Nwoya District

Thank you. We also have a condolence message from the Ministry of Information, Communications Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, signed by Hon. Joyce Ssebugwawo, the minister of state in charge of ICT. Can I have the honourable Member from Nwoya – Hon. Denish Opiyo – where the general taught in 1968? Is he here? Yes, he was a teacher.

470 TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GEN. (RTD) MOSES ALI His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda for granting our late son an official burial. Thank you, Your Excellency. I want to thank the late Gen. Moses Ali. He was a statesman who dedicated his time to promote peace and development for the people of Northern Uganda. He worked hand-in-hand with the Government of Uganda to bring peace in Acholi and West Nile Subregions. We will not forget this legacy. Mr Speaker, the late Gen. Moses Ali served this nation with a lot of humility. I remember when I was the Resident District Commissioner of Nwoya, around 2015, the late Gen. Moses Ali was the Second Deputy Prime Minister. He came to my office when he was the Second Deputy Prime Minister and the Second Leader of Government Business in Parliament. I was so surprised to see a General at that rank with all the titles visiting a small office of an RDC. He talked about opening a road connecting Nwoya to Adjumani. We shall forever remember him as a statesman. Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.

Mr Speaker, Murchison Falls National Park covers Nwoya, Pakwach, Kiryandongo and Buliisa districts. So far, more than 100 kilometers of electric fencing has already been done. The work is still ongoing. Secondly, on compensation, especially those who live in areas with wildlife, once somebody has been affected by either elephants or anything, they need to report to the Police. Once they report to the Police, it is easy for investigations to begin.

15 THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026 58. Niyonsaba Alex Bufumbira County South Kisoro NRM 59. Nsamba Patrick Oshabe Kassanda County North Kassanda NUP 60. Ntale Nsereko Madina Kawempe Division South Kampala NRM 61. Obigah Rose Woman Representative Terego NRM 62. Ochai Maximus West Budama County North Tororo NRM 63. Ojok Andrew Oulanyah Omoro County Omoro NRM 64. Okello Patrick Onguti Aswa County Gulu DP 65. Okot Boniface Henry Kole South County Kole NRM 66. Odwori John Kagoma North County Jinja NUP 67. Oboth Marksons Jacob West Budama Central County Tororo NRM 68. Onzima Phiona Ayivu Division West Arua City NRM 69. Ongalo-Obote Clement Kenneth Kalaki County Kalaki NRM 70. Okia Joanne Aniku Woman Representative Madi-Okollo NRM 71. Nsegumire Muhamad Kibedi Mityana County North Mityana NRM 72. Okullo Francis Ochero County Kaberamaido NRM 73. Opio Samuel Acuti Kole North County Kole NRM 74. Okwi Constantine Kibale County Pallisa NRM 75. Waako Joy Peggy Older Persons Representative Female NRM 76. Ongiertho Emmanuel Jor Nebbi Municipality Nebbi Independent 77. Ssekitoleeko Robert Bamunanika County Luweero NUP 78. Ogwang Peter Ngariam County Katakwi NRM 79. Ongorok Richard Usuk County Katakwi NRM 80. Olanya Gilbert Kilak South County Amuru FDC 81. Okoya John Calvin Chua East County Kaberamaido NRM 82. Okello Geoffery Charles Nwoya East County Nwoya DP 83. Ogama Alli Ismail Lower Madi County Madi-Okollo NRM The House was suspended at 11.12 a.m. until 1.00 p.m. On resumption, at 1.00 p.m. 84. Wanyoto Godfrey Budadiri County West Sironko Independent 85. Nyamutoro Phiona Woman Representative Nebbi NRM 86. Opio Denish Geoffrey Nwoya County Nwoya DP 87. Origumisiriza Enid Atuheire Woman Representative Kabale NRM 88. Ottober Wellborn Odiya Aruu North County Pader NRM 89. Ssewagudde Robert PWD Representative N/A Independent 90. Otimgiw Isaac Ismail Padyere County Nebbi NRM 91. Ruteraho Lillian Woman Representative Isingiro NRM 92. Ssemwanga Joseph (Brig. Gen.) UPDF Representative N/A N/A 93. Sange Jackline Woman Representative Kween NRM 94. Opolot-Okwalinga Simon Peter Kanyum County Kumi NRM 95. Owere Richard Machika West Budama North East Tororo NRM 96. Paparu Lillian Obiale Woman Representative Arua NRM 97. Paak Peter Pex Dodoth East County Kaabong NRM 98. Rwakoojo Robina Gureme Woman Representative Gomba NRM 99. Rwashande Emmanuel (Brig. Gen. Rtd) Lwemiyaga County Ssembabule NRM 100. Sekabira Denes Katikamu North County Luweero NUP 101. Ssewungu Joseph Gonzaga Kalungu County West Kalungu NUP 102. Owino Nicholas Simon Tororo North County Tororo NRM

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

Thank you. Madam Speaker, on the project on Industrial Parks Electrification Phase II, the intended project is to construct substations and power lines to supply power to industrial parks. This will include the Sukulu Hills in Tororo, Mbale Industrial Park, Kapeeka Park in Nakaseke, the Wobulenzi Park in Luwero, and Nakasongola-Kaweweta Defense Industrial Park, amongst others. Under the Kampala Metropolitan Transmission System Improvement Project, we intend to have an upgrade of the Kawaala, Mutundwe, Mukono, and Buloba-related infrastructure. Madam Speaker, the planned area of benefit is Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono environs. Madam Speaker, there is the ORIO Mini Hydro and Rural Electrification Project. The ministry intends to undertake construction of the mini hydro infrastructure, 288-kilometre distribution network, and 71,081 last-mile connections, particularly intended for areas in Hoima, Nchweera, Igassa, and Nsongya. Forgive my pronunciation due to cultural challenges. On the Kiba Hydropower Project, the ministry is undertaking a feasibility study, the environmental sustainability impact assessment, and access works and stakeholder engagement for this mini project, which is intended to be constructed in Nwoya and Kiryandongo districts. The Oriang Hydropower Project is still the same, and it is intended to be located in Nwoya and Oyam districts. On the Ayago Hydropower Project, preparatory studies are to be undertaken, as well as stakeholder management activities. The same is in Nwoya and Kiryandongo areas. Under the Buyende Nuclear Power Plant site evaluation is going to be undertaken, including meteorological tower installation, seismic and groundwater monitoring, and a resettlement action plan finalisation. This project will be located in Buyanja Subcounty in Buyende District. Madam Speaker, on the geothermal development, there is an intention to undertake deep exploration and drilling, as well as undertake surface studies. This project will be in Kibiro in Hoima, in Panyimur in Pakwach, in Okidi in Amuru, Karungu in Rubanda, Ihimbo in Rukungiri, and Kabuga in Kasese. The electricity access scale-up project

18652 CONSIDERATION OF THE BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR FY 2026/2027 The gravity-piped water schemes are intended for Mbunga-Nyakazinga and Bughema in Kasese, and Mpunga in Kanungu. The climate-span smart wash clusters for Rwere in Kateretere, Bugarama-Karweru and Kagarama-Bushura-Kibuzigye in Rubanda, Kabale and Kisoro areas. Karamoja region schemes Under the institutional water schemes, Nadunget SS in Moroto, Amita Prisons in Abim. Public sanitation facilities There shall be two institutions in Karenga and one in Ngora. Additional water schemes in Kalapata, Lorengedwat, Tokora, Kathile listed under the broader solar and service expansion. The committee notes that the ministry’s water for production portfolio is particularly important in the drought-prone and livestock- dependent areas for expanding irrigation agriculture. Colleagues, we have selected water for production projects, which you will all see. I want to allow you to see them by yourselves. Under table 16, in Isingiro, Kanungu, and then those in Karamoja. Another area that will be covered is Agule in Kalaki, Soroti District, Bulusambu in Mbale, Biduku in Nakaseke, Kiryandongo, Masaka, Oyam, Gulu, Nwoya, among others. There will be solar-powered irrigation water systems also cited in the numerous areas across Central, Eastern, Northern, Karamoja, and Southwestern regions. Colleagues, the other aspects are those that I believe we will go through. I just would like to invite you to the aspect of the unfunded priority under Vote 019. Madam Speaker, the committee notes that under the project 2041- this is 7.6 colleagues: 100 per cent Service Coverage Acceleration project, (SCAP 100, Umbrellas Phase II), the Ministry of Water and Environment has identified critical financing gaps for targeted investments in water pipeline extensions, power extensions to pump stations, off-grid solar installations, and pump stations and drilling of production wells in small towns, rural growth centers, and the six umbrella and water and sanitation projects countrywide. Colleagues, in totality, the SCAP 100 project was in response to His Excellency, the President’s promise that every village in Uganda should have at least one clean water source. So, SCAP 100 was intended to ensure that water sources are placed in districts and in administrative units such as sub-counties, so as to distribute water using piped water systems. So SCAP 100 is crucial because it responds to the Government’s undertaking to the citizens. Here, the committee identified a funding gap of Shs 35.85 billion for Financial Year 26/27, which would support the undertaking of rehabilitation of water supply and sanitation skip schemes, as well as extend 5,000 kilometers of pipeline water to provide for 5,000 new water connections in the various communities of the country. The committee further notes an unfunded requirement under the water and sanitation development facilities that are responsible for the design, construction, and setting up of infrastructure for rural water supply. Colleagues, the unfunded priorities under Vote 019 are provided for under table 18. Madam Speaker, permit me to conclude with National Water and Sewerage Corporation. National Water and Sewerage Corporation remains central to urban water service delivery and to several other sectors, most visible investments in towns and municipalities. The committee notes that National Water and Sewerage Corporation medium-term financial and investment plan covers five projects currently supported by government

Is it seconded? (Members rose_) It is seconded by Hon. Wilson, Hon. Baka, Hon. Musasizi, Hon. Aisha Sekindi, Member for Buhweju West, Hon. Kania, Hon. Acora, Hon. Emmanuel Ongiertho, Hon. Eric Musana, Member from Nwoya, Hon. Ezama, Member for Gomba West, Hon. Moses Aleper, Hon. Tom Bright, Member from Kaabong,

17941 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2025 Madam Speaker, you raised a couple of pertinent issues, especially those to do with the human-wildlife conflict. I wish to inform this Parliament that we are constructing an electric fence in Queen Elizabeth and Murchison Falls and we intend to add an additional 100 kilometres around the Murchison Falls; and we have done districts of Nwoya and Oyam. We are currently doing Buliisa, Kiryandongo and Masindi. We have done Kasese, Kitagwenda, Kanungu, Rubirizi, and we are currently doing Rukugiri. We intend to add another 50 kilometres. One of the areas that has been the biggest hotspot, is the Karenga or the Kidepo Valley Community Wildlife area. Through a directive from His Excellency, the President, but also with support of this Parliament, we are going to start by doing 128 kilometres of the Karenga, that is Karamoja, Kitgum and the districts around. We believe that in the next three to four years, we should be able to have finished fencing all these protected areas. Madam Speaker, the challenge has been because of the too much demand and pressure we have put as a population on most of these areas, most of the elephant corridors have been occupied by communities. These animals do not forget where they used to go and graze from, even as babies. They usually tend to trace where their parents probably - and it is something that they have in their memory. The only solution is to have them confined and it is something we are dealing with, plus other interventions to do with conversation and the rest. On the issues of the infrastructure - I want to thank the Government. In most of the protected areas, there is some good access and I want to assure the people around Ajai that with the reintroduction of the rhinos, definitely, you will see an improvement in infrastructure, not only by the Government, but even by the private sector. That is why it is important that we have this circuit completed and Ajai is included in the tourism circuit within the country. With those few remarks, thank you, Madam Speaker, for your support in the reintroduction of rhinos and your continued support as Parliament to the tourism sector and the support this country has given, because where there is no peace, there is no tourism. I always tell my brother, Hon. Ssenyonyi, that the only way we can sell this country is speaking good about it and selling the good. Hon. Ssenyonyi, I invite you and the entire Parliament on a one-week tour around the country so that you share, but you have a free invitation so that –(Interjection)– No, on our budget, yes -

Honourable minister, take notes, then you answer all of them at a go. Yes, Member for Nwoya?

17498 ADDRESS ON THE STATE OF THE NATION In the past, delayed investment in new electricity generation capacity led to power blackouts – Do you remember? And it affected productivity in the industrial services sector. To stop this from happening again, the Government will commence investment in new hydropower plants at Ayago in Nwoya District, 840 megawatts; Kiba in Oyam District, 400 megawatts; and Oriang in Nwoya, 382 megawatts. In addition, work is ongoing for the 8,400 megawatts nuclear power plant in Buyende District. All these investments, when completed, will bring Uganda’s electricity generation capacity to 12,074 megawatts. However, we are aiming at 52,000 megawatts. Human capital The Government continues – Do not mind the long speech; you are the ones who invited me. (Laughter) - to focus on attaining a good standard of health for Ugandans and those living in Uganda. The prevention strategy remains the most powerful tool for fighting diseases. Therefore, I urge all Ugandans to adopt healthy lifestyles by exercising, maintaining personal hygiene, eating nutritious foods, sleeping under a treated mosquito net, refraining from dangerous practices like smoking, sexual promiscuity, etc. While the Government is investing in improving the health infrastructure across the country, it is the responsibility of every individual to ensure that they live in a clean and safe environment to avoid falling sick. Government has invested in a number of health infrastructure projects. These include infrastructure development for the Uganda Cancer Institute and regional cancer centres, the Uganda Heart Institute, intensive care units and imaging centres for referral hospitals. Construction of new maternity wards and staff houses in the health centres II that are being upgraded to health centres III, is currently ongoing. This has significantly increased the health facilities in all districts across the country. For example, when I visited Yumbe District recently, I found out that Yumbe alone has 26 health centres III. This means that our people, especially children and expectant mothers, no longer have to travel long distances when they get sick or when they are going to give birth. This also supports immunisation, which helps to raise healthy children, and supports the detection of dangerous disease outbreaks before they spread. The Government has supported the establishment of a pharmaceutical industrial park at Namanve that is producing surgical gloves and examination gloves, disposable syringes, human drugs like magnesium sulphate and paracetamol. Next financial year, the Government will support the construction of specialised centres of excellence for cancer and cardiovascular treatment, among others. Education The Government has introduced reforms in the education sector, which are aimed at re-orienting the curriculum towards a competency-based approach. This involves equipping learners with practical skills and competencies that are required in the private sector. This will help to reduce unemployment among school graduates. Government continued to implement the Universal Primary Education programme, reaching 8.8 million learners across 12,433 Government-aided primary schools at a sum of Shs 184 billion. The Government, through the School Facility Grant, constructed 413 new classrooms for primary schools and renovated 181 classrooms. Government procured and distributed 334 sets of mini-laboratory equipment to 334 primary Government schools to enhance practical science learning and foster early scientific curiosity among young learners. A total of 593 teachers were recruited to facilitate operationalisation of the newly grant- aided secondary schools in sub-counties. The Government has successfully completed the construction of an additional 50 seed secondary

17215 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 17 APRIL 2025 City Authority and Nwoya District Local Government, has provided alternative land in Nwoya District which has been converted into freehold title in the name of Gulu University. Both the lands have been surveyed, including boundary opening and are now in the final process of doing valuation, in accordance with sections 8 and 11 of the National Forest and Tree Planting Act, 2003, which provides for amendment of the order declaring the forest reserves. Mr Speaker, the pending intervention is for the National Forestry Authority, Gulu City Authority and Gulu University to complete undertaking the Environment and Social Impact Assessment for both the Gulu Central Forest Reserve and the alternative land in Nwoya, which shall be submitted to NEMA for final approval and subsequently, this status shall be submitted to Cabinet for approval. Upon Cabinet approval, my ministry will submit the outcome to this Parliament for further consideration. That is the status of the Central Forest Reserve in Gulu. I beg to submit.

Mr Speaker, thank you so much. I have read the statement, and we are happy about the procedure because it is in line with our Forest and Tree Planting Act, 2003. However, the Environment and Social Impact Assessment must be done by Gulu University and the recipient district. So, Nwoya must also give us a response because they are the ones to host the alternative forest reserve. All these proposals must come into play when the forest reserve is already standing, not to pass a resolution here when the trees are not already standing. That is the clarification I wanted to give.

Mr Speaker, if my memory serves me right, the minister moved a motion requesting Parliament to degazette that land in Gulu City. They said the replacement was also there in Nwoya, and Parliament accepted –

Thank you. Honourable colleagues, that is a valid question. You remember the other day when we were discussing the issue of scholarships? I asked, “How come you are restricting these scholarships to Bunyoro when you have oil coming from Nwoya?” I even remember that on the Committee on National Economy, when we were working on the loans, we asked that very question, which Hon. Onzima is posing. The answers that we were given at that time were that the one on the side of Nwoya is in the national park. And the environmentalists and activists, whom we all believe in and cheer, said, “You cannot go and start destroying the national park.” However, I agree with you; you cannot pick oil from Nwoya, and you do not build their roads. That is very clear, but honourable colleagues, let us not take that line.

16951 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 10 APRIL 2025 appropriating Shs 39.77 billion to Biyinzika Enterprise Limited. The committee notes that fine spinners received Shs 30 billion in the Financial Year 2024/2025 and that Shs 30 billion has been proposed in Financial Year 2025/2026, out of Shs 31 billion that was required. Other projects, like Lira Spinning Mill, which required Shs 59 billion to purchase and revamp the factory and undertake the spinning of the farmers’ cotton, have no proposed allocation despite a feasibility study being completed. The committee notes that while enterprises like Bundibugyo Cocoa processing factory have completed a feasibility study, no proposed allocation has been made for the Financial Year 2025/2026. The ministry informed the committee that UDC lacks sufficient capitalisation and requires Shs 5 billion to fulfil its mandate. Recommendations for UDC The committee recommends that Government capitalises UDC with additional funding in the short to medium term to enable term to enable it invest in appraised projects. The committee further recommends that the proposed allocation through UDC to Biyinzika Enterprise Limited and Fine Spinners be reallocated as follows: The allocation of Shs 39.77 billion to Biyinzika Enterprise will be deferred as the committee undertakes due diligence on the proposed investment. It was reallocated as follows: 1. Uganda Shs 6 billion should be reallocated to Bundibugyo Cocoa factory to support its start-up, promote the export of value- added cocoa as opposed to raw materials, and earn the country higher economic returns from the cocoa value chain. 2. Shs 4 billion should be reallocated to invest in a chlorine manufacturing plant, improving the country’s trade balance through a reduction in the cost of importing chlorine, a key ingredient in wastewater treatment, pure water treatment, and disinfectants. 3. Shs 25 billion be allocated to Fine Spinners Limited to fulfil its obligation in a phased manner and enable investment in other projects. E, page 49 4. Shs 10 billion be reallocated to Lira Spinning Mill to initiate the purchase and revamping of the factory to undertake the spinning of farmer’s cotton in Northern Uganda. 5. Shs 5 billion be allocated to Luwero Food Factory to start up investment since the feasibility study and the business plans were completed. 6. Shs 5 billion be relocated to Nwoya Fruit Factory to start master designs, environment and social impact assessment and geological studies and preliminary site preparation. 7. Shs 6.7 billion be allocated to the Iron Ore processing to save the importation of iron and improve the country’s trade balance through a reduction in the cost of importation of iron ore. 8. Shs 8 billion, be allocated to Sanga VET to purchase active ingredients, special equipment and working capital for manufacturing of animal drugs and acaricides. Management and Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC) Recommendations of MTAC The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development ensures that MTAC’s budgetary provision is

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Through you, I thank the committee chairperson and members for a wonderful report. However, it gave me deep insight into Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), and especially the part the money for Luwero Fruit Factory, Nwoya Fruit Factory, Lira Spring Mill, Bundibugyo Cocoa Project and others is channelled through UDC to facilitate those particular industries. At the beginning of this political term, in Busoga, where we are challenged with sugarcane growing, we sat as MPs, we are 42, including the first Deputy Prime Minister, the second and others, and resolved that Government should help us establish a sugar mill that is owned by the people. The finance minister came and participated, and what we saw immediately was a release of about Shs 2.5 billion for a feasibility study. But even when that study has been done, I can see in this policy statement and in the report that the sugar mill that was promised to the people of Busoga is not there. We know how serious the sugar business in Busoga is. Right now, there is a war between the farmers and the millers over how much sugar you can get from 100 tonnes of cane. Whereas the farmers say it is 10 tons, the millers say it is 8. This has implications on how much you pay for the cane. These are serious things, for which the biggest solution would have been a factory owned by the people. Looking at the number of trucks that are supplied in Busoga, 2,000 trucks a day, each truck carrying 10 tonnes, if we are to charge just 5,000 shillings per tonne, we would generate Shs 100 million per day and in a year, Shs 36.5 billion would be generated.

16835 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 9 APRIL 2025 On the overall performance of the budget under the UPF, we recommend reallocating funds from the assistance to Uganda Police Force projects to critical UPF areas. Uganda Police Force must create a comprehensive successor project for nationwide investments. The second recommendation is that the Uganda Police Force should expedite the preparation and approval processes of the CCTV Phase III Project to ensure its inclusion in the national plan budget. We reviewed the traffic and road safety and, therefore, recommend as follows: 1. An additional Shs 7.577 billion for transport equipment be provided; 2. Shs 1 billion for an IOV inspection lane and certification centre to be provided; 3. Shs 18 billion for 10 mobile inspection stations for IOV to be provided; 4. Uganda Police Force should link the EPS to the NIRA database; and 5. Uganda’s driver licensing system should be adjusted to capture details of foreigners who commit traffic offences. On police accommodation and the ongoing construction projects, we note that 74 per cent of the police officers lack institutional accommodation. However, the Uganda Police Force is working on a police accommodation project. This project is excluded from PIP. The Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to build 69,000 housing units for the Uganda Police Force and Uganda Prisons Service, and the DCIC, through a PPP arrangement. We, therefore, recommend that the Uganda Police Force accelerates the completion of the accommodation project to comprehensively address police accommodation challenges in the year 2025/2026. On the subcounty policing model – this is a flagship security solution to the country, initiated by His Excellency, the President, and it is now under implementation. The model aims to use limited resources in subcounties to improve policing services for communities, including establishing a police station in each area, following: 1. Deployment of a minimum of 18 personnel; 2. Two motorcycles per police station; 3. A counter phone and radio communication; 4. An office; and 5. Staff accommodation for at least 18 personnel. The Uganda Police Force has tested this model in Greater Masaka in the Financial Year 2023/2024, establishing 892, which is 41 per cent of the 2,190 subcounties, nationwide. In the Financial Year 2025/2026, Shs 5 billion is allocated for the construction of 30 model police stations and completing 11 in greater Masaka, along with acquiring 333 motorcycles and communication equipment. However, there is a funding gap of Shs 557 billion. We, therefore, recommend that Shs 587 billion be provided for the nationwide rollout of the subcounty policing model. On crime management, we recommend that Shs 17 billion be provided for CIID investigations and Shs 2.3 billion for crime intelligence in the Financial Year 2025/2026. On the Canine Unit, we see that expanding the Canine units to 36 locations of Budaka, Bukomansimbi, Butambala, Zombo, Adjumani, Madi-Okollo, Pakwach, Vurra, Kaberamaido, Koboko, Terego, Maracha, Moyo, Ayivuni, Buyende, Kaliro, Namutumba, Ngora, Hima, Namisindwa, Kwania, Agago, Nwoya, Amuru, Kyankwanzi, Apac, Kole, aerodromes and border points of Jinja, Soroti, Arua, Mbarara, Kisoro, Mpondwe, Katuna and Mirama Hills nationwide, requires an additional Shs 2.259 billion. The unit faces challenges with unreliable transport for sniffer dogs to crime scenes. Reliable transport is needed at the district stations, requiring Shs 28.44 billion for equipment in 29 regions.

16004 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT [Ms Nayebale] had since the gazettement of Uganda Wildlife (Compensation Scheme) Regulations, 2022, convened 12 times, verified 583 claims, and recommended the same to the Board of Trustees for approval. You can see the extract in Appendix H. The committee was informed by UWA that factors such as increasing human-wildlife population, wildlife habitat loss, climate change and wildfires, have orchestrated human-wildlife conflict. The committee was further informed by UWA that despite clear boundary demarcations, human beings residing in areas adjacent to national parks have defied such demarcations, and opted to carry out activities such as crop cultivation, firewood collection, and livestock grazing within the boundaries of the national parks. Mr Speaker, the committee observes as follows: 1. Wild animals, especially elephants, have particularly invaded human settlement areas and destroyed lives and property. 2. Unlike human beings, wild animals are oblivious to the existence of national park boundaries and will instantly migrate to locations where they once lived, fed and bred. For instance, in Alerek Village Abim District, elephants have continued to invade human settlement areas and destroy crops despite the presidential intervention through the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to drive out herds of elephants using helicopters, back to Kidepo National Park. Similar challenges of elephant invasions have persisted in Kiyanga Village in Mitooma District and in Gonycogo Village in Nwoya, among other areas. The growth of invasive plant species which destroy wild animal pasture and inadequate water sources in most national parks during dry spells, has often forced wild animals to move beyond gazetted national park boundaries into private and community land. The lack of clear physical boundaries and demarcation of national parks, has particularly occasioned wildlife habitat loss, as humans have engaged in livelihood activities such as agriculture, lumbering, poaching, fishing, and mining, thus pushing out wild animals from their known natural habitat. For instance, in Mbuga Village in Katerera County, hippos and other wild animals were reported to have pitched camp in nearby swamps and in crater lakes. Recommendations of the committee Mr Speaker, the committee recommends as follows: 1. The Government, as a matter of urgency, takes deliberate measures to provide sustainable relief food items to residents of Alerek and Gonycongo in Abim and Nwoya districts, respectively, and to other affected areas throughout the country; 2. The Government takes deliberate measures to fence off gazetted areas and employ other measures like the digging of trenches, community engagements, and educational initiatives to foster and promote human- wildlife coexistence in order to mitigate the incidence of human-wildlife conflicts; 3. The Government reclaims and restores the encroached upon areas to make them habitable for wild animals; 4. Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) should construct valley dams in national parks with a view of ensuring sustainable supplies of water to wild animals; 5. UWA, in collaboration with Uganda Wildlife Research Training Institute and other research institutes, carries out research on invasive species with the aim of controlling and eradicating them to deter the movement of wild animals from national parks to human settlement areas;

Thank you, Mr Speaker. In the report, I have not heard about the inadequacy of the staff. These people are constrained because they are very few, and we need to add on the numbers. Mr Speaker, about the trenches, these animals are now wiser than they were before; they cover them. I think it is good that we use electricity. Unfortunately, when we talk about the termites, it is very disturbing because, you know, the UMEME poles remain for years but when you suddenly say, we put them there and they were destroyed by termites, then the work is really very dangerous. About the response of UWA, at times they deliberately refuse to come. People call them, they have vehicles but they report in four or five days. I believe that we need to do much better. Otherwise, like my colleague has said, people think the Government prefers animals to human beings and it causes us a lot of problems. The number of people that have been compensated and those that have been killed are much lower than what is on ground. Sometime back, I used to chair this committee and we were in Nwoya. Five people were killed on the same night. We were together with the honourable minister present here in my constituency. So many people have been killed and the compensation is a nightmare. The procedures are really a nightmare. Therefore, honourable minister, we need to do much better. We really value our animals, but we value human beings more. These animals are here because of the people of Uganda. We need to do a lot, Mr Speaker.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. This matter of compensation, unfortunately, is smaller than what it is supposed to be. We are talking about war loss, but this particular matter is only about cows, not the whole thing. The rest of the country, especially the former conflict-infested areas, deserve war loss compensation, which is much bigger than this. Mr Speaker, the way our debate is running, it is evident that we are going to conclude without having a comprehensive and structural way of compensation. If we do not do anything by this example, the rest of the country will be looking for a cry, not compensation. I can assure you that the mathematics in the case of Nwoya is very clear. In the books, it will read that Shs 2 billion has been paid, but [Ms Kaaya] COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY

15829 THE E LEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY , 29 JANUARY 2025 in Nwoya, it will read that Shs 177 million was paid, and that is the reality of the matter. The rest of the Shs 2 billion is stolen, honourable Attorney-General. If you read the report, the committee found out from the ground that only Shs 177 million had been paid to claimants in Nwoya, but your record tells us Shs 2.287 billion. Kindly find out about this money that the thieves have stolen. While here, Members of Parliament are wondering why Acholi is favoured. In Acholi, we are just crying; we have not been compensated, yet this is important. Lastly, can we end this drama, honourable Attorney-General? Can you clearly state that we are going to end this business in two, five, or ten years so that people can do something else? Thank you very much.

Mr Speaker, I am continuing with my point about West Nile, and I would like to bring in a unique case for the people of Pakwach—the Jonam people. The other cases for West Nile have been presented very well, and I want to thank my colleagues. However, for the Jonam people, most of our land is actually in Nwoya and Amuru districts. Every time the Government conducted an operation against Lakwena, they told our people, “First leave; we are doing an operation,” and people went to the other side of West Nile. What happened, and this is unique, is that as people moved to the other side and the Government continued its operations, some individuals would be eyeing the land that was left behind. As we speak today, the Jonam people have been chased away from their land, and they are suffering because some individuals from the operations against the rebels took advantage – saw the land – and decided to grab it from the Jonam people. I know that the issues are in court. We may not go far, but the Government needs to look at it. I am bringing it because it is also an aspect of compensation. If our people had not been moved because of the operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army, probably their land would not have been grabbed. We have lost boats, canoes and fishing nets out of that, so, I think we need to do a little more as the Government.

Appreciate that these questions come from members. So, I try to make sure that we answer them and give answers satisfactorily. Thank you so much. My response is that the National Seeds Project (NOSP) is a seven-year initiative that started in 2021 to 2028, jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Local Government. Building on the successes of the Vegetable Oil Development Project(VODP) Phase 2 that started in 2010-2020, NOSP operates in 81 districts, clustered into hubs, that is West Nile, Northern, Eastern, Mid-Western and Karamoja. In Northern Uganda, the project is active in 17 districts including Lamwo, Pader, Kitgum, Gulu, Amuru, Nwoya, Omoro, Agago, Kwania, Otuke, Lira, Alebtong, Amolatar, Apac, Oyam Dokolo and Kole. The project aims to address the shortfall in domestic oil seed production and increase the local output of vegetable oil and related by- products. Its primary development objective is to accelerate commercialisation in the key oil-seed value chain, thereby improving livelihoods and resilience of smallholders involved in oil-seed production and marketing. Actual implementation of the project activities commenced in the financial year 2023/2024. The following have so far been carried out: i) The National Oil Seed Project has provided inputs such as soybean foundation seed and fertilisers to 48 clusters in the region for multiplication to ensure availability of quality declared seed closer to the farmers. This in turn supports farmer groups in growing the seed as grain to increase production and productivity, improve nutrition, and enhance backward and forward linkages within the region; ii) Extension service. The project has provided refresher training for 273 district extension staff to support farmers in the implementing seed value chain activities and to enhance production and productivity. iii) MAAIF, through the project, procured and distributed 162 motorcycles per district to ease mobility - two motorcycles per district- enhance service delivery, and boost the production and productivity of agricultural commodities; iv) Clustering and formation of farmer groups to enhance oilseed production and productivity, contribute to crushing [Ms Nabbanja] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

Thank you, Madam Speaker. On the same GROW program. The GROW project is a response to multiple hindrances faced by women entrepreneurs. However, not to repeat what my colleague has already said, the GROW project is not favouring the rural women who are work in the village markets. When they go to the bank and request for say, Shs 5 million - I have my women who travel from Nwoya to Pakwach in a place called - that big market - to do trading there but when they request for Shs 5 million, they are sent back and told to reduce the loan amount. They also say that they want requirements - collateral for the bank - I know the national ID is for identifying whether someone is a Ugandan or a resident of a particular place – and when they ask for cash flows, they want to see how these women businesses are operating. However, if the aim of the GROW project is to respond to multiple hindering factors, then we are not responding to those factors by asking the rural woman to reduce the loan amount. Someone requests for Shs 1 million but you tell them to reduce it to Shs 500,000.

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I am happy that the honourable minister is here because yesterday, I raised an issue. Madam Speaker, you are aware that for the last few weeks or months now, the Uganda Investment Authority has been in the media, not for very good reasons. Even yesterday, the media got flooded with different kinds of negative stories. We are aware that the Uganda Investment Authority plays a very critical role, especially in promoting and facilitating investment plans, as well as advocating for a competitive business environment. I would like to hear from the honourable minister whether this constant negative energy that we see being written daily in the newspapers, is good for the face of the country, especially as far as the promotion of investment is concerned. It is important that the ministry addresses some of these issues because it has very bad implications, especially for those who want to invest in this country, but are reading and seeing only negative stories. Finally, I know that some years back, when I was chairman of Gulu, the Uganda Investment Authority got in touch with Gulu District Local Government. At that time, we were not yet a city. The intention was to establish an industrial park. We did our best and provided land. Unfortunately, 13 to 14 years down the road, the whole thing went quiet. Recently, I started hearing goalposts being shifted that we are going to have the industrial park in Nwoya. It would be good for us to be assured where exactly we are going to have this industrial park. Do we still have a plan of having an industrial park in Gulu City and if so, what do we need to do? How far has the ministry gone in trying to handle that? Thank you very much.

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 –

14204 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT part of the Museums Department. Please write to us and we will make this consideration. Mr Speaker, the statutory instrument was signed; it should be making its way to Parliament any time soon. I agree with the committee that we have identified so many sites, around 614. Our issue is resources to have a presence in each of the sites to develop and promote them. There has been an issue of human-wildlife relations. I do not want to call it conflict, because we are going to stay with these animals and we have stayed with them since creation; we shall continue to stay with them. Just for Northern Uganda, I speak to Karamoja and the Murchison Falls National Park. Last week, in Parliament, based on the directive of His Excellency, the President, we assessed what we need to do to resolve the issues of human-wildlife conflict around the Kidepo Community Wildlife Management Area, which is Kidepo and Karenga, which is around 317 kilometres. We need Shs 20 billion to have that area fenced and have the issue of elephants getting out and destroying crops, resolved once and for all. The most interesting bit or the difficult bit is that even when we deploy more rangers with the UPDF, these elephants are very intelligent animals because they know when they come out during the day, you will easily intercept them. So, they choose to come out in the night. It is very dangerous for rangers to run after elephants in the night. Usually, they have already entered, and then in the morning, we have to go and get them out of the community. Once we fence, we will have the problem resolved. For the Murchison Falls, which is 394 kilometres, we are doing the entire boundary; we have so far faced 44 kilometres in Nwoya and Oyam. We are currently doing 10 kilometres in Nwoya and 10 kilometres in Buliisa. We have an uncovered boundary of around 330 kilometres and it would cost us around Shs 21 billion to also fence Murchison Falls and have the issue resolved once and for all. The issue is with Parliament, and the Prime Minister has been holding meetings with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to see how we resolve it. I have been to the communities, Mr Speaker, and I want to assure you, if you see how people suffer, especially when a group of elephants, let us say five, or six, goes into the gardens. I understand the pain, and this is the only solution and way out. With those few remarks, again, I want to thank the committee. But, chairperson, indeed, let us support tourism. It is a low-hanging fruit, and the revenues can come in at any time. Thank you.

14209 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 30 AUGUST 2024 The status of land acquisition for relocation of vulnerable PAPs Observations The committee noted that there was a protracted delay in acquiring land for the PAPs between completion of the RAP assessment in 2012 and the purchase of land, which was done by 2018. The committee also observed that whereas there are copies of land titles for the purchased land, no copies of transfer forms were received. And this partly explains the continued failure to transfer the land titles to the Government since 2018. The committee further observed that it was erroneous for the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to purchase land without conducting an official search as advised by the Chief Government Valuer. Moreover, the land was purchased at Shs 75 million more than the value recommended by the Chief Government Valuer. Recommendations The committee recommends that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development should conduct a search on the land to ascertain the ownership status of the purchased land, as this will enable or facilitate clarification of other imposters who have also been claiming compensation. Second, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development should carry out boundary opening of this acquired land in order to mitigate and prevent encroachment of land for the project. Third, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development should ensure that ownership of the land acquired in Nwoya is expeditiously transferred to the Government awaiting parcelling of the said land for the resettlement of Project-Affected Persons. The status of resettlement of the PAPs The committee observed that although the Karuma Hydro Power Project is nearing completion, with 99 per cent progress and an official commissioning date set for 25 September 2024, all the vulnerable PAPs, 119 households, have still not been relocated, despite the comments made in the Resettlement Action Plan over a decade ago. Further, the committee noted that the delays in the resettlement might increase the likelihood of new claimants emerging. The recommendations, therefore, are as follows: i) The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development should expedite the construction of houses for the vulnerable PAPs and should aid their relocation; ii) An ad hoc joint assessment committee composed of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development staff, the local leadership and the representatives of the PAPs themselves, should be formed to periodically assess progress at the resettlement site. Their terms of reference and timelines for execution of the construction of the houses should be developed and agreed upon by all the parties; and iii) The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, together with the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, should first track the transfer of land titles to the Government of Uganda for the land in Lapono Village. Failure to return titles for uncompensated PAPs The committee recommends that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development should immediately return the land titles to the Project-Affected Persons or ensure that all their outstanding claims are paid promptly.

Thank you, Chairperson. Honourable colleagues, this is very straightforward. Maybe if it is additional information. Otherwise, I am trying to save time because I want to get space for subregions to bring brief reports - a summary on the issues, which have not been captured by the committees. So, I want to create that space, and yet I do not have it on the Order Paper. I am only going to allow the woman MP for Nwoya, which is the affected district and the MP, Hon. Linus Ngompek.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I want to thank the committee for bringing up and responding to this petition. There are so many ministries that are involved in these cases that should also be brought on the Table to handle it. The 119 people that are supposed to be relocated from Karuma to Nwoya in Lapono village did not go to court. The six people who went to court and reside in Karumba Town Council right now, should not be a stumbling block to the suffering people who are supposed to be relocated to Nwoya. We have lost so many from this figure already. and some of them died of old age -

Thank you, for your wise guidance, Mr Speaker. On the land title, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development bought the 200-acre land from a family in Nwoya. If there is any challenge of producing the land title, then the Ministry of Energy should respond to this because they bought the land and are responsible for processing the land title. My prayer is that this issue is handled today and our people are served because we are losing so many of them. Thank you.

14214 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT plan, and, in line with this, we have engaged the services of a consultant to address the outstanding PAPs and grievances under the dam site. The consultant has constituted a grievance redress committee at village, subcounty and district levels to support the process. Additionally, the ministry is engaging the Attorney-General, NEMA and Nwoya District Local Government to fast-track the necessary actions required to close the outstanding civil suits and attain approvals necessary to commence procurement of contractors to construct the physical resettlement facilities as well budgeted for in Financial Year 2025/2026. The remaining period of Financial Year 2024/2025 shall be used to attain the necessary approvals and procurement of the contractors. Mr Speaker, on the same issue of grievances of the persons that were not adequately compensated, as attached in the annex, the ministry takes note of the committee’s recommendation, but observes that out of the list of the 29 Project Affected Persons, 18 are listed as plaintiffs under Civil Suit No.30 of 2017: Helen Labeja & 60 Others v. Attorney- General & Others. As for the remaining 11, the ministry commits to investigate and take appropriate action through the grievance redress committees. On the issue of purchase of relocation land for the PAPs, the ministry takes note of the committee’s recommendation and would like to inform Parliament that due diligence was carried out before purchase of the subject land, and confirmation of ownership was supported by the area chairman Local Council I of Lapono Village, Pabali Parish, Anaka Subcounty and the Chief Administrative Officer Nwoya District Local Government. The ministry is currently in possession of the original land title and transfer forms, pending subdivision. The land is to be subdivided and transferred in the names of the individual project-affected persons. On the issue of carrying out boundary opening of this required land to mitigate or prevent encroachment, we take note of the committee’s recommendation and commit to updating the boundary opening report that was prepared during the design of the facilities. Mr Speaker, on the issue of resettling the 119 households in accordance with the resettlement action plan, the ministry commits to expeditiously resettle the PAPs, subject to availability of funds for the construction of the facilities. On the issue of the ownership of the land acquired in Nwoya to be transferred to the Government awaiting the parcelling of the said land to the resettled PAPs, the ministry commits to transferring the land title to the Government of Uganda following the boundary opening before subdivision and transfer to the resettled PAPs. On the issue of the status of relocation of vulnerable PAPs, the ministry commits to resettling the PAPs, subject to availability of funds that have limited us over time in starting the construction of the needed facilities. On the issue of failure to return land titles for uncompensated PAPs, the ministry commits to identifying the outstanding land titles, subdividing them and returning them to the rightful landowners. On implementation of social services, I entirely agree with the committee’s recommendation. On implementation of the community development action plan, the ministry entirely agrees with the committee’s recommendation and commits to putting it into action. On completion of the mosque at Karuma, the ministry commits to expediting the completion and handover by December 2024. Currently, the contractor is on site and works are ongoing. On refurbishment work for Karuma Primary School, the ministry would like to inform Parliament that the contractor to undertake works was jointly procured by Kiryandongo District Local Government and the Ministry of

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I had requested permission to lay on the Table a copy of the minutes of the committee and a copy of the report. I beg to lay, Mr Speaker. Mr Speaker, this report is rather bulky, and in the interest of time, I request that you permit me to take the House through an executive summary that I have prepared. As I said, this report looks at the functionality of the district service commission and city service commission and also on personnel management in selected local governments across northern, eastern, and western regions. Mr Speaker, we already know the mandates of our committee, and in line with these mandates, the committee conducted an oversight visit to selected cities and districts of northern Uganda such as Arua, Maracha, Terego, Yumbe, Zombo, and Moyo in West Nile; Gulu District, Gulu City, Nwoya, Kitgum, and Pader in Acholi; Moroto Municipality, Moroto District, Amudat, Nabilatuk, Karenga, Kaabong, Kotido Municipality, and Kotido District in Karamoja; Lira City, Lira District, Amolatar District Local Government, Kole, and Otuke in Lango, to assess the functionality of the District and City Service Commission and to analyse the personnel management issues within local governments. Mr Speaker, the committee has made a comprehensive report with a detailed version of its findings, observations and recommendations, giving examples and scenarios from local government to bring out the issues affecting the functionality of these commissions and the staff. Without prejudice to the comprehensive report, this Executive Summary highlights the key issues as follows: Committee findings, observations, and recommendations. On the functionality of District Service Commission, Mr Speaker, 1. We looked at gaps in the commissions. The committee found out that 98.6 per cent of the District and City Service Commissions were functional by end of the Financial Year 2022/2023, and most commissions were fully constituted. However, there are some districts that are non-functional with insufficient number of commissions. For example, Amudat District had only one District Service Commission member, which severely affected the recruitment processes, leading to delays and increasing the risk of corruption. The committee recommends that the Ministry of Local Government, together with the Public Service Commission, should ensure that all commissions are fully constituted for efficient service delivery in local governments. 2. Delays in Public Service Commission approval processes The report highlights delays by the Public Service Commission in approving Service Commission nominees, often without providing reasons for rejection. This lack of transparency and delayed approvals impede the recruitment process and affect service delivery. In Moyo, delays in submitting approved names to the Service Commission were noted, attributed to negligence. The committee also noted poor grievance handling by the Public Service Commission, which has been slow in responding to appeals, leading to prolonged disputes and inefficiencies. The committee therefore recommends the following;

14221 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 30 AUGUST 2024 On junior staff in an acting position, the committee discovered in local government that junior staff are often appointed to high- level positions due to favouritism and political interference, despite the presence of qualified senior staff. This practice has been observed in districts such as Gulu, Pader and Nwoya, and is detrimental to staff morals and career development. These junior staff make blatant errors while acting in such positions because they lack the requisite expertise for such offices. Mr Speaker, the committee recommends that assignments and acting duties should be based on seniority, experience and merit. The impact of low pay and discriminatory -

Thank you. Who is the seconder? It is seconded by the Minister of Northern Region, Hon. Acan, Prime Minister, Ibanda, Hon. Nakut, Hon. Gabriel, Hon. Lagen, Hon. Etubo, Member for Bunyoro affairs, member for labour, Hon. Anyakun, Dr Kaduchu, Hon. Ecweru, Hon. Ogwang, the problem is that you are all far away, I have seen Hon. Jane there, Hon. Muwuma, Hon. Achia, that is why it is good to sit in our House because where you sit is not far. I have seen Hon. Baka, Hon. Okot, Hon. P.P Ojara, Hon. Emmanuel and member for Nwoya. I have seen Hon. Alyek, Hon. Tom Bright, Hon. Okiror, Hon. Basil and Dr Bhoka. Can you justify your Bill?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Much as a number of roads were captured, there were a few national roads that were left out. One of the critical ones is the one that comes from Alokolum, Alero to Corner Nwoya. The other ones which were not captured are the ones that come from Puranga, Pajule, Acholibur and Minakulu-Lii-Koch Goma, these are national roads that need to be captured in the addendum. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to give you information as pertains to Karuma Bridge. Personally, I went under the bridge. Work is ongoing. The bridge was designed and is sitting on six spires. Out of those systems supporting the bridge, four have given way. We made an assessment. The old deck - the deck is a construction where the vehicle passes - is completely worn out with cracks. Underneath the bridge, there is what we call a florescence – the white stuff, which indicates that the whole components of the bridge – the reinforcements – have already given way. We discovered that the team already constructed the platform, which necessitates movement under the bridge. Madam Speaker, about five of us from the committee went under the bridge - myself and my deputy chairperson. They promised that after two weeks, they would permanently close the bridge. However, they told us that before they close, they have taken samples for testing which – (Interjections)- these are technical things. After the test results, they said they would permanently close the bridge. Madam Speaker, the issue is: that before they permanently close the bridge, they should provide an alternative route. As I speak now, the alternative route which is Masindi Port Ferry has a very small ferry. If you go there right now, people spend five days without being crossed and animals are dying. So, we are demanding for an additional ferry at Masindi Port. Also, the other route from Zengebe through Amolatar should be worked on because the whole access road from Nakasongola is completely submerged. The road needs to be raised and worked on so that accessibility is achieved. Finally, as they improve the bridge, we propose that they also work on the approaches of the bridge at Karuma because as you enter from this side, the bridge is on the curve; as you enter from Nwoya, there is a long curve and the other side of the Karuma, there is also a long curve. So, we propose that they widen the curve and provide a pedestrian walkway because our people are at a risk. Thank you.

“… to urge the Government to increase resource allocation to northern region for livestock farming to accelerate socio- economic transformation; 2. To urge the Government to strengthen market access by linking livestock farmers in the Karamoja subregion to international meat markets, including the opportunities offered by the Africa Continental Free Trade Area and other international partnerships with the Middle East; 3. To strengthen the scope and functionality of the Nwoya animal breeding and fattening facility and open at least one more such facility in the Karamoja subregion; 4. To introduce a livestock breeding, fattening and management skilling course in the existing industrial hubs in the four subregions of West Nile, Lango, Acholi and Karamoja to enhance the skill of youth in the livestock sector; and 5. To support the growth of beef production in northern Uganda by functionalising Aswa Ranch in Kitgum and Iriiri Ranch in Napak district, plus opening similar ranches in West Nile and Lango subregions to complement the strides attained in dairy production in Western Uganda.” I submit, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I am here to strongly support the motion for the Government to send more resources to the region because we are really doing bad. It is so painful that those who come to graze their animals hire land and then take it back. The cow that they could have bought at only Shs 500,000, after grazing it in the land of Nwoya, they will sell it at Shs 2 million. So, this is one of my justification and the confirmation that we must all, as northern Uganda, stand up for livestock farming. Pader District has Aswa Ranch. We have the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC and DB) in Aswa Ranch. I am so happy you said that there is money, which is going to be sent to Aswa Ranch, to the tune of around USD 355 million. I pray that the Government doesn’t make this money to only benefit the investors who are in Aswa ranch. This money should be prioritised to the community. NARGC-DB, which is in Aswa Ranch is a Government entity but they are not doing anything to support the community to stand on their own. If we could identify out-growers and NAGRC-DB directly supports them, we would fight poverty in Acholi Sub-region and no longer remain the same. So, I hereby strongly support the motion.

Thank you. Hon. OB, cattle rearing may not be a political activity, but it also affects the political economy in terms of taxes, investment, decisions and the laws that are available. (Members rose_) Member for Nwoya – Hon. Okello? Hon. Koluo, I will give you a chance.

Madam Speaker, I bring you greetings from my lovely people of Nwoya District. My name is Judith Peace Achan. I am the District Woman Member of Parliament for Nwoya and the Vice-Chair of the Anglican Chaplaincy and the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Persons with Disability.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My name is Geofrey Okello Charles, the Member of Parliament representing people of Nwoya East County. I would like to welcome you on behalf of the people of Nwoya, who also expect that Parliament this time will be decisive over issues of elephants and the non-payment of health workers in my constituency. Thank you.

Thank you. We even lost somebody yesterday in Nwoya. A child was killed by an elephant. So, honourable minister, take note.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. As you guided us, we moved around and toured the areas in Northern Uganda and analysed areas of roads, bridges, airfields and railways. We agreed by consensus that my deputy comes from Nwoya and he is a son of the soil, so he led this process. I request that you allow me to invite Hon. Tony Awany to give us this summary and then Members will contribute later. Thank you very much.

14048 SECTORAL COMMITTEE REPORT This implies that under Force Account, the money can maintain 18 kilometres, while under framework contract, all the money would maintain only 1.8 kilometres of the entire road. The committee recommends that the Government prioritises the maintenance of national roads to reduce on rehabilitation costs of early reconstruction of non-maintained roads. Encroachment on road reserves Madam Speaker, on encroachment on road reserves, like the honourable colleague mentioned, the committee was informed by UNRA that one of the challenges faced by the station is encroachment on road reserves and other property, especially those under the Kitgum station. The committee was concerned that, currently, the mitigation measures by UNRA are encouraging staff to be more vigilant in identifying encroachers during the inspection. The committee was further informed that the UNRA enforcement unit did not have staff at every station and, therefore, there was need for them at all stations for faster response to encroachment. The committee recommends that UNRA provides enforcement staff at each station and, where necessary, evacuates some encroachers from its property as a deterrent example to prospective encroachers. Madam Speaker, allow me to briefly get to the recommendations of the committee in that respect. 1. UNRA should consider engaging public- private partnership – this is in respect to the request which was placed by the Karuma business community about the health facilities – the restroom facilities – at the town council. They said that UNRA should consider engaging public-private partnership to establish restrooms along national roads to ensure that Ugandans and tourists along the roads do not get embarrassed. 2. UNRA should consider establishing bus stop sheds along the roads. Oil roads and other strategic roads in northern Uganda The committee observed that the oil roads in Nwoya District have not yet received the requisite attention and maintenance. The poor condition of these roads is not only hindering the smooth transportation of oil equipment and personnel but also affecting the livelihoods of local communities who rely on these roads for their daily activities. Through sharing with stakeholders, the committee was informed that there are a number of strategic roads that need to be attended to, so as to enhance interconnectivity of the road network in the northern region. These roads offer substantial economic and social benefits to the region. Awer-Amuru-Otwee-Kololo Road – the gateway to West Nile at Rhino Camp This road serves as a vital link connecting Nwoya and Amuru districts to the West Nile region. By connecting communities to the ferry at Kololo and providing access to Rhino Camp, this route is essential for boosting regional trade, enhancing market access, and catalysing cross-district commerce. Moroto Road (through Omoro to Pader, Agago, and Abim in Karamoja) This road is key to unlocking the economic potential of the subregion, connecting Omoro, Pader, Agago, and Abim districts up to Moroto. Upgrading it to a high-grade tarmac road will facilitate the efficient movement of agricultural produce, lower transport costs, and stimulate regional trade. This road is essential for attracting investments in agriculture, education, and other key sectors, driving inclusive growth, and enhancing socio-economic outcomes for communities in these districts.

Madam Speaker, I thank you. You asked for those with the microphone and I am one of them. I want to thank you for bringing this because it is the right time that we raise these issues. I want to thank the committee for the elaborate report. However, within the national roads that we have in Nwoya District, we have Oyam-Koch- Lii-Koch-Goma Town Council Road, which is in the National Development Plan. And then we also have Katikati-Alero-Kona-Nwoya Road, which is also in the National Development Plan. We also have Anaka-Longolo-Amoro road, which is also in the National Development Plan. I want to explain this clearly, because, Madam Speaker, every week that our businessmen and women are traveling, especially on the roads of Kate Kate, Alero, Kona Nwoya, we have lost so many lives. Even right now as I speak, there are so many trailers which have blocked the road. The pedestrians cannot use the roads because it is impossible. I would like to request that the Ministry of Works and Transport send Uganda National Road Authority (UNRA) today as we plan and look for the contractors to start working on these roads for maintenance. Madam Speaker, it is my humble -

Madam Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity. I have been following the report of the committee and I want to thank the chairperson for the very elaborate report. However, on one of their recommendations, talking about periodic assessment of bridges on some of the major roads in the country, I thought it would be very important for us to have a recommendation that covers all the bridges on the national roads in this country to avoid us operating in a manner that we are in now, especially regarding Karuma Bridge. Secondly, I want to comment on the issue of roads under Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). The Ministry of Works and Transport should really improve on their coverage and as far as their assessment on status of roads is concerned, there are roads under UNRA that have not been worked on for the last five years. In Omoro District, I want to cite two cases. There is a road from Minakulu that connects Omoro to Nwoya District via Okwui. That road is in a very sorry state. Four days ago, the community around there and connecting to Nwoya were demonstrating. It is only your arrival in Omoro yesterday that calmed the situation down. We nearly lost two mothers who were in labour pain trying to access health facilities connecting to Kampala Road. I have written several times to the minister, and Hon. Musa Ecweru is aware of this, but nothing has been done on this road. Another road is Minja connecting Omoro District to Gulu and Kitgum. This is also another national road that has never been worked on. Even simple maintenance has never been done on the road, Madam Speaker. I want to implore the Ministry of Works and Transport - now that UNRA is no longer going to be there, let the Ministry of Works and Transport take care of all the roads under UNRA properly. I want to add my voice on the allocations for roads under Road Fund, Madam Speaker. It is very absurd. When Parliament is considering additional funding to the districts to take care of roads, you again find that they are reducing some of this funding that was there earlier on. I am not impressed with this move. The Shs 1 billion allocation by Parliament is really supporting local governments a lot in terms of maintenance. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

14085 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST 2024 especially in West Nile - I am sure everybody here who has been sitting in Parliament now knows that there is a road called Goli Road. Indeed, when you go to this place, the trucks and movement of money that takes place across these borders, Uganda and DRC, is huge. So, we should listen to the people and plan to facilitate the upgrading of this road to make it motorable and good for the people. Madam Speaker, another big issue that I found in this area is the question of animal-human conflict in the frontline areas to the national parks, in Nwoya and the surrounding areas –

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

Cluatar 229,A6r,75t 257,499,800 3 Bug\Men Butalela Butebo Buglrl Namutumba Palhsa Tororo Kapchorwa 4 80,520,828 232,500,O00 223,080.000 696,207,225 380,000,0o0 Mbale Bukwo Kumr Sorotl 60,354,275 5 Serere 66,250,000 Amuru 179,300.O00 302,900,o00 368,695,00O 6 Nwoya Oulu Omoro Lrra Kole Dokolo 284,597 ,?Oo 220,OOO,OOO 369,115,000 244,379,OOO 7 t96,959,267 222,500,0O0 303,988,900 260,O00,O00 Oyam Kwama Apac I(asese l(abarole 351,739,s00 262,240,OOO 46t,423,373 8 392,624 OOO 690,075,980 9 lfrac Of Dlrtrlctr Cuau.htl DlrbEtacacnt (ucxl 196,980,O00 295,OOO,OOO 5t4,949,440 r83,335.174 B I unyangabu Kamwenge Krtag! .enda Kyenlolo 803,442.0O0 Kyegeg!r/a N *d,.- 7

!. ,: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

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I again rise on your communication regarding the upcoming weather conditions that are within this country. We are going to be faced with, the harsh rains and the Karuma Bridge reconstruction. Allow me to make these three observations. One, Karuma Bridge and Park are the routes to West Nile, which I use very often. Indeed, at this point, I want to give thanks to the Government, that our Government in the few years comes up with alternatives as far as the bridge infrastructure in this country is concerned. If the ministry now decides that Karuma is stopped for large vehicles and an alternative goes through the park, this is coming from the fact that a new bridge has just been constructed across the River Nile, that is in Para. We are glad that this has been opened. However, Madam Speaker, as alluded to earlier on, the Pakwach Bridge connection to Gulu will be faced with these heavy rains once the River Tangi floods again. Why am I saying so? The junction between entry to Nwoya Road going to Gulu will automatically be cut off. We have experienced this earlier on before, and the work done on Nwoya Road is not as to the quality expected when these rains come. My fear is, will the people of Gulu not be cut off if this alternative route is used for them if the rains come? The second issue is; I am grateful to the bus companies we have in the Northern region. The fares I would cite; Nile Star has not increased in fares to use the alternative route. This is crucial for us and I want to urge the bus companies within that they should not take advantage of this calamity that has befallen Karuma so that the travellers can be able to travel through very well. The last one is, Madam Speaker - (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have been a businesswoman in Kampala for the last twenty years but I had to close one of my businesses beginning of this year because of VAT and many people are closing businesses. There are more than 20 women I know that I started with business in Kampala but they have run out. Last financial year, URA failed to collect taxes by Shs 50 billion because people were getting out of business. Let me give an example of a caterer so that the last person down can understand me. If you are doing catering, you go to a market and buy sweet potatoes, irish, matooke - you are buying all these without any receipt. Yet, when you produce and supply, they tell you to pay VAT. You are paying VAT and yet when you were purchasing, there was nothing charged on those things; so, you find people are running out of business. We are seeing investors who come, go to districts like Nwoya and buysquare miles of land. You find they are planting soya beans, putting up factories and doing business from grassroots up to production. They even have supermarkets. They produce and take to their supermarkets. You find we are competing with such people.

12723 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA FRIDAY, 12 APRIL 2024 16 billion, for renovation of the College of Health Sciences and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Shs 3.4 billion for the restoration of funding for the Infectious Disease Institute and Shs 2.4 billion for restoration of Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre. Then Shs 12.3 billion for reinstatement of the budget for scholarships, education materials, research outstanding, in- house retirement benefits arrears and contracts gratuity, and Shs 14 billion for increase in Government-sponsored students’ food and living-out allowances. Vote 304: Kyambogo University The committee recommends that Minister of Finance, planning and Economic Development commits additional Shs 6.39 billion for wages, Shs 0.5 billion for research and innovation, Shs 9 billion for renovation of student`s halls of residence, Shs 2 billion for removal of asbestos sheets from buildings, renovation of 20 accommodation facilities. You cannot believe that this still exists in our universities, Madam Speaker and some schools in Kampala Capital City Authority. The committee also recommends that the finance ministry provides Shs 9 billion for construction of a boundary/perimeter wall. Madam Speaker, there are threats already of land grabbing at that university and people have started building houses. The university always fights with those squatters day and night. Vote 309: Gulu University The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits a total additional Shs 5.6 billion for salary harmonisation, Shs 2 billion for the gazettement of the Gulu Central Reserve Forest and degazettement of Gulu University Land in Nwoya. Then, Shs 17 billion for construction of a business and development centre and teaching facility in a phased manner, Shs 3.36 billion for repurposing of Kotido Primary Teacher`s College (PTC) as a learning centre. Shs 2 billion for procurement of five new transport equipment, Shs 4.7 billion for construction of a multipurpose building and Shs 2 billion for preparation of architectural and engineering designs and production of bills of quantities for the proposed Jacob Oulanyah L’Okori Memorial Law Studies Block. Vote 306: Muni University The committee recommends that the Minister of Finance, Planning and Social Development commits additional Shs 2 billion for the construction of the University Administration Block, Shs 4.8 billion for salary shortfalls, Shs 5 billion for renovation and expansion of Madikola farm. Vote 308: Soroti University The committee recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits Shs 25 billion for completion of the anatomy block, which has stalled for quite a long time. Commit Shs 8.8 billion for shortfalls in living out allowances for Government sponsored students, outreach services and clinical placement for students in the school of health sciences and Shs 7.2 billion to address the wage shortfalls. Vote 321: Uganda Management Institute (UMI) The committee observed that the institute struggles with a number of challenges and it recommends that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Social Development commits a total of Shs 10 billion for construction of a new multipurpose building at Kampala branch, Shs 4 billion be provided to construct a new classroom block at Mbale branch, Shs 1.32 to address salary shortfalls, and Shs 2 billion for research and innovations. Vote 310: Lira University The committee recommends that the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development commits an additional Shs 11.5 billion to address the recruitment of critical staff.

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I would like to know from the ministry because many times, it carries out a lot of mineral surveys, but does very little in making the population know where the minerals have been discovered and where else they are still going to carry out surveys. A lot of things have been done. At times, you mean well in what you do, but because you do not reach out to the population, you are many times misunderstood. Mr Speaker, we from Acholi Subregion have complained a number of times that the biggest deposit of oil is on the other side of Nwoya, but a lot of development has taken place on this side of Bunyoro. We were bitter, but during an interface with the Board members of Uganda National Oil Company, one member explained that the reason development did not take place on the other side of Acholi is because the oil deposit is in the national park, and they could not disturb the ecosystem. However, they kept quiet with the information. If such vital information had gone out to the population, such bitterness would not have been there. So, it is important that as you move forward in carrying out a number of surveys and the discoveries that you get, reach out to the population, so that people get to know and you are not misunderstood. Mr Speaker, on water – (Member timed out)

Fruits - Greater Bushenyi & Greater Mbarara-Grain Milling: -Masindi, Kibale, Kiryandotrgo, Mubende and Nwoya. (10) Profiling of 120 MSMEs (60Males and 60 Female) per region of the country and populating the MSMEs database from agro processing, leather and metal fabrication from central Region and Bunyoro region. (11) Facilitate MSMEs to participate in the International in MSMEs day (dl Regional Balanced Development (1) 8 cooperatives identified and proliled in Karamoja, Teso, Bugisu, Bukedi, Busoga, Bunyoro, West Nile and Acholi. (2) 4 beneficiary Cooperatives in the RDP regions sensitized on possible fi nancing institutions. Retooling Project. (1) Support construction of MTAC centre at Mbale (21 Procure Motorcycles for all commercial Officers to supervise pDM and two vehicles for coordination 6.4 vote 136 uganda Export promotions Board (uEBpf Table 13: UEPB Semi Annual Budget Performance Fy 2o2al24 (UGx Billionf Source.. SemiAnnual Budget Performatrce FY 2O2s/24 r ld- W v I, '\L .ng"f s N Expenditurc Approved Revised Released by Spent by o/o Budget o/o Budset o/o Releases Category Budget Budget End Dec End Dec Relcased Spent Spent Wage 2.561 2.56r 1.281 0.66 s0.00% 25.800/o 51.50% Non-Wage 5.588 5.588 2.578 1.898 46.lOo/o 34.OOo/o 73.600/o GoU Dev't 0.037 0.037 0.019 o.0r 5l.4Oo/o 27.OOo/o 52.600/o lqtaf Budget 8.187 8.187 3.878 2.568 4?.400/o 3L.4Oo/o 66.2Oo/o t+" 52 + '- l. i_ (

FY 2022/2 3 as opposed to the current proposed UGX 4.9 billion. Totals 34.05 1.799 The Committee scrutinized the funded and unfunded priorities for entities under its jurisdiction and was able to identify resources for reallocation to priority areas. The table below shows Identified Priorities and amounts reallocated. Table 2O: Destination of ldentified Resources Identified Priorities and of Reallocated Funds For Ministry of Trade, Industty and Cooperatives Recurrent Dev't Reprloritlzation of UDC proJects Delight Fruit Factory (Nwoya) 5.0 East Africa Medical Vitals 5.0 sing Factory (Bundiburyo) Cocoa Proces 5.0 Wazuri Medicare Limited 3.0 o15 Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Abubaker Technical Serwices & General of tion Supplies additional Acquisi Equity UDC 5.0 136 Uganda E:rport Promotions Board(UEBPf Uganda's participation in Expo 2025, Osaka. The Government of Uganda has been invited and has confirmed participation in the next World Exposition, Expo 2025 Osaka, that will take place in Osaka, Japan from 13th April to 13th October, 2025. Preparations for this event have already commenced. Coordinating 4.8 154 UNBS Phased salary enhancemen as per the appeal by Uganda Scientists, Researchers and Allied Workers, Union (usRAwu) t for UNBS staJf 4.549 ai= '.. ,lzr W.I^L * 61 lr*

Mr Speaker, Buliisa District has continually suffered the invasion of elephants and this has been going on for quite some time. On the night of 24 March 2024, there was an invasion in Kichooke, Buliisa Subcounty and one Katulinde lost her life. The late Katulinde was 22 years old and left behind a two-year-old girl. She was laid to rest on 28 March 2024. This is not the first time we have had this problem. In the last two years, we have lost five people to elephants and one to crocodiles. Our prayers are that: 1. The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities ensures that the process of procurement of composite poles meant for the first phase of the 20-kilometre stretch of electric fence is implemented by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA); 2. The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities should ensure that UWA speeds up the construction of the electric fence, a project whose funding was already received from the World Bank. This project is meant to cover the area of Murchison Falls in the areas of Buliisa, Nwoya and Kiryandongo. However, the speed at which – (Member timed out.)

Thank you. Hon. Gilbert Olanya, then the honourable member for Nwoya.

Hon. Gilbert Olanya, I am really surprised. You appreciate the job well done but you refused to sign the report. You are a member of the committee who did not even sign the report and you are praising the report. Nwoya? You know the rules; a member of the committee is not supposed to debate. The problem is, you did not even sign the report but you are praising it more than those who signed it.

11667 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2024 allocated towards the construction of staff houses in the Financial Year 2023/2024. The strategy is to cut down construction costs by adopting different designs, using low-cost solutions/Force on Account, and phasing construction using the incremental approach of 500 staff housing units, starting with 900 housing units. Shs 46.5 billion is required to construct the 900 housing units in different designs and sizes using Force on Account as shown in the table below. I think the honourable members have it. The design One is to have a block of two houses (two- bedroom and self-contained). A total of 150 blocks of 300 houses are planned at a unit cost of Shs 0.140 million. The quantity required is 150 and the amount needed is Shs 21 billion. Two, a block of four houses (two-roomed houses with external sanitation facilities) – 150 blocks of 600 houses. The unit cost is Shs 0.170 million, quantity needed is 150 and the total amount needed is Shs 25.5 billion. The total for the 900 housing units is Shs 46.5 billion. Provided in the budget is Shs 1.4 billion and so, the shortfall is Shs 45.1 billion. Another issue raised is mistreatment of prisoners. They recommended that we strengthen the monitoring department to periodically interface with the inmates to identify issues that affect them. The response is that the monitoring and observation of human rights for both staff and prisoners is conducted through the regular supervision of all human rights activities, supporting and monitoring the activities of staff and prisoners’ human rights committees in 266 prisons. The Service has a Department of Inspectorate and Quality Assurance headed by a Commissioner of Prisons and charged with the responsibility of monitoring human rights of observance. However, this needs to be strengthened in terms of both human resource, financial support and facilitation. In addition, in order to strengthen human rights monitoring observance, we undertake to appoint and induct visiting justices in accordance with Section 109(1) and (2) of the Prisons Act. In the Financial Year 2022/2023, the Service appointed and inducted 33 visiting justices to undertake supervision of prisons in the Eastern Region in respect of human rights observance and compliance to custodial standards. In Financial Year 2023/2024, the plan is to induct visiting justices to monitor human rights practices and observances in northern, southern, Kooki, mid-central, north-central and mid-western regions. Shs 2 billion is required to appoint, induct and facilitate the visiting justices to monitor human rights observance and practice in all prisons countrywide. Another issue was the distance between prisons and courts of law. The committee’s recommendation was that the location of adjudicating courts of law should be well planned to be in proximity with prison facilities to reduce distances that inmates have to travel. Our response is that there is a misalignment of prisons locations to courts of judicature, which overstretches prisons operations in delivery of prisoners to court in terms of long distances between courts and prisons. The Service has been in constant engagement with other criminal justice agencies as well as the ministry of finance, to have the misalignment of the criminal justice agencies addressed, especially prisons and courts. As a result, the Service established new prisons at Paidha, Nebbi, Amuru, Oyam, Lugore, Koboko, Kapchorwa, Sheema, Kyenjonjo, Nwoya, Mutufu, Kotido, Nyarushanje, Mityana West, Patongo West, Sanga, Nakapiriprit and Amudat. The challenge of misalignment still exists as reflected in the table that follows: i) Rubirizi - Bushenyi - the distance in between is 45 kilometres; ii) Rubindi - Mbarara – 43km;

Mr Speaker, you were available in the 10 th Parliament. I remember very well that we did some amendments that gave compensation. Unfortunately, up to now, the ministry will tell you that they have not operationalised the law. There are committees that were supposed to be set, according to the law, at subcounty and district level to do assessment and report to them, but nothing has been done up to now. A similar case of wildlife-human conflict has happened in Nwoya, Amuru and Kitgum districts. They were all reported here but no compensation has been done up to now. Is it not procedurally right for you to make sure that they operationalise the law first? Thank you.

Madam Speaker, I beg to designate the following Members to the standing Committee on Climate Change: 1. Hon. Lawrence Biyika Songa – Chairperson; and 2. Hon. Jacinta Atuto - Deputy Chairperson. The following are the members: 1. Hon. Enos Asiimwe - Kabula County; 2. Hon. Kabahenda Rwabuhoro – Kyegegwa; 3. Hon. Anthony Esenu Alden - Kapelebyong County; 4. Hon. James Mamawi - Adjumani East County; 5. Hon. Judith Achan – Nwoya; 6. Hon. Benjamin Kamukama - Ruhaama East County; 7. Hon. Christine Nakwang Tubo – Kaabong; 8. Hon. Nathan Nabeta-Igeme - Jinja South Division East; 9. Hon. Grace Kesande B. – Rubirizi; 10. Hon. John Bosco Ngoya – Bokora County; 11. Hon. Betty Engola Awor – Apac; 12. Hon. Patience Nkunda Kinshaba – Kanungu; 13. Hon. Zumura Maneno – Obongi; 14. Hon. John Faith Magolo - Bungokho County North; 15. Hon. Molly Musiime Asiimwe – Rwampara; 16. Hon. Joanne Aniku Okia – Madi-Okollo; 17. Hon. Hellen Wandera Auma – Busia; 18. Hon. Prossy Mbabazi Akampulira - Rubanda; 19. Hon. Norah Bigirwa - Buliisa; 20. Hon. James Nsaba-Buturo – Bufumbira County East; 21. Hon. Jenifer Muheesi Abaho - Woman Rep. Kazo; 22. Hon. Flora Natumanya - Kikuube; and 23. Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro – Youth Rep. Female. Madam Speaker, I beg to designate.

Thank you. Honourable colleagues, I was consulting with Hon. Afidra - when we are discussing – and also when the committee is making the reports, we should be cautious. For example, on the oil and gas sector which Hon. Afidra talked about, they were assessing Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), which is a trading company. I think UNOC represents around 10 per cent - or it might not even be 10 percent - of the jobs in the oil and gas sector. The message it sends here - which I expected him to talk about – because we talked about it here the other day. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, I hope you took up the matter because I even called the Prime Minister over the same, I also called the chairman UNOC about the issue of scholarships which they were giving that came here on the Floor and it was being limited to Bunyoro and yet there is a lot of oil in Nwoya. They made an announcement in public newspapers, giving scholarships to one side and leaving out the other side. These are things which cause unnecessary problems. So, we agreed that the Prime Minister should meet UNOC to address these issues. They might appear small but they hold very deep sentiments because the oil that is in Nwoya - and when you look at the developments - when I asked the Ministry of Energy they said that they are going to build an agricultural institute in Nwoya. I asked; “You mean that you cannot do anything in Nwoya related to oil?” you want to drill the oil and build agriculture and yet in other areas you - Investments to do with oil are very heavy and they help. So let us go back and reflect. I am giving caution to Government to go back and reflect. If these people are saying that you are taking out Total, I think the biggest wells are in Nwoya. That kind of sentiment, when it comes out - Honourable member, I wanted to correct the record clearly that this is not the oil and gas sector; it is on Uganda National Oil Company. If you studied the whole oil and gas sector, then you would find that the picture is different. Hon. Tonny Ayoo – I had already picked the Members to speak. Hon. Joyce, did I pick you? No. Hon. Tonny Ayoo and then Hon. Betty Engola.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would also like to thank the minister for the twin statements that we can compare. When the matter of oil prices came here in a report presented by the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry, one of the issues that were identified was the gap in the transportation of fuel from Kenya to Uganda. And that Uganda was relying on a more expensive means of transporting oil products with fuel tanks on the roads. It was identified as a problem that was making impact. In the same report, it was identified that the railway transport would reduce this cost and it would even reduce further if a combination of rail and water was applied. In the two reports, if you compare the first and second one, you find that there is a comprehensive strategy to transport the oil products in our oil industry internally to Tanzania and also to bring it to Kampala. And this is lacking in the first report. May I seek clarification from the minister about what they are going to do in the medium- term to reduce the cost of transporting oil to this country, especially from Kenya. I represent a district with the most oil, Nwoya District. Tilenga Project is largely in Nwoya with the most productive wells and people have all sorts of questions. One of them is expectations that I would like the minister to clarify: Are we getting cheaper oil of our own than the one we are importing or what? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Between July and August 2023, the Uganda National Oil Company Limited invited applications for undergraduate scholarship programmes for students who had obtained admission from a number of universities. According to this company, this was part of the initiative to support the oil districts. The idea was that this would be in the interest of promoting national participation. However, Mr Speaker, the call to this application was restricted to the districts of Hoima, Masindi and Buliisa. I do not have a problem with those districts benefiting, but Mr Speaker, you are aware that Nwoya District is one of the oil districts and it is actually considered the district with the largest deposit of oil and gas. Nwoya has three known oil wells and those are Lyec, Jobi and Jobi East. Unfortunately, Nwoya District has never been considered in any of the programmes as far as support to oil districts is concerned. Mr Speaker, it is, therefore, my prayer that the Prime Minister calls UNOC to order so that they begin to treat all the oil districts equally. The question of equity is key. Secondly, I think there is need for the Rt Hon. Prime Minister to have discussions with leaders from the oil districts and that should include Nwoya and any other district that is involved in oil and gas. Thank you very much.

As Hon. Okasai comes, when I was on the Committee on Natural Resources in the 10 th Parliament, we grappled with this issue of Nwoya being suffocated. The central processing facility, refinery, airport, city, roads, pipelines, - Rt Hon. Prime Minister, I am sure you are going to take it up seriously. The MPs from that area are saying, “You are sucking oil from our side. Ours is for sucking and then, you take all developments to the other side when the main sucking is on our side”. All they are asking for is fairness. Secondly, there are very many programmes that have been given to one side. For example, when we sat in Parliament and passed over $ 600 million for oil roads - and more is coming - those loans are going to be paid for by all Ugandans. Therefore, if you have a loan scheme, you can say 70 per cent will go to the oil-producing areas and the 30 per cent will go to other marginalised parts of Uganda and all Ugandans will feel that the oil is for all of us. However, the programmes for welding - All of them are exclusive to the oil areas and yet taxpayers’ money from other parts of the country is being used. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, I want to interest you in that matter.

Thank you, Mr Speaker and Rt Hon. Prime Minister. First of all, equity, especially in development, is a policy of the Government. Secondly, we have a local content policy. I am glad that he is raising these issues because that project is not ending today. Development in Nwoya is actually ongoing. For example, we know that Nwoya is basically an agricultural district and it is actually benefiting from the construction of an agricultural institution to enable the scaling up of development in Nwoya. In addition, we are planning similar infrastructure development in Nwoya at the time when the oil is actually coming out. Drilling has started in those areas where the roads are, to enable the oil to come out and I know that in Nwoya, the drilling is likely to start close to the Nile. The infrastructure will follow. It is not too late for us to engage the leadership in Nwoya. We have gone to Nwoya headquarters and we had a discussion with them and we promise that the discussion will bear fruit, just like it has been in other areas.

Honourable minister, Nwoya also wants oil engineers. You cannot reach Nwoya and then say, it is not too late. It is late. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, take up this matter. UNOC gets money from here and if we are to add UNOC money, go and consider Nwoya. (Applause)

t REPORT OF THE COMMTTTEE ON PUBLTC ACCOUNTS (COMMISSIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORTTIFS & STATE ENTERPRTSESI ON THE REPORT OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICESFOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 3OTH JUNE, 20.22 AND OTHER MATTERS s/N NAME CONSTITUENCY SIGNATURE 1 Hon. Ssenyonyi Joel - C/Person Nakawa West lS=-a 2 Hon. Akello Lucy - D/CP DWR Amuru 3 Hon. Lagen David Agago County 4 Hon, Mbwatekamwa Gaffa Igara West County 5 Hon. Afoyochan Esther DWR Zombo 6 Hon. Anywar Riclry Richard Agago West County 7 Hon. Acan Joyce Okeny PWD National 8 Hon. Achan Judith Peace DWR Nwoya x.-+ 9 Hon. Akampulira Prossy Mbabazi DWR Rubanda 10 Hon. Atwijukire Dan Kimosho Kazoo County 11 Hon. Bakkabulindi Charles Workers Rep t2 Hon. Gafabusa Richard Muhumuza Bwamba County --'f', -.-t, 13 Hon. Mugabi Muzaale Martin Bluzaaya County t4 Hon. Ssekikuubo Theodore Lwemiyaga County 15 Hon. Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe Kibale County 16 Hon, Okumu Gabriel Okoro County 1 I ,T$' -t@-

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

Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have tried to involve leaders and I want to appreciate the MPs who helped me, especially in the area of Nwoya where Hon. Lokeris, together with MPs from West Nile, went and negotiated with the Project-Affected Persons.

Thank you. Honourable members, we are going to debate those reports – Hajjati , check on your Zoom App, you will see all the people. I can see Hon. Esther Mbayo, Hon. Gabriel Okumu, Member for Nwoya - I see very many here. I wish you had access to it.

R.EPORT OF THE COMMITTTE ON PIIBLIC ACCOUNTS (COMMISSIONS, STATUTORY AUTHORITIES & STATE ENTERPRISESI ON THE REPORT OF AUDITOR GENERAL ON THE FINANCIIT STATEMENTS OF NATIONAL MEDICAL STORES FOR FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 3OTX JUNE, 2022 I s/N I{AME CONSTITUENCY PARTY SIGIiIATURI I Hon. Ssenyonyr Joel - C / Person Nakawa West NUP 7w "-*4\ 2 Hon. Akello Lucy - D/CP DWR Amuru FDC lEmutr 3 Hon. Lagen Davrd Agago County NRM 4 Hon, Mbwatekamwa Gafta Igara West County NRM 5 Hon. Afoyochan Esther DWR Zombo NRM 6 NRM 7 Hon. Anywar Rrcky Rrchard Hon. Acan Joyce Okeny Agago West Countlr PWD Natronal NRM 8 Hon. Achan Judrth Peace DWR Nwoya NRM 9 Hon. Akampulrra Prossy Mbabazr DWR Rubanda NRM 10 11 Hon. Atwijukrre Dan Kimosho Hon. Bakkabulindr Charles Kazoo County Workers Rep NRM NRM 0: t2 Hon. Gafabusa Rrchard Muhumuza Bwer-mba County NRM '-/.- .t' 13 Hon. Mugabi Muzaale Martin Buzaaya Counlv NRM t4 Hon SSekrkuubo Theodore Lwemryaga Counlv NRM Hon Abrgaba Cuthbert Mirembe 15 KrbaLe County NRM Hon, Okumu Cabnel t6 Okoro Countv NRM Kasese Munrcrpalrty NRM t7 Hon Kambale Fengo (New ) -.::'b

Thank you, for the protection. Mr Speaker, the space the President has given us in this country, in terms of peace and security, is one that we are all enjoying. We are the watchdogs of our securities and insecurities in this country. Even as we move out of the country, we feel we are moving with peace. I would like to thank the President for supporting our neighboring countries, for example, DRC. I remember sometime back, he participated in supporting South Sudan and Somalia. I accord that to the President - we received a delegation from Somalia who came to benchmark in my district; Nwoya, on how to rehabilitate their people. The rehabilitation we had in Northern Uganda has enabled me to stand before you today and speak. (Applause) We want to say that this is something we are looking forward to, even for our generations to come. Thank you.

9230 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT district as a hard-to-reach area so as to benefit from funds earmarked for such areas. His questions are: a) What criteria is used to determine hard-to- reach areas? b) What is the possibility of including other areas in the hard-to-reach areas category? c) Which areas are categorised as hard-to- reach? My response is that the Ministry of Public Service observed that there were areas in some local governments that had consistently failed to attract and retain skilled and capable human resource, leading to inadequacies and gaps in the delivery of services. This was observed through inspection reports, support supervision exercises and payroll status reports. These areas were, therefore, defined as hard to reach. Hard-to-reach areas are defined as remote or insecure areas that are unable to attract and retain sufficient numbers of motivated staff because of difficult living conditions. They are, therefore, “hard to work in and hard to stay in.” These areas are characterised by remoteness, insecurity and poor infrastructure, among others. In the Financial Year 2010-2011, Government approved payment of hardship allowances of 30 per cent of the basic monthly salary for public officers working in the local governments defined as hard to reach. The following 24 areas are categorised as hard-to-reach: Kotido, Nakapiripirit, Abim, Moroto, Kaabong, Pader, Kitgum, Nwoya, Amuru, Kalangala, Gulu, Bundibugyo, Adjumani, Kisoro, Kanungu, Bukwo, Ntoroko, Buvuma, Lamwo, Namayingo, Napak, Mayuge (specifically Malonge Island), Bugiri (specifically Sigulu Island), and Mukono (specifically Koome Islands). Over the years, the Ministry of Public Service has received requests from various local governments to be considered hard-to-reach areas. Consequently, the ministry carried out a study, in the year 2020, in order to review the hard-to-reach and hard-to-stay areas in the country based on the criteria of remoteness, insecurity and poor infrastructure. Out of the 63 districts that had requested to be considered, 54 were found to have hard- to-reach and hard-to-stay spots eligible for payment of the hard-to-reach allowance. In total, 340 hard-to-reach spots were identified as the qualifying localities within the 54 districts. Madam Speaker, allow me to lay, on the Table, a full list of the hard-to-reach and hard-to-stay areas in the country. In the interest of time, Members can access it. Madam Speaker, based on the criteria used, I would like to inform the honourable member that Rubanda was not categorised as a hard-to- reach and hard-to-stay district. It is also important to note that the Ministry of Public Service has not yet implemented the revised Hard-to-Reach Framework. The current priority of the Government is the salary enhancement of all public officers in a phased approach. Madam Speaker, I got another question from Hon. Francis Adome, MP for Moroto Municipality. His question was to know the Government’s plan to rehabilitate government- aided schools in Karamoja. My response is that the Government of Uganda, in collaboration with education development partners, has been providing infrastructure support to both primary and post-primary institutions in the Karamoja subregion. All the post-primary institutions (11 secondary schools and two PTCs) benefitted from infrastructure support under the Irish Aid. All secondary schools in the Karamoja subregion implementing Universal Secondary Education were provided with additional infrastructure under the World Bank support and were provided with additional classrooms to attain the recommended classroom-student ratio of 1:60. [Ms Nabbanja] PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Yes, the issue of Katonga is a concern because this is our main trunk road; it manages not only internal trade, but also external trade. We have already put a contractor on site; China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). The contractor who did the Nambigirwa Bridge on the expressway is the same contractor who has done the Paraa Bridge connecting Masindi to Nwoya. It is also the same contractor who has done Lugogo Bridge in Luwero. We are sure of his capacity and competence and we have instructed him to do this in three phases namely: phase one will create an avenue to enable small vehicles, boda bodas and pedestrians to move. That is his first priority. As he does that, he will also create a bypass. We will also undertake a full redesigning of the bridge so that we have a more resilient bridge for that position. That is for the main road. For the Kabulasoke-Kalungu part, we have another contractor; a local one. Of course, he is still challenged with the volume of water in that section because Kyoga overflowed and as a result, Katonga was affected. The contractor is assessing how much can be started and done but please, appreciate that this is not a culvert crossing; it is a bridge. On Matete-Ssembabule road, there is contractor on that section – (Interruption)

4.16 Votca 5OO - Lcrl Gorrcr!.aont!: UGX .t1o.3?f b totr rs requted as follows 4 UGX 5.639 blllloa rs Localy Rarscd Revcnue Ttus rs requfcd to fac rtate the Lacal govcrnments captu-re una-ntrcrpated revenue at the hme of Budgeung aa well as undcrtake the ptianracd acuvrtres for FY 2022123,1 arLnex I Thc Coaolttcc nEcollmcnd. rpppt d ol UOX 3.638 b[lloa to lrrrlou.. locd goecm.nclt votc. (A.an r 6A ald 68l rcqulrcd to irctlttrtG thc lacd govcrlncnts crpturG unrttlclprtcd rcvctue rt th. ttac of Bqdgcdrg r. qrell a. undcrtaLo tiG plenlcd rctlvltlcr for pt 2022123 u) UGX 0.288 blllioa rs unspcnt balalces for Northern Uga-nda Development Enhanced local Gorrcrnance Inlrastructure and Llvehhoods Pro8ram (NUDIELI, Votc Vota lf.lnc AEouat (UGXI 468 Krtgum Dlstnct 59,363,020 479 La.mn o Drstnct 152,369,701 9t2 Nwoya Drstnct 76,32L,O44 Totd 288,OS3,aos Thc CoaElttcc rccorlDcrd! rpprovd ol UGX 0.288 bllllo! u,llpctt b.lucc. for ltorthcr! Irgrn& Dcv.loplncat Etrhrlccd Lcrl Govcrnlrcc Infrrttructurc rtrd Lleclthoo& ProEnE (NITDIEL lrrl UGX lSO.6Of b llon ls unspent tunds l.ll.FY 2O2l122 for USMID Ttus rs requred to fac tatc Lacal Govcrnment Votes sctue contractual obhgatrons ansrng from deliayed procurement proccss due to scveral adErrustratrvc revrcws and avord the rntercst cha-rges that are rmpeded rn ther respechve contracts, (tcc A!!cr 7 | Thc CoEaittcc rccot!,!cn& rpproeal of UGX UGX 15O.6Ol billtoa for USmD, to hclllt tc Locrl (iorrlrnE.[t Votc. .cttlc coatr.ct[rl obllgrttoa. L) UGX 225.233 blllioa rs unspent tunds ,n fY 2O2l122 for the Uganda Intergovemmental Frscal Transfers (UG[FT) reform for the constructron of S.ed Secondary Schools, upgrade of Health Centre IIs to Ills, srater prolects and mrcro-scale rrngatron prolects (see Altrcr 8 | 17 t6+

8089 THE E LEVENTH P ARLIAMENT OF U GANDA TUESDAY , 18 APRIL 2023 Disclaimer: The electronic version of the Official Report of the proceedings of Parliament (Hansard) is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Office of the Clerk to Parliament. i) That Shs 2.8 billion meant for the distribution of goats, Shs 1.8 billion for the supply of cashew nuts, and Shs 7.2 billion for seed, stocking, and planting material be transferred from Vote 010: Ministry of Agricultural, Animal Industry and Fisheries, to Vote 152: National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS), for effective management; ii) That Government prioritises the provision of priority drops like cashew nuts, macadamia and Hass avocado to cattle corridors and North-eastern parts of the country. On affirmative action for North-eastern Uganda, the committee notes that the North- eastern region needs affirmative action to address persistent food insecurity, famine and drought, which has been experienced year in and year out, given that most agriculture sector agencies are either very thin or not present in the region. For example, DDA, NAGRC&DB in an area like Karamoja, which has the largest number of cattle that does not exist. West Nile is characterised by poor-quality livestock breeds that call for urgent improvement and an under- utilised Government ranch in Nwoya, that is, Got Apwoyo which has great potential for improved livestock, breeding, and production in the region. The committee recommends that: i) Shs 10 billion be provided to facilitate the revamping of the Karamoja Ranch by NAGRC&DB; ii) Shs 10 billion required for revamping the Got Apwoyo Ranch in Nwoya District be provided; iii) Shs 5 billion be provided to DDA for milk collection centers in Karamoja; iv) Shs 4 billion be provided to MAAIF for mechanisation centers in West Nile and Karamoja to manage and maintain significant tractors in those subregions. On agricultural extension services, the committee observes that the immense reduction of the extension services budget from Shs 245.493 billion in the Financial Year 2022/2023 to Shs 141.91 billion in the Financial Year 2020/2024, only covering the wage component. This implies that extension workers will only be paid salaries with no tools or funds to operate. Out of the required 9,275 extension workers, only 4,031 are available and face challenges of lack of transport, and inadequate training among others, while they lack performance indicators to measure the performance. The committee recommends that: i) Shs 103.5 billion that has been removed from the district local government production services to support extension services be provided to reinstate the allocation to the current level; ii) Shs 13 billion be provided to facilitate tooling and retooling of the district extension workers with iPads, computers, motorcycles, and motor vehicles; iii) The funds required for wage and recruitment of 5,244 extension workers to fill the gaps countrywide be provided. Water for agricultural production a) The committee notes with concern the continuous absence of an irrigation master plan to guide planned investments in water for agricultural production. The committee was informed that the Ministry of Water and Environment is in the process of acquiring a consultant for the activity. The committee recommends that MAAIF takes lead in the development of the master plan and works with the Ministry of Water and environment to ensure that a comprehensive plan capturing all components of irrigation is in place before the next budget

Sector Intenrention InvestEcnt Planned actlvltlcr, Jurtlfrcetlon Amoun t (Bn ucxl Set up Cocoa processing plant Grala value addltloa Grain value addition UDC to acquire equigr 15.0 Mtncrel Bcnellciatlon Sponge Iron Manufacturing PIant Acquire shares in setting up a sponge iron plant a 2.0 Packaging sector Packaging plant Set up Packaging plant a 20.5 Fnrit Proceaalng Delight Uganda, Ltd Set up a special purpose vehicle to set up a factory in Nwoya I 5.0 East Africa Medical Vitals Acquire additional equity in the company through purchase of the 2"4 processing line a 7.O Medlcal & Aatunal &ug rnenufecturl ng Microhaem Scientifics & Medical Supplies Ltd (MHS) UDC to acquire equity a 3.O Feaelbllity, business plans, (\ _. Research studies for Sp{raisal of Feasibility, business plans, business valuation & due a 1.5 e 53

Mr Speaker, Hon. Allan Mayanja, Member of Parliament for Nakaseke Central, raised a matter of national concern regarding the presence of an infestation by the African Armyworm in Nakaseke District. His prayers were that: 1. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries provides chemicals and tools to Nakaseke District Local Government for the management and control of the African Armyworm. 2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries appears and presents a status report to this Parliament. Mr Speaker, my response to this question is that the African armyworm is a migrant pest that damages cereal crops and grasses during the vegetative growth stage and can cause up to 100 per cent loss if not controlled. The pest is sporadic and its spread and impact is facilitated by environmental conditions such as high temperatures, erratic rainfall and wind currents (on which adult moths ride). Mr Speaker, last year, during the first season (March-May), there was repeated African armyworm upsurge and infestation in over 50 districts, damaging cereals (millet, sorghum, maize and rice) and grass. This invasion was put under control – like I told you last week but one – by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, working with local governments and farmers. The ministry provided over 20,000 litres of pesticide (Cypermethrin) and 120 motorised spray pumps together with protective gear to control the pests. Mr Speaker, at the onset of the current planting season (February-March this year), some pockets of the African armyworm infestation were reported in five districts (Nakaseke, Tororo, Nwoya, Busia and Pader). The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, working with local governments and farmers, suppressed the infestation to very low populations. Intensification of rainfall in the country further suppressed the pests naturally. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is continuing to monitor the pest situation and has procured 6,000 litres of the recommended pesticide and 60 motorised pumps and 100 sets of protective gear to support the control operations in case of a resurgence. Finally, we appeal to farmers and the general public to remain vigilant and report any incidents of this pest or any other to the lower local governments and district authorities to enable timely response by Government. In brief, these pests were suppressed both naturally and with the help of local government. Hon. Omara Paul, Member of Parliament, Otuke County asked that the 10 th Parliament enacted the mining law which, according to him, provided for a 5 per cent tax on a kilogramme of refined Gold exports. This law could not be implemented because there were serious disagreements between the Gold refining companies and the Uganda Revenue Authority. However, the 11 th Parliament, in 2022, repealed the Mining Act, 2003 and cured the lacuna in the law by passing a provision in the new Mining Act under Section 287(2)(s), which states thus: “A tax of Shs 200 per kilogramme of gold exported, will be applied.” The provision of the law allows for retrospective application of the tax, effective July 2021. His prayer is: why hasn’t Government facilitated the recovery of tax arrears yet we are running a deficit budget?” My response, Mr Speaker, is that revenue from the export of Gold has been included in the revenue projections since Financial Year 2021/2022. For the period 1 July 2021 to March

7882 MINISTERIAL STATEMENT SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE NO. 1 FOR FY 2022/2023 benefiting districts are Kitgum, Lamwo and Nwoya. We recommend the approval of Shs 288,053,805. iii) Shs 150.601 billion is unspent funds for Financial Year 2021/2022 for USMID. Members, (see annex 7). We recommend approval of Shs 150.601 billion for USMID to facilitate Local Government Votes to settle contractual obligations. iv) Shs 225.233 billion is unspent funds for Financial Year 2021/2022 for the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer (UGIFT) reform for the construction of Seed Secondary School, upgrade of Health Centres IIs to IIIs, water projects and micro-scale irrigation projects (see annex 8). We recommend approval of Shs 225.233 billion to cater for all that. v) Shs 28.611 billion to cater for reallocation within the local Government budgets. This is required given that the funds were allocated to non-budgetary items and the requests for virement on these items are not in line with the 10 per cent threshold stated in the PFMA, 2015 (See annex 9 for details) We recommend approval of Shs 28.611 billion to cater for relocation within the Local Government budgets. Conclusion Mr Speaker, I request the House to consider the committee’s recommendations and approve the Supplementary Expenditure under Schedule No. 1, Addenda 1, 2, 3 and 4 for Financial Year 2022/2023 as outlined in the table below and the details in Annex 1 and 2 of the proposed supply schedules. Recurrent budget: Shs 1,714,590,568,914 Development: Shs 883,184,203,925 Grand total: Shs 2,597,774,772,839. Mr Speaker, I beg to report. (Applause)

Thank you; but Prime Minister, there is a contradiction. For example, the case of Gulu University; Gulu University got an African Development Bank- funded project. You built it in a forest reserve. You told Gulu University to get 500 acres of land and plant - they followed each and everything. They planted the 500 acres of land in Nwoya. Up to now, you have never – and it is a recent project after 2002.

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.

6135 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA TUESDAY, 8 NOVEMBER 2022 Madam Speaker, why not support our own people? We are doing so. The person you are referring to, there is a paper we have prepared for Cabinet for us to be supported with $400,000 so that we can do trials in the different parts of the country to ensure we actually have a home solution. Hon. Okot Amos asked whether wild animals keep diseases; yes, we are very much aware of that. When I said that we ring-vaccinate, we vaccinate regularly in high-risk areas, transit routes and affected areas - the high-risk areas are the ones nearing game parks like in Nwoya where we have a prevalence of so many elephants and wild animals, crossing. When we have a substantial amount of doses, we make sure that after every six months, we vaccinate in those areas, transit routes like Wakiso or any route entering Kampala goes through Wakiso, and so, it is important that Wakiso gets regular vaccination because when you are from the West, you enter through Wakiso, same when you come from the East. Those are the high-risk areas I am talking about. Hon. Nalule Kabanda, do we need to mobilise the local governments? Yes, we need to. If you have been following me, you should have noticed that most of the time I am in the field with the district leadership; we are trying. However, we still have a challenge, which the shadow minister raised, and which I am going to talk about at the end - what we are not actually dictating - we mobilise them. I also want to inform you, Madam Speaker, that out of the money you gave us here, we actually facilitate veterinary doctors to vaccinate as opposed to charging farmers -(Interruption)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. Sometime back, Nwoya District was earmarked to benefit from the Sericulture Project under Science, Technology and Innovation. I am told the project in Nwoya has been terminated. Can the Prime Minister give us the reason that project in Nwoya has been terminated? Thank you.