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13 Women groups in Kabale District have received 89million shillings under UWEP program.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 26/07/2023.   Thirteen women groups in Kabale District have received funds amounting to 89 million shillings from the Ministry of Gender, labour and Social development under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP). According to the Senior Labour officer, Kabale District, Swizeen Ndyabawe, who is also the district UWEP focal person, the 13 women groups are part of 64 groups that were selected in the 2020-2021 financial year to benefit under the program, but did not benefit due to insufficient...

April 26, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District CAO woos pupils to embrace Sports to earn a living.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 25/04/2023. A total of 24 athletes from Ndorwa West and Ndorwa East constituencies, have been selected to represent Kabale District at the national Kids Athletics and Special Needs Learners’ Championship, slated for next month in Luwero district.   According to the Sports officer- Kabale District, Gilbert Orikiriza, the selection of the Athletes started at the school level to zonal level, sub county level and finally up to the constituency level, where two teams were selected to for the district...

April 25, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Kabale District council lays and approves draft budget estimates for the 2023/24 FY.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 30/03/2023   Kabale District council has today unanimously approved draft budget estimates for the 2023/24 Fiscal year totaling to 37,054,541,000 shillings. The motion for laying of the budget estimates was tabled the district LC5 Chairperson, Nelson Nshangabasheija, before the district council that was presided over by speaker, Flavia Kanagizi, in accordance with section 77, sub section (1) of the Local Government Act Cap 243. According to the draft budget estimates, education is expected to be the highest funded sector to...

March 30, 20230 CommentsRead more...

Sigh of relief as Maziba Health Centre IV Maternity ward is Renovated.

By Alex Byakatonda   Communications officer-Kabale 28/03/2023 Expectant mothers in Maziba Sub county are the neighboring sub counties, are breathing a sigh of relief, thanks to USAID-RHITES South West, which renovated and expanded the maternity ward in a bid to improve on service delivery in the area. Edward Bitarakwate, the Chief of Party for USAID-RHITES South West, says that they have renovated and expanded the maternity ward and labour suit, to include two delivery beds and postnatal ward, to help mothers recuperate after delivery. Speaking...

March 28, 20230 CommentsRead more...

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...