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Kabale Residents asked to vacate wetlands to mitigate on effects of Climate Change.

Story by Daphine-Janet and Samuel (Interns- Communications office) The Kabale Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Ronald Bakak, has called on the people of Kabale to vacate wetlands if they are to mitigate the effects of climate change. Bakak made the call today as he presided over the handover of relief food and other items that were donated by the Office of the Prime Minister to a section of residents of Kitumba Subcounty, who were severely affected by mudslides last year. The heavy downpour...

February 5, 20240 CommentsRead more...

2023 PLE Results. Kabale District Authorities indicate a significant Improvement.

    Story By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba (Intern-Communications office)   Kabale District Authorities have officially released the 2023 Primary Leaving Examination - PLE results indicating "Progressive Improvement" in general performance. The official results were released yesterday, by the Kabale District Inspector of Schools, Wilberforce Nabaasa during a meeting at Kabale District Rukiiko Hall attended by Headteachers of Primary schools in the district. According to Mr. Nabaasa, out of 3,022 candidates, who registered for PLE in Kabale District last year, 210 came in Division I, 1,677...

February 3, 20240 CommentsRead more...

OPM delivers relief items for residents of Kitumba in Kabale affected by floods last year.

By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba. Intern Jan. 23, 2024. Kabale District has received an assortment of relief items from the office of the Prime Minister meant to benefit residents of Kitumba Subcounty, who were severely affected by landslides last year. While chairing the District Disaster Management Committee meeting held in the District Rukiiko Hall today, the Acting Deputy Chief Administrative officer- Gordon Manzi, observed that the meeting was meant to come up with the distribution criteria for the relief items. The Kitumba Subcounty Senior...

January 23, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Kabale and Rukiga schools given WASH items under Multisectoral Food Security program.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communication officer-Kabale   Kabale District local government has handed over items to headteacher of schools that have been benefiting from the Uganda Multisectoral Food Security and nutrition project, as the project closes in the district. The district started implementing the project in the 2016/17 financial year before Rukiga district was curved away and therefore was being implemented in 100 primary schools, including 61 schools in Kabale and 39 in Rukiga district. The items which were given to each school, included two...

January 11, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Construction of four twin Staff houses launched at Maziba H/C IV.

By Alex Byakatonda. Communications officer-Kabale Kabale District Local Government has officially launched the construction of four twin staff houses at Maziba Health Centre IV in Maziba Sub County, in a bid to provide accommodation for health workers, so as to improve health service in the area. According to the Kabale District Engineer, Januario Bagamuhunda, the twin staff houses are being constructed was by the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineers Brigade at 681 Million Shillings. The health centre, which receives more than...

January 8, 20240 CommentsRead more...

Ministry of Gender moves to consolidate the National child information Management system

By Alex Byakatonda Communication officer-Kabale   The ministry of Gender Labour and social development has embarked on nationwide consultation on the proposed consolidated National child information Management system.   According to Assistant Commissioner in Charge of children Affairs in the ministry of Gender Labour and social development-Franco Torea, the consolidated and robust National Child Information Management system is aimed at strengthening the data collection system on the welfare and wellbeing of children.   Addressing a two-day stakeholder consultative meeting at Kabale Municipal Council Hall, Torea noted...

December 8, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District ranked Second in Uganda in adhering to Government Procurement procedures.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communication officer-Kabale   Kabale District has been awarded for excelling and properly using the Government procurement portal-GPP in the procurement processes. Government Procurement Portal (GPP) is a system-based platform used for monitoring, informing, analyzing data, reporting etc. by PPDA, PDEs and Providers. According to the project director- Transparency international Uganda-Gerald Auku Padde, the award followed a survey which they conducted in 50 districts across the county, which had two components of capacity building and the rewarding aspect. Ibanda district came...

November 21, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District Roads committee commissions the one billion Roads Rehabilitation Grant.

By Alex Byakatonda.   Communications officer-Kabale Kabale District Roads committee has launched One billion shillings Roads Rehabilitation and Maintenance Grant for Kabale District. The launch of the utilization of the fund, followed a District Roads committee meeting, which was held in Chairman’s boardroom at the Kabale District headquarters and also chaired by the Kabale District woman Member of Parliament, also the District Roads Committee Chairperson, Hon Catheline Atwakiire Ndamira. The committee had sat to among others review the 2022/23 Annual Roads performance report for...

November 18, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District holds a budget consultative meeting for 2024/25FY.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 07/011/2023 The Kabale District Chairperson, Nelson Nshangabasheija, has observed that the district will prioritize Infrastructure development in terms of roads, human capital development under Education and Health sectors, water and sanitation and Agro-industrialization in the 2024/25 Fiscal year. Nshangabasheija made the observation today, while speaking during the district budget consultative meeting for the financial year 2024/25. The meeting was held under the theme; “Full monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial, Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation...

November 7, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District Chairman Nshangabasheija awards villages for being free of Open defecation.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale     The Assistant Kabale District Health Officer, Oliver Namanya, has warned residents against open defecation saying that they risk contracting sanitation-related diseases.   Namanya was on Tuesday, speaking at Kigogo Village in Buhara Sub County of Kabale district, where the villages of Kigogo and Bugarama all in Buhara Sub County and Kahama Village in Kitumba Sub County, were awarded with certificates for achieving open deification free (ODF). The certificates were awarded by Kabale District in partnership with Wells of Life,...

October 25, 20230 CommentsRead more...