Lack of District staff affects service delivery in Bundibugyo District.

Lack of District staff affects service delivery in Bundibugyo District. By Francis Tusiime 10/9/2014 Bundibugyo The Bundibugyo Deputy Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Mr.Hood Nsubuga has disclosed that lack of enough staff at the District has affected service delivery. He disclosed that 80% of the staff are in substantive positions and this fail the district to take some positions according to the law of Uganda. This has failed some departments to spend the money and this has resulted into taking back money to the central government but living many activities paralyzed. Nsubuga said that the government has tried to recruit some staff but because Bundubugyo is a hard to reach area the employees run away. In a bid to improve health sector the district pain every Doctor Shillings 1 million per month but due to under funding by the central government the district will be un able to manage service delivery financial year 2014/15. He futher disclose the central government has failed to provide enough budget allocation the activities. The district budgeted for 23 billion for the official year 2014/15 but only the central government has allocated only shillings 500 millions. speaking during a service delivery meeting in Bundibugyo organized by Tooro Development Net work, said that the district is likely to fail even to carry out some activities and the most affected department is the health department. Mr.Charlse Kisembo Salube the District health officer said that he had a budget of 1billion but he budget is not even going to be funded half. This is putting health department at risk in the district to fail offering services. He said that Bundibugyo being neighboring to Congo its prone to Ebola outbreak but the district don’t have enough money to handle such cases because of lack of enough money in the financial year 2014. Pastor.Peter Bamwitirebye the District Education Officer Bundibugyo said that in the district all primary schools lack desks and class rooms and this have failed children retention in schools. School drop outs is very high, pupils abandon schools because of the poor service at schools.

Monthly Press conference launched in Bundibugyo.

Monthly Press conference launched in Bundibugyo. By Francis Tusiime 10/9/2014 Kabarole In Bid to promote transparency and Accountability in Bundibugyo District,Bundibugyo Media Practitioners Forum with support from Torro Development Net work has launched a monthly press conference in Bundibugyo District. Solomon Akugizibwe the communications officer Tooro development Net work said that the purpose of the press conference is to improve service delivery advocacy by local citizens, improve accountability from local leaders and improve the participation of the marginalized population groups of rural youth and women in governance. Jolly Tibemanya the Bundibugyo District chairman LC5 said that the initiative of press conference is relevant in the time when there is corruption, shoddy work in government Tibemanya said that in the previous years there has been poor service delivery because technical staff and leaders were not being engaged by any person. Hood Nsubuga the deputy CAO Bundibugyo said that there is still a great challenge of understaffing in the District and this has affected service delivery. He said that 80%of the civil servants are in acting positions, because people are recruited but the district being hard to rich they live jobs. Pr.Peter Bamwitirabye the District education officer said that the education still face a challenge of lack of desks for learners, this affects children retention in schools in Bundibugyo.