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Kabale District Council Approves a 601 Million Shillings Supplementary Budget.

By Alex Byakatonda.     Communications Officer-Kabale   Kabale District Council has today approved a supplementary budget of 601,925,622 Ugandan Shillings. The motion for the approval of the supplementary budget was tabled by Bridget Asinga Tumwesigye, the secretary for Finance, Planning, Administration, Works and Technical services before it was unanimously approved by the council that was presided over by the District Speaker, Flavia Nyinakiiza Kanagizi.     According to Asinga, who also the Kyanamira Sub County District Female Councilor, the breakdown of the funds includes, 65,772,667 million shillings...

September 19, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale Deputy RDC calls on Education policy Commission to include an idea of learners helping one another during exams in the new Policy.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale.     Education stakeholders in Kabale district are calling for increased funding for the education sector, in order to reduce on the challenges the sector is currently faced with.   The observations were made today during an education policy consultative meeting held at Kabale District Rukkiko hall. The meeting attracted members of Uganda education policy review commission and Kabale District stakeholders. The commission is in Kigezi and Ankole regions to seek for views from stakeholders as government seeks to generate...

September 11, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District Leaders launch the construction of different projects valued at 1.8bUgx in three Schools.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale   Kabale District Local Government have launched the construction of different projects valued at 1.8 billion shillings at several Schools across the district.   The projects that were commissioned include multi purpose Hall, Library and ICT Hall, two classroom block, two twin staff houses, two 5 stance VIP latrine and staff kitchen all at Kakomo Secondary school in Kitumba Sub county, valued at 1 billion shillings. The Construction Site at Kakomo Secondary School Other projects are, renovation of two classroom blocks,...

June 26, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District Distributes Iron sheets to Schools as away of improving learning Environment in schools.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communication Officer-Kabale   Kabale District has donated 784 gauge-28 Iron sheets and 237 Kilograms of Roofing nails to 11 Primary schools as one of the ways of improving the learning conditions in the schools. According to the Acting Kabale District Education Officer, Moses Bwengye Tumwijukye, the iron sheets were purchased under the School Maintenance Grant program, where the parents have managed to contribute and constructed classrooms up to the roofing level. Presiding over the handover of the iron sheets and roofing...

June 12, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District launches Construction works for the 5km Rwene-Kabahesi -Nyaconga Road

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale.   Kabale District leaders have today launched rehabilitation works for the Rwene-Kabahesi -Nyaconga Road, as a way of improving accessibility and transport for agricultural products from Buhara Sub cunty to market places. The 5.0-kilometer road, which connects Buhara Sub county to Kamunguzi Sub county along the Kabale-Katuna road, is expected to cost 618,975,140=(Six Hundred Eighteen million, Nine hundred and Seventy Five thousand one hundred and forty shillings). The funds for the construction of the road were lobbied by...

June 4, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District Council Approves the 2024/25 FY Budget totaling to 49 Billion Shillings.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale   Kabale District council has today approved the 2024/25 Financial Year budget estimates totaling to 49,153,823,000sh (Forty billion one hundred fifty-three million eight hundred twenty-three thousand shillings. The motion to table the budget estimates was moved by the District Chairperson, Nelson Nshangabasheija before it was unanimously approved by the council Nshangabasheija noted that budget estimates reflect the district’s commitment and determination in prioritizing core programs that are crucial in transforming the District towards the Middle-Income status. He added that the...

May 28, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District Distributes Twin Desks to schools to improve on learning Environment.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale.     Kabale District has today kickstarted the distribution of Twin desks to over 32 primary schools, with a dire need of desks, to improve on the learning conditions in the schools. According to the Acting Kabale District Education Officer, Moses Bwengye Tumwijukye, the district is to distribute 400 Twin desks to the schools, whose pupil to desk ratio is high to reduce on the cases where pupils squeeze themselves on desks.                ...

May 27, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale RDC warns to arrest heads of families without latrines, as hand washing coverage stands at 26%

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale The Kabale Resident District commissioner, Godfrey Nyakahuma, has warned to use the Public health Act, to arrest and Charge heads of families without latrines, as a way of increasing latrine coverage in the district. Nyakahuma was speaking today at Bugarama Primary School in Buhara Sub County, during the district commemoration of belated World Water Day. World Water is always commemorated on 22nd March annually. Nyakahuma noted that he will empower and engage all the parish chiefs in the...

April 12, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District launches Sanitation week, a global event which precedes World Water Day.

By Alex Byakatonda Communications officer-Kabale   Kabale District has today launched the sanitation week, with a call for combined efforts towards improving sanitation and hygiene in order to reduce on preventable diseases such as diarrhea and stunting among others, which constitute 75percent of Uganda’s disease burden.   Uganda's sanitation week 2024 is being commemorated under the theme "Sanitation and hygiene for all; a key to sustainable health living". The Sanitation week for Kabale District, which stated today and is expected to end on 12th...

April 8, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District lays draft budget estimates for FY 2024/25.

By Byakatonda Alex Communications officer-Kabale   Kabale District officially lays draft budget estimates for FY 2024/25   Kabale District council has today laid draft budget estimates for the 2024/25 Financial Year, totaling to 49,154, 823,000(Forty-Nine billion, one hundred and fifty-four million, eight hundred and Twenty-three thousand shillings only). The motion for laying of the draft budget estimates was presented by the District Chairperson, Nelson Nshangabasheija, during the district council that was held in the district Council hall and chaired by the Speaker, Flavia Nyinakiiza Kanagizi,...

March 27, 20240 CommentsRead more...