Ntungamo District council has hosted farewell council to mark the end of the 2021–2026 council term with passing of budget estimates of 76.148 billion Shillings for the 2026/2027 financial year, declined from 76.161billion Shillings in the current fiscal year, due to poor performance attributed to no release from development partners like UNICEF, GAVI and others.
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Over 60% of this budget is allocated to staff salaries and wages, with a focus on strengthening service delivery in health, education, and infrastructure
The budget was presented during a council sitting on today by the Secretary for finance and planning Atuhaire Elijah noted that 97.4% per cent of the budget will be financed by the central government, while only 2.5 percent will come from locally generated revenue and 0.1% will be external funding highlighting the district’s continued dependence on national funding.
Atuhaire added that despite this increase, the district has also witnessed a significant decrease in the allocation of programme conditional grants.
During the last council led by speaker Twikirize Nicholas Mugyenyi, highlighted the achievements registered during their tenure of service and hailed the councilors for fulfilling their mandate.
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According to the reports, out of 63 councilors only 22 councilors bounced back in the next council.
In her remarks, Lay Canon Ketty Kapasi the outgoing Ntungamo District Female Councilor Representing Older Persons who declined to contest commended the former chairpersons including Lay Canon John Wycliffe Karazaarwe, Elder Denis Singahache and their councils for the strong foundation laid for the district.
Lay Canon Kapasi who began her political career in the 1990s, also hailed the current chairman Mucunguzi Samuel and the entire council for the achievements realized in the last five years attributing to unity and well articulate council.
She bid farewell to the council with a slicing of the cake.
The deputy RDC Ntungamo Atuhaire Rosemary praised the outgoing council for its commitment and teamwork between political and technical which enabled them to improve service delivery in the district.
She also thanked the district for allocating land between the former Prisons building and the current RDC’s office for a new modern president’s office building.
Earlier, during the improvement training for political leaders the chief facilitator Ndibarema Wa Bitwabaabo challenged councilors that power and positions are loaned but not owned thus be accountable knowing that any time they will be voted out.
The council ended with the awarding of gifts and certificates to outgoing political leaders in recognition of their service and contribution to the development of the District.
