Staff Reporter
Poor service delivery in the form of inadequate electricity connections to all households and a poor road network, which the government should provide, has led to insecurity and underdevelopment in Kagongi sub-county, Kashari North, Mbarara district.
Mr. Twine Evarist, the chairperson of Kagongi sub-county, disclosed this during a press conference at the Kagongi sub-county headquarters while highlighting achievements as the financial year approaches closure.
Twine explained that, regarding local revenue collection, the parish chiefs have successfully performed their duties and deserve recognition for collecting over UGX 4.8 million through the Integrated Revenues Administration System (IRAS), which was submitted to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) as per the estimated budget.
He noted that the local revenue was collected from six parishes comprising sixty-two villages.
Despite this revenue collection, Twine pointed out that through Mbarara district, the government only released UGX 14 million as road fund money, of which UGX 886,000 was returned to the district local government for grader maintenance.
Twine clarified that Kagongi sub-county is known for being a poor area with very low local revenue collection. Due to insufficient government funding for infrastructure development, insecurity issues, primarily gender-based violence and theft, remain significant challenges that need to be addressed to establish peace and harmony.
Twine requested that the government install a transformer in response to public appeals in Omukagyera trading center to provide lighting and enhance value addition.
