Senior Reporter
The Kabale District LC5 Chairperson, Nelson Nshangabasheija, has emphasized the district’s commitment to prioritizing various development areas in the upcoming fiscal year 2024/25.
This commitment was conveyed during a budget consultative meeting held at Rukiiko hall in Kabale District headquarters, with the theme focusing on Uganda’s economic growth through commercial agriculture, industrialization, service expansion, digital transformation, and market access.
Nshangabasheija highlighted the importance of focusing on agriculture, particularly commodities that enhance food security and generate export revenue. He also stressed the significance of this conference in the planning and budgeting process, in line with the Local Government Act (Cap 243, Section 35 (1)). The meeting allowed stakeholders to discuss investment priorities and interventions that will shape the district’s work-plan and budget for the financial year 2024/2025.
Nshangabasheija urged all stakeholders to work collaboratively, with a strong emphasis on improving and sustaining service delivery to the people of Kabale District.
In the same budget meeting, Fred Kalyesubula, the Kabale District Chief Administrative Officer, outlined key policy issues for the 2024/2025 fiscal year, including the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program for Results (UGIFT), staff recruitment, Local Government Performance Assessment for 2023, and the automation of local revenue processes through the Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS).
Kalyesubula also mentioned the district’s consideration of creating new administrative units in the fiscal year 2024/25, and he disclosed that the preliminary resource envelope for the fiscal year amounted to 40,950,706,359 shillings, including central government transfers, locally raised revenues, and external funding.
