu NUP 34. Kirumira Hassan Katikamu County South Luweero NUP 35. Kisekka Salim Bukomansimbi North County Bukomansimbi NRM 36. Kitiyo Patrick Kapchorwa Municipality Kapchorwa Independent 37. Kiyimba Emmanuel Bukoto County Mid-West Lwengo NRM 38. Kasule Ismail Hoima West Division Hoima City ANT 39. Khainza Agnes Shiuma Woman Representative Bududa NRM 40. Kugonza Emely Buyanja East County Kibaale NRM 41. Kungu Samuel Bamuteeze Kigulu County North Iganga NRM 42. Kwizera Eddie Wa-Gahungu Bukimbiri County Kisoro Independent 43. Kyambadde Amelia Ann Mawokota County North Mpigi NRM 44. Kyarampe Rebecca Woman Representative Mitooma NRM 45. Kyarikunda Loydah T. Woman Representative Mbarara NRM 46. Kisa Stephen Bakubalwayo Luuka South County Luuka NRM 47. Kavuma Samuel (Lt Gen.) UPDF N/A N/A 48. Kitanywa Sowedi Busongora County North Kasese NRM 49. Kizza Hakim Sawula Bukoto County South Lwengo NUP 50. Kuteesa Patrick Kimanya-Kabonera Division Masaka City NUP 51. Kwiyucwiny Grace Freedom Ora County Zombo NRM 52. Kibaaju Charity Kamuhanda Woman Representative Mbarara City NRM 53. Komol Joseph Miidi Dodoth North County Kaabong NRM 54. Karubanga Jacob Ateenyi Kibanda South County Kiryandongo Independent 55. Mwine Mpaka Rwamirama Mbarara South Division Mbarara City NRM

11 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026 153. Mao Nobert Laroo-Pece Division Gulu City DP 154. Mwiru Paul Jinja South Division East Jinja City NUP 155. Nabadduka Annet Woman Representative Kibaale Independent 156. Nabakooba Judith Nalule Woman Representative Mityana NRM 157. Nabawanuka Sumayah Mubende Municipality Mubende NUP 158. Nabirye Annet Woman Representative Luuka NRM 159. Nabukenya Brenda Woman Representative Luweero NUP 160. Nagujja Judith Woman Representative Buvuma NRM 161. Najjuma Sarah Woman Representative Nakaseke NRM 162. Nakadama Rukia Isanga Woman Representative Mayuge NRM 163. Nakawuki Susan Nsambu Mawokota County South Mpigi NRM 164. Nakazibwe Hope Grania Woman Representative Mubende NRM 165. Nakisita Betty Mpongo Woman Representative Namutumba Independent 166. Nakiyi Julius Muntu Budadiri County East Sironko NRM 167. Nakut Faith Loru Woman Representative Napak NRM 168. Nakweede Harriet Woman Representative Kayunga NUP 169. Naluyima Betty Ethel Woman Representative Wakiso NUP 170. Namanya Viola Woman Representative Ntungamo NRM 171. Namara Dennis Buyaga West County Kagadi NRM 172. Namatende Eunice Woman Representative Bugiri NRM 173. Nambaziira Florence Woman Representative Ssembabule NRM 174. Nambeshe John Baptist Manjiya County Bududa NUP The Uganda National Anthem The East African Community Anthem (The House rose at 4.15 p.m. and adjourned until Friday, 15 May 2026, at 8.00 a.m.)

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.)

Madam Prime Minister, do not interrupt Hon. Musasizi; he needs to listen to these critical issues. We have talked about Dei BioPharma Limited, which was given free money, Shs 778 billion. Money was given to Inspire Africa Coffee Factory, Ntungamo, more than Shs 180 billion. ROKO Construction was given more than Shs 260 billion. Of course there is the Lubowa Specialised Hospital, which has become a white elephant. We then talked about Atiak Sugar Factory. So far, Shs 668 billion, over the years, has gone to Atiak Sugar Factory. It is a factory I went to visit with colleagues and there is no sugar coming out of there for the last couple of years. However, every year, we keep appropriating money to it. We are now even bringing money through a supplementary budget for Atiak Sugar Factory. Help me understand who this person behind Atiak Sugar Factory is, whom we have to keep giving money, billions of shillings on an annual basis, and that now it has to come through a supplementary budget, that it is an emergency. Madam Speaker, to the taxpayers who are watching us, we could be seen as conduits of fraud. Fraud is when you are paid for a service but you do not deliver it. You have given Shs 668 billion so far to Atiak Sugar Factory. No sugar is coming out of there, and this is free money. You want to add them money. For what? I do not understand. Madam Speaker, the classified expenditure that is indicated here, within the 3 per cent legal limit, is Shs 300 billion. Outside the 3 per cent, it is Shs 110 billion. That is a total of Shs 410 billion. Look, every country will have a classified budget. However, your classified budget has to be tethered to your revenue. You cannot be a heavily indebted poor country and you keep having trillions of shillings going to a classified budget. Now you have a supplementary budget for a classified expenditure of Shs 410 billion, a few days to the closure of the Government. What are you going to do in these few days, with this classified expenditure of Shs 410 billion? Madam Speaker, yes, our rules can be suspended and all of that, but these things should make sense to the taxpayer. The taxpayer might try to understand you on the hospitals and so on - and hopefully that money will go to the hospitals, because many times we pass money for some of these things and it is vired. When you read the accountability reports, you see money was transferred from this and taken to something else. Hopefully, for the hospitals’ money, it gets to do that. However, help the taxpayer to understand this Shs 410 billion classified budget for a few days when the Government is closing down, and the billions to Atiak Sugar Factory that you have been giving money to, and nothing is happening there.

Page seven, Roko Construction Limited. The NRM Government has included, in the next financial year’s budget, Shs 32.2 billion to help Roko Construction company meet its debt obligation. Roko’s debt problems are now also part of Uganda’s public debt servicing, courtesy of Mzee Museveni. Remember in 2022 – I do not have to read everything on this page – when these problems of Roko came here. In the end, we are going to be giving these proprietors of Roko Shs 207 billion. Ntungamo Coffee Plant This has taken Shs 254 billion so far. I can actually summarise with the table on page nine. So far, we have invested Shs 188.6 billion in this company and the proprietor, Tugume, was seen recently in the Cabinet demanding for more. Kiira Motors –

Exactly! What I have seen with UNRA is that they have only changed the logo, and yet they used to have very good workshops. What about districts like Ntungamo, Isingiro, Kasese, or Oyam that are too big, in terms of equipment? The President promised that they will be given additional equipment and additional Shs 1 billion for road maintenance.

Honourable member, when we talk about “large districts”, I want somebody from Isingiro and Ntungamo to justify the size of – (Hon. Timuzigu rose_) – Yes, honourable member?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On that issue of the “big districts”, when you look at Ntungamo, Isingiro and Kasese, we consider both the size of the district and the population, which increases the economic activities, of course, because the people are many. When you look at Ntungamo, Isingiro, Kasese and other districts whose population is high, you find that when you work on the road, within just three months, you need to go back. Then, there is the issue of the terrain. Isingiro, Kasese and Ntungamo districts are hilly. So, you find that even working on a bridge is very expensive. We have been finding it very difficult to manage our constituencies, because we manage them as sub-districts. The money we get from here, in allowances, we use it to work on our roads. We even hire private graders from Mbarara. We have people who have private graders. One time, I worked on 40 kilometres. Another time, I worked on 60-something kilometres, because my constituency alone has more than 100 kilometres of district roads. That is the challenge. I thank you, Madam Speaker, for encouraging us to make sure that we give those districts extra money first, and then the equipment can come later – because we borrow from the neighbouring districts.

Honourable members, actually, a constituency in Ntungamo is the size of my district, Bukedea. Do you understand? Why would Bukedea be given Shs 1 billion and a district like Ntungamo is also given Shs 1 billion? We should be looking at the size and the population. Yes, Member from Ntungamo?

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

18649 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026 This project intends to ensure the connection of 1,073,500 new connections of people to the electricity grid. The distribution is as follows: Central Region, 497,106; Eastern Region, 216,616; Northern, 140,337; and Western Uganda, 219,441 new connections, all amounting to 1,073,500 new connections. Under the mineral exploration and beneficiation projects, there is exploration and support for the mineral value chains. This is to improve the value of the minerals that are being obtained by the various artisanal as well as developed miners. This is planned for in Ssembabule, Buhweju, Iganga, Luweero, Kyenjojo, Ntungamo, Kazo, Kiboga, Kassanda, Mubende, Nakasongola, Mityana, and Nakaseke districts. On the Kilembe redevelopment and mineral value addition, the Government intends to support mining, processing, and mineral value addition under the Kilembe project. This will be located in Kilembe, which is in Kasese. There will also be Busia, Mbarara, Iganga, Jinja, Tororo, Rubanda, Kampala, and other mineral processing points in the country. Observations on Vote 017 The committee welcomes -

18651 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 16 APRIL 2026 intended for Laropi and Lefori in Moyo, Akoro and Pangila, and Padibe West in Lamwo. The institutional water supply and sanitation project This one is intended to supply the Arocha prison in Apac and the Iceme health centre and surrounding areas in Oyam. The rural growth centre schemes in Ewanga in Madi-Okollo, Edrayo in Terego, Rodo and Nyori in Yumbe. The gravity and piped water schemes are intended for Ambe GFS in Zombo, the Ogili water supply and sanitation scheme in Agago, as well as Pader. The solar-powered schemes for Achukudu solar RGC in Napak. Colleagues, I am sure that the Hon Faith Nakut is now going to give me a bit- Table 12, in the Eastern region. There are rural growth centre piped water projects that are intended for Bulange in Namutumba, Nango in Mayuge, Bubugo- Itanda in Jinja, and Kagumba in Kamuli. Additional rural growth centre schemes, one intended for Oyama RGC in Kaberamaido. The institutional water supply and sanitation schemes in Ivukula prisons and the surrounding areas in Namutumba. The public sanitation facilities are intended for Mulatsi S.S. in Mbale and Lubani SSS in Jinja. The urban and small town water system schemes under the Water and Sanitation Development Facility East. In Manafwa, Bulangira, Bukumi, Kaproron, Kadungulu, Iyolwa, Mukura, Atutur and Mbale Industrial Park. Central region The ministry intends to undertake piped water schemes in Nankondo in Ssembabule, Moone in Nakasongola and Bulera in Mityana. The institutional water and sanitation schemes - Masaka Army Barracks. The solar-powered water schemes in Kyegegwa, Rakai, Namayingo and Buvuma districts. Then the other additional schemes and extensions are intended for Ngoma, Nyanseke, Busaale, Lunya, Kapeeka Industrial Park extension and Kikuube. In Western and Southwestern regions The major towns and cluster water systems. In Nyakashaka and Rubaya in Buhweju and Mbarara, Mabira, Bukiro, and Nyabisirira, Ntungamo Industrial Park, among others. The integrated water management and development schemes Kaliro-Namungalwe and Kyegegwa-Mpara- Ruyonza-Kabagore. This is the learned DAGs area. Isingiro water and sanitation scheme That is for the Isingiro District. Institutional water schemes in Butanda Secondary School in Kabale, Rugazi Health Centre IV in Rubirizi, and Ishekye School of the Handicapped in Sheema. The rural growth schemes Kyampangara and Nyamushojwa in Kazo, Kasaba in Kyenjojo, Rwentuha in Kyegegwa and Buhanda in Mubende. The solar-powered scheme Bikone and Isule-Katebenyangorongo in Kasese; Kagunga Iremera 1, Iremera 2 in Kisoro; and the Rubanda extension scheme.

There are two things that you need to – honourable minister, two things; the PDM, Shs 15 billion, and then the Shs 1 billion to Isingiro, Ntungamo, Kasese and Yumbe; the big districts. They were about five big districts – an additional Shs 1 billion plus additional equipment – and Oyam District.

Under Annex 1, we summarised the amount of money which is budgeted for DUCAR, KCCA and road maintenance. There are national roads upgrades and rehabilitation. There are also ferry operations of about Shs 12 billion. Therefore, some of the roads like Fort Portal- Bundibugyo-Lamia - we all know that road. There was an estimate of Shs 118 billion. The requirement to do the phase for this year is Shs 50 billion. However, there was nothing provided in the budget. There is also Gulu-Atiak-Nimule Road – it is in bad shape. The other roads are Mubende- Kyenjojo Road and Ntungamo-Rukungiri Road. There is also the completion of the section of Tororo-Busia Road. We also have Najjanankumbi-Busabala Road and Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road - Hon. Omara, thank you for lobbying. We also have Luweero-Butalangu Road. There is Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo – that road when you leave Koboko via Yumbe headed to Moyo. It is for upgrade. Money is being provided. There are also Yumbe-Ure, Kisubi-Nakawuka, Nakawuka-Maya, Nakawuka-Nateete, Nakawuka-Kasanje-Maya and Nakawuka- Buwaya – all those roads. The money is here. Once we approve, we are in business. There are also critical oil roads like Kabwoya- Buhuka, Kihura-Rwamwanja, Kahunge-Bwizi- Mpara, Namagumba-Budadiri-Nalugugu - these people of Mbale, the road is there to be completed. We have Moroto-Lokitanyala Road, Kira- Matugga Road – Hon. Ssemujju, thank you for lobbying - (Laughter). There is also Kabale- Bunyonyi Road – that is a tourist road, going up to Kisoro-Mahinga. We have Busega-Mpigi Expressway. We need that one badly. There is a road from Muyembe to Nakapiripirit as well as Lusalira-Nkonge- Lumegere-Ssembabule Road. Hon. Kabanda is in business. Thank you for lobbying. Hon. Namugga, the NRM Government does not discriminate. There is also Iganga-Bulopa-Kamuli – you will connect properly. This is for the former Speaker, and the current Speaker has implemented it. Thank you for lobbying. There are also critical roads like Kabale- Kiziranfumbi, Nyairongo-Kyarushesha and Masindi-Biiso. It seems nobody is excited about this one. This is an oil road.

Is the motion seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by Hon. Sarah Opendi, Hon. Amos, by the youth representative, Hon. Rugumayo, another Member called Amos, Member of Parliament for Buhweju, Member of Parliament for Isingiro, Hon. Okeyoh, Member for Rwampara, Hon. Chemonges, Hon. Isaac, Woman Member of Parliament for Isingiro Hon. Clare, Hon. Wilson, Hon. Penny, the vice-chairperson Hon. Anywar, Hon. Huda, Hon. Omara, Hon. Ibanda, Hon. Alanyo, Workers’ representative, Hon. Mwijukye, Hon. Driwaru, Hon. Emmanuel, Hon. Koluo, and another Hon. Emmanuel. Then we have Hon. Mohammad, Hon. Asaba, Hon. Rose, Hon. Emely, the Member representing Ntungamo, the Member representing Kalaki and the senior youth, Hon. Akumu. Would you want to speak to it?

17685 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST 2025 Honourable members, you will also recall that you heard His Excellency the President publicly communicate about the matter of the roads. Some of the things that he mentioned are: 1) The dangers of excessive reliance on external financing for all the development projects, citing abrupt and disruptive donor decisions that may impede the realisation of planned projects; 2) The need for self-reliance in financing development projects; He categorised the projects into three: i) The well-done new roads, such as the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, Kampala- Gulu Highway, the oil roads in Bunyoro, and excellent roads in municipalities such as Hoima, Gulu, Masaka, to mention but a few; ii) The very important roads that were initially good but have now deteriorated, such as Mityana-Mubende-Kyenjojo, Mukono-Jinja, Ibanda-Mbarara, and Mbarara-Ishaka highways. He attributes the deterioration to under-budgeting. iii) The local government roads used to be good, but have deteriorated because of the misuse of the Shs 1.3 billion allocated for maintenance. The President has directed the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to allocate Shs 3.2 trillion required for these roads alone. The President further undertook to have the following roads worked on: i) Mityana-Mubende-Kyenjojo; ii) Ibanda-Mbarara; iii) Ishaka-Mbarara; iv) Mukono-Lugazi-Jinja; v) Mpondwe; vi) Nebbi-Arua; and vii) Ntungamo-Rukungiri. His Excellency the President also indicated that the next manifesto will indicate other planned roads. In light of this, I will request the Minister of Works and Transport to explain to the Members, and then we will open the debate based on the President’s guidance.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am happy that the President has communicated on this matter because we met with him and the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the issue of these roads. He appreciated that while we may not get all the money in one financial year, he directed that those critical roads be maintained in very usable conditions. The President said we have already started on the Mityana-Mubende Road, so we must finish it. Also, the section between Kyegegwa and Kyenjojo is terrible. As we wait for the funding from the Ministry of Finance, we are moving our unit, which has been working on Jinja Road, to Kyegegwa-Kyenjojo Road to fully rehabilitate that section. We are also already committed to China Railway 18 th Bureau Group, which will work on the Nebbi-Arua Road. They have already started forward maintenance, so they will start rehabilitating the road. A contractor is already working on the Kikorongo-Mpondwe Road. They are doing forward maintenance now, but after that, they will do the full rehabilitation with funds coming in from the Ministry of Finance. We have the Ntungamo-Kagamba-Rukungiri Road. We want to save it before it deteriorates further because it has reached the stage where we can save it with a resurface, just like what we did with the northern bypass, so that road will also be done. As regards Ishaka-Mbarara and Mbarara- Ibanda Roads, we already have a company identified to work on them. It is called Shandong

17690 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT He then categorises the roads, and he says the very well-done new roads, and he talks about them. Then he talks about the very important roads that were initially good but have now deteriorated, such as Mityana-Mubende- Kyenjonjo, Mukono-Jinja, Ibanda-Mbarara and Mbarara-Ishaka. He attributes those deteriorations to under-budgeting. That is why I was saying that you give a lower lifespan because of the low amount of money, rather than giving a higher lifespan by giving enough money for those roads to be worked on. However, they said this money should be given to complete the most important roads, which are mentioned. The roads are there, which the minister has talked about. The President further undertook to have the following roads worked on: Mityana- Mubende-Kyenjonjo. I know you are very interested in the Mubende Road. Ibanda- Mbarara, Ishaka-Mbarara, Mukono-Lugazi- Jinja, Kikorogo-Mpondwe, Nebbi-Arua, and Ntungamo-Rukungiri; there are a number of them and that is why I was referring you to the NDP IV. I am happy there is only one person here, Hon. Masaba. Hon. Masaba, next is you, because you are going to talk with authority. Yes.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Honourable colleagues, I would like to thank the minister. For the first time, he has been very frank to this House. (Applause) I am saying this because He has been keeping quiet. When I told him that in taking UNRA, he was taking a big elephant, he did not know that he would go into this. This time, he was very frank to say, “There is no money.” Last financial year, he missed Shs 1 trillion. This time, he has another trillion missing. How do you expect the roads to be worked on? Two, we have 23 stations. All these stations have old equipment. He has not said it; they have no equipment. Most of them borrow equipment from the districts, which have slightly newer machines. It is high time, Gen. Katumba, you told this House that you need to buy equipment for your stations. If you have the equipment, they will be able to come in. For example, most of the contractors have refused to work, despite your giving them call-off orders, because they have so much money outstanding. Three, this issue of the managers - they are not active. I want to be open to you, Gen. Katumba. You have taken so long to formalise their work so that they can get money for fuel. They do not have money for fuel. The money is in the accounts, but they cannot access it. Gen. Katumba, the sector you are holding is so crucial. I told the people here that if you have children and you want to take them to school, or if they cannot go to a Government school, they can go to a private school. If my mother cannot go to an official hospital, they can go to a private hospital. How about the roads? It is the mandate of the Government to have roads done. In 2001, we gave the ministry Shs 1 trillion. That is what we begin with. Four, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, you better stop being armchair people. Get out of your offices and move around the country. The roads are so important that you do not need to spare any time to give them money. It is high time this Parliament recognised that the roads are key to development. Lastly, Gen. Katumba and Madam Speaker, when you talk about these roads, you mention Ibanda to Mbarara, Ishaka to Mbarara, and Ntungamo to Mbarara roads. Why don’t you talk about Isingiro, where you get your matooke from?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Our regional referral hospitals act as teaching hospitals for the universities and therefore, we work together to expand the hospitals to offer comprehensive teaching to our students. Therefore, allow me to additionally inform this august House that the request before us today of authorising Kabale Regional Referral Hospital to sublease five acres of its land to Kabale University, which is a public institution of higher learning, is not just a matter of land; it is an investment in the future of health care delivery, medical education and regional development in Kigezi subregion and beyond. Kabale University, through its School of Medicine, is a key partner in the provision of specialised health care services, medical training and research, and as you heard, several facilities will be constructed on the said land, including facilities for neurology, oncology and many others. We are all aware that the regional referral serves a catchment population of 2.4 million people across the districts of Kabale, Kanungu, Kisoro, Ntungamo, Rubanda, Rukiga and Rukungiri, and these people have different ailments just like any other region, and therefore deserve specialised services as well. The hospital also receives cross-border referrals from the neighbouring countries of Rwanda and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Therefore, the increasing demand for specialised care in these areas necessitates infrastructure and human resource development that cannot be achieved by the hospital alone and within the existing infrastructure. It is important for us to note that currently, the university is operating within a repurposed and dilapidated former outpatient department at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, which was initially marked for demolition. Therefore, as the Ministry of Health, we fully support this sublease to enable the establishment of a functional and expanded medical school and a hospital that can offer better teaching and services. It will also go ahead to enhance research output, improve retention of health workers in the region and promote sustainable medical education closer to the communities in need. This also presents us with an opportunity to strengthen our national health system through strategic collaboration with the academic institutions. Madam Speaker, I therefore thank this House for the support that they are granting not only to the university but also to both the health and the education sectors. I beg to submit.

17620 PRIME MINISTER’S TIME Ntungamo, Rubanda, Rukiga, and the rest. The catchment area goes beyond the borders of Uganda. We have part of Rwanda and eastern DRC. Kabale University School of Medicine contributes to hospital service delivery through training specialists in surgery, urology, orthopaedics, dermatology, neonatology, radiology, ENT, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynaecology. Therefore, there is a dire need for teaching, laboratory, and office space. Currently, the university is housed in a squeezed Outpatients Department (OPD) which the minister has alluded to. Madam Speaker, Kabale University requested for the five acres, and both parties agreed. We request that this motion be passed and land be granted for the expansion of the university. I beg to submit.

17522 BUDGET SPEECH resources, starting with iron ore, gold and copper, and strengthening their tracking systems; (ii) capitalisation of the Uganda National Mining Company; (iii) establishing mineral markets and buying centres to enable transparent mineral trading; (iv) expediting finalisation of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline; and (v) prioritisation of the construction of the oil refinery and refined products pipeline, among others. Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI), including ICT and Creative Industry Madam Speaker, STI including ICT and creative arts provide an important avenue for the country to develop high-tech exports and add new sources of growth and jobs. Madam Speaker, this financial year, the following milestones have been achieved in the development of the knowledge economy: 1. Completed and operationalised the Kiira Motors vehicle plant in Jinja. The plant has an annual capacity of 2,500 vehicles. So far, 41 buses have been produced, out of which 29 are electric. The electric buses produced can run up to 500 kilometres when fully charged. The plant has signed a letter of intent to supply more than 3,700 electric buses to West Africa. The plant has signed a letter of intent to supply more than 3,700 electric buses to West Africa. (Applause) Kiira Motors has created 800 jobs and has the potential to generate more than 14,000 direct and indirect productive jobs. 2. Invested in vaccine development and commercialisation as well as innovations in therapeutics, diagnostics and other healthcare tools. The Government has cumulatively invested a total of Shs 724 billion in the Dei BioPharma manufacturing facility located at Matugga in Wakiso District. The facility is now licensed by the National Drug Authority and has started manufacturing generic drugs such as tablets, capsules, powders, non-antibiotic drugs and antifungal drugs, among others. Madam Speaker, the Government is making progress in development of vaccines for the Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever and Rift Valley virus. We also completed accreditation of the Alfasan vaccine manufacturing facility to produce anti-tick vaccines. Scientists at Makerere University developed a PCR kit that has been used to conduct more than 2 million tests at 50 per cent of the cost of imported alternatives, saving the country $37 million. Gulu University developed highly effective rapid testing kits for crop diseases for cassava and sweet potatoes. 3. Madam Speaker, the Government has invested in a coffee factory in Ntungamo to fast- track local value addition to coffee. The factory will have three processing lines for roastery, freeze dry and spray dry technology to produce instant, roast, and ground coffee, respectively. The roastery line has started production, and other processing lines are at 50 per cent installation. 4. The banana value addition facility in Bushenyi has started production. Katonda yebazibwe! The plant is producing several value-added products like banana flour used in bread, cakes, biscuits and baby food. The plant is increasing automation and capacity to 140 metric tons from 14 metric tons. It has started penetrating the local and international markets with orders from South Korea, the Middle East, South Africa, Italy, and the USA. Madam Speaker, with regard to ICT, the Government has continued to expand Internet connectivity and digital infrastructure across the country. The geographical coverage of broadband Internet connectivity stands at 72 per cent of the country, covering 4,387 kilometres. The Government has increased the digitisation of service delivery to improve efficiency, promote transparency, and reduce bureaucracy. Madam Speaker, a total of 36 electronic services have been developed and rolled out. Some of these include the Online Business Registration System (OBRS), Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP), and the online passport, visa, national ID and driving licence application system. The Uganda Driver Licensing System, which was introduced in 2021, has reduced the turnaround

17526 BUDGET SPEECH ii) Enhance access to electricity through implementation of the $638 million Electricity Access Scale-up Project covering grid expansion, connectivity and clean energy options for one million new electricity connections. Further, the Government will continue investing in priority transmission lines and sub-stations, particularly to the industrial parks, growth centres and other strategic manufacturing facilities like the clinker factory in Moroto, Karamoja; the fertiliser factory in Kampirigisa, Mpigi; Simba Cement Factory in Mbarara, Western Uganda; Dei BioPharma in Matugga, Wakiso District; and; the Coffee Factory in Ntungamo, among others. iii) Commence development of new power generation plants to meet the growing demand. These include new hydropower plants at Ayago and Oriang in Nwoya District, and Kiba in Oyam District, the development of nuclear power in Buyende District, and the rehabilitation of Kiira- Nalubaale Power Plant. Industrial Development and Manufacturing Madam Speaker, with regard to industrial development and manufacturing, the following achievements have been registered: i) The Government has operationalised eight industrial parks, which include Namanve, Luzira, Bweyogerere, Mbale, Soroti, Kasese, Mbarara, and Jinja industrial parks. We have also supported the development of three privately-owned industrial parks, which are Liao Shen Kapeeka in Nakaseke District, MMP in Buikwe District, and Tian Tang in Mukono. ii) To-date, a total of 628 companies/industries have been allocated land within the various industrial parks, 47 per cent of which are in manufacturing. Out of all the companies allocated land, 307 are fully operational, 195 are undertaking construction, and 122 have commenced preparatory activities. The parks have attracted a total capital investment of $4.5 billion and created 181,403 jobs. iii) Madam Speaker, several industrial parks have become centres of innovation, hosting firms that have introduced new technologies and products, such as: a single HIV pill (Quality Chemicals Ltd); GIS transformers (Orion Electricals); plastic-to-fabric recycling (Fei Long Investment Ltd); locally manufactured electric vehicles (Kiira Motors); the first powder-free surgical gloves (East African Medical Vitals); and import substitution products like fridges, transformers, toiletries, textiles, ceramics, televisions, and blankets. iv) The government has supported industrialisation by investing in strategic manufacturing facilities through Uganda Development Corporation with a total investment of Shs 1.2 trillion. Madam Speaker, next financial year, I have provided Shs 308.9 billion to further support infrastructure development in industrial parks, including roads, waste management, drainage, and utilities; and Shs 187 billion for capitalisation of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). Security, Good Governance, and Rule of Law Madam Speaker, security, good governance and the rule of law are the foundation for socio- economic transformation. Everybody knows that. During this financial year, the following achievements were registered: i) Strengthened and modernised the security infrastructure to protect Ugandans, investors and our visitors from any security threats. We have invested in security apparatus and more sophisticated intelligence network and border control mechanisms. ii) Provided adequate funds to security institutions, including the Military, Police, Prisons, and intelligence agencies for operations, and improving the capacity and welfare of men and women in uniform. iii) Promoted regional and international relations, including playing a strategic role in peace processes in Somalia, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Equatorial Guinea;

17537 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 12 JNUE 2025 did not want our children to be homosexuals – We did not say other people’s children. Some of our friends who had given us market access took us off the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) list. Imagine how you can rely on such a person for business. Today, you trade with him; tomorrow, he stops you because of your internal policy, not anything affecting him. On the above question, when we studied the African tribes, including my own, the Banyankole- Bahororo, we discovered that intra-tribal trade was either limited or completely absent. Why? It is because these communities sometimes produce similar products. The Banyankole-Bahororo, for instance, all have milk, beef, bananas, etc. A does not buy from B, and vice versa. Therefore, identity, being one tribe, does not necessarily solve the problem of prosperity. Happily, we discovered a real solution, and this was Uganda, a multi-tribal unit, which was already there. You had the Banyankole-Bahororo there, but you also had other people. Even in the colonial times of the small enclave economy, the business complementarities among the tribes were already coming up. I was able to pay for education on account of two categories of actors: Category one was Amos Kaguta, my father, who had cattle which he inherited from his ancestors. Hence, those cattle were “ enshuji”, the cattle of “ Jajja”, inherited from ancestors. He could, therefore, sell some of them and pay my school fees. The problem, however, was that there was neither a single Munyankole-Muhororo cattle trader at that time nor was there a developed beef market in the area of Ntungamo. Do you people know where Ntungamo is? You may not find it on the Uganda map. At that time, Ntungamo did not have cattle traders or a meat market. That was how the second category of rescuers came in; the people who rescued me to go to school. These were two Baganda. One of them called Walusimbi Mpanga, and another one called Bukyenya. The Banyankole would call him “Bukyenya”, but the Baganda would call him “Bukenya.” Bukyenya had a grandson who is a big fellow now in the Government. I think he is in the Equal Opportunities Commission. If that Munyankole- Muganda is here, he should come and they see how Banyankole-Baganda look like. If that boy is here, let him come and they will see him. Then there was also a white man, Shea. Walusimbi bought cattle for the Kampala beef market and Bukyenya for the Mbarara market, and Shea for the Kilembe Copper Mines workforce. It was these three people who supported my education. Walusimbi bought the cows to be sold in Kampala. Bukyenya bought and took to the small Mbarara market. Shea would take the cows to Kilembe market. Even at that time, the complementarity among the tribes was becoming clear. Even in the pre-colonial times, the inter-zones trade had become clear. Textiles, “ emyienda ”, were coming from the coast in Zanzibar. The glass beads, “enkwanzi”, were from the same source, and so were the guns. Ivory, “emino ”, however, was coming from the interior of the African continent and so were salt, backcloth, hoes, etc. It is this historical mission of the need for prosperity that led us to discover the first ideological principle of the NRM movement – as the minister was saying; patriotism – love Uganda. Why? It is because you need it for your prosperity, as a market, among other advantages. However, learning from the history of other countries and also seeing what is happening in Uganda once it settled down and started recovering, we discovered that the internal market is not enough. As we speak today, Uganda has got a surplus of milk, maize, bananas, beef, sugar, cement, steel products of certain types, etc., like the minister told you. Where do we sell all of these? It was during this period that the NRM asked the Ugandans the following questions: One, have you heard of East Africa?

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I will talk about the issue of the Ntungamo-Rukungiri Highway, which is in a very bad state. Last week, we had an accident, a Perfect Coach bus collided with a taxi, and we lost about six lives. If I could mention the number of people who have died on that road, there are many. Kindly give us a solution and work on this road as soon as you can. On the road equipment maintenance, the funds for maintaining the equipment are very low. The 10 per cent that you give them is not enough. They used to operate on 15 per cent, which was also a challenge. What can 10 per cent do? I kindly request that you increase their budget to 20 per cent so that they are able to maintain the road equipment. In the last rainy season, most of the district bridges in Rukungiri were washed away; that is, Njororo, Omuruhita, and Kanshenkye Bridge. It is now another rainy season, and we do not know what to tell the people because they are counting on us for responses. Minister for Works and Transport, hear the voices of the people of Rukungiri and work on these bridges. Some districts are very big, and the Kigezi terrain - Rukungiri is a very big district, so one road equipment is not enough. Most times, when it works in one subcounty, it is out of use. It needs to be maintained. If you cannot give us another equipment, at least, let the funds for maintenance for a timely response.

16977 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 10 APRIL 2025 I will not go into the solid details of the methodology, the basics, and the mandates. They are very clear cut. You will read them. I am sure they have uploaded them on your iPads. Under Vote 001, Office of the President, we have the following observations - That is on page 6. We observe that there is inadequate office accommodation. The committee recommends that an additional Shs 2.8 billion be made available to Vote 001, annually, to enable the Office of the President to construct at least five offices each financial year, so as to mitigate the challenge of office space for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in the medium-term. You realise that out of 146 offices of RDCs, only 16 have been constructed, and that is where we have accommodation. The rest are renting. Under the same Vote 001, there is a big issue of Cabinet support and policy development, where we observed a big gap that needs at least, as a recommendation, Shs 1.976 billion to be provided to this vote, to facilitate interventions of Cabinet support and policy development. What they do, you can read above. Another key result area is the development and maintenance of National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi, where all of you have been. It has been under constant refurbishment and improvement to make life easy there for whoever wants to make use of it. They, however, have a shortage or big gaps. They had a budget of Shs 10 billion, and only Shs 2 billion was made available. We, therefore, recommended that an additional Shs 7.5 billion be allocated to vote 001 to facilitate the development of NALI, that is, Kyankwanzi. Under key issue number 274, that is facilitation for Resident District Commissioners, the offices - I have already talked about this. It is almost the same. Office and accommodation are the same. One is for office and one is for residence. We recommend that Shs 12.424 billion be provided for the facilitation of RDCs and that the size and nature of the districts – I am sorry. Can I take you back right, Mr Speaker? I want to go a little bit into greater detail on this one. I am talking about facilitation for the Resident District Commissioners. The committee observes that uniform facilitation to RDCs without consideration of the size and the nature of the districts, among other factors, does not ensure equality and allocation. Such districts include Wakiso - you all know Kasese, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Tororo, Sironko, and a few others. The committee is of the strongest view that providing facilitation to RDCs while considering the size of districts served, the distances covered from Kampala, and those hard-to-reach areas, should improve on their roles and therefore their take-home as far as fuel and other related facilitations are concerned. The committee recommends that at least Shs 12.424 billion be provided to facilitate RDCs and that the size and nature of the district be among the factors considered for allocation of this facilitation. Another issue of concern was support for the Afro-Arab Youth Council headquarters construction. The Afro-Arab Youth Council was formed by the youth of the African and Arab world –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to correct something. When he signed, he told me to take the document to the office of the Clerk and I did that. Let me go straight to the areas of dissent. In accordance with Rule 205 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament of Uganda, the minority members of the committee dissent from the opinion of the majority committee, on the following grounds; 1. Failure to lay on Table the Ministerial Policy Statement of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Mr Speaker, pursuant to Rule 146 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament, each minister responsible for a Vote, ministry or head responsible for a Vote shall by the 15 th day of March submit to Parliament a policy statement for the preceding financial year for the ministry or Vote. To that fact, Vote 167 and Vote 110 – Science, Technology and Innovation and Uganda Industrial Research Institute, respectively – failed to lay on Table their Ministerial Policy Statements for the Financial Year 2025/2026. They acknowledged this before the committee, that they were unable to table their Ministerial Policy Statements on time. 2. Concerns regarding the proposed increase in the facilitation budget for RDCs in six districts – as named in the observation of the majority report The majority report, on page 8, recommended that Shs 12.424 billion be provided for facilitation of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and that the size and nature of each district be among the key factors considered. The districts are; Kasese, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Wakiso, Tororo and Sironko. Based on the recommendation, each Resident District Commissioner is expected to receive Shs 2.071 billion, annually. This is twice the budget of the district road fund. Each RDC is supposed to receive that – if you compute – annually, which translates to Shs 172 million per month. To put this into perspective, this is an amount equivalent to the annual roads maintenance budget for a typical township. A case in point is that Wakiso District currently has five Deputy RDCs, each assigned to oversee a specific area. Entebbe has a Deputy RDC, Kira has a Deputy RDC, Kasangati has a Deputy RDC, Makindye has a Deputy RDC, Makindye-Ssabagabo has a Deputy RDC and Nansana Municipality also has a Deputy RDC. In addition to these RDCs, there is an overall RDC for the district. Furthermore, the President recently appointed five Assistant RDCs in Wakiso, bringing the total number of appointees in the RDC’s office to 11 individuals. This level of staffing in a single district raises concern of overstaffing, especially at a time when the country faces numerous critical funding needs in essential sectors. The proposed allocations, if implemented without efficiency checks and accountability could divert substantial resources from priority areas such as health, education and infrastructure. What do we propose? We propose that additional funds should not be provided to facilitate the RDCs, based on the size and nature of the districts. In fact, the number of

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity. My concern is also on the Shs 12.424 billion which has been allocated to only six districts. The report was very clear and it mentioned Wakiso, Kasese, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Tororo and Isingiro, meaning others have been left out. I therefore recommend that this Shs 12.424 billion be reallocated to other –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I wish to add my voice to thank the chairperson, but I think the Committee on Local Government needs to get out of this House and move upcountry to know which administrative units are bigger than others. We cannot continue relying on Members of Parliament or local governments coming over – we want to create this. There are some big districts, I can tell you – when you look at the statistics now – like Tororo, Kasese, Ntungamo and Isingiro; there are even more. When you get Shs 1 billion, give it to one of these young districts that have about four or eight subcounties, you will find that there is one which has about 38 or 40 parishes like in Tororo and many others.

Thank you. Hon. Stephen Kagwera, what you are saying is in line with what hon. Byanyima said. The problem is simple. Service delivery is based on units of administration; every district, a hospital; every sub-county, a secondary school and every parish, a primary school. In the end, people clamour for services because the channel provided. You have a district like Ntungamo or if you divide a county like Ruhaama - When you go to a big district like Ntungamo and you are using the same criteria of the road unit for a district of one constituency, what will people of Ntungamo do? They will clamour saying, divide and give us four districts so that we can have four road units. Therefore, after this budgeting process, maybe we should have an honest discussion in relation to service delivery – (Applause) - how do we allocate service delivery? This will even make it easier for the Executive and everyone. We have data, we have done a census. We can say that for every population or geographical area of this magnitude, let us have a road unit. I think that will be the only solution and it is high time we put our heads together and discussed it openly or else, service delivery in this country will remain down.

16769 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025 Vote 016: Ministry of Works and Transport – Shs 955.812 billion The committee observed that the Ministry of Works and Transport requires Shs 955.812 billion to be provided as follows: 1. Shs 63.512 billion to cover the cost of terminal benefits for staff impacted by RAPEX under UNRA and Uganda Road fund; 2. Shs 61 billion for outstanding obligations on the SGS compensation for the non-tax revenue (NTR) (Shs 15 billion), Soroti Flying School/East African Civil Aviation Academy, Railways, Kalangala, and National Review Board; 3. Shs 500 billion, outstanding debt against the interim payment certificates for the National Roads Projects and the District and Urban Community Access Roads (DUCAR); 4. Shs 40.2 billion for the construction of a steel jetty at Pakwach Bridge and access roads to a cement factory in Karamoja; and 5. Shs 291.1 billion for the preliminary works for the commencement of the Malaba- Kampala SGR project to finance the works under the limited notice to proceed. The committee recommends approval of Shs 955.812 billion to Vote 016. Vote 017: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development – Shs 928.014 billion The committee observed that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development requires Shs 928.014 billion for the following: 1. Umeme buyout (Shs 725.42 billion), and Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Shs 190 billion; 2. Shs 7 billion for the construction of a dedicated power line in Ntungamo, to provide reliable power to the Inspire Africa Coffee Factory and H5 Tin Factory. The line will pick its supply from the Mirama Hills substation and will be completed in six months; and 3. Shs 5.59 billion reimbursement of funds utilised from the electricity transmission infrastructure project which were used to pay for outstanding thermal power capacity charges. The committee recommends the approval of Shs 928.014 billion to Vote 017. Vote 018: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development – Shs 8.53 billion The committee observed that the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development required: a. Shs 4.6 billion for the national celebrations - Women’s Day, Youth Day, Day for Older Persons and People with Disabilities and Labour Day; and b. Shs 3.88 billion to support Masuulita Remand Home. The committee recommends approval of Shs 8.53 billion to vote 018. Vote 022: Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities – Shs 3.24 billion The committee observed that the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities requires Shs 3.24 billion for additional NTR. The committee was informed that the NTR collected by the Uganda Hotel and Tourism Training Institute in Jinja from school fees and hotel revenue is to be used for the payment of contractual gratuity, training, and operationalisation of the new administration block. The committee recommends approval of Shs 3.24 billion to Vote 022.

16770 THE MORTGAGE REFINANCE INSTITUTIONS BILL, 2024 Vote 122: Kampala Capital City Authority – Shs 6.711 billion The committee was informed that KCCA provided Shs 6.71 billion to cater for shortfalls in the city cleaners’ wages. Shs 6.594 billion resulting from the increase in the number of workers and the new terms of employment for the cleaners, and allowances for parish chiefs for PDM monitoring. The committee recommends approval of Shs 6.711 billion to vote 122. Vote 131: Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) – Shs 17.2 billion; The committee was informed that the Office of the Auditor-General requires Shs 17.2 billion for restoration of the budget for OAG to enable efficient operations for the rest of the financial year. The committee recommends approval of Shs 17.2 billion to Vote 131. Vote 137: National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) – Shs 436.872 million NIRA required this money for the civil registration department was received from URSB during RAPEX. The committee recommends approval of Shs 836.872 billion to Vote 137: NIRA. Vote 138: Uganda Investment Authority – Shs 5 billion The committee observed that the Uganda Investment Authority required Shs 5 billion from contractual obligations for the owner’s engineer for works at Kampala Industrial and Business Park Namanve. The committee recommends approval of Shs 5 billion to Vote 132. Vote 142: National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) The committee observed that the National Agricultural Research Organisation required Shs 70 billion: i) Out of which Shs 10 billion was for the management of aflatoxins in cereals and other related products. NARO has developed aflatoxin mitigation products and established a production and research facility with the capability to produce the desired tonnage of aflatoxin mitigation in the country. It required 60 billion for the roll-out of the anti-tick vaccine. This will enable NARO to roll out the anti-ticks’ vaccine, after which the facility will be self-sustainable. NARO has completed the clinical trials of the vaccine, and it has been proven to be 95 per cent effective. This supplementary will enable the production and distribution of 20 million doses of the vaccine. The committee recommends Shs 70 billion to Vote 142: National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Vote 167: Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation – Shs 60 billion The committee was informed that the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation required Shs 60 billion for the completion and operationalisation of the Coffee Value Addition Park in Ntungamo. The funds are for completion of the standards and certifications, and working capital to enable purchase of coffee from farmers, operational funds for running the coffee processing hub, marketing and branding. The committee recommends the approval of Shs 60 billion to Vote 167. Vote 301: Makerere University – Shs 5 billion The committee was informed about the shortfalls in education material, support for research and support for gender and equity interventions to replace donor funding which has ended, as we all know. The committee recommends approval of Shs 5 billion to Vote 301. SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE NO.3 FOR FY 2024/2025 [Mr Kateshumbwa]

16779 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH 2025 15 million people, Ntungamo Coffee Factory wants Shs 67 billion. Being requested for in this supplementary is Shs 67 billion for Mr Nelson Tugume’s factory in Ntungamo. The money is for completion and operationalisation of the coffee value addition park and a power line. There is Shs 60 billion being requested by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and Shs 7 billion by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. How comes for Tugume, nobody is standing to complain because I am also reading his name? Mind you, we have no legal relationship with this factory in which we have so far invested Shs 112 billion and we are now adding another Shs 67 billion. Remember, this factory first received Shs 37 billion in the Financial Year 2023/2024 and Shs 75 billion in this current budget, but we are now giving it more through a supplementary. The accounting officer of the ministry for science and innovation has told the Committee on Budget today that they are in consultation with the Attorney-General for purposes of establishing a legal relationship with this company. We are just putting money there and then – what exists is a memorandum of understanding which the accounting officer promised to present to the committee but the speed at which the committee was proceeding – we came here before he had returned. Finally – and this is to illustrate the earlier points –the Umeme buyout. In the supplementary, there is a Shs 725.42 billion for the Umeme buyout. Energy minister, Hon. Nankabirwa – I hope nobody will complain again that I am putting names – told the Committee on Budget that Umeme was initially demanding $225 million which is Shs 832.5 billion, but after an audit, it was reduced to $190.9 million which is Shs 725 billion. The minister for energy told the committee that in the case of Eskom, when the concession ended, there was no buyout like the case is with Umeme. That is what happened with Jacobsen. Madam Speaker, because no serious scrutiny was done, I was also just trying – I had 20 minutes to do a report and while I was working on the report, the matter was being called. Therefore, there are many things – your duty today, as colleagues, is to subject every single request to the law. Is it unforeseen? Is it unavoidable? Is it an emergency? That is the duty you have on behalf of the country. If you betray the country, one day, you will have to answer. I thank you, Madam Speaker.

16536 PRIME MINISTER’S TIME I have personally written letters to UNRA, Ministry of Works and Transport, Office of the Prime Minister, and the President’s Office, but no valid attention has been paid to my pleas. His prayer is a request that we take interest in this matter and provide an update. Madam Speaker, Bwizibwera-Nsiika- Nyakashaka-Nyakabirizi Road with a spur to Kabwohe, is in the National Development Plan (NDP) III and in the NRM Manifesto of 2021- 2026. The road is being implemented in phases. Even yesterday, the President, while in Bushenyi, talked about the same road and that the road will be implemented in phases; (i) A civil commercial contract for the upgrade of Bwizibwera-Nyakambu-Nsiika with a spur to Kabwohe road was signed in March 2023 and awaits confirmation of financing before physical works can commence. (ii) A detailed design for the upgrade of Nsiika- Nyakashaka-Nyakabirizi Road (48.3km) is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed by May 2025. Thereafter, procurement of civil works contractors will commence. Madam Speaker, upgrading of Nsiika-Ibanda- Kabujogera-Mashooro-Rwenjaza-Kyambura has been considered in National Development Plan IV (NDP IV) and will be prioritised subject to availability of resources. Madam Speaker, I want to thank you on this note because the Members do not give detailed information. That is why I am on question number eight. Hon. Shartsi Musherure, MP, Mawogola County North: Following the dissolution of both the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), and the Uganda Road Fund as part of the rationalisation process, her prayer was: could the Office of the Prime Minister clarify how people of Mawogola North, Ssembabule will ensure the completion of the promised Akagari Bridge, which connects Gomba to Ssembabule District? I wonder how they will do it. Madam Speaker, my response is that the Akagari Bridge on River Katonga is on a district road. Following the request from the area Members of Parliament, the former Uganda National Roads Authority intervened and installed the culverts that made the location motorable. The district will be advised to complete the outstanding works using the Shs 1 billion. Hon. Michael Timuzigu Kamugisha MP, Kajara County, Ntungamo asked that all counties in Uganda be turned into districts except 19, which are in the districts of Ntungamo, Isingiro, Kasese and Tororo. These districts are treated like former counties in provision of all services and staff. Each has one road maintenance unit, one district hospital, gets the same share of Government-sponsored students in public universities, gets the same share of seed schools and construction of primary schools, to mention but a few. According to Hon. Timuzigu, these districts have, therefore, not been able to fairly benefit from the decentralisation policy and are slowly being left behind in development. For example, in Ntungamo, parents have to first build primary school classrooms up to window level for the district local government to come in and do the completion and this is against the Government policy of no-fees payment in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools. Prayer: When is the Government going to complete the harmonisation of district sizes by giving the remaining 19 counties district status to start developing at the rate of other districts? Madam Speaker, my response is that the Ministry of Local Government issued a moratorium, suspending creation of any new local government units or alteration of boundaries in April 2021, under which we were still operating, until a new position is approved by the Government.

Thank you. Honourable members, in the Public Gallery this afternoon we have a delegation of honourable councillors and the technical staff from Nyakyera Town Council, Ruhaama East County in Ntungamo. They are led by the Mayor, Mr Nyagua Kenneth. You are most welcome. They are represented by Hon. Kamukama Benjamin and Hon. Kamateneti Josyline. Thank you for coming. They are here to observe the proceedings. Under which rule do you want to raise the procedural matter?

Thank you. Member for Ntungamo?

16106 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT [The Speaker] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR oversight visit to Inspire Africa Coffee Factory in Ntungamo. Leader of the Opposition, present your report.

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

16116 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT 2025 when NDP 111 would lapse. This was a commitment by the Government in NDP 111. We are concluding NDP 111 and Parliament has even passed NDP IV but these plans have not seen the light of day, Madam Speaker. It brings the question: why did Government prioritise a private plant in Ntungamo specifically, which is part of Uganda, fine, yet it did not even attempt to implement and fulfil the commitment made in NDP (III), which was passed by Parliament? Madam Speaker, the Government should budget for, as a recommendation, and embark on fulfilling the commitment it made in NDP (III) to build a coffee factory in Bugisu and central regions. The capacity of Inspire Africa Coffee Factory is small compared to the magnitude of the coffee produced in different parts of the country. Besides, it is not practical to expect farmers to transport their coffee from far-flung districts in the country to Ntungamo for processing. (3) Uncertainty about the exact amount of money so far injected into this project by the Government. During our visit, Madam Speaker, the proprietor was unclear about how much money the Government has so far injected into this project, so it becomes difficult to establish the return on investment that the taxpayer will get. For as long as this information is unavailable or kept as a secret, people will keep raising eyebrows about this project. In the quest for accountability, we ought to start by being open about how much money has been injected in this project. There should not be anything to hide by Government. The recommendation, Madam Speaker, is that Government should explain to Parliament and the country how much money has so far been injected into this project, the terms of the agreement, and how the taxpayers will get value for their tax money. The proprietor said the factory will be completed in March of this year - that is next month - and begin full operations in the same month. I do not know if that is going to happen. Assuming that gets to happen, the cost-benefit analysis of investing in this entity should be examined. We need to know. There should be clear terms on what is likely to accrue from this investment. Every coin of taxpayers’ money injected into this project must be accounted for because it is taxpayers’ money. In conclusion, Madam Speaker, let me state this for the umpteenth time. The idea of Government bailing out or offering support to private companies is not a bad one in and of itself. The problem has been that for each of the private companies given money, there is no clear procedure on how this gets to be done. Madam Speaker, I have tabled those reports here: Atiak Sugar Factory, Dei Biopharma, Roko Construction and so on. Additionally, there is never any agreement signed between the Government and these private entities to spell out the terms and conditions of the support extended. Most disturbingly, there is usually no value for the money extended to these entities after several years. For as long as these concerns are not attended to, usage of taxpayers’ money will continue to be shrouded in mystery and there will always be suspicion about these bailouts, given that they are accessed by a few people who probably have connections in the Government. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

19 Hon. Dr. Lulume Bayiga Micheal Buikwe South DP 20 Hon. Auma Kenny DWR Kwania UPC 2t Hon. Zawedde Victorious DWR Nakasongola Ind Hon. Mukhaye Miriam DWR Mbale Ind ZJ Hon. Nantaba Ida.l. Erios DWR Kayunga Ind 24 Hon. Col. Dr. Nekesa Victoria UPDF C,/, 25 Hon. Kamateneti Joselyine DWR Ntungamo NRM I 2lPage

Okay. The industrial courts, LDC interventions that contribute to justice service delivery, court-related forensic analysis interventions, LC courts, DPP interventions that contribute to justice service delivery are more directly related to the administration of justice programme. Therefore, the committee recommends that all the interventions currently under the governance and security programme that relate to the enhancement of equitable access to justice for social economic development and the strengthening of justice service delivery systems should be transferred to the administration of justice programme. It is an issue of alignment of the 18 programmes, as highlighted above. Regionally balanced development The committee observes that although commendable progress has been registered in reducing poverty, regional disparities have, however, remained and increased vulnerabilities across regions. The chairman had mentioned it, so, I will not read it. The committee recommends that the Government prioritises the development and implementation of regional development plans, including comprehensive regional physical plans, to ensure balanced economic growth, equitable service delivery, and equitable resource distribution. I would have asked for an investment map, but the committee did not allow. Promotion of games and sports The committee observes that the National Development Plan (NDP) IV provides for several interventions for promoting games and sports but does not provide interventions relating to physical exercises for health reasons, amateur sports for mass participation and professional sports for commercial benefit. In addition, the committee observes that the NDP IV high-impact projects focuses only on the establishment of four regional sports stadia and 14 district sports grounds in the traditional sub-regions of Uganda. These do include international and national stadia. Further, the committee observes that the desired high-level programme results by the year 2029- 2030 provide insufficient information in regard to niche sports rankings. This hinders the effective monitoring of the high-level program results. Therefore, the committee recommends two interventions. a. That the NDP IV is amended to incorporate interventions for physical exercises for health reasons, amateur sports for mass participation and professional sports for commercial benefit. b. NDP IV high-impact projects should be amended to include three international stadia, Namboole, Hoima, and Akii- Bua, 10 KCCA artificial surface grounds (Rubaga, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa and Central Divisions) and 15 national stadia (Arua, Moroto, Soroti, Mbale, Tororo, Iganga, Jinja, Lugazi, Luwero, Masaka, Mbarara, Ntungamo, Kabale, Kasese and Fort Portal. Railway master plan The committee observed that the NDP IV mentions that in order to lower the cost of doing business, the focus will be on improving the transport infrastructure. However, the NDP IV is silent on the need to develop a railway

15432 THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING BILL, 2024 ii) Clause 128 be amended to provide that the employee of the Directorate of Industrial Training is the one to give an option on where he or she wants to serve on the board or not. 4.13 Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC) Clause 121 of the Bill repeals the Management Training and Advisory Centre Act, Cap 253. The committee interacted with and received written recommendations of memoranda from the Management, Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC), who submitted that the Bill sought to repeal a non-existent law, as the MTAC law was repealed by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act of 2001. MTAC attached a legal opinion to this written submission, dated 19 September 2014 from the Solicitor-General, that stated that the MTAC law was repealed by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001. The legal opinion further stated that the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act (Register of Public and Private Tertiary Institutions) Legal Notes No.14 of 2008, lists Management, Training and Advisory Centre as a public tertiary institution under Part B. The Minister of Education and Sports stated that following the Government policy of rationalisation of Government Agencies, Commissions, Authorities and Public Expenditure and Cabinet Memoranda CT (2018)128, it was decided that MTAC would be merged with Nakawa Vocational Training Institute. Furthermore, the Minister of Education and Sports stated that prior meetings were held with MTAC on the Bill and were, therefore, informed about the merger with the Nakawa National Training Institute and the repeal of the MTAC law. In a meeting with a committee, MTAC indicated that the dissolution of MTAC has far- reaching implications as argued below: (a) That dissolution of MTAC will undermine the execution of the projects that informed the establishment of MTAC. (b) The dissolution of MTAC will significantly undermine the implementation of the micro, small and medium enterprises policy. (c) The dissolution of MTAC would erode the relevance of MTAC in the region. (d) The dissolution of MTAC would suffocate the growth of MTAC business incubators already established in Ntungamo and in Mbale. (e) A dissolution of MTAC would significantly undermine the implementation of the National Development Plan, the Uganda Vision 2040, and the Africa Agenda 2063. Committee observations The committee observes that MTAC law was not repealed by the Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions Act 2001 as is and is still in force. The committee observes that the matter of rationalisation of MTAC was approved by Cabinet under CT (2018)128. Recommendation The provisions of the Bill in regard to the Management and Advisory Centre (MTAC) should be maintained in the Bill. Conclusion The committee understands the pertinent need to regularize and promote the TVET sector and the committee’s interaction with the various stakeholders depicts their readiness of rationalisation which is necessary to make the TVET sector better. The committee recommends that the Parliament adopts the committee report and passes the Bill, subject to the proposed amendments. I beg to submit, Madam Speaker. (Applause)

14741 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 3 OCTOBER 2024 in the areas, to confirm that the disease has dissolved and to confirm that they are ready to lift the quarantine. When they report that to us, the Commissioner immediately lifts it. They have not done it. For districts that have done it, we have lifted them. Therefore, I appeal to you, Hon. Kabasharira; help us help you. Let us task the CAO and DVO of Ntungamo to give us returns on the vaccines we gave them. If there is no case of any disease, we will open them, even today. So, it is a case by case basis because they are the ones doing disease surveillance in the district. Let me follow this up with you and we will give you a solution. I beg to submit.

Yes , quarantine- (Laughter). I direct him to pick up this matter and go to Ntungamo so that he can establish whether they are not playing around with our people’s incomes. I am told that some benefit from these restrictions.

I request Hon. Kabasharira - I have been to Ntungamo many times with you; our people are affected by that flood and many other areas by the way, the other day you saw the Member of Parliament talking about Kakumiro. I request that- we need to look for a way for you people to reach my office because there are so many requests that we can now have a comprehensive way of handling these disasters. There are those we cannot manage because the money is limited - so that we can see those in actual need rather than waiting for questions here. I operate an open-door policy. Whichever Member of Parliament comes to my office- it is only today that I was delegated by the President and I missed the Members from West Nile. Today we released the 2024 National Population and Housing Census results and I was presiding over that function. I request even other Members - your people should not wait when they have issues. The Chief Administrative Officer or the District Disaster Committee gets a letter because that is what we follow, we send our technical people and give support to your people. Thank you.

Last month, the two ships were lowered. Unfortunately, because Government owes contractors a lot of money, Terrain Services that was constructing the dock has withdrawn because they have not been paid their balance of Shs 2.9 billion. They cannot complete the work yet His Excellency the President is supposed to go and commission these ferries in November, on his tour to the Eastern side. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, can you use your powers to direct the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to release this money such that it is not an embarrassment to Government, such that the contractor goes back on site and completes this project properly? Finally, again I want to thank the Government for starting the students’ loan scheme under the Higher Education Student Financing Board. This is a list of the students who have been provided for, for this loan scheme. The unfortunate part is - when we adopted the report of the Committee on Public Accounts (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises - COSASE) we realised there was unfairness in the distribution. This thing was supposed to be on a quarterly basis. However, it is surprising that there are districts that have been given 65 slots and others one. We do not know where this unfairness is coming from. I can see in: i) Karenga, only one person; ii) Kapelebyong, four; iii) Lira, they are 25; iv) Mbarara, 36; v) Ntungamo is 75; vi) Wakiso, 75; vii) Amudat, three; viii) Amuria, six; ix) Buliisa, three; x) Bushenyi, 39; xi) Busia, 58; xii) Buvuma, three; xiii) Serere, eight, and xiv) Hoima, 21. Last time we said, let us be the last. I have a list for all these districts. This is very unfair because this was intended to harmonise and bring equity. When you look at where the Executive Director comes from, there are 58. Why? That was the same problem in our COSASE report. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, before they report, call these people to order and let this thing be equitably distributed on a quarterly basis. The population census has just been released today. You will get to know the population. Even where the honourable minister comes from, they are very few. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, we beg you. There is even a student from Kasilo who got 16 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM). He is admitted to Mbarara University. He applied for engineering and he was left out. We want to request you to take action. Thank you very much.

When you look at the matter, Hon. Okupa said, we need a more independent investigation than the minister can do. When you talk about districts like Ntungamo and Isingiro , when we live in Uganda; you know the senior minister and that very ministry comes from there. Sending a junior minister to investigate that matter is asking for too much. The only natural way we can get a comprehensive report; you either refer this matter to the sectoral committee or The Committee on Public Accounts (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises) (COSASE) to give us a more independent investigation that can go to the core of this problem and we treat for once and for all. Madam Speaker, I beg for your indulgence.

Madam Speaker, I beg for your indulgence- because you are the woman MP for Bukedea does not mean that the people of Bukedea should not benefit from the services of the Government of the Republic of Uganda. I am aware that my senior minister is the Minister of Education and Sports and she comes from Ntungamo. It should not be said that because the Minister of Education and Sports, comes from Ntungamo, then people from Ntungamo should not benefit from the service of this Government. I want to put this on the record. Hon. Kivumbi, for the student’s loan scheme, they applied and they are entitled to.

Honourable members, I have already referred it to the Committee on Education and Sports. At the same time, it is not a crime for the minister to come from Ntungamo. If anyone from Ntungamo qualifies, let the person benefit. Shouldn’t I get in Bukedea? Now, let me also ask about issues from Bukedea. My MP -(Laughter)- Hon. Jenifer, I will come to you-

14469 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2024 for police escort cars. Honourable colleagues, note this. The accounting officer acknowledged the query and attributed it to budget constraints and also numerous requests for police escort cars from Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and parastatals. The accounting officer also stated that some vehicles were given to some politicians, leading to a strain on a limited number of police vehicles. Therefore, the committee recommends that all police patrol cars being used illegally by non-entitled officers and individuals should be immediately withdrawn. Therefore, whoever has police vehicles not entitled to them, you should return them, such that they serve the people of this country. Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, on assessment of management of the Closed- Circuit Television (CCTVs), I request that you read that. Police also have a challenge of accumulation of domestic arrears. I will briefly go through that. A trend analysis of the domestic arrears position of the Uganda Police Force over the past five years has shown a decreasing trend in domestic arrears. However, in the year under review, the Financial Year 2022/2023, domestic arrears increased from Shs 77.3 billion to Shs 98.81 billion, as shown in the table. Honourable colleagues, the committee recommends that: i. The Government should provide money for offsetting the accumulated arrears, so that we do not frustrate the people who give services to the Government. 3.0 The Uganda Prisons Service Forces - Vote 145 Uganda Prisons also received a budget of Shs 340 billion that is 98 per cent of release of that budget. You will read that. Congestion in prisons Mr Speaker, Strategic Objective 1 of the Uganda Prisons Strategic Development Plan 2020- 2025 aims to provide safe, secure and humane custodial services for transforming prisoners into economically productive citizens. This was to be achieved by building more prisons to decongest the existing ones and reduce the occupancy capacity from the baseline of 293 per cent to 286 per cent. The Auditor-General reported that despite strategic interventions of building additional prison wards at Ntungamo, Rukungiri, Nwoya, Kitalya, Sheema, Mutufu, Kyenjojo and Sironko Prisons, congestion in prisons remained a big challenge with prisoners’ housing only increasing by 1 per cent over the same period of assessment. Mr Speaker, the most affected prisons noted were: Isingiro, which had a population of 377 prisoners against a holding capacity of 47; Yumbe Prison which had 192 prisoners against a holding capacity of 25; Hoima Main Prison had 494 prisoners against a holding capacity of 80; Kibale Prison with a holding capacity of 30 had 184 prisoners and Fort Portal Main Prison, which had 1,770 prisoners, with a holding capacity of 309 prisoners. There is congestion in prisons, honourable colleagues. Therefore, the accounting officer attributed the congestion in prisons to high prisoner population, with a growth rate of 8 per cent per annum, compared to 3 per cent growth in holding capacity. Therefore, the growth rate of prisoners is so high at 8 per cent; we should note that. Therefore, the committee recommends that: i. The Government should provide adequate capital development to Uganda Prisons Services to enable the implementation of their decongestion strategies –

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

14050 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT In Gulu City, 162 lights had been replaced using local revenue from property tax. However, vandalism of the solar batteries was reported as a major challenge experienced by the USMID project during phase I. Gulu City alone had 15 criminals arrested and are being prosecuted The USMID project has no component for land acquisition and, so, the local government depends on the goodwill of the people. Where the people refuse, the carriageway is reduced since there is no provision for land compensation in the project. Further, the committee was informed that, often, road construction works involve relocation of utilities. However, during the process of implementation, the utility companies demand that local governments replace them with upgraded and more expensive installations. The committee recommends as follows; 1. Local governments should continue sensitising the population of the individual benefits of paved roads to increase on the goodwill of project-affected persons. 2. Utility companies that are upgrading their utilities should work hand in hand with the relevant stakeholders. 3. Concerned government ministries, departments and authorities should work together and come up with clear guidelines and engage with one another so as to address disagreements between local government entities and utility companies. Madam Speaker, allow me to take this opportunity to thank Gulu City for the good management of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) Project. I thank Gulu City, because in other parts of the country where we went for oversight, there is a delay. For example, in Mbarara, Ntungamo and Kabale, there was a serious delay. We can say that Gulu City is a benchmarking point for successfully implementing the USMID Project. Madam Speaker, allow me to touch briefly on the regional mechanical workshop, then I will conclude. I will invite Members to go through the report because of time constraints. Gulu Regional Mechanical Workshop was established in 2001, as a regional workshop servicing 12 districts at the time, in the subregions of Acholi, Lango, Karamoja and West Nile. The beneficiary districts have since increased to 38. The workshop’s primary responsibility is major repairs on equipment since the districts have a percentage of road maintenance budget to cater for the minor repairs. The committee was informed that the workshop does not have sound supervision vehicles, making it difficult to supervise equipment. Like I noted earlier on, Madam Speaker, the committee recommends that at least each subregion should have its own mechanical maintenance workshop. Madam Speaker, the committee also interested itself in the rail lines. The rehabilitation of the Meter-Gauge Railway from Malaba- Soroti- Lira is ongoing. What is concerning is the pace at which the project is being undertaken. We visited the logistic hub in Gulu. We thank the Government for this beautiful facility, but this logistic hub can only function when it is well fed by a properly rehabilitated rail line. Madam Speaker, we visited Gulu Airport and we interfaced with officers from the Civil Aviation Authority. The committee recommended that this particular airport facility should be upgraded to an international airport. We also got information from Arua Airfield, which is being upgraded under a public-private partnership. Madam Speaker, the committee recommends that the Government expedite completion of Arua International Airport by fully compensating projects affected persons in addition to providing the necessary funds. Other aerodromes that the committee interested itself in are the Kitgum Airfield; the Kidepo Airfield which is being upgraded to an international standard; and also Pakuba. [Mr Awany] COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

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

The engineers. We had a challenge and it is still going on. We have court cases, but we have decided to go the hard way to fight them in courts of law. There was also counterpart funding. There was a lot of delay, honourable colleagues, in counterpart funding because the Government was providing 67 per cent and the farmers were giving 33 per cent. However, it was very hard to raise the money. The selection of the farmer groups was sometimes very funny. They could not raise that money and it stayed for a long time. However, there are success stories. In Kigezi, I heard somebody say that they had not smelt it. I know success stories in Rubanda, Kabale, Rukiga, and Ntungamo, where post-service facilities were done. I think the committee chairperson has seen some of these. We had a challenge and we are learning from it. We took precaution and warned the officers. That is how we managed to get some of the good work done. On the e-voucher, we cannot run away from technology. If we are representing our people, we must encourage new innovations. This was very simple and I am going to come to the problem. Currently, the market demands that you know what you eat from the farm to the table. In animal resources, in crop resources, and in fisheries, we cannot run away from ICT. The challenge we had is that at the time when they gave the contract, the participating service provider was not very good. We have a case in court with that service provider and the money was chopped. We engaged another service provider who did fairly very well. On the fertilisers, their use is no longer an option, honourable colleagues. You cannot avoid fertilisers and irrigation in this climate change era, and poor weather conditions, because the soils are exhausted. We need to add fertilisers. We have a problem of fake fertilisers and poor application. If you put too much fertiliser on the crop, you will kill it. The other problem we still face is extension workers. We need more extension workers than we have in local governments. I have been fighting with my senior colleague to have extension workers recruited. Also, supervising them in local governments is a big problem. Most of the local government leaders do not supervise the extension workers. The issue of allowance and money is not really genuine. When you pass the budget for the agriculture ministry, there is a lot of money that we send to extension workers. Recently, we have enhanced their salary as scientists. For them not to work is not a good sign. As leaders, we need to urge local leaders to make sure that extension workers do their work. There was an issue with soil suitability mapping. We have done soil suitability mapping and we advised the farmers on the suitable enterprise for each area. This information is at every subcounty and is also available at the Parish Development Model Secretariat. We have not done comprehensive soil suitability for the whole country but we have the equipment; we have sampled various areas and given recommendations for suitable enterprises. With the involvement of the local government, this was between the Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), and we worked together.

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

!. ,: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

hta Patnck o39230lO20 Kabarote lsrngoma Fred Baker 0772?99767 Ssebugrvao Georgc 077239247 4 lssa Hassan 0742446765 Esther Atwunc hwa JoJ'ce ACDP MtS Ttrrs rs used to collect, store and manage the prolect data Connlttcc Obrcr3rtloll! Ahc Conrnlttcc aadc thc follosltt! ob.cFrtioarr 1 The Mrnrstr)' of Agrlculture, Anrmat lndustry and Frshenes' monrtonng and evaluatron team t ?s not exercrsrng thclr duues, the focal persons rn some drstncts were not engagrng wlth the farmer groups 2.Wh e MAAIF rcported havrng estabhshed e-extensron system to enable access to extensron advlsorres by farmers, most dlstncts reported that they could not easlly get servrces of extensron workers because extenslon workers werc vcry few on ground There waa only one extensron worker p€r Sub County 3 Thc prolect drd not possess clear procurement procedures and ln rnstances where the procurement proccdtrre was clearly outltned, these were not followed The Commlttee further estabhshed that the procurement rn aome drstncLs !r.as carned out at the centrc rn drsregard of the end users at the drstnct h 4 The same contractor, Musa Body Suppher had been constantly awarded the contract to burld and equrp the structures but the work was not to the prescnbcd standards tr' \" # N, 7 a q Mubcndc 10 KrryandonBo 11 07a2963o02 t2 Ntungamo Nebbr o?72945799 ?t 3a

13462 PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET SPEECH FY 2024/2025 modern geospatial centre, to be able to obtain data from a broad spectrum of satellites from partner nations. I have provided Shs 3.3 billion for space programme activities in the next Financial Year. I would like to commend His Excellency the President for spearheading the development of the knowledge economy through targeted funding of research and development and the scientists in general. Tumukubireko mungalo. (Applause) You are very mean. The president does this kind of thing and you do not clap for him? Nze nkankyekoleleko nzeka. (Applause) Mineral Development Madam Speaker, mineral development is another growth accelerator that has been earmarked by the Government to expand Uganda’s economy by ten-fold. It is going to support resource-based industrialisation into light manufacturing and high-tech exports. During the financial year we are ending, the following have been achieved in the mineral sector: i. The entire country has been fully mapped using airborne and ground geophysical technologies; ii. The National Mining Company has been incorporated as a commercial vehicle for investment and trading in minerals on behalf of the Government of Uganda; iii. Several key mineral development projects and mineral value addition centres have been developed, including; Wagagai, for gold mining in Busia, rare earth metals in Bugweri, a graphite project in Kitgum; a limestone mining project by Sunbird Resources Ltd in Moroto and Seven Gold Refineries in Kampala, among others; iv. M/s Woodcross Tin Smelting Company Ltd has established a tin smelter in Western Uganda to produce tin ingots to 99.95 percent tin grade. Next financial year, I have allocated Shs 41.55 billion to undertake the following interventions for further mineral developments: i. Fast-tracking quantification and market studies for all minerals for the purpose of investor promotion. ii. Operationalising the National Mining Company. iii. Further reviewing and strengthening the fiscal regime for minerals, including regulation of artisanal and small-scale miners. iv. Developing the e-government mineral production system and data bank for mineral statistics; v. Commencing construction of Busia and Moroto beneficiation centres and strengthening the Ntungamo and Fort Portal centres; and vi. Facilitating private sector participation in exploration, mining and value addition to minerals. Oil and Gas Madam Speaker, Uganda is progressing steadily toward the first oil in Financial Year 2025/2026. During the financial year we are ending, the following have been achieved: i. The Upstream Petroleum Project has advanced with drilling works in preparation for production; ii. The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is on track with 500 kilometres of pipeline delivered in Tanzania. The target is to lay 100 kilometres per month; iii. The thermal insulation plant for heating the EACOP in Tabora, Tanzania was commissioned in March this year; iv. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has issued two new exploration licences to Uganda National Oil Company and DGR Global, an Australian-based company;

13464 PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET SPEECH FY 2024/2025 iii) Maintenance of 13 aerodromes, including Arua, Gulu, Pakuba, Masindi, Lira, Kidepo, Moroto, Soroti, Tororo, Jinja, Mbarara, Kasese and Kisoro. Madam Speaker, with regard to water transport, the following were accomplished during the financial we are talking about - we are winding up: i) Completed the construction of three strategic ferries, namely; Amuru-Rhino Camp Ferry and two ferries for Bukungu- Kagwara-Kaberamaido (BKK) route on Lake Kyoga; ii) Completed the construction of the Maritime Training Institute in Namasagali, and commenced construction works for the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) at Mwanza; iii) Completed 46 per cent construction works for search and rescue centres at Kaazi and 25 per cent at Kaiso, Panyimur and Zengebe landing sites; and iv) Continued with the development of new Kampala Port at Bukasa. With regard to railway transport, the following were accomplished during this financial: i) Acquired a 161-kilometre corridor for the standard gauge railway between Tororo and Mayuge; ii) Twenty eight per cent completion of rehabilitation of Tororo-Gulu Metre Gauge Railway; and iii) Completed emergency refurbishment and rehabilitation of the Malaba-Kampala- Namanve Metre Gauge railway. Madam Speaker, during Financial Year 2024/2025, more focus will be put on maintenance of the roads we have built, building a few new strategic roads, accelerated rehabilitation of the metre gauge railway and commencement of construction of the Standard Gauge Railway. I have provided a total of Shs 4.989 trillion for that purpose. In particular, the following transport infrastructure will be undertaken: Roads and Bridges i. Tarmacking of an additional 306 kilometres of roads under the ongoing projects; ii. Completion of upgrading of 210 kilometres of the following roads: Muyembe- Nakapiripirit (92 kilometres) and 25 kilometres of service roads; Kira-Matugga Road and improvement of five junctions (21 kilometres); Tororo-Busia Road (26 kilometres) and Mayuge and Busia town roads (18 kilometres); Kawuku-Bwerenga Road (6.6 kilometres) and Namugonde- Bugiri Road (1.6 kilometres); selected town roads (7.5 kilometres), in Pallisa and Kumi (12.2 kilometres); and remedial works on Ntungamo-Kabale-Katuna Road (65 kilometres); iii. Commencing the upgrading/construction of 643 kilometres of the following road projects: Kisoro-Lake Bunyonyi Road Kisoro-Mgahinga National Park Headquarters Road; Koboko-Yumbe- Moyo Road; Yumbe-Ure Road; Kitgum- Kidepo; Namagumba-Budadiri-Nalugugu Road; Katine-Ochero Road and 2.9 km of town roads in Kaberamaido and Kalaki towns; Kyenjojo-(Kihura)-Bwizi- Rwamwanja-Kahunge and Mpara- Bwizi; Iganga-Buloopa-Kamuli; and Jinja-Mbulamuti-Kamuli-Bukungu; and Jinja City roads; Kisubi-Nakawuka- Natete; Nakawuka-Kasanje-Mpigi; and Nakawuka-MawuguluNanziga-Maya- Kasanje-Buwaya roads; iv. Upgrading to bitumen standard (tarmac) 16.9 km of roads in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, and Gomba District; v. Completing the construction of 20.2 km of Kayunga-Nabuganyi Road; vi. Completing the construction of Kakiri- Masulita-Mawale Road (23 km);

13478 PRESENTATION OF THE BUDGET SPEECH FY 2024/2025 for when somebody gives you something to taste. In Ntungamo at the trading centre, if you found the women selling local beer, you could say, “ Mubanze mundozeho ”. Give me jaribu first; let me taste. He tastes this one and says, “It is not good.” By the time he has finished six, he is drunk and he says - (Laughter) - he says that all the beer is bad; Hati amaarwa ganyu goona ni mabi. So here, what we are showing you - you show the hotels - he had started showing the hotels; the services in the picture. All of those are employing people; and here in my small speech, I have those pictures. Therefore, I want to repeat what the minister said. Ugandans, wake up and work; the work, wealth and prosperity are in the four sectors, commercial agriculture, artisanship and manufacturing, services and ICT. The capital to help you go into any of these sectors is already available in the Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the Parish Development Model (PDM), Emyooga, etc. If the money there now is not enough, we can add more, but start. Now, the only remaining problem is corruption. (Applause) As I said the other day, we are going to stamp out that corruption. (Applause). It is really amazing how people do not see- the National Resistance Army (NRA) is a very powerful force; I do not know how anybody thinks that you can play around with it. We are very soft and use soft methods; we never force anybody and always talk to you. I am like a pastor preaching; repent, you are going to go to heaven - (Laughter)- but they do not know- I do not know why they forget that we have got a lot of capacity and power which we shall use if necessary. I really cannot get it because these corrupt people insult our heroes. The other day, we were in Mpeenja celebrating Heroes Day. Now, those heroes in Mpeenja, we were told there were 250 skulls of dead people - there in that village. Now, in the whole of Uganda, we lost 800,000 people; killed. In Luweero, we gathered 70,000 skulls. Therefore, this sacrifice is how you are here, you fellows: Your Excellency the President; Your Excellency the Vice President; Right Honourable this; Right Honourable that; His Lordship this; His Lordship that - all those powerful people - honourable - I do not know what; they are all here on the blood of our people. You heard them when we were in Mpeenja; they still talked about Akasimo , this and that. They sacrificed and we are here but you come and get a chance to lead instead of helping people, now you start taking away the little that could help them. This is really amazing. Now, in so doing, you delegitimise yourselves- because you see, the Ugandans are very dangerous. When they see that you are not honest, they just leave you but one day, they will get a chance to avenge you; that is what happened with the groups we had here. When we got independence, all these were young people; Mesa was 39 years old, Obote was 35, Kakonge was 26 years old, Ibingira and Nekyon were 28; they were all young people. Uganda was in their hands - just a free gift but see what happened. Amin was 39; he was a young man. I was like their smaller brother; at that time; I was 18. That is why I know all of them very well but you could see how those young people messed themselves up and how they ended up; they lost legitimacy. Therefore, when I came onto the scene, we had studied all this and we could not afford it. Now, at that time, what we dealt with was the misbehaviour of the army because that was one of the biggest problems at that time. The army “Nantagambwako”- they have their word, the wananchi of ours - “Nantagambwako” I do not know how you translate that. How do you translate it in English?

I hope, Madam Speaker, that the Attorney-General did not go to court to defend it because they will win immediately and the matter gets resolved. (Laughter) Madam Speaker, because many of these initiatives on page 36 have been here, our proposal is that it is high time we stopped investing money in risky investments. I am using the word “risky” deliberately. I have put here, on page 36 – I do not have to go through everything. Look at the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development. So far, we have invested Shs 120 billion in this initiative. This initiative wanted Shs 67 billion but it had been allocated Shs 16.7 billion. Now, the corrigendum has given it another Shs 33.2 billion – this thing called a Presidential Initiative on Banana. (Laughter) There is a table showing how much money we have been investing in it. They have never exported – they were supposed to export powdered banana. They have never exported even half a kilogramme but they continue getting money. On page 37, we have investment in Kiira Motors Corporation. We have so far invested in Kiira Motors – let me begin. Kiira Motors was asking for Shs 160 billion, that they wanted to operationalise the Jinja plant. They were allocated Shs 32 billion and have a funding gap of Shs 137 billion. By April 2023, we had invested Shs 312 billion. They were supposed to have produced buses, but I do not know how many buses – I think, maybe, about 10. So, we have invested Shs 312 billion for these buses. Maybe they will come at the end of President Yoweri Museveni’s administration. We visited the plant in Jinja with the Committee on Budget. You need to take note that more than 80 per cent of the parts, in these buses, are imported from China and elsewhere. They said, by themselves, that the local raw material in these buses is 20 per cent, which is also doubtful. You are importing 80 per cent and then you tell the country that you are manufacturing vehicles! I do not have to – also, on page 36, we have Atiak Sugar. We have, so far, invested Shs 553 billion in Atiak. The factory is now under reconstruction. You see, that is how we spend taxpayers’ money. We tell you that, first, do things the right way, but you go ahead and invest and, after investing, the factory closes. They are restructuring – Shs 553 billion! In Lubowa – this wonderful hospital by an investor – we have invested, so far, Shs 476 billion but they cannot even allow you to go and see the bricks. (Laughter) If they are ferrying bricks, at least they should allow us to go and see the bricks and sand. However, even for that, they cannot allow you. Just the other day, we gave Mr Mathias Magoola - we have given Magoola Shs 723 billion. In this budget, the corrigenda brought this morning, there is Shs 75 billion for the Coffee Value Chain. This Coffee Value Chain was processed last financial year and the beneficiaries were read to the committee by Mr Odrek Rwabwogo. He told the committee that this initiative would need $100 million, and Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi warned this Parliament that the moment you begin giving, every supplementary and budget there will be money for this Rwabwogo group. They got Shs 35 billion last financial year; they have been added another Shs 75 billion. You all have followed their stories; quarrelling and some of the beneficiaries saying that this money was simply shared mainly by Mr Tugume in Ntungamo. Ntungamo was not known for growing coffee but this is where this wonderful investor is sharing money. I now go to the last part of this report. I said the bulk of these documents are annexes, you do not have to worry. Page 41 is specifically on public debt.

xq. .d +8-- i*- n I I I I +.' ,i ,4 t,- t.. t, . i, -L4ii . *K -i- ,4 ui iri',1.,[,:-:. - I Amount (OOO'I Vote Descriptlon 8,644,O74 709 Council Kamuli Munici 10,801,134 7to Kapchorwa Municipal Council 16,156,203 Kasese Municipal Council 7LL 24,906,066 7t2 Kira Municipal Council 5,469,632 713 Kisoro Municipal Council 8,704,093 Kitzum Municipal Council 7t4 9,574,4O9 Koboko Municipal Council 7t5 a,27t,209 716 Kotido Municipal Council 8,752,t71 717 Kumi Municipal Council 9,2t6,O42 Lugazi Municipal Council 7L8 t6,295,026 Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipal Council 719 t2,060,528 720 Masindi Municipal Council 12,404,Ot6 72t Mityana Municipal Council 6,643,756 Moroto Municipal Council 722 L2,4a7,408 723 Mubende Municipal Council 2t,545,205 Mukono Municipal Council 724 26,304,364 Nansana Municipal Council 725 6,O20,976 726 Nebbi Municipal Council 15,000,089 727 Nieru Municipal Council 6,226,394 Ntungamo Municipal Council 724 12,r32,708 Rukungiri Municipal Council 729 15,643,023 730 Sheema Municipal Council 11,894,459 73r Tororo Municipal Council 20,657,t94 Abim District 801 36,860,992 Adiumani District 802 32,872,323 803 Agago District 25,478,944 Alebtong District 804 ) 23,rO9,607 805 Amolatar District rr,2to,637 806 Amudat District 25,200,826 ao7 Amuria District 20,a92,676 808 Amuru District T 0qA- t2 4r" t-l''.-- H'.+ t t

Seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by Hon. Elwelu, Hon. Bwino, Hon. Okaasai, Hon. Busingye, Hon. Moses Kabuusu, Hon. Gerald, Hon. Dennis, Member for Nakasongola, Hon. Sauda, Hon. Mwijukye, minister for ICT, Hon. Iddi, Hon. Jenifer, Member for Ntungamo, Member for Isingiro, Hon. Feta, Hon. Victoria, Hon. Edakasi, Hon. Mamawi, Hon. Anthony Esenu, Dr Bhoka, Member of the Committee on East African Community Affairs, Member for Gulu, Hon. Phyllis, Hon. David, Hon. Opendi – even Hon. Opendi is supporting? (Laughter) – Hon. Angura, Hon. Pamela, Member for Busia and the Member for Mityana. General, would you love to speak to your motion?

Thank you. Honourable member from Ntungamo?

Honourable members, whoever is out, come in. We need you here. ME EBWALU: Madam Speaker, this country collects a lot of money. We would even survive without donor funding and loans. We collect a lot of money. However, what pains me in most cases, is that the poor people collect money, and then we give money to rich companies or people in terms of bailouts. Not long ago, we collected money from the poor people in Kikuubo, in Soroti, in Kagadi, and bailed out Roofings Limited with Shs 200 billion. The poor people collect money and we pay ROKO Construction Limited Shs 200 billion. (Applause) The poor people collect money from Nakasero and we pay Isimba Hydropower Station Shs 200 billion. Madam Speaker, not long ago, this Government paid Shs 26 billion to give Abubaker Technical Services and General Supplies Limited. Not long ago, this Government gave money to a private pharmacy in Ntungamo and the poor people are suffering in Kikuubo, yet the ministers cannot help them. I would like to ask this question –(Interjection)- No, let me ask this question before I allow information. What criteria does finance ministry or Government use to bail out particular companies or people in Uganda, yet the poor people are suffering? I request this Parliament to task finance minister to bring a list here of the people that we have paid money with our taxpayers’ money in terms of grants and loans. I am aware that Basajjabalaba has not paid money to the Government up to now. He took money and has not paid. I am aware that there are a number of companies –

Honourable members, those in favour that I put the question - stand up and I see. I have Dr Keefa, Hon. Sam, Hon. Kubeketerya, the honourable member for Ntungamo, Hon. Harriet, Hon. Odur, Hon. Asuman, Hon. Cissy, the honourable member for Sheema, Hon. Milton, Hon. Rwakajara and Hon. Margaret. Honourable members, okay, all of you sit. The question that we are going to put is whether to allow us to go to the next stage, which will be the Committee Stage. If you do not want us to continue so that NFA remains where it is, you say “nay” – honourable members, listen - but if you want us to go to the next stage to disband NFA, then you say, “aye.” I have not put the question yet, why are you making – Hon. Harriet - that is why you are cutting down Bungoma Forest. Honourable members, let us finish this, we have the quorum. We are more than 200 now. Honourable members, who has not understood? I now put the question that the National Forestry and Tree Planting (Amendment) Bill, 2024 be read for the second time. (Question put and negatived.)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I wish to appreciate the Parish Development Model (PDM). At my age, I had never heard of a trillion going to the villages. It is a very big achievement and what we should do is to nurse this baby. A partnership with the Ministry of Local Government so that the money can reach every person. When he talks of the size of the parishes, I agree, some are bigger than others. That is why; I would think that, much as he wants money to administrate the cities, it is also good to know about our districts. There are bigger districts like Tororo, Kasese, Ntungamo, and Isingiro. If the minister could have his technical people go and see those districts, rather than people coming here on the floor - I am forming this district- And are not very informed. Two, about public service - unfortunately, the committee has said that Shs 76 billion is required for the Rationalisation of Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX). When we met the Minister of Works, he said he wanted Shs 174 billion for only, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). So, this thing you are taking in Hon. Muruli-Mukasa -

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question is about the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) road; the highway from Rukungiri to Ntungamo. It is full of potholes, especially at Kiborogota, as you heard from Kebisoni. Every week, at least, we lose a life. Today, a pregnant woman has been buried because of that pothole at Kiborogota. The same applies to Kisizi, Kebisoni at Minera Bridge - it is also very poor. My question is, when will this road be worked on very well? I thank you.

Mr Speaker and honourable colleagues, the Cabinet prioritised maintenance of the already existing roads. We prioritised these because it is of no use for us to continue making new roads when the ones that we already have are deteriorating, including the road from Rukungiri to Ntungamo, where I was on Tuesday, then this road to Jinja, and many other roads that already exist. The President brought an engineer to the Cabinet - there is a technology where even when the road is just starting to deteriorate, you just put a new layer the way is done in other developed countries.

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

Is the Bill seconded? Okay, it is seconded by the Government Chief Whip, hon. Fox Odoi. Counsel Yusuf, aren’t you supporting appropriation? Your boss is sitting - you are here on your own; okay, it is supported by the whole House. Those who do not support it can go out. Do you have reasons for not supporting it? Okay, state your reason so that people in Ntungamo should know that you did not support the budget and that they should not expect any service.

Musinguzi of Ntungamo.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise on the subject matter of the budget for the coming financial year. You mentioned that issues at times come to the committee to provide hospitals; among others and those who are not on the committee are at a loss. Now, let us get to know that the right provisions of the law state that Parliament will do oversight of all the funds approved. At the same time, it becomes so complicated to do the monitoring and oversight when we are just lamping up the money. For example, the entities provided by the technocrats; money for roads, but we are providing a budget for a financial year. That means you must have mentioned, which roads are supposed to be done in the financial year so that when you mention, you must justify why it has to be done according to the Munyarwanda , that they have left a certain section of the road. (Laughter) It must be justified at that point in the budget. Why you are constructing this road to Kalungu and you are not constructing the road from Bukungu to Kagwara, must be clear. If we are going to construct health centres, tell us how many health centres you intend to build and their location. If you are building a school, tell us we need money for classrooms, how many classrooms, where and why? Why are you building classrooms in Bukedea yet you are not doing the same in Ntungamo? You must justify. Why

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.

Mr Speaker, these are responses on action-taken reports from the ministry. I would like to apologise because it is long overdue. I will start with responses to the report of the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on the field visits to Government prisons and prison farms. The issues raised by the committee were congestion and overcrowding in prisons. They recommended that the Uganda Prisons Service development budget should be increased to enable the rehabilitation, expansion and construction of more prisons facilities, to accommodate the increasing number of prisoners and reduce congestion in the existing facilities our response is as follows: The first is that we had inadequate funds allocated for the expansion of prisoners’ sleeping accommodation. The development is inadequate and was budget was cut from Shs 37.227 billion, in the Financial Year 2020/2021, to Shs 27.388 billion, in the Financial Year 2023/2024. The average prisoners’ population of 75,707 as of 1 August 2023, exceeds the prisons’ carrying capacity, which is 20,321. This is exceeded by 55,386 prisoners. At a projected daily average of 80,640 inmates and a projected increase in holding capacity, congestion is projected at 396.8 per cent. This is phenomenal and needs to be addressed. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the service expanded prison accommodation through the construction of a new prison at Ntungamo and the expansion of prisoners’ accommodation at Rukungiri, Lira, Mutuufu, Kamuli and Kiruhura prisons. Completion of prisoners’ accommodation in Kisoro, Ntwetwe, Isingiro, Maiha, Lukaya, Loro, Yumbe, Lwabenge in Kalungu, Koboko, Bamunanika and Kigandalo, which has been planned in 2023/2024. The strategy is: a) To construct five low-cost security prisons at Shs 3.8 billion each. Shs 19 billion is required per year for this to be realised; b) We need to construct one regional mini- max prison (Kitalya Model) with a capacity of 2,000 prisoners at Shs 33.3 billion per year. The total annual requirement for prisoners’ accommodation is, therefore, Shs 52.3 billion Recommendation two by the committee was that the Government should develop the National Corrections Policy to guide transformation from penal to productive correction. The response is as follows. The development of National Corrections Policy is ongoing. Once complete, this policy will provide a framework for community participation as well as private sector and non-state actors’ involvement in offender rehabilitation and reintegration process. The regulatory impact assessment has been completed and a draft policy is being developed. The other issue raised was about the inadequate staff housing and accommodation. The committee recommended that the management of the prison should prioritise the construction of low-cost housing and should phase this using the incremental approach as a multi-year project for decent accommodation. The responses are as follows: The rate of growth of staff population is not matched with the rate of expansion of staff accommodation. Currently, 7,936 staff, which is 55.9 per cent, are not properly accommodated. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the service completed 320 staff houses, increasing the proportion of staff properly housed, from 42.6 to 44.1 per cent. Shs 1.4 billion has been PRESENTATION OF ACTION -TAKEN REPORTS

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

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

I would need it on Wednesday but now, the focus is on the process. How do you sensitise the community to know you have precious minerals here because sometimes, he is saying, “When people in the ministry know there are minerals here, then their people go and buy the land, take over it, and then they come and reap big when locals got peanuts out of their land. Therefore, this should not be only about Ntungamo but generally countrywide. I was in Buhweju with the Committee on Natural Resources; gold miners told us, “I have never seen gold” yet I am the one mining it.” They said these guys have processes in the way they do it. “Personally, I have never seen how gold looks like, despite spending over 20 years mining gold in my own land and selling.” There is a lot of cheating going on; public sensitisation needs to be brought.

11577 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2024 honourable colleague, the Minister, Hon. Muruli Mukasa and I find it very strong that a minister’s name has been placed on the Hansard as having left the Ministry of Public Service - and gone down to guide investors. It raises very serious ethical issues. I am imploring you to guide whether it is not procedurally right that you call the minister himself to come here and clarify whether he is still our minister or he is a broker for investors. How a minister leaves Kampala to go to Ntungamo and guide investors, we want to know whether it is another Public Service job that would raise issues of conflict of interest. Secondly, that we are looking for him in Kampala as a Minister, he is in Ntungamo, or he is there as an investor. We need to have that clarified on the Hansard . It is very serious.

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

Thank you, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, for the clarification. The debate starts now and I will start with the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Ndeezi, Hon. Ababiku, Hon. Okeyoh, the Member for Ntungamo and Dr Ruyonga. I will then come to this side. Thank you.

I thank you, Mr Speaker. Mine is on Vote 016, about road equipment for new districts and cities. The Ministry of Works and Transport is planning to procure road equipment for new districts. However, there are old districts, which do not even have road equipment. I can give the examples of Ntungamo, Mbarara and Kanungu districts. In my district, we have over 2,221 kilometres and we have to borrow road equipment from our neighbours. Our roads are impassable. So, I think that before we approve this budget, we should make plans and make sure that we add equipment for all the districts, which are stranded. Another one is about the health sector. Honourable colleagues, we need to put our priorities right. You are talking about regional hospitals but I have not seen Mbarara Hospital. We even have districts, which are very big. For example, my district serves a population of over 650,000 people and we have only one hospital, which does not have a standby generator and an x-ray machine, yet it is a highway hospital, which serves everyone in this country because people move to Rwanda, Tanzania or even from other regions to western Uganda. So, as we plan, let us prioritise these hospitals because they are serving all of us. Another issue is about drugs. Everyone is talking about supply of drugs. In budgeting, you must plan, do research and consult. Recently, we had a report about Ntungamo not using drugs worth Shs 5 billion. These were the bilharzia drugs and they were supplied by National Medical Stores. Do not use Government money to buy unnecessary items and just dump them in some hospitals for accountability. You are talking about construction of new health centres. We have constructed some but they do not have employees; there are no medical officers. We do not have drugs and we do not have equipment. This Parliament is supposed to plan and direct the country. So, ministries, before you bring your budgets, please, consult and plan for our people. We should not misuse resources. Lastly, this Parliament should serve fairness and equity. The Minister of Education and Sports was here talking about lack of money for coded schools. Last year, in the budget, they earmarked 46 secondary schools for grant- aiding. Even up to now, the money that was released was for 46 schools. However, some

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I bring condolences from Rushenyi to the people of Dokolo, FDC, UPC, and this Parliament and the family. Hon. Cecilia Ogwal is mourned by the whole country. Those people outside, if they had the chance to speak - I think we will spend like a month speaking about Hon. Ogwal just because of her character. Like other people said, I also joined this Parliament when she had come from the Constituency Assembly (CA) in the 6 th Parliament. We had an association, which brought us together because there were no parties by then. We decided to form an association called Young Parliamentary Association. Hon. Cecilia Ogwal was old. She could not fit but would still be with us. I invited her to Ntungamo by then and she came among other Members. And when the people of Ntungamo saw her, the love that I got because of bringing Hon. Cecilia Ogwal to Ntungamo was beyond. Hon. Cecilia Ogwal was very generous. I once met her in the bank; she had about 100 payslips. I asked, “ Mama , what is this you are paying for do you have a school? -” She said, “My daughter, I am paying school fees for those people from my constituency.” I think none of us can afford that. She was paying for children who could not afford school fees from her own money. I to take on the mantle because I do not know who is going to fit in her shoes- that heart of giving all. No wonder, that is why they were electing her in and out. I think even this time; they would have still brought her at that age. I wish we could all emulate her generosity and maybe contribute - (Member timed out)

Madam Speaker, I beg to designate the following Members to the Committee on Public Accounts (Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises): 1. Hon. Jane Bainomugisha - Ibanda; 2. Hon. Richard Gafabusa - Bwamba County; 3. Hon. Charles Bakabulindi - Workers’ Representative; 4. Hon. Josyline Kamateneti - Ntungamo; 5. Hon. Gerald Nangoli - Elgon North County; 6. Hon. Martin Muzaale - Buzaaya County; 7. Hon. Linda Irene - Fort Portal City; 8. Hon. Dononzio Kahonda - Ruhinda South County; 9. Hon. Ferigo Kambale - Kasese Municipality; 10. Hon. Pascal Mbabazi - Buwekula County; 11. Hon. Mariam Naigaga - Namutumba District; 12. Hon. Alex Brandon - Kagoma North County; 13. Hon. Alfred Edakasi - Kaberamaido County; 14. Hon. Benard Sekyanzi - Budyebo County; 15. Hon. Esther Afoyochan - Zombo District; 16. Hon. David Karubanga - Kigorobya County; 17. Hon. Dan Atwijukire - Kazo County; 18. Hon. Mutono Lodoi - Butebo County; 19. Hon. Thembo Mujungu - Busongora County South; 20. Hon. Robert Kasolo - Iki-Iki County; 21. Hon. Peter Okeyoh - Bukooli Island County; and 22. Hon. Herbert Tayebwa -Kashongi County. Madam Speaker, I beg to designate.

11282 SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE NO.1 FOR FY 2023/2024 Public Debt Portfolio Analysis The committee observed that the preliminary country’s total nominal public debt stock stood at Shs 86.779 trillion as at the end of June 2023. This is equivalent to 46.9 per cent of GDP compared to 48.4 per cent as at June 2022. Of the total public debt stock as at June 2023, external debt constituted 60.2 per cent, which is US$ 14.24 billion while domestic debt constituted 39.8 per cent, which is US$ 9.4 billion. Preliminary findings from the annual debt statistical bulletin indicated that a total of approximately US$ 3.29 billion external debt was committed and remained undisbursed as at 30 June 2023. This debt would increase Uganda’s stock in the medium-term, even without signing any new loans. With the growing level of public debt due to its significance in meeting the country’s huge financing development needs, there is need to pay close attention to the cost of debt and the economic rate of return of projects financed through debt. The committee recommends as follows; (i) Given the existing global uncertainties (lower global growth, persistent high inflation in advanced economies, tight global financial conditions, slow growth in domestic revenue and climate change disruptions), the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should prudently project and manage the funding mix as well as review its priorities to avoid escalation of debt beyond a sustainable level. (ii) The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should fast- track implementation of strategies to enhance domestic revenue generation for the country and reducing or rationalising government expenditure. (iii) Acquisition of additional debt should be targeted towards those sectors that trigger export growth and contribute to domestic revenue mobilisation. Criteria for selection of beneficiary districts The committee was informed that the selection of the beneficiary districts was based on the following; climate change vulnerability of the watersheds, poverty levels of sub-regional level and watershed degradation. The committee, however, notes that some of the districts which met the criteria were omitted. For example; Namayingo, Busia, Masaka, Soroti, Kwania, Lira, Gulu, Rwampara, Ntungamo, Pakwach, Kapchorwa, Mukono, Nabilatuk, Luwero, Kalungu, Kalangala and Buvuma. The committee, therefore, recommends that the districts of Namayingo, Busia, Masaka, Soroti, Kwania, Lira, Gulu, Rwampara, Ntungamo, Pakwach, Kapchorwa, Mukono, Nabilatuk, Luwero, Kalungu, Kalangala and Buvuma should be absorbed on the climate smart project due to the climate change vulnerability of the watersheds, poverty levels of sub-regional level and watershed degradation concerns in these districts. The inclusion of these districts will not alter the value chain in their respective subregions. Conclusion The committee, therefore, recommends that the request by Government to borrow up to US$ 325 million and receive a grant of up to SDR 19.5 million (equivalent to US$ 25 million) from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to finance the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation Project be approved subject to these recommendations. I beg to report.

Thank you, Mr Speaker, for giving me this chance to talk about this iconic woman. I learnt about Hon. Joyce Mpanga’s death when I was in the constituency. When I came back on Monday, I waited for the programme to see whether she would be brought to Parliament for us to have a chance to speak about her but it did not come. I then asked, “What is happening?” Last night, I saw that she would be brought here and it became clear this morning that we shall talk about her. I thank the President for giving us this chance to bring her to Parliament so that her death is honoured and for her to be recognised as an important person in this country. Mr Speaker, you said it well that you read in the Hansard about what she did. You knew about her through her son but I had the chance to interact with her physically and work with her closely in this august House. I must say that I benefited a lot, like the previous speaker, Hon. Jennifer, said, because she mentored us. She was the founder of the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) and at that time, we would meet regularly as women and for us who were young, they would mentor us. At one time, she called me aside because I came while young - I was not a youth representative but I was representing Ntungamo as the first Woman Member of Parliament, after school. I think they would look at us and say, these girls need to be given good direction, living with these old men. They were very protective. One time she called me and gave me a good - She was soft-spoken but to the point and you would take her word once she talked to you. She told me, “Now it is time that you think about getting married but be careful. Look for the right person because when you are in politics, it is difficult at times for these men to look at you but depending on how you handle yourself, you will manage. When you get there, you should learn how to balance politics and family so that you do not lose out. If you do not do it properly, you might lose one or both, but one mainly.” I attribute that to her as a person who was fighting for girls. In her book, “ It’s a Pity She’s Not a Boy” , she talks about how women are regarded in public, even today. If you were bright and sharp like her, people would say, I wish the father had gotten a boy, as if when you are a woman, you cannot perform like a man. They always say, I wish she was a boy. I think, in her book, she wanted to tell us that women can do better in whatever area they are in. She ably practised it because she was the first in everything and she managed. She fought very hard for other women to emulate her. She stood as a Constituent Assembly (CA) delegate in Mubende, but she went into the constituency, which you people have called men’s constituencies. She was asked, “Why are you going for -” Even when I stood, people were asking me, “Why are you standing in a man’s position?” I asked them, “Which one?” The Constitution of the Republic of Uganda gives me the mandate to stand anywhere. Hon. Mpanga faced it in the CA. Because they were looking at her as a woman, they did not give her the vote. We missed having her in the CA just because of that. She was even doing better at that time but people could not recognise her history of how she had performed.

It is a bit related. (Laughter) It is also a matter of national importance. Mr Speaker, several subcounties in Ruhaama constituency were hit by strong hailstorms which massively destroyed crops and homesteads. The affected subcounties include Ntungamo, Nyarutuntu, Ruhaama and Ruhaama East. Those hailstorms have left many people homeless and they have nothing to feed on. They are living in desperation. I, therefore, pray for urgent intervention from the Government to provide relief items and food to the affected people.

10846 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendation 5: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should ensure that all ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs) and local governments have specific budgets for gender equality and social inclusion, including women empowerment as per the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development reported that they are in conjunction with the Equal Opportunities Commission, which issues the Gender and Equity Certificate to each qualifying MDA after a thorough analysis of their budget. This was work in progress. The committee recommends a budgetary increase for gender equality and social inclusion of the following categories: children, older persons and persons with disabilities. Recommendation 6: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should allocate and release adequate financial resources to clear the pending pension arrears and regularly allocate, and release adequate financing to the public service pension schemes, going forward. Mr Speaker, the Government reported that Shs 38.8 billion has been provided for in the budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024 to cater for verified pension and gratuity arrears. The committee recommends that accounting officers should prioritise the timely payment of pensions. All pension arrears should be cleared. Recommendation 7: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should prioritise budgetary allocations to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF) to ensure the sufficient investment in agriculture to help with information gathering and research, thereby contributing to development. The budget for MAAIF has increased from Shs 564.4 billion in the Financial Year 2022/2023 to Shs 1,030.994 billion in the Financial Year 2023/2024. The funds will be geared towards supporting the mechanisation of agriculture, the establishment of irrigation facilities and supporting PDM interventions in local governments, among others, in order to increase agricultural production across the country. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development also reported that it has supported MAAIF through the Agricultural Cluster Development Project to establish the National Food and Agricultural Statistical System (NFASS), to ensure that agricultural data is reliable, timely, consistent, disaggregated and accessible to facilitate planning and decision making. NFASS has been piloted in five districts of Nebbi, Amuru, Iganga, Kalungu and Ntungamo and is being rolled out to five subregions of Lango, Karamoja, Bukedi, Teso and Elgon. The committee recommends the timely release of funds to enable the ministry and other stakeholders to effectively implement the planned activities as per their work plan. Recommendation 8: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development should effectively fund remand homes. The Government reported that funds have been allocated in the budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024 to fund the activities of remand homes. Recommendation 9: The Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development should sufficiently fund the Uganda Human Rights Commission so that it can pay competitive wages to its staff and address the challenge of high staff turnover. The Uganda Human Rights Commission has sufficient wage allocation for staff in post – this is what the Government reported. Salary enhancement awaits a comprehensive review of salaries across government entities.

10848 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT allocating 15 per cent of their annual budget to improve the health sector. The health sub- programme budget has been increased in nominal as well as in percentage terms. In the Financial Year 2021/2022, the allocation had reached 14 per cent. Government enhanced the salaries of scientists, mainly the medical personnel. This will push the ratio even higher. Government also reported that in the medium term, given the change in focus in the National Development Plan III to prioritise enhancing the productivity and social well-being of the population in the country, more investment is expected in the sector in the medium term. In the budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024, Government has prioritised the human capital development programme to which the health sub-sector belongs. Starting with the Financial Year 2023/2024, Government is committed to annually increasing the budget for antiretroviral treatment by Shs 50 billion per annum. The committee recommends the provision of adequate funds to the health sector as per the Abuja Declaration to enable the sector improve the health needs of the citizens. Recommendation 16: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should provide adequate funding to the National Environmental Management Authority to maintain and sustain early warning systems where applicable. The Government reported that the total budget for Vote 150 for National Environmental Management Authority has been increased from Shs 18.943 billion in the Financial Year 2022/2023, to Shs 41.360 billion, in the Financial Year 2023/2024 to facilitate recruitment of additional staff and strengthening environmental protection. The committee recommends that this should be done. Recommendation 17: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should increase funding to provide adequate accommodation to police officers - Mr Speaker, there is a long narrative that follows; I will try to summarise it. In the budget for the Financial Year 2022/2023, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development provided Shs 26.212 billion for the following: i. The construction of seven accommodation blocks - 10 units per block - in the districts of Nakasongola, Sheema, Busolwe, Mitooma, Kanungu, Kakumiro, Katwe- Kabatoro and Ntungamo; ii. Completed the construction and commissioned seven blocks, a total of 420 housing units of the Naguru Apartments; iii. Construction of Kira Division staff apartments, 24 units is at 80 per cent; iv. Erected and installed 5,410 double- occupancy uniports out of 6,446; a total of 84 per cent across the country; and v. Constructed 45 housing units, five units each block, in Butebo, Bukwo, Namisindwa, Amudat, Alebtong, Nabilatuk, Karenga, Kwania and Obongi, pending commissioning. In the budget for the Financial Year 2023/2024, the budget for residential buildings is Shs 26.412 billion, a slight increase of Shs 0.2 billion from the level of Financial Year 2022/2023. The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development should give special consideration to the development budget of Uganda Police Force. Mr Speaker, by way of summary, permit me to state the following – that the report captures recommendations in respect to: i. The Ministry of Water and Environment (page 21); ii. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda, (page 23); iii. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (page 23);

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

The trend of accumulated arrears No Year End Amount (UGXI o/o increase/decrease 1 30ft June 2O2O L3,228,441,399 2 30ft June 2O2I 20,313,148,061 34.9o/o 3 30ft June 2022 14,353,976,164 (4r.s%l The Accounting Officer explained that the bigger chunk of the arrears related to tea nursery operators, and that UGX lbn of the arrears had been paid in the previous financial year. He further explained that part of the reasons for the delay was because there were problems with the accounts of some of the operators and the money paid bounced back. He further explained that in some instances there were commitments made and yet the money received was less. The Committee found that part of the money related to nursery bed operators in the Districts of Kisoro, Kabale, Rukiga, Rubanda, Ntungamo, Rukungiri, Mitooma, Kanungu, and Mbarara who had supplied seedlings to NAADS but were not paid. The nursery bed operators, numberingT l 1, sought to sue NAADS to recover the money. Some of the operators; Frank Byaruhanga, Dr. Francis Runumi, George Owakukiroru, Caleb Kipande Tumwesimira, Sam Kajojo Arinaitwe, Julius T\rmushabe, Fidelis Kanyamun5ru, and Rev. Bernard Mugisha sought the assistance of a lawyer, a one Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi to obtain a Representative Order to allow them file a suit against the government. The Representative OrderMisc.ApplicationNo. OOO9of 2019wasobtainedon lstJuly, tiffs instructed the lawyer to file a suit, Bganthanga Frank & 7 Ors. V Agricttltttral Aduisory Seruices & 11 Ors. Ciuil Suit No.889 of 2019, in which they claimed UGX 143,621,201,500. The matter culminated into a consent judgment filed on O7ft January, 2021. At the time of the consent judgment, UGX 27.3bn was outstanding. lt was agreed that the payments be made through the lawye rllaw firm. The OS$N, lawyer, Mr Katabaazi informed the Committee that he had received a total qft\ ,/ UGX 39bn on behalf of the Plaintiffs. N ' 3 Some of the operators the Committee interfaced with informed the Committee that they had not received all the money due to them, and accused Mr. Katabaazi of not remitting to them all the money due to them. Mr Katabaazi submitted that the Plaintiffs had instructed him to pay the 71 I s based on a criteria =a*^"g" ,?,7" t !" ,')r lt( ; ik."," il,( & \--+-'r a> @,

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

Thank you. Mr MICHAEL TIMUZIGU (NRM, Kajara County, Ntungamo ): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I thank the Minister for Health for bringing the report at this moment, when the whole country thought; maybe COVID-19 was no more. However, I want to understand, which methodology has been used to ascertain the areas of Uganda that have got more COVID-19 prevalence. Because we have discovered that Kampala, Wakiso, Kisoro and Gulu- we might say that Gulu and Kisoro are border districts. But we have border districts in the eastern part of Uganda and they interact like any other districts. So, should we think that eastern Uganda does not have COVID-19 or testing is not being done there? This is because in most cases in Uganda, we test when the President is visiting. Eastern Uganda might have not been visited by the President for some good time-

Thank you, Hon. Yeri. Please, you can take your seat. Is the motion seconded? (Members rose_) Yes, it is seconded by Hon. Juliet Bashiisha, Hon. Mpindi, Member from Ntungamo, Busia representative, Hon. Rugumayo and by majority Members in the House. Honourable, do you want to justify your motion?

Honourable colleagues, if I remember very well that, last Thursday, the Prime Minister said that they have provided for it; so, they will get for the new districts. I remember she also said that after they have given the new districts, they will also look at the big districts. She gave the examples of Wakiso, Ntungamo, Kasese – you know, districts of that size. However, let us, indeed, keep pushing for it and the minister is going to update us.

Thank you. Busiki, Hon. Muwuma and Ntungamo.

Thank you. Honourable colleagues, in the VIP gallery this evening - I have other colleagues coming in. Yes, let me have just one. I had allowed Ntungamo.

10391 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2023 When you look at a district like Ntungamo, it is four times the size of Mitooma. If such a district has Shs 1 billion – and I know districts which have one constituency also getting the same money; it is something Government needs to look into. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, I do not know whether you are looking into that.

Member for Kyankwanzi, Member for Kibaale, Member for Hoima, Member for Gomba, Member for Ntungamo, Hon. Okeyoh, Hon. Kazini, Hon. Kahonda, Hon. Enoch, Member for Kiruhura. Member for Buhweju, were you here yesterday? The Member for Buhweju was here. I know those who were here.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, all the former counties in Uganda have turned into districts, except 19, which are in Ntungamo, Isingiro, Kasese and elsewhere. At the moment, we have funds because all districts were given an extra Shs 1 billion and these districts have been having difficulty maintaining their roads. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, when are we getting extra road units so we can be able to maintain roads in those bigger districts? Thank you.

Mr Speaker, the President guided that we give all new districts road equipment and thereafter, districts like Ntungamo, Kasese, Wakiso - the big districts will be considered next.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Ntungamo Health Centre IV was upgraded, in 2019 from Health Centre III. A theatre was constructed, but up to now, we have never got theatre equipment. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, when are we getting the equipment because people need services?

In fact, now that you have talked about that issue, when the minister is coming, let her also come with a report on allegations of ghost health centres in Ntungamo. The story on television was so bad. This is not something we are hearing in speculation. They clearly showed that they have been releasing money to very many ghost health centres, in Ntungamo. And I think this is not only in Ntungamo. But let us look at that issue. Let the Minister of Health also look at that.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My constituency has four mining areas - Mutini in Nyakizinga, Mutaka in Mutara, Nyakishwojwa and then Rwaza in Rwizi Subcounty. These companies have been transporting the raw materials through Rwitanzi in Mayanga, connecting to Ntungamo, then Kabukyera and Kajuguta. However, as we speak, the bridges, especially in Rwitanzi got damaged and have cut these areas off. The Minister of Works and Transport visited the area last financial year, but to-date, nothing has been done. May I know when these bridges will be worked on in order to promote the socio-economic transformation of our people? Thank you.

When I retire, that is where I am going. So, I need to fight for the sector. (Laughter) Honourable colleagues, many of you will join me. Hon. Oguzu Lee had suggested something to me; that when they appear before the committee, they should appear in the regions so that it is not just a Kampala affair. I will detail that in the terms of reference when I am forwarding the petition. Thank you. Honourable colleagues, in the Public Gallery this afternoon, we have Speakers from some of the western region districts. They include the Speakers of Rwampara, Kiruhura, Kazo, Ntungamo, Sheema, Ibanda, Hoima, Bundibugyo, Buhweju, Kagadi, Kakumiro, Rukiga, Mbarara, Kikuube and Kasese. They have come to observe how we are running the House and they will be advising the Deputy Speaker, later on, on how to run the House better. Thank you for coming, friends.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I rise on a matter of urgent national importance regarding the fraudulent transfer of a land title in Buruuli namely Block 5, Plot 39 at Kayanja. It is 52.7 hectares in Nyangahya Division, Masindi Municipality, Masindi District. The land in question was, in the 1990s, offered by the local communities to the former National Teachers’ College, Masindi, which had hitherto operated on church land for educational purposes. In 2001, a land title was issued in the names of the Board of Governors, National Teachers’ College, Masindi. When this college was phased out by the Ministry of Education and Sports in 2005, the said land was one of the assets that was passed on to Kamurasi Primary Teachers’ College (PTC) in Masindi. The title was handed over to the Ministry of Education and Sports for formal transfer to the Board of Governors of Kamurasi PTC, Masindi. In the process of identifying land for the establishment of the proposed Bunyoro Public University, we were dismayed to discover that this land was fraudulently transferred to a one Magalies Distillers (U) Ltd with a letter of no objection written by a one, Mr Mwongyere Methodius, acting for the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports, on 21 August 2007. Madam Speaker, in his letter, he incorrectly indicated that His Excellency the President had recommended the investment by Magalies Distillers (U) Ltd to Masindi yet the President’s letter directed this investment to Ntungamo. Owing to this, the Mayor, Masindi Municipality, wrote a petition and he is in the gallery to see how I raise this matter. In the circumstances, my prayers are: 1. That this House causes an investigation into fraud to bring justice to the people who donated this land for educational purposes. 2. That this House directs the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and the Ministry of Education and Sports to cancel the transfer of title to Magalies Distillers (U) Ltd and registers the land in the names of either Bunyoro Public University or Masindi Municipal Council. Madam Speaker, I beg your permission to lay a petition to the Minister of State –

10193 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 First of all, the Mayor of Masindi Municipality, you are most welcome to the Parliament of Uganda. I looked at the documents and there was a presidential directive to Ntungamo for land to be given. I do not know what happened but they instead gave land from Masindi, not from Ntungamo. That land was gazetted for the university - maybe the minister needs to find out what happened for the land belonging to the Ministry of Education and Sports to be transferred to an individual or to a company. I think that is not correct. Honourable Minister of Education and Sports, are you the one with the rota?

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I support the recommendation of the committee. I have only two comments. One, the chairperson of the committee reported to the House that there is no loan recovery policy, which has been put in place. I noted that the loan scheme has been in place for nine years. It is totally inconceivable that after nine years, we don’t have a loan recovery policy. No wonder the institutions are just holding the transcripts of the students who have not yet fulfilled the payments. Can we have that policy put in place? Secondly, the inequity about the loan scheme is also appalling. I have noted that for the last nine years, the people of Otuke only were able to send 35 students while Ntungamo sent 488 students. I am wondering what criteria has been used. Is it poverty, academic prowess or population? Madam Speaker, there must be clarity in terms of the criteria of selecting those students. The recommendations, which we are going to adopt is on the quota system so that we can determine the fate of students like those in Otuke who qualify for higher education. I submit.

Compared to 488 students from Ntungamo and others that are on the list, Madam Speaker -

9589 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 12 JULY 2023 do not have a legally functional Board that can take a decision that it can be accountable for. The professionalism of the management of finances is not there; it is non-existent. So, who are we talking about? Madam Speaker, this institution is the oversight institution. We need to take action now. If you were to ask me to give my opinion, we have to halt this scheme until we re-evaluate how it has been managed. I was looking at this and I thought that maybe, I am not reading well in terms of the Ugandan record. There is this district called Madi- Okollo. In nine years, it got four people. In nine years, there is a district called Mbarara, which got 416 students. I think there is another one; Obongi, which got four students. In nine years, Ntungamo got 488 students. This cannot be happening in Uganda. In the Parish Development Model, we have already identified 39 per cent of the population living below the poverty line. Where do you find the 39 per cent? (Applause) Let us first show - Somebody is not thinking about the policy and how to properly manage this country economically. So, let us rethink. Madam Speaker, I am very sorry; I am not criticising anybody but I am saying the people we have put in charge are not in charge. You cannot bring this report before us. We have a record of 39 per cent of people living below the poverty level. Where are their children going to school? Who is sponsoring their education? The fathers of this nation diagnosed three challenges to drive this country forward. Whether you are talking about Korea, you have to look at the three pillars; disease, ignorance and poverty (DIP). You have to structure around those three. We then added “S” for security. Madam Speaker, I am saying that we need to fix corporate governance. We need to halt this system until we have put our priorities right. That is my contribution. I beg to submit.

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

9402 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT is saying this is too much, these people have already gone through a lot. I wanted to first know whether the motion is seconded then I will call the Chair to tell us the reason behind it before I put the question. Okay, it is seconded by Hon. Kalule, Hon., Ssewungu, Hon. Okeyoh, Hon. John, Hon. Nulu, Hon. Achan, Hon. Esenu, I have Ntungamo, Hajj - no, you do not need to speak to such a motion because in your argument already - in the interest of time, we never go into that - no, no, no, we do not. You see, you are now under my mercy because it is not provided for under the rules. Honourable chairperson, what is the major justification for you to recommend that we must have examinations first?

Is the motion seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by Hon. Nyamutoro, Hon. Pius Wakabi, Hon. Emely Kugonza, the Rt Hon. Prime Minister, Member for Hoima, Member for Ntungamo, Member for Bundibugyo, Hon. Okabe, Hon. Linda Irene – and the whole House. Honourable member, would you like to speak to the motion?

Is the motion seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by Hon. Nyamutoro, Hon. Pius Wakabi, Hon. Emely Kugonza, the Rt Hon. Prime Minister, Member for Hoima, Member for Ntungamo, Member for Bundibugyo, Hon. Okabe, Hon. Linda Irene – and the whole House. Honourable member, would you like to speak to the motion?

9100 ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION However, now add new economies which your children are now able to add. Dr Ogwang was able to make medicine for us for Corona. These other people are making wealth out of automobiles; let us support them. Tier four Expand and modernise the services sector; health, education, tourism, hospitality, entertainment, sports etcetera. Among the services, it is good that our youth are active in music and sports. In music, we have been assisting some groups and individuals to build the recording capacity in the country- Gen. Saleh has been coordinating with the musical groups. Capital and equipment will be provided to our talented groups. At the local level in the countryside, artists are one of the 18 Emyoogas . You have seen how our youth have excelled in sports; marathons, etcetera, for example, Cheptegei and the group. Since 1986, we have been struggling with economic recovery, expansion, diversification and transformation. The talented sports youth have come up because of these general improvements. With a bit more revenue that we have now, we shall focus deliberately on sports by building more stadiums and training facilities. It is good that the high-altitude training centre at Teryet is now finished. These are just endozo, jaribu . In Ntungamo, there were women who were selling local beer. When you come there, somebody will come and say I want you to taste it first, it is called okuroza. He drinks and says, “This is not good.” It goes on like that and by the time he has finished Okuroza about six, he is drunk and does not buy -(Laughter) With our growing economy, we shall do much more for sports. It is good, therefore, that the East African countries together put in a bid for the AFCON - the continental football competition of 2027. Apart from Namboole and Nakivubo, we need more world class stadiums to be built. It does not matter whether they are government or private, as long as they are in Uganda. On the side of music, the Attorney-General and the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development need to resolve the issue of copyrights. It is unfair not to protect ownership of Okuhiimba . Okuhiimba is the Runyakore word for composing songs. That is how we shall be able to create a big economy by doing the four tiers; the ones I mentioned. We shall be able to create a big economy that is able to accommodate our expanding population. In 1810, the UK had a population of 10 million people. A priest by the name of Alfred Malthus started pushing views that the population in the UK was too big, etc. The UK now has a population of 70 million people, which is many times more prosperous than that of Malthus’ time. What happened? It was the metamorphosis of the society and the economy into a middle-class skilled working society. You cannot have peasants producing younger peasants on increasingly fragmented agricultural plots and think that you will not be an enemy of your country, if as a leader, you do not see this and combat it. So, to sit here as leaders of whatever we call ourselves - I was watching our leaders in the 1960s and we were telling them about these things that time. You people, go abroad - because even in the colonial times - I remember in 1955, the British would take our chiefs to England for a study tour, but when I was in the school system in the mid 60’s and I was reading - I had not gone abroad myself, but we were reading. I started asking these people, “You go abroad and see what is happening there. Why don’t you tell us, when you come back, to copy? You go and see progress but you come here and maintain backwardness in your own people. You supervise and play the oversight role - you are oversighting backwardness and you have no problem with that. God will not like it.”

Why don’t we listen to the whole list? You said we should read the list and we are reading it. Honourable members, listen to the figures. I do not think any of these Members will take this money into their pockets. 30) Vote 720: Masindi Municipal Council – Shs 11,172,470,000 31) Vote 721: Mityana Municipal Council – Shs 10,365,633,000 32) Vote 722: Moroto Municipal Council – Shs 5,143,627,000 33) Vote 723: Mubende Municipal Council – Shs 10,465,947,000 34) Vote 724: Mukono Municipal Council – Shs 19,829,177,000 35) Vote 725: Nansana Municipal Council – Shs 24,351,761,000 36) Vote 726: Nebbi Municipal Council – Shs 6,907,898,000 37) Vote 727: Njeru Municipal Council – Shs 13,394,572,000 38) Vote 728: Ntungamo Municipal Council – Shs 4,845,867,000 39) Vote 729: Rukungiri Municipal Council – Shs 9,415,996,000 40) Vote 730: Sheema Municipal Council – Shs 14,106,079,000 41) Vote 731: Tororo Municipal Council – Shs 9,365,323,000 42) Vote 801: Abim District – Shs 18,295,895,000 43) Vote 802: Adjumani District – Shs 31,965,889,000 44) Vote 803: Agago District – Shs 31,061,514,000 45) Vote 804: Alebtong District – Shs 23,689,489,000 46) Vote 805: Amolatar District – Shs 19,357,798,000 47) Vote 806: Amudat District – Shs 10,632,904,000 48) Vote 807: Amuria District – Shs 22,290,290,000 49) Vote 808: Amuru District - Shs 22,428,999,000 50) Vote 809: Apac District – Shs 20,739,922,000 51) Vote 810: Arua District – Shs 16,085,370,000 52) Vote 811: Budaka District – Shs 25,157,873,000 53) Vote 812: Bududa District – Shs 26,411,933,000 54) Vote 813: Bugiri District – Shs 34,828,388,000 55) Vote 814: Bugweri District – Shs 19,367,086,000 56) Vote 815: Buhweju District – Shs 15,085,933,000 57) Vote 816: Buikwe District – Shs 24,383,139,000 58) Vote 817: Bukedea District – Shs 26,466,423,000 59) Vote 818: Bukomansimbi District – Shs 18,428,274,000

8754 BUDGETARY PROPOSALS & ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 60) Vote 819: Bukwo District – Shs 22,102,420,000 61) Vote 820: Bulambuli District – Shs 22,999,426,000 62) Vote 821: Buliisa District – Shs 14,874,929,000 63) Vote 822: Bundibugyo District – Shs 33,203,487,000 64) Vote 823: Bunyangabu District - Shs 19,891,642,000 65) Vote 824: Bushenyi District – Shs 28,896,953,000 66) Votes 825: Busia District - Shs 32,967,494,000 67) Votes 826: Butaleja District - Shs 33,927,473,000 68) Vote 827: Butambala District – Shs 23,446,766,000 69) Vote 828: Butebo District - Shs 16,607,616,000 70) Vote 829: Buvuma District – Shs 13,321,617,000 71) Vote 830: Buyende District – Shs 22,651,177,000 72) Vote 831: Dokolo District – Shs 21,223,707,000 73) Vote 832: Gomba District – Shs 21,231,932,000\ 74) Vote 720: Masindi Municipal Council – Shs 11,172,470,000 75) Vote 721: Mityana Municipal Council – Shs 10,365,633,000 76) Vote 722: Moroto Municipal Council – Shs 5,143,627,000 77) Vote 723: Mubende Municipal Council – Shs 10,465,947,000 78) Vote 724: Mukono Municipal Council – Shs 19,829,177,000 79) Vote 725: Nansana Municipal Council – Shs 24,351,761,000 80) Vote 726: Nebbi Municipal Council – Shs 6,907,898,000 81) Vote 727: Njeru Municipal Council – Shs 13,394,572,000 82) Vote 728: Ntungamo Municipal Council – Shs 4,845,867,000 83) Vote 729: Rukungiri Municipal Council – Shs 9,415,996,000 84) Vote 730: Sheema Municipal Council – Shs 14,106,079,000 85) Vote 731: Tororo Municipal Council – Shs 9,365,323,000 86) Vote 801: Abim District – Shs 18,295,895,000 87) Vote 802: Adjumani District – Shs 31,965,889,000 88) Vote 803: Agago District – Shs 31,061,514,000 89) Vote 804: Alebtong District – Shs 23,689,489,000 90) Vote 805: Amolatar District – Shs 19,357,798,000 91) Vote 806: Amudat District – Shs 10,632,904,000 92) Vote 807: Amuria District – Shs 22,290,290,000 93) Vote 808: Amuru District - Shs 22,428,999,000

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

8613 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023 Thank you, Madam Speaker. I thank the committee for the elaborate report. One thing that cuts across Mbarara, Ntungamo and Kabale and has not left this Floor is the USMID project. It has really been a pain in our necks for the last three years. The contractor, multiplex, has not left either the ears of the developed partners or parliament. We wonder: what exactly is happening that all those projects are given to a contractor that has no capacity in terms of finance, equipment and human resource? I think the forensic audit that is being proposed would alleviate the pain. The other issue could be about priorities. I have already briefed you on what is going on in Mbarara City, with the broken bridges of Kanyeite, Katete and Nyakaizi. They have even caused the loss of three lives – a 23-year- old student of Mbarara University and a 19-year-old student of one of the high schools were buried yesterday. However, money is being returned to the Consolidated Fund. I chair the Road Fund for Mbarara City. It is like a practice for you to be called to, in three weeks, sit and effect a programme that has been planned for three months. The ministry for finance cannot go unmentioned here. Whereas we may want to blame the technical officers, the Government should be able to take that blame. Lastly, we need to expedite the issue structures in the cities. The structure came out, but it is still wanting. In some areas, you cannot have a city engineer handling the issue of roads without the assistance of the different divisions. As we look at Mbarara City having returned all those monies, we really need help with USMID so that our roads can be repaired to the desired standards. However, I thank the committee and wish that this report, indeed, attracts actions by the concerned entities.

8567 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023 he gave us a lot of tips on security. It is very unfortunate that he died by a gun. He would tell us that that even when we travel out, we needed to be careful which room they have booked for us. I would then tell him that I am a civilian. He would then say, “Do not joke with the position you have; it is a position that everybody envies.” I then told him, “Now, as you teach me security I will teach you issues of gender.” I told him, “Now, you are a soldier and have come to gender, allow us to teach you gender issues.” When his daughter was getting married, he said, “You know, I have one daughter. I feel pain for her to get married and I want you people to come home.” I told him, “My brother, I will not be able to attend the marriage ceremony but I will give you support.” He then said, “You people of the gender ministry, you must come for my wedding” and we had made that promise. Unfortunately, we shall be going to send him off. The wedding has not come to be. I even asked him what type of good soldier this is with one woman because we know soldiers – with due respect to the ones in the House - are usually – (Laughter) - this man was a Christian, Madam Speaker. The late Hon. Engola liked jokes and whenever we were at the ministry, he would tell me, “You ‘ Muteso’ look at the way you are moving.” I would then respond, “You Langi man, look at the way you are looking at me” before we would start a meeting, and you would find us laughing. Before he went for Labour Day, the Office of the Government Chief Whip called me and said that they were looking for somebody to present the statement. I called him - he said he was supposed to go to Moroto. I think he had another assignment from His Excellency. He told me he was at the Uganda Media Centre and I told him to finish with the media centre and rush to Parliament. That day, we had an issue here and he was not able to come and present this statement. However, he came here and said, “My sister, I have to leave for Moroto.” I said, “No, go to the House and then travel to Moroto. After all, you have your ‘wiwi’,” and we laughed. He then told me that from Moroto, he was going to attend prayers in Ntungamo. From Ntungamo on a Sunday, he was going to Namutumba. This was a very hardworking man. Madam Speaker, whenever we used to have a caucus meeting in Entebbe, he would call me and tell me to take advantage of his lead car and we used to move together. This was a friend. We have missed a great man; a man who loved this country, his family and his constituency. Every time he was free, he was in Oyam. I remember when he was an LC V Chairman, one of our councillors was given the position of secretary for finance - Hon. Odongo Ali. This man loved everybody despite their status. May God rest your soul in peace until we meet, my brother. Thank you. THE MINISTER OF STATE, OFFICE OF

7.1.5 Managencnt Tralnlng and Advlsory Centre (MTACI The Committee is concerned that MTAC has been operating without a governing council since 2O15. MTAC reported that appointment of the governing council awaits the conclusion of rationalisation of govemment agencies. The Committee observed that the delayed conclusion of the rationalisation process leaves governance gaps in the affected institLltions, Thc Comaittec recommenda that; (lf Governncnt rhould fast track the mergcr pollcy co as to resolve lsaucr of non.conrtltuted govcrning bodiea aad enrurc optlmd utllleatloa of Governncnt fundc. (ll)The Mtntrtry of Trade rhould lnteaslfy lts overelght/cupcnrieory role over MTAC ln the meaatfuae. MTAC - Uafunded Prioritlea ffiffiffir.nr 1 Free Job Creation Training interventions for all constituencies in Uganda. 20.E 2 Executive Director's means of transport and Students'bus 1.O 3 Staff Wages 1.5 4 Construction of MTAC Ntungamo 5.6 5 Construction of MTAC Mbale 8.5 Total 37.4 7 f.

Itojo is in Ntungamo.

I know him as a very good Catholic but the fact is that they were not praying from Ntungamo; they were in Fort Portal. You know Nabbanja is always current. (Applause) Mr Speaker, since they have gone to seek redress in our courts of law, let us give them time to go through that court process.

I will start with those who were here as we started plenary – Now some have started complaining. (Laugh- ter) I can see that most of you were not here and the ones who were not here are the ones saying, “Yes.” I will pick the Member for Iban - da and then the Member for Vurra – Everyone who has spoken today, first take your seat. After the Member for Vurra, I will pick Dr Ku- gonza, the Member for Ntungamo, Hon. Os - eku, Hon. Aleper, Hon. Katalihwa, UWOPA chairperson – Oh, UWOPA has spoken. So, I will pick Hon. Balmoyi, Hon. Otimgiw, Hon. Ogwal, the Member for Mbarara, the Member for Rukiga and then I will come back. Honourable colleagues, I am going to give you time.

7843 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 30 MARCH 2023 The district has designated 40 COVID-19 vaccination points and 37 Hepatitis B screening centres in all health centres in the district for six days. centres in the district for six days. The health management and response teams are handling COVID-19 as well as Hepatitis B and extending effective services to host communities and refugees. Madam Speaker, we enjoin our political leaders and other community leaders to take lead in the vaccination and screening exercise of COVID-19 and Hepatitis B so that the population embraces the exercise to save the host communities and refugees in Adjumani District. Hon. Norah Bigirwa Nyendwoha, Woman Representative for Buliisa, said that many parts of the country are facing drought, which is affecting the production of food and cash crops. The farmers are entering the first season of the year and usually, it is very short with little rain. Government, over time, has been promising to support Ugandan farmers - both small and large scale - with irrigation schemes for the farmers to access water for production. However, this seems not to have taken off and many farmers are worried. Her prayers are that: I should assure this House and our farmers the extent of Government’s assurance to access water for production. When is the Government fulfilling the promise on the solar power irrigation systems? My response is that the Government has continued its efforts to invest and improve access to water for production. The Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, is supervising the construction of six irrigation schemes in different parts of the country including Mubuku II, Doho II, Ngenge and Rwengaju, to mention, but a few. Construction of the irrigation schemes including Acomai in Sironko and Atari in Kween have started. The Government has supported farmers and farmer groups by installing solar-powered irrigation schemes in various sites in the districts of Ntungamo, Hoima, Mubende, Kamuli, Koboko, Kumi, Kabale, Mukono, Kiboga, Buvuma, Ssembabule, Kayunga, Yumbe, Kaberamaido, Kaliro, Buikwe, Masindi, Butambala, Bukomansimbi, Kapachorwa, Iganga, Kaabong, Rukungiri, Amolatar, Adjumani, Mbale, Pader, Rukiga, Nakaseke and Katakwi, among others. This is to promote adoption of improved and efficient water for agricultural technologies for the crops and livestock. The Government has constructed over 1,555 valley tanks with a total holding capacity of 10,840,000 cubic metres in order to address the challenge of water for animals, especially in the cattle corridor and drought prone districts. Honourable members, even Buliisa will eventually benefit. Hon. Geoffrey Macho, Member of Parliament for Busia Municipality asked that Busia Boarder Seed Secondary School is located in Mukungu B Village, Central Parish, Eastern Division in Busia Municipality. The school was started in 2019 and had an enrolment of 497 students by the close of year 2022. The school was started as a response to Government’s policy of having public secondary schools at subcounty level. It also came as a result of a Presidential pledge. Though Busia Municipality donated land of approximately 25 acres, the Government has not come up clearly to ensure that people benefit from the Uganda Secondary Education Expansion Programme (USEP). His prayers are that: 1. The Ministry of Education and Sports comes out clearly on the USEP in relation to this school before term one of 20 – Madam Speaker, these questions came earlier, but since we have not had a chance – it says at the start of the term. 2. The ministry should implement the Presidential pledge.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. First of all, I would like to register condolences for the loss of our son who was in Kyamate Senior Secondary School in Ntungamo and was burnt alive. I want to make it very clear that bullying of any nature is not acceptable in schools. As you said, we encourage respect and love for each other and not bullying or torturing of any nature. We have made this very clear and with your guidance, Madam Speaker, we shall follow this up with another circular because we have written before. Otherwise, as a ministry, we are committed to ensuring that any type of indiscipline is not tolerated in our schools, particularly anything that makes our schools insecure. That is not going to be accepted. About the teachers, Cabinet is handling the issue of school charges and when Cabinet is ready, we shall come here, brief Parliament and also probably submit the report about the teachers and what is happening in schools. I beg to submit, Madam Speaker.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Why doesn’t he start timing after I have spoken? (Laughter) This time, I am not happy with the statement made by the minister because it was a bit flat. Yesterday, he talked about Ntungamo having 31 ghost health centres. For the last 10 years, this has been the statement. It was talked about before I became a Member of Parliament; that was in 2014 and I think even some time back in 2008; 34 goes to health centres, which means they get PHC, RBF, drugs, they have salaries. They never come out to tell us who was responsible for all this. Word has been going around that they came to Ntungamo and investigated. They called us to a meeting with Statehouse, but they did not tell us the names of those health centres. You cannot rise up in just one day and create a health centre, which means it is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; the Ministry of Public Service and the National Medical Stores (NMS) because they supply them with drugs. So, it is not a matter of coming to investigate and making political statements. You incite violence against the current leaders and promise heaven and earth, without giving us solutions. I think the responsible offices – the other day, they brought back drugs worth Shs 5 billion. In our health centres, people do not even have Panadol. The last time we moved around, they said they did not supply them with Panadol, yet you are bringing back drugs worth Shs 5 billion. I think we do not need to come here and make statements, ask for money to go and celebrate. Let us use that money you are going to spend on functions to arrest these culprits. We cannot keep celebrating and putting up tents when things are going wrong in the country. I beg to submit. (Applause)

(Members rose_) Ntungamo - Colleagues, I have already picked the four. I am ending with Hon. Ameede. I will give you opportunity on the next item.

6465 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2022 accessibility and yet, she is a leader. I would expect her to become the first inspector to say, “But where is provision for the people with disabilities in this school?” That is what the leadership and mind-set change is because the mind-set starts with us and disability challenges start from society. Even if I walk as a minister, a child will say, “But that one is a mulema .” They really give you another name. Hon. Etuka on the issue of the money - this money is mobilised by people with disabilities. They form groups of between five to 15 people. On average, they get Shs 5 million. The Community Development Officers are expected to do the mobilisation and give these people information about this money so that they are able to grow. I want to report that some of these groups have gone beyond subcounty level and we have already, under my administration, come up with what we call the “management information system” to know which village has got money, which subcounty has got money so that we track where we are and where the money goes. Hon. Josyline from Ntungamo, the issue of sign language interpreters is critical and I have talked to my colleague, the Minister of Public Service, to see that we begin recruiting these people, especially to public places where they can be used. For example, can we get sign language interpreters in hospitals since we have trained personnel? Kyambogo has trained many sign language interpreters, some of them up to diploma level. This is still under discussion; we shall report about it when we are done with it. The issue of facilities is critical. Disability is a progressive issue; it is a development issue, but I want to report to the House that disability is not the way some of us grew. These days you can get wheelchairs, clutches and many other equipment; I think Government is moving towards that. We had a discussion and said, “If Mubende Causality Unit is now making artificial limbs for the soldiers, why not begin a full project to do assistive devices with local materials so that – (Member timed out.)

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

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;

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would also like to thank the committee for the good job done. However, I would like to be educated on what equal op- portunities means. Do I understand it or it has lost either meaning? I do not know. I need to be educated on what it means. In Ntungamo, we are around 570. When you go to Mitooma District, I think the population is around 190 or 200. When you use the quota system, Mitooma and Ntungamo districts will both get 80. So, how shall we measure that equal opportunity? That is why I asked what it means. Even for local governments, still, Mitooma will be given machines for working on the roads - Mr Speaker, you are crying about the roads in Mitooma; I wish you could visit Ntungamo. This will serve the same one unit as Mitooma, [The Deputy Speaker] STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT