Rukungiri District

Thank you, Mr Speaker. The matter I am putting forward concerns Kasambya Health Centre III in Rukiga, which has collapsed on one side which houses the maternity. We have a challenge of women who go to give birth and are now doing so at home, which is a risk to mother and baby. The remaining side of the health centre has developed cracks and is likely to collapse any time. This health centre III serves a big community in Rukiga and neighbouring communities of Rubanda and Rukungiri districts. I request that this facility be given urgent attention and restored for service delivery to go on smoothly.

For the record, Rubanda patients are 130, Kabale has 220 patients, Rukungiri 190, Kanungu 170, Kisoro 150 and Rukiga 100 patients’ increment every single year. The most frequently diagnosed types of cancer in Kigezi are: cervical cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer and sarcoma cancer, to mention but a few. My prayer to the Government is to ensure that it prioritises a cancer centre for Kigezi and at least each village has a knapsack sprayer. Thank you very much.

Mr Speaker, I want to congratulate you since it is my first time to speak. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, there has been an issue for the last 25 years; the Kabwohe-Kitagata-Rukungiri-Mitoma Road. The money for this road has been earmarked for several times in the budget and removed. During my campaign and several other MPs, I promised them that if I do not deliver this road, I will never go back. ( Laughter ) Can you protect me? Thank you.

Thank you, Right Honourable Speaker. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, we have two roads under the Central Government. One starts from Kabale Municipality and ends at Rushebeya in Rwamucuucu, and another one that starts from Muhanga and goes to Kebisoni in Rukungiri. Those roads have not been maintained for the last three years, and the one from Muhanga to Kebisoni particularly has a Government pledge for tarmacking for the last 30 years. We need an update so that we can also report to our people. Thank you.

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

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

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

Thank you. Madam Speaker, 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

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

17924 TRIBUTE TO THE UGANDA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM the Rukungiri woman representative, Hon. Angora, Hon. Itungo, by the whole House, including the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities. Would you like to speak to your motion?

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

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

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

Thank you, Madam Speaker. This is a motion for a Resolution of Parliament to authorise Kabale Regional Referral Hospital to sublease five acres out of its land to Kabale University. The motion reads thus: “WHEREAS Kabale Regional Referral Hospital is a public hospital and the registered proprietor of land comprised in Volume 3119, Folio 24, situated at Kabale City; AND WHEREAS Kabale University is a public university operating and offering various academic programmes, including medicine, with a medical school currently housed within Kabale Regional Referral Hospital; AWARE that Kabale University, on 8 August 2022, requested Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for a sublease of five acres of land out of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital land to enable the university to expand its teaching space for the Faculty of Medicine; NOTING that Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Management Board in its sixth sitting held on the 16 September 2022 approved the request to allocate the university five acres of land for expansion of the Faculty of Medicine to comprise operating theatres, specialist clinics and patient wards for oncology, neurology, orthopaedic surgery, as well as lecture theatres to create a befitting medical school at Kabale University; FURTHER NOTING that the Ministry of Health approved Kabale Regional Referral Hospital’s Management Board decision to sublease five acres to Kabale University for expansion of its teaching space; RECOGNISING that Kabale University secured initial funding of Shs 3 billion for the desired medical school expansion from the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the Financial Year 2022/2023; APPRECIATING the role that Kabale University Medical School plays in closing the medical professional gap by training medical professionals within the Kigezi subregion in the south-western Uganda districts of Kabale, Kanungu, Rubanda, Rukiga, Kisoro and Rukungiri; NOTING that the statutory requirement for parliamentary approval under Section 32(6) of the Public Finance Management Act, CAP 171, for Kabale Regional Referral Hospital to encumber its land through subleasing it to Kabale University; NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that Parliament authorises Kabale Regional Referral Hospital to sublease five acres out of its land to Kabale University for the expansion of the Faculty of Medicine to comprise operating theatres, specialist clinics and patient wards for oncology, neurology, orthopaedic surgery, as well as lecture theatres.” [The Speaker] MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

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

Madam Speaker, he is too tall, so for people who are short like me, when you take a photo with him, you look like a dwarf. (Laughter) In brief, he should prepare a stool. Thank you so much. Madam Speaker, I have another question from Hon. Veronica Nanyondo, the District Woman MP of Bukomansimbi. Her prayer is that there is an effect on the implementation of the new lower secondary school curriculum on primary school leavers. Can the Government update us on this matter? My response is that at the moment, primary school leavers transition from the knowledge- based curriculum to competence-based curriculum in secondary school, under the revised lower secondary school curriculum. The process of revising the primary school curriculum to make it competence-based has already commenced to harmonise curriculum designs across primary and secondary level education. Once this is complete, the learners will be introduced to competence-based teaching and learning from primary school and progress with it to secondary education. I got another question from Hon. Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga, MP for Nakawa Division East. He says that Uganda has very many experienced jua kalis, but they have no industrial parks and have continued to operate in a domestic setting, with very high electricity and water domestic tariffs. This is something that has crippled their businesses, yet they compete with investors who operate in Government industrial parks. These investors in Government industrial parks have always been incentivised in the form of tax exemptions, low electricity and water tariffs. This makes it harder for the jua kalis to compete favourably with them in the same market. His prayer is; When is the Government going to set up jua kali industrial parks? My response is that in this principle, for all Ugandan investors - if they all go through the Uganda Investment Authority, industrial parks have been designed with spaces specifically planned for setting up Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (SMEs), which cater for jua kali artisan activities. SME parks of 20 acres have been planned in all the operational industrial parks of Namanve, Soroti, Kasese, SINO-Mbale, and others. The Uganda Investment Authority also acquired the Mbarara SME Park of 12 acres that has been handed back to Gatsby Group, the SME artisans from Mbarara. The Government’s vision is to develop new industrial parks in phases, depending on the availability of resources in Gulu, Nebbi, Arua, Madi-Okollo, Yumbe, Pader, Paidha, Dokolo, Rukungiri, Isingiro, Oyam, Lira, Hoima, Buliisa, Kisoro, Kakumiro, Nakasongola, Luwero, Nakaseke, Mubende, Mityana, Masaka, Kabale, Bushenyi, Tororo, Rakai, Kamuli, Kween, Busia, Soroti, Gomba, Kayunga, Kyegegwa , and Iganga, where land has been mobilised by districts and already offered to Uganda Investment Authority for industrial development to foster innovation and equitable, sustainable industrial growth. Madam Speaker, the major infrastructure, for example, workplaces with shared common user facilities such as production equipment, showrooms for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to use as they sell and grow their businesses, will be constructed within the said industrial parks. 10. Hon. Lucy Akello, the District Woman Member of Parliament for Amuru, raised an issue on the lack of radiologists in the regional referral hospitals like Gulu, Soroti, Mbale and others.

…59,901 persons with disabilities. Madam Speaker, I have provided an additional Shs 404.9 billion for social protection next Financial Year 2025/2026. Water, Sanitation, and Environmental Protection To improve the quality of life, the Government continues to invest in the provision of safe water, improve sanitation, and ensure protection of the environment. These include the following: (i) Villages in Uganda with at least one safe water source have remarkably increased to eight out of every 10 villages. Nationwide, 57,951 villages out of 71,225 have been served with a safe water source. (ii) Completed construction of 259 medium and large solar-powered water supply and sanitation systems and gravity flow schemes across the country. (iii) The construction of 42 large solar-powered water supply systems is ongoing in Agago, Yumbe, Amudat, Kaabong, Kasese, Kakumiro, Sembabule, Kisoro, Rubanda, Bulambuli, Kyankwanzi, Mubende, Kyegegwa, Buyende, Nakaseke, Namayingo, Rakai and Buvuma. (iv) With regard to clean water, the construction of piped town water supply systems is ongoing in 32 towns. These include: Namasale, Kakingol, Kamuli, Ngoma Town, Lunya, Karogo Phase II, Ishaka (mobilisation), Nyakashaka, Bukumi, Kanapa, and Odongai. Construction is also ongoing in Palabek-Kal, Rhino Camp, Arra-Dufile, Lubeli Refugee Settlement, Bolori, Nyanseke, Busaale, Kibuzi, and expansion in two towns of Kiboga and Zigoti. Other beneficiary towns are: Lamwo, Lacekocot, Iri-Iri, Lorengecora, Manafwa, Butaleja-Busolwe, Tirinyi-Kibuku-Kadama- Budaka, Kaliro-Namungalwe, Rukungiri and Obongi. (v) The construction of various water supply systems in 26 districts is at varying levels of physical progress. These include: Manafwa Town Council and the installation of solar packages that is ongoing in Losilang, Kasawo (Phase I), Kabura-Mwizi (Phase I), Bukumi, Bulangira and Kyebando-Kasimbi, and Busaale Town. Also, the Government is starting the development of new piped water supply systems in Rubanda, Kabale, Alebtong, Nakasongola, and Kamuli districts, among others. Madam Speaker, I have provided an additional Shs 366.1 billion next financial year for water resource management, climate change mitigation, natural resources and environment. The priority interventions include: the construction of water supply infrastructure to increase service in the underserved communities in rural, urban and refugee settlements; increasing rehabilitation and expansion of existing Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) infrastructure; and increasing forest and wetland cover. Overall, I have allocated a total of Shs 11.44 trillion in the next financial year towards investing in the people of Uganda through health, education, social protection, and water and sanitation.

17528 BUDGET SPEECH Administration of Justice The following achievements were registered: 1. The Judiciary has significantly scaled up Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms like mediation, plea bargaining and small claims procedures, reducing justice costs and speeding up dispute resolution. For example, in 2024, a total of 3,391 cases were resolved through mediation. In addition, plea bargaining achieved a success rate of 87 per cent; 2. Completed the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Rukungiri High Court, and Budaka and Patongo Magistrate Courts. Five new High Court Circuits in Wakiso, Entebbe, Kumi, Lugazi, Patongo and 10 Magistrates’ Courts were operationalised, bringing the total to 268 courts countrywide. Construction is ongoing of regional Appeal Courts in Gulu and Mbarara, Soroti and Tororo High Courts, and Karenga Magistrate’s Court. This will further reduce travel distances for justice; and 3. There is increased use of technology in the delivery of justice. The Electronic Court Case Management System is now operational in 20 courts, boosting filing rates by 20.6 per cent. Additionally, 20 courts have video conferencing systems, enabling online case handling which has improved efficiency. Madam Speaker, I have provided Shs 602.7 billion next financial year, under the Administration of Justice Programme, for strengthening Alternative Dispute Resolution, increased use of technology in justice delivery, building more courts to improve access to justice and increasing the civil jurisdiction of magistrates’ courts. Legislation and Oversight The Legislature has registered several achievements during Financial Year 2024/2025. Parliament held 75 sittings and passed 35 Bills, concluded three petitions, passed 45 resolutions and adopted 53 reports. Most importantly, the turnaround time for enactment of legislation has reduced significantly. Banange , Parliament tugikubire mu ngalo . (Applause) I commend you, Rt Hon. Speaker, for this tremendous achievement. Madam Speaker, I have provided a total of Shs 1.03 trillion next financial year for legislative processes, public engagements and outreach, providing parliamentary oversight of democracy and governance, ensuring accountability for public funds and implementation of public programmes. Management of Natural Disasters Madam Speaker, to protect Ugandans from disaster, this financial year, Government invested Shs 200.3 billion in early warning systems, mitigation interventions, the provision of relief items to the affected households and communities in the disaster-prone areas. In the next financial year, I have provided Shs 20.7 billion plus a contingency fund of Shs 169 billion to support disaster management. I have also provided Shs 12.4 billion for improving meteorological services and early warning systems to improve efficiency and accuracy of weather forecasting for agriculture, air travel and climate change tracking. Elimination of Domestic Arrears Government has put in place a strategy to eliminate domestic arrears in three financial years starting FY 2025/26. Payment of domestic arrears will prioritise suppliers of goods and services, contractors and compensations for land and to all claimants. I have increased the allocation for domestic arrears to Shs 1.4 trillion from Shs 200 billion provided this financial year. To prevent accumulation of new arrears starting next financial year, my ministry shall implement the following measures and they are not easy measures: 1. enforcement of the commitment control system; 2. sanctioning accounting officers responsible for creation of any arrears;

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would like to thank the committee chairperson for the good report. However, my concern is on road equipment. Some districts are very big and the terrain is also very challenging. The road equipment that we have today - and I want to use an example of Rukungiri - is very old. In fact, for Rukungiri Municipality, we now have to hire; we cannot use our own equipment. Hiring is very expensive.

17137 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 16 APRIL 2025 Mr Speaker, according to the report, if I got it well, Shs 66 billion was budgeted for, but they only provided Shs 23 billion. I would like to ask that all that money should be available to buy equipment for our constituencies. I would also like to mention - if you look at Rukungiri, for example, one road equipment cannot be enough. By the time the equipment is in, let us say Rubaabo County, it will do well but by the time it goes to Rujumbura, it will be spoilt and it becomes very expensive. Therefore, I would like to request the ministry to consider - if the money is less, let them consider Rukungiri to have the road equipment purchased. Second – (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My concern is about the rehabilitation of Kitagata-Mutara-Kabira-Rukungiri Road. It connects people who use Kitagata Hospital, and it is the only hospital that serves Greater Bushenyi. It connects the people who use the Kitagata Hot Springs - actually, it is the route to Mutaka Mines. Mutaka Mines has heavy trucks that carry minerals from Mutaka to Kapeeka, and they have totally destroyed the road, honourable minister. Recently, some robbers started to use the bad spots, especially in Kafunzo, Rubanga, Mulama and Kitojo, to harm passengers. We request your urgent attention. Secondly, Mr Speaker, we have the Ncwera Bridge. Honourable minister, you visited the Ncwera Bridge. You know that even the Deputy Speaker cannot connect to his own district - (Interjections)- unless he uses another route. Three years down the road, honourable minister, you have not worked on Ncwera Bridge. I request that we at least get attention for it. Recently, it almost killed district officials. Their vehicle almost fell off that bridge. Mr Speaker, I request that at least we work together and make sure that the Ncwera Bridge is worked on. Thank you so much, Mr Speaker.

Thank you. This has been the greatest submission since we started. (Laughter) Yes, but honourable minister, I know you should be able to update us. I know there is a good update on the Ncwera Bridge – yes, I have been in touch. Since the honourable member has raised it, the road from Ishaka, that is from Kizinda, through Hon. Annet’s area to my constituency, honourable colleagues who visited me last time when I hosted the President, we thanked him for the good road. The Speaker and honourable colleagues called and asked: “Why didn’t you make us pass through that good road, which you are thanking the President for?” I said, no, it is the one you used – people have never forgotten. When some of us are complaining, we cannot come here very much. Honourable minister, we are dying silently. What is painful is that I do not have any Central Government roads in my constituency. We neighbour three districts. The districts of Bushenyi and Mitooma made recommendations for you to take over the road that comes from Kizinda, through Mitooma, and connects to Rukungiri – just a takeover, but

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

Thank you, Mr Speaker, I also want to thank you for alluding to the presidential pledges that normally get lost along the budgeting process and also in the ministry. An example is a polytechnic institute in Nyarushanje Subcounty in Rukungiri that has been a presidential pledge for a very long time. In the last two years, the President wrote several letters to the ministry, asking them to start the process of operationalising the said institution. However, up to now, nothing is going on. We have no update from the ministry and the report does not also say anything about Nyarushanje Polytechnic Institute being affiliated to Mbarara University of Science and Technology. I would like to ask the ministry: what is the update on the President’s pledge about the said polytechnic institute? The report also mentioned that they need money to rehabilitate primary schools, which I agree with. However, we have these schools that are always washed away by the storms. When this happens, we run to the ministry of relief and disaster and they give us iron sheets and the like. What is the role of the ministry in providing other building materials? I believe the iron sheets are not enough to put up these structures that are washed away by the hailstorm. What is the ministry doing about these schools? Lastly, I also agree that we should give them money to train teachers in the new curriculum for schools. However, we also need teaching and reading materials for both the teachers and the pupils. We also need sensitisation of the parents. You can all attest that when Ordinary Level results were released – (Member timed out.)

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I would also like to thank the committee for their good report. However, I have the following concerns. There was a recommendation for Shs 75 billion for the unfinished works for electricity connection, especially in areas where there are poles that are standing and are being destroyed. Recently, there was an advert for that, and I saw two districts there. I would like to seek a clarification from the minister on whether this advert will wait for this funding in the coming financial year. Secondly, there is the issue of UEDCL. I do not know their capacity, but I saw some money, in the recommendation, to functionalise UEDCL. For two weeks now, areas of Farmers and Butagatsi, in Rukungiri Municipality, do not have electricity. The transformer got a challenge. Despite the efforts to inform them, nothing that has been done. I am, therefore, wondering about the capacity of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited and how they are going to handle our issues. Thirdly, we had Kahengye Water Project in Rukungiri, which I think is a white elephant. The Ministry of Water and Environment did the project and handed it over to National Water and Sewerage Corporation, but we do not have the water. National Water and Sewerage Corporation is struggling. I, therefore, want to call upon, maybe, the Auditor-General’s office that we need a serious audit of that project. If possible, the Inspector General of Government (IGG) should also come in. We need to understand what took place in the Kahengye Water Project. I thank you, Mr Speaker.

Thank you, honourable chairperson. Honourable colleagues, debate starts now. I will start with Prof. Mushemeza, Dr Akiki, Hon. Linda, Member from Rukungiri, Hon. Atima, Member for Kajara, “ Afande ”, Member for Lamwo, Doctor and Hon. Angura. I am first picking those who have not yet spoken. I am giving you three minutes each.

16786 THE MORTGAGE REFINANCE INSTITUTIONS BILL, 2024 14. Vote 722 – Moroto Municipal Council - Shs 137,831,048; 15. Vote 724 - Mukono Municipal Council – Shs 157,843,584; 16. Vote 726 – Nebbi Municipal Council – Shs 38,895,597; 17. Vote 729 - Rukungiri Municipal Council - Shs 11,011,184; 18. Vote 730 - Sheema Municipal Council - Shs 4,109,634; 19. Vote 802 – Adjumani District - Shs 19,860,000; 20. Vote 803 – Agago District - Shs 81,984,000; 21. Vote 807: Amuria District – Shs 57,525,000; 22. Vote 808: Amuru District – Shs 1,271,000,000; 23. Vote 811: Budaka District – Shs 45,500,000; 24. Vote 812: Bududa District – Shs 99,504,000; 25. Vote 813: Bugiri District – Shs 107,555,970; 26. Vote 817: Bukedea District – Shs 235,603,000; 27. Vote 821: Buliisa District – Shs 31,440,000; 28. Vote 827: Butambala District – Shs 31,633,858; 29. Vote 828: Butebo District – Shs 15,360,000; 30. Vote 832: Gomba District – Shs 31,395,000; 31. Vote 836: Iganga District – Shs 37,200,000; 32. Vote 835: Ibanda District – Shs 12,000,000; 33. Vote 837: Isingiro District – Shs 2,633,333,265; 34. Vote 842: Kaberamaido District – Shs 31,589,664; 35. Vote 844: Kakumiro District – Shs 448,858,700; 36. Vote 847: Kaliro District – Shs 310,200,761; 37. Vote 848: Kalungu District – Shs 6,117,000; 38. Vote 849: Kamuli District – Shs 65,029,474; 39. Vote 853: Kapelebyong District – Shs 88,207,238; 40. Vote 854: Karenga District – Shs 39,240,000; 41. Vote 855: Kasese District – Shs 142,590,000; 42. Vote 857: Katakwi District – Shs 157,861,200; 43. Vote 858: Kayunga District – Shs 11,270,000; 44. Vote 862: Kibuku District – Shs 399,326,980; 45. Vote 863: Kikuube District – Shs 127,115,012; 46. Vote 866: Kisoro District – Shs 78,755,970; 47. Vote 867: Kitagwenda District – Shs 700,600,000; 48. Vote 868: Kitgum District – Shs 117,742,657; 49. Vote 870: Kole District – Shs 64,680,000; SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE NO.3 FOR FY 2024/2025 [The Chairperson]

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

Mr Speaker, Mitoma as well, because you are my neighbour. Rt Hon. Prime Minister and the minister of tourism, what sustainable response can you give to the people of Rukungiri so that they are not neglected when it comes to wildlife attacks in the district, especially in Bwambara Subcounty, Kikarara, Kakoni, Nyarwimuka and other surrounding areas? I thank you.

I want to thank my sister for raising the issue. We will go there and talk to the communities. We have done some fencing around the Queen Elizabeth National Park area, covering around 150 kilometres. We should be doing around 50 kilometres this financial year, and we will make sure that we have some consideration for the Kanungu stretch -(Interjection)- Sorry, Rukungiri stretch.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON THE OVERSIGHT VISIT TO ASSESS THE STATUS OF ABATTOIRS/SLAUGHTER FACILITIES IN THE COUNTRY No Name Constituency Party Signature 1 Hon. Dr. Ruyonga Joseph Hoima West NRM 2 Hon. Dr. Opio Acuti Samuel KoI"ffSh, Ind .#q#|- 3 Hon. Bebona Babungi Josephine Bundiburyo NRM 4 Hon. Laker Sharon Balmoyi DWR-Gulu NRM 5 Hon. Isaac Otimgiw Padyere NRM \ I 6 Hon. Nebanda Andiru Florence DWR-Butaleja NRM 8 Hon. Kayagi Sarah Netalisire DWR- Namisindwa NRM r\a__,/ 9 Hon. Rutahigwa Elisa Rukungiri NRM 10 Hon. Ayebare Margaret DWR-Mbarara NRM w{* 11 Hon. Dr. George Didi Bhoka Obongi NRM @' t2 Hon. Chelain Betty Louke DWR-Amudat NRM 13 Hon. Sekyanzi Benard Kirya Budyebo NRM T4 Hon. Dr. Ninkusiima John Paul Ibanda South NRM sill 15 Hon. Nandagire Christine Ndiwalana Bukomansimbi North NUP 16 Hon. Dr. Kagabo TWaha Mzee Bukoto South NUP l7 Hon. Dr. Kamara Nicholas Thadus Kabale Municipality FDC 18 Hon. Dr. Batuwa Timothy Jinja West FDC llPage

Yes, pre-financing, for the Kabwohe-Kitagata-Mutara-Kabira-Rukungiri Road. He wrote a letter to the ministry for finance. It is now three years down the road. That road had even appeared in the budget, but for the last two years, it has disappeared. We do not know what happened. Can the minister for finance clarify on this directive from the President? Thank you.

Madam Speaker, Kabale Regional Referral Hospital serves a population of close to one million people from Kisoro, Rubanda, Kabale, Rukiga, Rukungiri and Kanungu. Therefore, it requires – much as we have given them what we can in the circumstances, they deserve more. Working with the Ministry of Health, we shall look into the challenges and provide the support as required. (Applause) Thank you.

Rukungiri, stand up. (Laughter)

Thank you, Madam Speaker. For clarity, my name is Namanya Naboth. It is as short as that. Well, Madam Speaker, thank you so much for raising that issue on the GROW project. I have personally interacted with several groups of women in my constituency but the regulation and the requirements that women need to access funds from banks-when you read through, women cannot afford them. First of all, they want collateral, as the honourable colleague stated. It is not only collateral - when you present your collateral - like women in Rukungiri have land agreements but they keep tossing them around. You bring a land agreement; they say “We need a title.” You bring a title, they say, “We need a title, which is certified”; a lot of issues that women in a local setting cannot afford. It is, therefore, right that we get the minister here to explain the gymnastics of this GROW money. Other than that, this GROW money that is intended to grow women, will end up not growing anybody if we do not intervene in time.

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

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

Thank you. Dr Rutahigwa Elisa had also registered the same, so that is sufficient for Rukungiri. Member for Bundibugyo, on the same.

14356 STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT conversation on phone to find ways to provide the immediate support. I have just learnt from her that the intervention we tried to make together, did not help. Therefore, I will take it upon myself to engage and see if the ministry can provide toilets to support the students at school. About the planting materials, still come from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries because the OPM does not provide planting materials. I will take note and also update my colleague if there is a need, they will provide it. Hon. Natukunda, about the landslide in Rukungiri, I would like to request you to provide the names of the two children that we lost to the landslide, because it has always been a norm that the President provides support to those who have lost their people through disasters, and I will follow up with State House to provide that support. I would also like honourable colleagues to take note that we received reports about that particular incident that happened; the landslide, and it is on our table. We are planning to deliver relief food items to the community. On the issue of relocation, it is a general plan that we are looking at that will have to be done - you cannot do it at once because of the budgetary issues however, we will consider doing it in time for Rukungiri. Hon. “Gabafunza”-

Thank you, Madam Speaker and honourable colleagues. My name is Dr Rutahigwa Elisa, Member of Parliament, Rukungiri Municipality. Madam Speaker, I would like to request that the parliamentary sitting for Western Uganda takes place in Rukungiri.

In Rukungiri? (Laughter) Thank you.

LIST OF MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL ECONOMY NO NAMES CONSTITUENCY SIGNATURE l 1 Hon. Ikojo Chairperson John Bosco, Bukedea County 1 2 Hon. Migadde Robert Ndugwa, Deputy CIP Buyuma Islands \ lc 3 Hon. Tibasiimwa Joram Ruranga Elderly 4 Hon. Opolot Simon Peter 5 Hon. Ayoo Tonny Kwnia County 6 Hon. Katali Loy 7 Hon. Avur Jane Pacuto Pakwach B Hon. Baba James Boliba I I Hon. Mutiwa Geofrey Eric B*^.totg- rNsgl ffi 10 Hon. Chelain Betty Louke \ 11 Hon. Byanyima Nathan Bukanga North t2 Hon. Lolem Micah Akasile UPE 13 Hon. Tlrinomujuni Francis Kazinr &u ll-n+uzt gf&-+ L4 Hon. Bahireira T\rmwekwase Sylvia 15 Hon. Waako Pegry Joy Elderly 16 Hon. Agaba Aisa t7 Hon. Natukunda Medius Rukungiri 1B Hon. Lochap Peterkhen 79 Hon. Were Godfrey Odero 20 Hon" Ayoo Jennifer Nalukwago 2T Hon. Awich Jane Kaberamaido A'*t-,'; 22 Hon. Atyang Stella 23 Hon. Lokwang Hillary IKI 24 Hon. Komol Joseph Midi Dodoth North

13516 RECONSIDERATION OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL, 2024 Under the Directorate of Ethics and Integrity, Vote 112, on a sub-programme called Ethics and Integrity, General Administration and Support, Shs 5 billion was taken away and our justification for returning it was that the funds were allocated to strengthen the adjudication of the Leadership Code Act. In addition, the funds are needed to publish the National Anti-Corruption Survey report on the perception and prevalence of corruption. The report affects the country’s credit rating score internationally, which is a benchmark for our multilateral partners. Vote 130, Treasury Operations - Under commitment fees, Shs 25 billion was taken away, and our justification to return it or reinstate it is that these are contractual obligations for the loans we have acquired for the implementation of key projects where we have not fully absorbed the funds. Therefore, the projections for the Financial Year 2024/2025 are based on existing loan stock plus agreements that will be entered in, in the Financial Year 2024/2025. Under Code 242003, an item called “Others”, Shs 300 billion was taken away, and these are funds for the Government obligations under the share subscription agreement in servicing Roko bills of exchange and payment of Electronic Financial Transfer (EFT) bank charges to Bank of Uganda, among others. Under item 242002, Interest on Treasury Bonds, an amount of Shs 100 billion was taken away, and the justification for reinstatement was that we increased Government borrowing to cater for the priorities in the corrigenda and an increase in domestic debt refinancing, which led to the increase in the interest on Treasury bond issuances. In the Financial Year 2024/2025 budget interest costs increased due to the increase in debt refinancing from Shs 8.36 trillion in Financial Year 2023/2024 to Shs 12.02 trillion in Financial Year 2024/2025, and an increase in net domestic borrowing from Shs 6.67 trillion in Financial Year 2023/2024 to Shs 8.97 trillion in Financial Year 2024/2025. Under the item of Contingency Transfers, an amount of Shs 22.74 billion was taken away and our justification for reinstatement is that Section 26 of the Public Finance Management Act (Amended), 2015, requires the Contingency Fund to be allocated an amount equivalent to 0.5 per cent of the appropriated annual budget of Government of the previous financial year. As such, Shs 169 billion was provided for the Financial Year 2024/2025 reducing the provision by Shs 22.74 billion, implying a breach of the above PFMA requirement. Under Vote 019, Ministry of Water and Environment, on a project called Integrated Water Resources, Shs 4 billion was reallocated and our justification to return it was the Government of Uganda’s counterpart funding for World Bank to finance various urban water supply and sanitation systems in the towns of Busia, Mbale and surrounding towns, Butaleja, Busolwe, Budaka, Kadama, Tirinyi, Kibuku, Namungalwe, Kaliro, Namasale, Koboko, Rukungiri, Kyegegwa, Mpara, Ruyonza, Kumi, among others. On a project called “Support to Rural Water Supply and Sanitation”, Shs 10 billion was taken away and the justification for returning it is that this is funding for the Government interventions to increase access to safe and clean water through “a source per village” in rural areas. The specific interventions include the construction and rehabilitation of point water sources in the communities, expansion of dilapidated piped water supply systems, motorising and upgrading of high-yield boreholes and solar-powered systems to expand and improve service coverage in various districts of Yumbe, Kyankwanzi, Kakumiro, Mubende, Mityana, Isingiro, Buliisa, Kasese, Amudat, Agago, Kaabong, among others. Under a project called “Building Resilient Communities, Wetlands, Ecosystems and Associated Catchments in Uganda ” , an amount of Shs 2 billion was reallocated.

13463 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 13 JUNE 2024 v. The planned 60,000 barrels per day refinery in Kabaale, Kikuube District, is progressing very well. The land for the project sites and associated terminal has already been acquired by the Government. Technical designs for the project are ready. The Government is working with Alpha MBM Investments from the United Arab Emirates to build the refinery; vi. The Government enforcement of the national content policy has ensured that up to 93 per cent of the jobs in the oil and the gas sector go to Ugandans. A total of 13,607 jobs have, so far, been given; and vii. In addition, the companies investing in the oil and gas sector are contracting locally. Since 2021, contracts worth $1.796 billion have been awarded to Ugandan companies out of the total contract investment of $7.162 billion. Madam Speaker, in a bid to ensure the security of supply of petroleum products, Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC), in partnership with the private sector, will commence the importation of all our petroleum products beginning in the first week of July this year – which is near. Madam Speaker, next financial year, I have provided Shs 920.86 billion for the oil and gas sector to prioritise the following: i. Development of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline hub in Tanga; ii. Continued construction of the EACOP, including the necessary infrastructure to facilitate adherence to high-quality environmental standards; iii. Procurement and dissemination of the 57,000 liquefied petroleum gas cylinders to promote clean cooking; iv. Establishment of petroleum geoscience laboratory; and v. Equity contribution for the refinery. Integrated Transport Infrastructure and Services Madam Speaker, a total of 205 kilometres was added to the paved network during Financial Year 2023/2024, increasing the total paved national road network to 6,338 kilometres, representing over 30 per cent of the national road network. The following roads were completed during the financial year: Atiak-Laropi (66 kilometres); Masindi-Biiso, Hohwa- Nyairongo-Kyarusheesha-Butoole and Kabaale-Kiziranfumbi Road (97 kilometres); Moroto-Lokitanyala (42 kilometres); Rukungiri- Kihihi-Ishasha/Kanungu (78.5 kilometres); Kapchorwa-Suam (73 kilometres); and Masindi Park Junction and Tangi Junctions- Para-Buliisa roads (159 kilometres). In addition, three bridges were completed and construction of 36 critical strategic bridges is ongoing. The completed bridges are: i) Kampala Flyover and road upgrading; ii) Lugogo Bridge connecting Nakasongola District and Ngoma in Nakaseke, via Kasozi; and iii) Saaka Swamp crossing in Pallisa. With regard to air transport, the following were accomplished during the year we are talking about: i) Ninety per cent completion of Kabalega International Airport in Hoima. The remaining 10 per cent comprises critical air navigation, meteorological communication and airport operational facilities; ii) Ninety per cent completion of the expansion and rehabilitation of Entebbe International Airport, including modernisation of the departures and arrival areas of the terminal building; and

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

I put the question that Shs 246,415,215 be provided for under Vote 727 for Njeru Municipal Council for Financial Year 2023/2024. (Question put and agreed to.) Vote 729: Rukungiri Municipal Council

I put the question that Shs 753,389,477 be provided for under Vote 729: Rukungiri Municipal Council for Financial Year 2023/2024. (Question put and agreed to.) Vote 730: Sheema Municipal Council

Is the motion seconded? Member for Rukungiri, is the motion seconded? Hon. Emigu, Hon. Mbwatekamwa, is the motion seconded? Okay, it has been seconded by the whole House. Would you want to speak to your motion?

Thank you, Madam Speaker. I also want to talk about the tax holiday given to big companies and investors. When they are given the tax holiday, they do the manufacture of items. However, as my honourable colleagues have already alluded to, the issue is the manufacturers or investors taking the same items directly to the villages where they sell their items without paying tax. We need to note that our traders - For example, in Rukungiri, recently, a trader called me and complained about manufacturers who make items and the traders come and buy the items from them but when these traders sell items, that is, when we get our Value Added Tax (VAT). Also, there are items they buy and put in their stock, which become dead stock because the manufacturers come directly and sell to the supposed customers. I think Government needs to pronounce itself on this to stop manufacturers from taking items to the districts directly to the people in the communities. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In February, I raised an issue here concerning town roads in Rukungiri and regarding the construction of Rukungiri- Kanungu Road. The presiding officer directed –

Thank you. Yes, Member for Rukungiri. STATEMENT

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

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

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

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

K 2.4 BACKGROUND TO THE PETITION Zombo Tea Nursery Operators and Farmers' Association was founded in 2OI9. It brings together over 200 local tea farmers, nursery operators and other value chain actors operating within the district. It is registered at the district as a community-based organisation. Since 2O2O, the association has supplied farmers with tea seedlings with support from Government through NAADS. On 21st September, 2022, Cabinet under Minute No. 340 (CT 2022) directed for a one-off procurement of tea and coffee seedlings for distribution to farmers during tlrre 2022 Season (September to December 20221. Under this arrangement, Government committed to procure and pay over two financial years (FYs) starting with FY 202312024, tea seedlings from verified nursery operators in the 16 tea growing districts mentioned above. On 28tt' September 2022, MAAIF wrote to the 16 district local governments (Annex 2) seeking details of verified tea seedling suppliers with tea seedlings in nurseries ready for planting, to be submitted not later than 5ft October, 2022. According to MAAIF, only six out of the sixteen districts namely Sheema, Rukungiri, Bushenyi, Kanungu, Mitooma and Buhweju were able to submit the required information within the designated timeframe of Sept 29th - lTtr:. Oct. 2022 under the initiation of NAADS (Annex 3). The Committee was informed that Zombo DLG provided information to MAAIF on the available and verified tea seedlings in the nurseries on 5ft October, 2023 but sought to defer procurement and distribution to March 2023 on account of the anticipated dry spell. However, this procurement was never effected despite various efforts to follow up. It is against this background that a armers Association petitioned the pply tea seedlings "ft.sctrc Zombo Tea Nursery Operators and Rt. Hon. Speaker concerning the to farmers in Zombo district. ) -- rr-- delayed/ to su '{rV::" 4 W ry <

ct- J.^ -, ^ ^^.^ r^r4r rmrltlslr J auu .r lsnerles iiiL{r,gl tdarti,oinati Agrue uul Plot S Kgado{ito Road., }' r 1i ) rl Lr (ii['i:i iiS C ri",, Towers, Btock H, Legacg P.O. Box 2 5235, Ka i*,il;i'l,iiiC.."-'S Nakasero J {( mpala - Uganda asury ltrc tc?urucof NAADS/Nr/oo8 31s August,2023 I.he Perrnanent S l4inistry of Finance KAMPALA ., ) i.lr UPDATE ON THE PROGR ESS OF IMPLEMENTATI ON OF THE CABINET DECISION ON PROCURE 2022 B (SEPTEMBER-D MENT AND DISTRIB ECEMB UTIO N OF TEA SEEDLINGS ER 2022) DURING RAIN SEASON Reference is made to letter ISS 461256/01 dated 21sr Fe bruary 2023 from the Mi nister of Finance plann ing and Economic Developrnent to the Minister of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries copied to the Executive Di rector NAADS, copied to yoU, requesting for in formation on progress of imple menting the Cabi net Directive on procurement of tea and co ffee seedlings d unng season September to December 2022. lt is notable tha t, in this letter, the Mini ster makes reference to the Cabinet Minute No.340 (CT 202 2) dated 26h September 2022 which approved a one-off payment arrangement to verified coffee and tea nursery operators ased over a period of twc ph ye3is starting FY 202.3-24. Arlditionalt y, the Minister,s letter enumerated actions to be perfcrrrred by different offices of Government, includi ng expected timelines for the actions with Ute final step being validation by the I nternal Auditor General of the relurns for seedlings dis tributed as submitted by the p rocuring Entity. ,Accord ingly, the NAADS Secretariat initiated and exec uted the procurement for the verifi ed tea seedlings under a de legated procurement arrangement to six (6) Districr Local Governments(Dl_Gs ) that submitted the requ ired information [o the Ministry of Agricultur-e Animai Industry and Fisheries ( MAAIF) within the prescribed timeframer iAnnexes 1 and 2 ). These included S heema, Ru kung iri, Bushenyi, Kan ungu, Mitooma and Euhweju DLGs. .Subseq uently, the NAADS riat provided the required update Secreta on the progress of irnplementing the Cabinet Directive on procurement of tea seedlings to your office in a letter dated 20th April 2023 and further update to you rna letter dated .3 ist May 2023 (copied the M inister, MOFPED ) both attached for your further referen ce. To date orrly five of the six D Mitooma were able to execute the LGs, namely Sheema, Rukungiri, procurement for the tea Bushenyi Kan and submit the ungu and relevant documents, with returns seedlings totaling to 4t, g74 , 638 procu red tea seedlings worth UGX 16, 749, 855,200 (Sixteen billion, seven h undred forty-ni ne million, eight hundred fifty-five thousand two hundred shillings only) For the case of Buhweju DLG , whereas the NAADS Secretariat received a co mmunication from the Chief Admin Officer lOu( of rhe rarget sixreen ( l6) DLGs. : 2564t4/312/34s440, 34s06s, 34s066, 34s060, Fax 256 4r4 347843, Email: ETVED * 0lSEpZ02J * TTEC S EC U R TY R E G S T R Y OFFI c E OF I HE PRIME MIN ts TER sEP ?023 0t EIVED R EC it : rlii tt: b i.t t: :; :..: c i t i ! i : t. t:.i -...:;.1,,3.i111..,.2..,r,, or.u8 a'l r, '1 r'ii the T 'i : .., ..':,:

sNo Oistrict No. of Nursery operator s No. of Seedlings verified in nurseries No. of seedlings demanded Submis sion Date Remarks I Bushenyi 92 23,240,300 23,240,300 r.o7.22 Submitted time, Procurement initiated. tn 2 Buhweju 304 103,246,999 101,210,669 r.07.22 Submitted time, Procurement initiated ln 3 Mitooma 38 9,411,429 9,41L,429 r.07.22 Submitted time, Procurement initiated tn 4 Sheema 2 6 L,007,902 1,200,000 7.10.22 Submitted time, Procurement initiated tn 5 Rukungiri 1,894,579 2,000,000 5.10.22 Submitted time, Procurement initiated in 27s 16,991,296 27,921,979 7.t0.22 Submitted time, Procurement initiated in 7 Rukiga 5 3,110,000 2,973,000 26.r0.22 Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated 8 Kabale 4 2,809,900 4,935,650 3.tt.22 Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated 9 Rwampar a 2 17 1,3 1g 108,000 26.10.22 Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated 10 Rubanda 12 3,553,916 4,651,000 26.r0.22 Did not submit in time. Annex 1: sumrnary of verified tea seedlings and farmer demands submitted by oistrict Local Governments under the cabine[ decision as at 31.og.23 6 Kanungu

Annex 2: Progress on execution of Delegated procurements for tea seedlings as at 31.08.2023 Bushenyi Sheema Rukungiri Name of DLG No. of seedlings delegated Value (UGX) No. of seedlings procured as per submitted documents Value seedlings procured (uGx) of Remarks 23,240,300 9,296,120,000 14,087,976 957,4t2 382,964,800 957,412 1,790,349 716. t 39,600 1,790,349 5,635,150,400 Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS and communication to made to MOFPED 382,964,900 Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS and communication to made to MOFPED 716,139,600 Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS and communication to made to MOFPED Mitooma 94rr429 3,764,571,200 9,104,995 3,64L,994,000 Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS and communication to made to MOFPED Kanungu 16,132,225 6,452,890,000 15,934,016 6,373,606,400 Procurement executed. Documents submitted to NAADS and communication

Annex 4: SUMMARY OF SUBM TTTED CLAIMS FOR EXECUTION OF THE DELEGATED PROCUREMENT TEA SEEDLINGS UNDER THE CAEINET DECISION (OCTOBER 20221 FOR RUKUNGIRI DLG TOTAL 1,790,349 716,139,600 Annex 5: SUMMARY OF SUBMITTED CLAIMS FOR EXECUTION OF THE DELEGATED PROCUREMENT TEA SEEDLINGS UNDER THE CABINET DECISION (OCTOBER 20221 FOR SHEEMA DLG Name of Nursery o erator Amount (UGX 'Out of the target sixteen (16) DLGs Amount (UGX) of No. Seedlings claimed of Name Nursery Operator SN 195.022.000 Uganda Brikam Limited 487.555 I 29.048.000 72,620 2 Nepford Holdings Lrd 3.800,000 3 Rev Nikwenseri Birosya Fr. Abel 9. 500 11.400.000 28,500 4 Sunday Masozera 476.869,600 1.192.I74 5 Tukahinara Henry of No. Seedlings claimed SN 333.603.600 834,009 I Koranamani Growers Society Ltd Tea Cooperative 49.36i,200 r 23,403 2 Gumisiriza David 382,964,800 957,412 TOTAL

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

Anncx 1: SUMMARY OF VERIFIED TEA SEEDLINGS AND FARMER DEMANDS SUBMTTTED BY DISTRICT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS UNDER THE CABINET DEC r S r ON (OCTOBER 20221 q I 2 3 4 6 1 o I 10 1, t2 13 SNO District No. of Nur';ery operators No. Seedlings verified nurseries of tn No. of seedlings demanded Submission Date Remarks Bushenyi 92 23,240.300 23.240.300 t.07.22 Submitted in time. Procurement initiated. Buhweju 304 r03,246,988 101,210,668 t.07.22 Submitted in time. Procurement initiated Mitooma 3B 9.4 I r.428 9.4I1.428 t.07.22 Submitted in time. Procurement initiated Sheema i.007,802 i 200 000 Submitteci in time. Procurement initiated f .i0.27 Rukungiri 2 6 1.884,5 78 2,000.000 5.10.22 Submitted in time, Procurement initiated Kanungu 275 t 6.981.286 21,8)r,819 1.t0.22 Submitted in time, Procurement initiated Rukiga 5 3,1I0,000 2.873,000 26.r0.22 Kahale 4 2,808,800 4,83 5,650 3.11.22 Rwampara 2 171.318 r08,000 26.r0.22 Rubanda ).2 3.553,916 4.651,000 26.r0.22 Kagadi 1 500.000 731,000 31.10.22 Kyenjojo 6 955.000 95s,000 26.r0.22 Zombo 45 r 6,765,000 7.10.22 Kisoro 37 3.500,923 3,551,054 1.r0.22 Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated Did not submit in tirne. Procurement not initiated Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated Did not submit in time. Procurement not initiated Differed procurement to March 2023. Did not submit demand. Procurement not initiated. Did not submit demand. Pro ement t ,t I ,t. 14 init noI .t

rr^rrrrdLt J ,r ra'Err rLulLul tr, lallllllal llluustry illlu tt lsnerlgs -... l' - . a 1 i e il r;iiii i.\gi i ti"ii i,iij'iti rirl iisSi, i' _l +;. t ie,.):i Plot 5 Kyadoido Road., Legacg Touters, Brock b, Nakasero a il !' Uganda SECURI OFFICE OF I nrf MrutLtc or Lc{ 'I :r: . NAADS,/Nl/oo8 20th Rpril. 2023 The Permanent Ministry of Fina KAMPALA. 2 ( AFR ?023 RECET vE^ * 2 \ AP'R 2023 ) iii'i i -j\ .!;!r: .l -1.1- :1 Secrei4gy/SecrE nce, Pianhinqr-an taiyto tnC {.reaSury you on the progress of implemen idance on procurement and distributi TY REGISTRY HE PRIME MINIS-' UPDATE ON PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTTNG THE CABINET DECISION ON PROCUREMENT OF TEA SEEDLINGS FOR DTSTRIBUTION AND PLANTING BY FARMERS DUR!NG SEASON 20228 (SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2C,221 Refei-ence is rnacje io the ietter isS 4bl256/0i ciateo'21': February 2023 from the Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to the Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Animal tndustry and Fisheries copied to the Executive Director NAADS. requesting for information on progress of implementing the Cabinet decision (and related guidance) on procuring tea and coffee seedlings from verified nursery operators during season 20228 (September-Decemb er 2022\. As guided by Cabinet, the NAADS Secretariat initiated procurement of verified tea seedlings under - a .delegated procurement arrangement to six (6) District Local Governments (DLGs) that submitted !h. required information to the Ministry of Agricrrlture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) uuithin the prescribed timeframer (Annex 1). Th.e detegated procurement for the six DLGs was initiated between 29th September and 17'h october 20D^91d involved procurement of 1s2,142,382 verified tea seedlings worth ucx 6r.096,952.800 for distribution to farmers in Buhweju, Bushenyi. Mitooma, Sheema. Rukungiri and Kanungu DLGs (Annex 2). To date, three (3) DLGs namely Sheema. Ruku ngiri and Bushenyi have submitted procurement returns to NAADS Secretariat for 16 ,735.637 tea seedlings worth UGX 6,694,254,80O (Annexes 3, 4, and 5 ). All doc uments pertain t the procuremenI and distribution of the tea seedli ngs to farmers for the ble at the NAADS Secretariat for review. tr€ 65rv€ C The purpose of this letter therefore is three-fold: .a '' 'l ? \ Al '''' /\rI ' atGtS rtrY + )( To update related gu districts. To presen seedlings on ecision and ings in the target t to you to the returns indicating the quantit y and value of the of t procureci anci distributed in the three District Local Go namely Sheema, Rukungiri and B ushenyi worth UGX 6,694,254 ,BOO ion for.fu nding under Fy 2023-24 (Annexes 3 4 a n 0312 178 300 ilioi 305i303-Tollft'ee.0800 230 100, Entait info@naacis.or.Ltg, l4/ebsite.-rt,,,nnt.paads.or.Ltg " P ;' +. 11 1 6 i I ;, f p i r; ii i u l: i c ir gri c it ! t i t rr, ! u ro r! ; t c t i o tr,' Tel l.j.',.'r: i,.i I

The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, last week, promised to bring a statement on Rukungiri-Kanungu Road together with the Minister of Works and Transport. Assuming that - because Madam Speaker, we represent the people and last week, they promised this House that they were going to tell us where the money went. I want to know whether it is not procedurally right for the ministers who are here to tell us whether they have abandoned the project and where the money could have gone. This is because that money is a loan; (Interjections) It is not about our money that is internally generated. It is a loan that was taken by the Ugandan Government. Where did the money go? Can we know?

Honourable member for Rukungiri.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My issue is on the Rukungiri-Ishasha- Kanungu Road. The people of Rukungiri and Kanungu appreciate the Government for tarmacking this road. The project is nearing its end but there are a number of town roads in Rukungiri Municipality, Bikurungu Town Council, Kanungu, Kihihi and Nyamirama Town Council that are not done, and it has

Mr Speaker, thank you for the opportunity. I would like to thank Hon. Rutahigwa for the presentation. We were together in the 10 th Parliament and we know the scope. We know that this House is privy to even the amount of money. I do not know what the minister means when he says that the Ministry of Finance is not releasing money because the loan that was taken by this House had two loads, Mbale-Lwakhakha and Rukungiri- Kanungu, and it was about Shs 400 billion.

Rukungiri- Kanungu-Kihihi-Ishasha.

Honourable minister, take your seat. We are in politics on some of these matters and politics is the management of perceptions. The people in Rukungiri and Kanungu do not understand all these things we are discussing here. You launched a road and said that the African Development Bank had financed it. Yet we are always sure that money of African Development Bank is available to finish the road. Whatever happened in-between I do not know but I would guide you to call a meeting.

Thank you, honourable minister, for the updated statement. I think our biggest concern for this loan was the speed, not doubting the plan you have and all that. I remember it was around March 2021 when you presented a loan request of $229 million from the African Development Bank and we passed it with another loan request of $90 million from the European Union. There was also another component from the French. All this was aimed at ensuring that indeed a project which had been projected at around $1 billion to $1.2 billion came down so that the financier looks for around $ 600 million. That was the major aim. When we were approving these loans, honourable minister, we had interest in funds that were not disbursed, meaning that from 2021, we are paying interest on this money if this loan still stands. These are some of the terms we approved. I remember you had reached four firms and you were about to close. Why should procurement take five years and which projections are you going to use? Just a short while ago, you told us on Rukungiri-Kanungu Road that a bag of cement was sold at around Shs 20,000 but now it is at around Shs 30,000. Who will cover all these costs? Hon. Jonathan Odur with a procedural matter.

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

11582 THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 Kamwenge, Katakwi, Kasese, Kibaale, Kiboga, Kyenjojo, Mbale, Masindi, Mayuge, Mukono, Namalemba, Nakapiripirit – I am trying to remember Namalemba; my apologies – Pallisa, Rukungiri, Sironko, Wakiso and Soroti. Policy and control measures in place Our policy on FMD is for the Government to avail vaccines to farmers as a public good for reasons explained earlier. For many years, I think since during colonial times, the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has been providing a budget item for procuring vaccines. This, however, has been insufficient and only covers 1.1 Per cent of the susceptible domestic animal population, contrary to the recommended at-least 80 per cent coverage, leaving the rest of the herd vulnerable. This explains why the country experiences repeated outbreaks. Although the Animal Diseases Act, CAP. 38, empowers the Commissioner of Animal Health to order for the destruction of affected animals under the “test and slaughter” approach, the country cannot afford to implement this provision of the law due to high compensation budget requirements. Mr Speaker, with the budget limitations alluded to above, our ministry adopted the ring vaccination methodology, targeting the locations with animals at high risk. When we buy a few vaccines annually, the budget we get gives us, on average, half a million doses. We distribute them to district veterinary officers of the most prone districts and those with outbreaks to carry out ring vaccination around the infected herds or kraals. We also institute quarantine and other measures in the affected and susceptible districts to prevent spread or disrupt transmission. Mr Speaker, our total susceptible animal herd that requires FMD vaccination, as per current estimates, is 44 million cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. This, therefore, requires an annual vaccine stock of 88 million doses for the bi- annual vaccination requirement at a cost of $2 per dose. The financial implication for this translates into $ 176 million. The Government has been studying this financial implication and notes the financial stress it would impose on the national Budget, if the requirement for the bi-annual mass vaccination is to be achieved. Accordingly, and with the guidance of the President, a Cabinet Paper is scheduled for discussion at the next Cabinet sitting on Monday, 5 February 2024 to consider a number of policy options, including cost-sharing by the farmer, since the cost per dose is affordable by most livestock farmers. I will revert to this House and the country on the final position adopted by Cabinet. In the meantime, my ministry has repurposed some of the budget you gave us, under the development budget, and managed to avail 2.56 million doses to the country through the district veterinary officers of 94 districts last year. The list is attached to this brief. It shows which district veterinary officers took what. Under the same arrangement, we have ordered for 2.3 million doses, expected in a few months to come. Mr Speaker, another challenge associated with procuring FMD vaccines is that they cannot be bought off-shelf, since they are biological; live organisms with a short shelf life. You order and they manufacture for you. This explains the delay in their supply chain. In the circumstances, it becomes inevitable for the Commissioner of Animal Health, who is the commander of the animal disease control chain in the country, to order or impose animal movement restrictions or what you know as quarantine in affected districts. Quarantines are unpopular and an inconvenience to people’s livelihoods yet again, inevitable as temporary measures to control further spread to alarming and uncontrollable epidemic levels. We can lose the whole herd, if we do not become strict. If the stakeholders can be disciplined and comply with the quarantine protocols, the MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS [Mr Tumwebaze]

Thank you. Let us have the honourable lady from Iganga, honourable lady from Rukungiri, honourable lady from Kibale, honourable lady from Kanungu, honourable lady from Arua, honourable lady from Terego, honourable lady from Kiboga and the honourable lady from Butambala. (Laughter) Let me start with the ladies – and the honourable lady from Napak. Please, in that order, let us do it quickly and then I go to the honourable men. (Laughter)

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to talk about an honourable Member of Parliament who was different from many, like many people know. I bring condolences from the people of Rujumbura, Rukungiri and from my family, especially my wife, Susan, who was a friend to Hon. Cecilia Ogwal. Many things

Madam Speaker, I beg to designate the following honourable members to the standing Committee on National Economy: 1. Hon. Ikojo John Bosco – Chairperson; and 2. Hon. Robert Migadde - Deputy Chairperson. The following are designated as members: 1. Hon. Joram Ruranga - Elderly; 2. Hon. Simon Peter Opolot - Kanyum; 3. Hon. Tonny Ayoo - Kwania; 4. Hon. Joy Katali - Jinja; 5. Hon. Jane Avur Pacuto - Pakwach; 6. Hon. James Baba Boliba - Koboko; 7. Hon. Geoffrey Eric Mutiwa – Bunyole West; 8. Hon. Betty Chelain - Amudat; 9. Hon. Nathan Byanyima – Bukanga North; 10. Hon. Micah Lolem - Upe; 11. Hon. Francis Kazini Twinomujuni - Buhaguzi; 12. Hon. Sylvia Bahireira Tumwekwase - Kamwenge; 13. Hon. Peggy Joy Waako – Elderly; 14. Hon. Aisa Agaba – Bugangaizi East; 15. Hon. Midius Natukunda - Rukungiri; 16. Hon. Peterkhen Lochap - Bokora; 17. Hon. Godfrey Were Odero – Samia Bugwe South; 18. Hon. Jennifer Ayoo - Kalki; 19. Hon. Jane Awich - Kaberamaido; 20. Hon. Stella Atyang - Moroto; 21. Hon. Hillary Lokwang – Napore West; 22. Hon. Joseph Komol – Dodoth North; 23. Hon. Alex Byarugaba - Isingiro; 24. Hon. Naome Kibaaju – Sheema North; 25. Hon. Moses Ogwal Goli – Dokolo North; 26. Hon. Juliet Achayo Lodou – Ngora County; 27. Hon. Simon Peter Wokorach – Aswa County; 28. Hon. Bashir Lubega – Mubende Muncipality; 29. Hon. Agnes Taaka - Bugiri; 30. Hon. Sylvia Vicky Awas - Nabilatuk; 31. Hon. Henry Maurice Kibalya – Bugabula South; 32. Hon. Oliver Katwesigye - Buhweju; 33. Hon. Stephen Kangwagye - Bukanga; and 34. Hon. Abdi Fadhil Kisos Chemaswet - Soi. I beg to designate.

11240 THE OPPOSITION RESPONSE TO MINISTERIAL STATEMENT For instance, former RPC Enock Abaine, who shot and injured a journalist Ashraf Kasirye, was transferred and promoted to the E nvironmental P olice in Luzira. The same Abaine is known to be lethal, with blood stains on his hands. During the 2017 age limit rally held in Rukungiri, Abaine allegedly shot and killed a 19-year-old man. Instead of being interdicted and apprehended for his deeds, he was in 2018 transferred to Makerere University and promoted to Chief Security Officer. The famous 2011 “Walk to Work” Besigye tormentor, Gilbert Arinaitwe, was promoted from ASP to Superintendent of Police. The commander of the famous Kasese killings, Peter Elwelu was elevated from Brigadier to Major General and he even sits comfortably with us in Parliament. Madam Speaker, CMI Captain Bashir Mango who in January 2022 shot and caused the leg amputation of a traffic police officer, Robert Mukebezi, remains at large and the UPDF is hesitant to have him prosecuted. In fact, Defence Spokesperson, Brig. Gen Felix Kulayigye said that they were unable to track down Capt. Mango. Other examples on how impunity is promoted is that the minister’s claim that the police driver of truck No. UP 4841, constable No. 39975, Mr Atikuru Nasasira was apprehended are baseless as none of the relatives of Rita Nabukenya, whom the minister named “Nabukeera” was informed as required by principles of law and natural justice. The people who witnessed the accident were not interrogated for statements. Police did not go to Mulago Hospital where the deceased’s remains were conveyed. Nabukenya’s death was a matter of public interest that should have attracted ample press coverage, but there is no record of the said arrest of Atikuru Nasasira. Madam Speaker, that family never received information. They remain agitated that the Government neglected their plea to apprehend the killer of their daughter. Pre-trial Detention The norm of lengthy detention has become synonymous with the NRM Government, especially whenever an Opposition political activist or a Muslim terror suspect is arrested. We established that the reason behind these prolonged detentions is to enable the torture victims to have ample time for their physical injuries to heal. This was evidenced in the case of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter in Kasese - Samuel Masereka - and the exiled Ugandan novelist Kakwenza. When their wounds sustained from torture recover, they are presented in court. Though the Government report attributes pre- trial detention to the limited human resource in the Judiciary, it is illogical and deceitful. We have witnessed situations where high- profile cases involving ministers and Government officials cited in the Karamoja iron sheets saga speedily tried and yet the same criminal justice system has many times tried Opposition activists after spending more than 48 hours in police custody and “safe houses”. For instance, Jamushid Kavuma and his colleagues who were abducted on 6 November 2022, were arraigned in Mwanga II court a month later in December 2022 after a writ of Habeas Corpus was filed; compelling security officers at CMI to panic and drop him at Old Kampala Police station. Relatedly, Sulaiman Jakana Nadduli was detained in September 2022 at Makindye Military Barracks for a prolonged time prior to his arraignment to court in Nakaseke. The detention, according to his family members, deprived him of access to his specialised medication which eventually caused his death. “Our findings established that 12 of the persons who were reported missing were arrested on suspicion of having committed several offences and were either released on

I am very proud of you, Madam Speaker. What you are telling the Executive is that we are not directing the Judiciary to release prisoners. Withdrawing a case, which you instituted is a function of the Executive, which is charging people. I have been old enough here and I have witnessed President Museveni talking to various groups. One group came from Rukungiri; the other one came from Teso and he told them, “I am going to solve that” and it was solved. We are not here to show our might but we are here to show our wisdom, reason, maturity and statesmanship. Yes, I will clarify -(Interruption)

You have referred to groups from Kisoro, Rukungiri and Teso. Has any other group done the same or are you trying to achieve what that group achieved through this House?

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for your communication about protecting the environment, and encouraging us to be champions of environmental protection. I am one of them. I always distribute trees to my constituency, the people of Rukungiri, and I have also planted trees. I advocate for that, and also good farming practices to protect the environment. However, two weeks ago, in Rukungiri, specifically in Ruhinda Subcounty, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Ministry of Water and Environment officials went to the areas in Rwamugoma, Ndere, Kashenyi, and Kabare, and cut down people’s trees and gardens, and affected their livelihoods. Madam Speaker, I am totally in support of the restoration of wetlands. However, the manner in which it was done was not appropriate. People were not informed or sensitised; they did not consider an alternative livelihood for them like compensation. It is my prayer that the concerned ministries send teams on the ground in Ruhinda Subcounty to assess the damage so that the people affected are compensated where necessary. I thank you.

Yes, Madam Speaker. There is Mbale, Lweza, Jinja, Rukungiri, Naguru, Kabale, and Ruti land. We need a comprehensive report.

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

11047 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2023 14) There are districts that were performing exceptionally well, for example, Kisoro, Tororo, Rukungiri, Ibanda, Kumi, Apac, Kakumiro, Bukedea, and others, with performance standing at above 90 per cent.

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

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

Honourable members, it is true that we lost people due to floods in May this year in Kisoro, Rubanda, Rukungiri and part of Kasese. The President, in his wisdom – As you know, he is a caring President - (Applause) – provided support to the relatives of the people who lost their lives; Shs 5 million and Shs 1 million to those who were injured in the process. So, he chose a number of ministers with my guidance and we delivered that support. Mr Speaker, the number was overwhelming, as you may know. We still have a few whose identity - and the relatives were not yet identified at the time the burial ceremonies of those people were conducted. Therefore, I request the Member to help us with the nitty- gritty of those people who lost their lives and were not assisted. The President is helping and he will definitely care.

Now, honourable colleagues, some of us come from remote villages. When you go to these villages, you will find a youth who has never even stepped in any town. Assume my village which is deep in Biteereko; a youth has never stepped in Ishaka or Rukungiri Town near us, which are modern towns. However, you find youths high on drugs and are a problem to society. Where are they getting those drugs? You are planting them for cows, but someone is consuming them and causing havoc in society. Do you want this to continue? Do you want to give up on people because you want to look after cows? It is happening. Honourable colleagues, let me tell you this: If you have not had a drug addict in your family, you will continue joking. If it has happened to you or you have a drug addict who has raped a person in your area, then, that is when you will understand what it means. I will stop there. Hon. Jonathan, did you want to guide on that?

I am sorry that I could not be in the House on time. And I will try to be as brief as possible. Madam Speaker, kindly allow me to start with the issue of blood. Honourable members, you are aware that from time to time we continue to have challenges of blood availability because we need over 400,000 units of blood on an annual basis, but we are not yet able to collect that amount. The highest we have collected is 300,000. Madam Speaker, we still have blood in our blood banks. And I have statistics in regard to that that I will quickly read. We have: Nakasero - 2,400 units; Masaka – 535 units; Mbarara – 390 units; Hoima – 200 units; Jinja – 150 units; Mbale – 400 units; Gulu – 250 units; Mengo – 100 units; Lira – 300 units; Soroti – 300 units; Arua – 200 units; Nebbi – 50 units; Kabale – 270 units; Rukungiri – 172 units; Fort Portal – 317 units; and Kitovu – 350 units, giving us a total of 6,284 units available at this point in time. PRIME MINISTER’S TIME

9121 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA THURSDAY, 15 JUNE 2023 Madam Speaker, after the on-going audit of the Government payroll, the ban on recruitment will also be lifted to enable cover the staffing gaps in education. Government will continue to support sports activities and entertainment talents and enforce copyrights for performing artists. Safe Water The national coverage for safe and clean water for human consumption now stands at 70 per cent; with 67 per cent in rural areas and 72 per cent in urban areas, but we still need more. In rural areas, gravity flow schemes have been completed at Lirima in Manafwa, Lukalu- Kabasanda in Butambala and Nyabuhikye- Kikyenke in Ibanda. Piped water systems have also been constructed at Nyakabingo in Rukungiri, Kabuyanda in Isingiro, and Orom Water Supply System in Kitgum-Lamwo. In addition, 40 solar-powered mini-piped schemes serving 173,000 persons have been constructed across 15 least-served districts including Lyantonde, Sembabule, Yumbe, Rakai, Buyende, Kamuli and Kakumiro. In urban areas, nine piped water supply and sanitation systems have been completed in Dokolo, Padibe - Lamwo, Odramacaku - Arua, Kagadi, Morulem and Alerek (Abim), and Kambuga II in Kanungu. Access to safe and clean water will be enhanced to achieve 85 per cent coverage in rural areas and 100 per cent coverage in urban areas by the year 2025. Next year, the main activities towards this goal include the construction of 1,540 boreholes in 1,050 villages and town wards; building 49 large, 67 medium and 80 small piped water schemes in both urban and rural areas, and the rehabilitation and maintenance of 50 water systems in growth centres. Interventions that build human capital have been allocated Shs 9.57 trillion, representing 18.2 per cent of the total budget. In addition, the Government, together with the World Bank, are implementing the $500 million in Uganda through the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer programme to construct health centres III, IV, seed secondary schools and micro-scale irrigation facilities in local governments that do not have these facilities. Enhancing Infrastructure Stock and Quality The stock and quality of infrastructure is a key enabler for economic growth, development and social transformation. Transport Infrastructure Transport infrastructure development has been a major hallmark of Uganda’s recent economic development. The road sector in 1986 totalled 7,900 km. Today, it has expanded twenty-fold to almost 160,000 km. While only 6,700 km of today’s road network is paved, the road network now allows access to even the remotest parts of Uganda. Next financial year, we will substantially complete 16 national road projects including Atiak-Laropi, Moroto-Lokitanyala, Kawuku- Bwerenga, Namugonde-Bugiri, Nsambya- Mukwano, the Kampala Flyover and Rushere Town and Kyamate Access roads. In addition, priority will be accorded to maintenance of existing road networks, both national and District Urban and Community Access Roads (DUCAR). The Bukungu-Kagwara- Kaberamaido (BKK) Ferry and related landing sites, and Lake Bunyonyi ferries and their landing sites will also be completed. Madam Speaker, emergency repairs of the Kampala-Malaba Metre Gauge Railway were completed this year. (Applause) My team will have to come and explain this. The full rehabilitation of the Kampala–Malaba and Tororo–Gulu Metre Gauge Railway will

9124 BUDGET SPEECH, 2023 In order to enhance good governance, Parliament’s legislative and oversight role will be strengthened to ensure the proper use of public funds, among others. Madam Speaker, you faulted me on something; our not attending parliamentary committees, but I will comment on it in the conclusion. Furthermore, we will ensure compliance with rules and regulations in public financial management, and also implement Parliament’s recommendations on the use of public funds. To improve efficiency and effectiveness in Government, we will further automate financial management systems. These include: the Programme Budgeting System for budget preparation, monitoring and reporting; the Integrated Financial Management System for budget execution, the Human Capital Management for personnel and payroll management, e-Government Procurement, e-Passport and the one border posting, among others. The Integrated Bank of Projects has recently been re-launched to improve Public Investment Management, including the tracking of project performance. Projects whose implementation has been unduly delayed without sound reason will be removed from the Public Investment Plan. The rationalisation of Government agencies will commence in the Financial Year 2024/2025. In addition, the Government has stopped the creation of additional administrative units and agencies. To enhance access to justice, the target is to reduce court case backlog by about 6,000 cases by the end of June 2024 from the 50,000 outstanding cases. A total of 115 districts already have complete frontline criminal and civil justice service delivery points comprising a police station, court, prison, prosecution services and legal aid services, among others. The target is to have 119 districts with justice service delivery points by the end of June 2024. The construction of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal buildings in Kampala and the Soroti and Rukungiri High Court buildings will be completed. In addition, the High Court buildings in Alebtong, Budaka, Lyantonde and the Magistrate Court buildings in Karenga, Patongo and Abim will also be completed. Madam Speaker, the functions, which include enactment of legislation, oversight and accountability role, will further be strengthened and in this regard, the construction of the Parliamentary Chambers is on-going. Security, governance, the Legislature and the administration of justice have been allocated Shs 9.1 trillion next financial year, up from Shs 8.1 trillion this financial year. Fiscal Strategy for Financial Year 2023/2024 and the medium term The fiscal strategy for the next financial year prioritises enhancing revenue collection, rationalisation of public expenditure and ensuring long-term debt sustainability. This will reduce reliance on external financing for socio-economic transformation. Therefore, the fiscal strategy will focus on the following: 1. Continued effective implementation of the Domestic Revenue Mobilisation Strategy; 2. Repurposing the national budget to achieve a high multiplier effect of Government interventions on the economy, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government programmes and projects; 3. Mobilising external concessional loans and utilising non-concessional loans for projects with high economic and financial returns; 4. Limiting domestic borrowing to an average of 2.2 per cent of GDP in the short to medium term, to avoid crowding out the private sector through rising interest rates; 5. Reducing the budget deficit to within a maximum limit of 5 per cent of GDP, and

9095 THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023 3. Wildlife conservation, especially of Mgahinga, Lake Mburo, Semliki, Kibale, Murchison, Kidepo, Katonga, Tooro- Semliki, and Queen Elizabeth; 4. Preventing the conflict between wildlife and human activities; 5. Enhancing digital destination marketing, using modern ICT online technologies; 6. Strengthening enforcement and adherence to tourism standards through a strict licensing regime for service providers in the sector. Achievements Tourism directly employs a total of 1.5 million people in Uganda along the entire tourism value chain and contributes 6.7 per cent of the country’s GDP. In the year 2022, Uganda’s national parks hosted 367,000 visitors, surpassing the pre- COVID-19 levels of 323,000 visitors recorded in the year 2019. Sixty-three per cent of these were domestic tourists. So, Ugandans are getting richer; the middle class are now visiting our national parks. I congratulate you. Mukulike obwavu, atte namwe mweyagaleko. Although the coronavirus stopped people from outside from coming to the country, the figure here shows that arrivals into the national parks went up and the main reason was because of the Ugandans who were going to the national parks. In the year 2022, Uganda’s national parks hosted 367,000 instead of 323,000, and this is in spite of the coronavirus. Why? It is because 63 per cent were the rich Ugandans, who were moving around the country, even during the coronavirus time. The international visitor arrivals increased to 815,000 in 2022 up from 473,000 in the year 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there is recovery, the performance is still lower than the 1.5 million tourists recorded in 2019. Full recovery is expected in the year 2025. Leisure and holiday visitors stayed longer (11 nights) in 2022 compared to 7.6 nights in 2019, and spent higher daily at US$ 172 per night compared to US$ 168 per night in 2019. The wildlife populations for most animals have increased. For example, the number of elephants increased from 5,700 in 2011 to 8,000 now, while the buffalos increased from about 36,000 to over 44,000 during the same period. Mountain gorillas in Bwindi-Mgahinga Conservation Area have steadily increased over time from just 200 in the 1990s to about 459 now. Infrastructure Development The total national road network now stands at 21,000 kilometres of roads, of which 6,000, which is 29.6 per cent is tarmac; paved. Although the construction of bituminous roads started more than 60 years ago, more than half of the paved network has been constructed to bitumen standards within the last 15 years. The Government continues to implement 16 projects to upgrade over 892 kilometres of national roads to paved bituminous standards while at the same time rehabilitating 300 kilometres to restore their service life. Construction of the following roads has been completed, adding 351 kilometres to the paved network: i. Critical oil roads through the towns of Buhimba - Nalweyo - Bulamagi - Igayaza - Kakumiro (93 kilometres); ii. Masindi - Biiso, Hohwa – Nyairongo - Kyarusheesha - Butoole and Kabale - Kiziranfumbi roads (78 kilometres); iii. Rukungiri - Kihihi - Ishasha/Kanungu (97 kilometres); iv. Kapchorwa - Suam Road (73 kilometres); v. Kitala - Gerenge (10 Kilometres);

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I want to thank Hon. Sarah for bringing this petition, especially on the death of a woman giving birth. Today, the maternal mortality ratio stands at 336 per every 100,000. One hundred thousand is an average population of a constituency. You can imagine, at the end of the year, almost half of a constituency is dead in such a process. This is how one should appreciate our mothers. Otherwise, when we say it is 336 - You can imagine dead bodies given birth to by mothers in a playground. The biggest challenge is the system. The health centres II, as you know, are being phased out. Instead of increasing staffing to include a midwife at the health centre - that would help to save the situation. We have very many non-functional health centres IV. Mr Speaker, I would like to inform you that even in the municipalities mothers die yet in the municipalities, people are informed and can quickly access health care. In Rukungiri Municipality, we have Rukungiri Health Centre IV, which is non-functional – (Member timed out.)

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

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

8092 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. MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENTS & BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE FY 2023/2024 iii. Inter-agency land wrangles The committee recommends that an inter- agency committee be instituted to resolve these wrangles and expedite the process of resolving the conflict to pave way for Government programmes. Anti-tick vaccines The committee notes that NARO is in the final stages of rolling out the anti-tick vaccine. The vaccine trials shall be concluded in the next six months; they are being tried in some of the NARO centres. The committee recommends that Shs 16 billion be repurposed to ZARDIs. We realise that ZARDIs depends on the headquarters and sometimes they are bogged down. That is why the committee recommends that to each of the 16 ZARDIs, one billion be sent to each to facilitate research. On sunflower and research and seed production for import substitution, the committee recommends that Shs 15 billion be provided to Serere ZARDI that is specialised in producing and multiplying sunflower seeds. On the multiplication and delivery of technologies for food and nutrition security at Nabuin, the committee recommends that Shs 10 billion be provided for to multiply and deliver technologies for food and nutrition security. Vote 151: National Agriculture Advisory Services The committee observes that the Vote has experienced significant budget cuts in the Financial Year 2023/2024, losing Shs 23.45 billion in total. The committee recommends as follows: i) That Shs 58.6 billion be reinstated to enable the Vote consolidate its current achievements; ii) That Shs 44 billion be provided to supply beans and maize seeds to address food security as the PDM gets fully operational; iii) Shs 10 billion be reallocated from Vote 010 – MAAIF, for related items, to Vote 152 - NAADS as follows: a) Shs 3.2 billion for Hass Avocado; b) Shs 4 billion for cashew nuts; c) Shs 2.8 billion for procurement and supply of goats; and d) Shs 20 billion be provided to purchase and distribute hoes to the remaining districts that have not received them. On the duplication of activities, the committee recommends that Shs 3 billion meant for the provision of milk coolers, under Vote 152: NAADS, be relocated to Vote 121: DDA, which is the mandated agency for the effective provision of the milk coolers. The committee observed that following a Cabinet directive on special intervention to evacuate tea and coffee seedlings from nurseries, NAADS supplied tea seedlings to a tune of Shs 61.096 billion to farmers in six district local governments (Mitooma, Buhweju, Bushenyi, Sheema, Rukungiri and Kanungu). No funds have been provided in the budget to clear these arrears. The committee recommends that Shs 61.096 billion be provided to clear these arrears. Vote 152: Uganda Cotton Development Organisation The committee recommends as follows: i) That Shs 0.163 billion be provided for setting the country’s cotton standards and reinstate it to meet its statutory requirements; ii) That Shs 5 billion be provided for farm - ers’ mobilisation, seed multiplication, production and pesticides to farmers; and

The minister has said that the releases are not yet there, but they are trying amidst all this. Does Rukungiri also have disaster issues? I do not want you to mix issues of roads and health with what we are talking about. Hon. Nambeshe was very specific. Members, we have the Prime Minister’s Question Time. I am going to allow debate on the Parish Development Model for a very short time. Hon. Mpuuga, you have talked about Prisons salary, but we shall bring it on Tuesday.

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

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for the opportunity. My issue is about the presidential pledges. This issue is long overdue. The President promised to tarmac the Muhanga - Kisiizi - Kebisoni- Rukungiri Road and I have been mentioning this issue since the 10 th Parliament. We were expecting it to be worked on this financial year. Now that the Prime Minister is here, can you give us whatever you are planning? Should we expect that road to be tarmacked or it will never be because it has been long overdue? Secondly, we thank Government, we were able to –

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise on a matter of national importance vide Rule 49 of our Rules of Procedure. Last week, the whole of Kigezi, including Rukungiri experienced a heavy downpour, and the bridge on Muhanga-Kebisoni Road that connects South Kigezi to North Kigezi, where my brother, Hon. Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development comes from, got damaged and cut us off. We cannot now cross to the other side. Last week, Mr Michael Tumwesigye, a teacher, drowned in the water that had submerged the river on the same road, while he was crossing over to the school. The entire road from Kebisoni to Muhanga is now impassable and not motorable.

Thank you, Mr Speaker. First of all, I want to thank the min- ister for the statement, and equally for inviting members to grace this year’s World AIDS Day that is going to be celebrated in Rukungiri. The honourable minister said that the rise and surge in the new infections of HIV/AIDS were mainly during the lockdown and that the numbers increased to 54,000 Ugandans. As we talk, Kassanda and Mubende districts are still under lockdown. So, the concern of the committee is that with this situation in Uganda, we might have more effects of lockdown on HIV/AIDS prevalence and services in those two districts. Therefore, I urge Government in the two districts to focus more on controlling Ebola. We should have strategies in place to help us attain zero new infections, zero new AIDS- related deaths, and zero babies born with HIV, by addressing all of the factors that continue to increase HIV infections in Uganda. Finally, there is an observation I want to make, as the committee vice chairperson. During our interactions with many stakeholders in the country, including the Uganda AIDS Commission, we noted that over time, donor support has been declining drastically. Currently, we only have the United States Government, through PEPFA, still on board yet it is only providing approximately $400 million. The committee noted that donor funds have largely been used mainly on vertical programmes -

Thank you, Mr Speaker. In the early times of HIV/AIDS, when people got to know about it, they were vigilant. Even on the radios and in primary schools, there were competitions and we fought HIV/ AIDS. We reduced the incidences of HIV/ AIDS. However, today, it looks like everything is just quiet. It is almost like we are contented that we have already done away with HIV/AIDS. And for the young people, it is now like malaria or treating flu. We need to revise our methods of fighting HIV/AIDS. Sometimes Government has air time on radios. That air time should be used to also send out messages on HIV/AIDS. The day after tomorrow, we have the World AIDS Day, which is going to be commemorated in Rukungiri. However, you will find that most districts or subcounties have not prepared to commemorate this day yet it is the time that we should take stock of what has happened. The presidential initiative is very important and good, but there is no push. There is no funding to let us put it on the ground – (Interruption)

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.

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

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

Thank you, Mr Speaker. My question to the Prime Minister is: Last year in October, heavy rains destroyed three schools in Rukungiri, that is, Kakamba, Kyabureere in Bugangari and Nyarubare in Nyakishenyi. When the team from the Office of the Prime Minister came, they visited all the affected areas and promised to send relief in terms of iron sheets and other necessities. However, relief was sent only to Kakamba Primary School, leaving out the other two. Rt Hon. Prime Minister, what happened to the other relief that was coming to Kyabureere and Nyarubare Primary School in Nyakishenyi Subcounty?

Thank you, Mr Speaker. I have a matter of national importance on access to various services at the Uganda Heart Institute. I will refer to a patient that came from Rukungiri at the beginning of the month of July, who was referred to Mulago and she had then passed through Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital and finally, been referred to Mulago. Everything was done for her in Mulago, and a final diagnosis was reached, but she needed an operation. She was invoiced up to the tune of close to Shs 19 million. This patient from Rukungiri definitely could not manage. She had to go back and sell a piece of land and you know what that means. This impoverishes the family. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

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