Author - Tobias Habasa

Kabale District commences the development of District Forest Development plan.

Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale   Kabale District local government in partnership with Ministry of water and environment, and World-Wide Fund For Nature Uganda, have commenced plans to develop the district Forest Development plan.   According to Senior Forestry officer-Kabale, Adios Kyomukama, the 5year plan, intends to focus to identify the problems or challenges affecting the forestry sector and devise strategic objectives to address the identified problems among other objectives.   The National Forestry and Tree planting Regulations Act 2016, states that the district shall prepare a...

March 18, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale Vulnerable Youths equipped with Apprenticeship Tools.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale   Kabale District local government in partnership with AVSI foundation with funding from the United Stages Agency for International Development, have donated apprenticeship tools to a section of vulnerable youths as away of empowering them to start up income generating ventures.   Speaking at a function to donate the kits on Thursday at the Kabale district council hall, the senior probation officer for Kabale, Monica Muhumuza, noted that the apprenticeship kits were donated to 14 youths selected from different...

March 17, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Government schools in Kabale receive smart phones to track daily attendance of teachers & learners.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 10/March/ 2023   The Ministry of Education and Sports, has given smart phones and tablets to Government aided learning Institutions in Kabale District, as one of the Ministry’s strategies to track the daily attendance of both teachers and learners and crackdown on teacher-learner absenteeism   Addressing the heads of these Institutions on Thursday, the acting Kabale District Education officer, Moses Tumwijukye Byengye, said that the district received 130 smart phones to be distributed to 113 Universal Primary schools, 15 government-aided...

March 10, 20230 CommentsRead more...

The development of Kabale District Physical Development Plan Kicks off.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 28/02/2023   Kabale District Authorities in partnership with the ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development, have launched commenced the processes developing the  District Physical development plan.   The Physical Development Act 2020 declares the entire country a planning area and mandates all cities, municipalities, town or urban councils and trading centres in rural areas; to possess a detailed physical development plan intended to address specific development planning problems of a specific and respective area. According to the Kabale district physical...

February 28, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale Leaders vow to fight against Shoddy work.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications-Kabale 22/02/2023. Kabale   The Kabale District LCV Chairperson, Nelson Nshangabasheija, has vowed to intensify monitoring and supervision of government projects so as to reduce on cases of shoddy work in the district. Nshangasheija made the vow on Wednesday, while speaking at the launch of the construction works for a twin staff house at Kitooma Health Centre III in Rubaya sub county of Kabale District. The construction is expected to cost 177,062,440 shillings and will be undertaken by Kinombe Nyaruzinga construction co....

February 22, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District leaders launch the construction of a new District Rukiiko hall.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications-Kabale 22/02/2023   Kabale District leaders have today launched the construction a new district Council hall at Kamuganguzi sub county headquarters, in anticipation of the operationalization of Kabale City.   According to the Kabale District Chief Administrative officer, Fred Kalyesubula, the district this Financial year, received a conditional fund of 400million shillings to construct the District council hall. He adds that in anticipation of the operationalization of Kabale city in 2026, the district council later approved that the council hall be constructed...

February 22, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale registers an increase in Malaria cases.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 18.2. 2023.   Kabale district has registered an increase in malaria cases in the last six weeks according to the district Health Educator, Alfred Besigensi.   Speaking during the district malaria taskforce meeting held in the district boardroom on Friday, Besigensi noted that 660 cases of malaria recorded in the last six weeks.   He says that the cases were recorded from January 2023 to date, with Southern division alone recording 131 cases, followed by Central division with 119 malaria cases. Butanda...

February 18, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District council approves a recommendation for parents of P7 candidates to contribute Lunch.

By Alex Byakatonda.     Communications officer-Kabale 16/02/2023.   The Kabale district council on Wednesday approved a recommendation by the Health, community-based services and Education & Sport standing committee, to direct all parents of primary seven candidates to contribute food for lunch at school, as one of the strategies to improve the academic grades.   The motion to approve the recommendation of the committee was contained in a report presented before the council held at the district council hall by the committee’s chairperson and southern division female...

February 16, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale district council approves a supplementary for women and youth councils.

By Alex Byakatonda.     Communications officer-Kabale 16/02/2023.   Kabale District Council on Wednesday approved a supplementary budget worth 18,013,397 million Shillings for supporting women’s council institution and joint program of Youth Livelihood and Women Entrepreneur for the financial year 2022/2023.   The motion to approve the supplementary budget was tabled by the secretary for Finance, administration works and technical services, Bridget Asinga Tumwesigye before the district council that was presided over by the district speaker, Flavia Nyinakiiza Kanagizi.   Asiinga observed that the funds were secured from the...

February 16, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District moves to award best performing schools.

By Alex Byakatonda.     Communications officer-Kabale 16/02/2023   The Kabale district council yesterday unanimously approved a recommendation by the Health, Education & Sport community-based services standing committee to award the best academic performing primary school in the district with 1million shillings, as one of the means to motivate teachers and learners in a bid to improve on academic performance in the district.   The motion to approve the recommendation of the committee was contained in a report presented before the council by the committee’s chairperson and...

February 16, 20230 CommentsRead more...