Katebwa sub-county to get electricity.

Katebwa sub-county to get electricity.

By Francis Tusiime 25/11/2013

Kabarole

Following the public outcry on lack of electricity in Katwbwa sub county Kabrole District, The Minister of local government Hon. Adolf Mwesige and MP Bunyangabu county constituency has launched a power extension project in the villages of Kagera, Kyamukube, Nsura, Rambya health center 3 and Katebwa sub county headquarters.

The minister also launched a fundraising campaign for soliciting shillings 30 million to facilitate the construction of Mabwe Hydro power scheme also in Katebwa sub county in Kabarole District.

Speaking to the residents yesterday at Katebwa sub county headquarters, the minister revealed that it has been discovered that electricity is the greatest factor in all areas in Uganda that support development very first

Minister also said many government institutions like schools, health centers are not performing well because of lack of electricity and he said it’s now his focus under his ministry of local government and the project of rural electrification, all villages must gate electricity.

Byokufa Mustafa the Katebwa chairman LC3 said that women have been producing at night on candles and touches since there has been no power in the area.

He said when the power is extended in the village some small industries will come up and also people will start business like salons among others.

Tension as Katebwa leaders tasked to present accountability.

Tension as Katebwa leaders tasked to present accountability.

By Francis Tusiime 24/11/2013

Fort Portal

Forum for Katebwa sub county advocacy group (KAFOC) anon government organization operating in Katebwa sub county In Kabarole district put area local leader on tension when it tasked them to present accountability to the electorates as a way of promoting transparency and accountability.

The call for presenting accountability follows increased reports of mis-use of tax payer’s money in the country.

Speaking at the opening of the meeting held at Kibate Primary school, Solomon Akugizibwe in charges of communications Tooro Development Net work said Ugandans are suffering poor services despietethey are  paying a lot of tax levied on goods and services they get.

He said the leaders who are stewards of the electorates money,have turned into diverting money to their personal gains yet they are supposed always to give explanation on how they have used their resources through giving quality services.

Aklugizibwe attribute mis-use of government resources on lack of information by the electorates and this make them fail to make follow up on the services.

He said this will address the problem of corruption that has resulted into poor social infrastructure in Rwenzori region and Uganda as a whole.

“I pay tax on a shirt I put on, tooth paste I use every morning, a trouser I put on, mineral water I drink, this is the tax the government it uses to construct a road in my village and in your village, it’s my role to ensure my leader use my money effectively “says Solomon.

A number of bridges have collapsed no drugs in the hospital, no clean waters in the village, no electricity despite all these are budget for and money is spent by some leaders.

Byokufa Mustafa the area chairman LC3 while presenting accountability applaud the role of Tooro Development Net work in empowering local NGO/CBOs to promote accountability in villages.

He said this has given him as a leader a platform to present what he has done to the people and face criticism that has enabled him to put right what is wrong in his area, this helps in efficiency in service delivery in the area.

Byokufa challenged other leaders to borrow a leaf in this initiative in their areas this will help them to promote bottom top planning for their areas.

Muhindo Ezra the director KAFOC, said the association major focus is to promote transparency and accountability in the area and this will help local leaders to give quality service to the locals.

He revealed that today behavior change has been observed amongst leaders in the areas as they have been tamed from mis-using government money and this has been observed on good service delivery.

                                          

                                          

Kansenene residents decry lack of water.

Kansenene residents decry lack of water.
By Gilbert Rwaheru 19/11/2013
Kabarole
Residents of Kanseneene village-Rwengaju parish-Busoro sub-county-Kabarole district are crying to Kabarole district Local government to provide them with clean water as the area is suffering with dirty water.
Rwaheru Gilbert co-ordination Kichwamba forum for development and service delivery advocacy group revealed that the area is lacking clean and safe water.
He said residents get water from rivers and natural wales which is not clean and healthy for human consumption.
He said this has caused disease like typhoid among other to the local residents in the area.
Rwaheru says a village with estimated of a round 200 families survive on dirty water and this has increased expenditure on medicines by the poor local families.
Students in the area also don’t go to school frequently due to poor water since they are sick all the time of fever and worms caused by dirty water.
Kansenene is one of the village’s in Rwengaju Model village which was named by president Museveni.
“I wonder how such a model village lacks clean water, there have been promises of extension of gravity water flow but no action has been taken “says Rwaheru
He call on the leaders to come in for intervention.

Kasese Municiapal administration construction to kick start.

Kasese Municiapal administration construction to kick start.
Kule Alex 10/11/2013
Kasese
Kasese Municipality Mayor has today confirmed the construction of the
Municipal Administration block is in high gear with the work to
commence next week.

He said the process was to be done in three phases saying that the 1st
phase was to be complete in 12 months.

Godfrey Baluku Kabyanga revealed the work plan while addressing
journalists in an exclusive interview in his Board room in Kasese
town.

He said the building which will cater for sixty offices of the
Municipality is estimated at a cost of 2.5billion of Ugandan shillings
funded from its local revenue.

The Mayor refuted claims by local residents that the Municipal Council
had connived with environmental degradation but it was to re-plant
more trees in a bid to preserve the environment.

Kabyanga who is emphasizing on ensuring Kasese town be granted a city
status revealed that work on the Kasese International Airport was also
to commence in January next year.

He called upon the general public to join hands towards fighting rich
men that were intending to grab public properties.

In a bid to make Kasese town clean, Kabyanga appealed to the people to
have love for their town adding that it was everyone’s responsibility

Katebwa Residents Panic As Heavy Rains wash away bridge

Katebwa Residents Panic As Heavy Rains wash away bridge
By Kogere Rechel 10/11/2013
Kabarole
Tensions are mounting in Katebwa Sub County, Kabarole District when heavy rains washed away the bridge on River Nsongya blocking transport system in the area.
The resident showed fear,only Nsongya Bridge connects them to health centers and schools especially those living in the mountains of Rwenzori.
Most people are now relocating to Katebwa trading especially those living near the river. Despite all this tension leaders have neglected the residents and no action has been taken in re constructing the bridge.
Kogere Rechel a partner in service deliver program in the areas of Kabarole working with Tooro development net work says that expectant mothers, school going children leave in panic when it rains fearing that the temporally structure may be washed away by the heavy rains.
“I call upon government and Kabarole District Local government to quicken the process of directing the river so that water can go back to its original course and also put up a strong bridge “says Kogere
Kalinguza William lc1Mabira Zone Katebwa sub county noted that some times the river has been showing signs of possible flooding and is confident that as the rains have now resumed, the river will flood again and destroy people’s property.
He said, the government should speed up the process of repairing bridges and roads that were destroyed during the October heavy rains.
“Most of the roads and the bridges that were washed away by the floods have not yet been worked upon and our people are using make-shift bridges which they erected themselves,” says Kalinguza
People while seeking to the media revealed that despite the bridge has been washed away no action has been so far taken.
She said the bridge was washed away by the heavy floods of River Nsongya that were caused by heavy rains early this year.
Kilembe zone Kasese district as river Nyamwamba starts to flood owing to the approaching heavy downpours in the a
Kogere says the deserter has left the local people's businesses and transport systems on a stand still.
The bridge connects the villages of people living in the mountainous areas of Rwenzori and other areas in Katebwa.
This road has been helping locals to access medical services, school among others and this has left people cut off from services and this has prompted local residents to const a temporally bridge.
The monitor how ever revealed that the local leader’s failure taking it as apriority has exposed locals to fall into water

Women to give birth in public due to congestion at the hospital.

Women to give birth in public due to congestion at the hospital.
By Ssenyonjo Mukwano 8/11/2013
Fort Portal
Women in labor are soon to give birth in public if the Mugusu sub county leadership fail to relocate the market that block ambulances caring expectant mothers to Mugusu Health Centre 111.
Ssenyonjo Mukwano a volunteer with Tooro Development Net Work in charge of monitoring service delivery in Mugusu revealed that on vendors come with Lories block the road to the health centre this has caused tension to the patients and care takers.
He observed that this has failed ambulances caring patients and pregnant mothers get stack on the way due to congestion.
“On Wednesday’s cars, market vendors, block all the streets of Mugusu sub-county headquarter and mugusu Health centre III when loading the fresh food and fruits like Bananas, Ovacadors, onions, cabbages among others, says Senyonjo.
The move for relocating the market on such a place has not been taken as apriority and also provided people who can manage and failure will cause a problem.
Ssenyonjo adds that the market being located on the road side will result into motor accidents which may even cost the lives of innocent people.
He called up on the leaders to intervene with immediate effect before thing occurs.

The state of service delivery in Kyegegwa district is alarming.

The state of service delivery in Kyegegwa district is alarming.
By Mukonyezi Abooki Wilfred 14 11 2013

Speaking to residents of Mpara and Rwentuha Sub counties revealed in that all sectors of service delivery are in a sole state, where water sector is performing poorly, healthy facilities they don't have enough medicine and understaffed, roads are impassable and water their are sharing water with animals.

That is puting their healthy in danger they are calling upon their leaders to come for their rescue.
When I contanted the sub county chief Rwentuha sub county chief he acknowledged the criss and the sub conty and the district are woking tirelessly to curb the situation, he added that sub vounty is getting funds that can not do every thing at once.

Bufunjo-Sub county headquarters blown off by wind

Bufunjo-Sub county headquarters blown off by wind
By John Bosco Tibeha 17/11/2013
Kyenjojo
There was tension at Bufunjo sub county head quarters when the sub county headquarters conference hall was blown off by wind due to shoddy work.
According to John Bosco Tibeha a service delivery Monitor in the area revealed that the hall was blown off while it was being occupied by VHTs, C/men LCIIs who had a training and market dwellers who had taken cover from heavy rains.
According to Tibeha the roof was has been attributed to the shoddy work as the building look not to have a round beam and pains that would have strengthened the roof. poorly constructed by the local leaders.
The incident occurred at around 4:30pm.
No person has been reported injured. 3/4 of the roof have been blown off which has caused damage to some property and documents that were in this hall and the offices behind the hall.
Residents have urged the leaders not to renovate this building this time since this is the second time in a period of less than five years and the fact that the building is weakened since the cement ratio was not standard.

Resident’s strike over poor road.

Resident’s strike over poor road.
By Francis Tusiime 17/11/2013
Kabarole
Angry residents of Harugongo village in Kicwamba sub county Kabarole District this morning went on strike and block Nyabukara-Harugongo road protesting bad conditions of the road.
According to Ronie Kyalimpa the chairman LC Harugongo ,the residents dug a huge pit in the middle of the road blocking a heavy vehicles from accessing the pozzolana sites in Harugongo.
Pozollana is arrow Material for cement production at Hima cement factory in Kasese.
The strike left over 20 Lories parked and stranded at Kyakaigo village.
The resident’s clime that the heavy tracks have damaged their road hampering the transportation of the agricultureral produces to markets.
The chairman explains that each lorry that goes in the mining area is taxed sh 10,000 shillings by the Kabarole District Local government.
Aggrieved residents says the road is in a solely state is making life difficult and yet the generated money
Richard Rwabuhinga the district chairman said the district is planning to work on the road only that they are waiting for sunshine its raining heavily and the road even if it is worked on it will be spoiled by cars.

Kansenene residents decry lack of water

Kansenene residents decry lack of water.

By Francis Tusiime 19/11/2013

Fort Portal

Residents of  Kanseneene village-Rwengaju parish-Busoro sub-county-Kabarole district are crying to Kabarole district Local government to provide them with clean water as the area is suffering with dirty water.

Rwaheru Gilbert co-ordination Kichwamba forum for development and service delivery advocacy group revealed that the area is lacking clean and safe water.

He said residents get water from rivers and natural wales which is not clean and healthy for human consumption.

He said this has caused disease like typhoid among other to  the local residents in the area.

Rwaheru says a village with estimated of a round 200 families survive on dirty water and this has increased expenditure on medicines by the poor local families.

Students in the area also don’t go to school frequently due to poor water since they are  sick all the time of fever and worms caused by dirty water.

Kansenene is one of the village’s  in Rwengaju Model village which was named by president Museveni.

“I wonder how such a model village lacks clean water, there have been promises of extension of gravity water flow but no action has been taken “says Rwaheru

He call on the leaders to come in for intervention.

Tension as Residents threaten to demonstrate over a dilapidated bridge

Tension as Residents threaten to demonstrate over a dilapidated bridge

BY Francis Tusiime 15/11/2013

 Fort Portal

Tension is high in Kiguma and Kyakijara villages, Mugusu sub-county in Kabarole District as residents are scaring to demonstrate if the district fails to work on Kyakijara Bridge.

Rwaheru Gilbert the coordinator of Kichwamba forum for development and service delivery advocacy group and a member to the state of service delivery in Rwenzori region revealed that the dilapidated Kyakijara Bridge connects the two villages of Kyakijara and Kiguma, residents are in misery as they have nowhere to pass.

He said people are an able to cross and access services like health services, school going children are at a risk of collapsing in the river.

The bridge was destroyed by rain.

A number of people has been falling off from the provisional bridge made by the locals and has been saved and survived narrowly death.

Rwaheru also revealed that the local residents use the bridge while caring their produce to Mugusu market, he said now their produce is rotting in the houses.

The farmers who are dealing in perishables and delicate food crops like tomatoes are now rotting in their hands.

The monitor said the leaders have paid a deaf ears to the bridge despite the locals are paying a lot of taxes to the government; he called up on for a serious interventions before the problem goes out of hand.