By: Ismael Kasooha

WAKISO

The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah has completed her working visit to Wakiso District where she has spent time reviewing service delivery in the area.

“This is a special occasion for all those who care about service delivery. We are reviewing successes in service delivery in your areas and propose ways to address gaps found out,” said Nabbanja.

The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah (extreme left) with NRM flag Bearers for Wakiso district during a public rally

The Premier led a team of technocrats from Ministries, Departments and Agencies and addressed leaders and later held public rallies covering the entire Wakiso District’s 8 constituencies.

In Busiro South Constituency, the issue of delayed Nakawuka Road construction was prominent and the people asked the government to compel the contractor to keep watering the road as construction works continue to reduce the dusty environment.  The owners of the land titles which were taken by the government at the start of the construction works are requesting for the return of their titles.

It was discovered that most of the Local Government leaders do not support the NRM Government and this was affecting the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme.

Additionally, it was discovered that the shs. 100m disbursed to each parish under PDM annually was inadequate for densely populated parishes hence the need to increase PDM funds for such parishes.

Wakiso residents use plastic chairs to shield themselves from the rain but continue listening to the presentation made by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah

The leaders told the Prime Minister of the need to upgrade Katabi Health Centre II to Health Centre III to effectively serve the large number of people within its catchment area.

The Prime Minister requested the Town Clerk to write a letter (with a copy to her) to the Ministry of Health requesting the upgrade of the Health Centre.

In Masajja, residents accused employees of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) of extorting money from them and tampering with the meters. They said that UEDCL connects residents to power and later accuses the same citizens of power theft.  One woman reported that she paid UGX4m in fines due to faulty connections by UEDCL.

Officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development told residents that the Government had set up a 400KW Solar Power plant in Bussi and there was a plan to use the underwater cable to connect the island to the main grid.

The populace was informed of the Free connection policy of 2018 where an individual pays only sh30,000 of which sh23,600 is for inspection while 6400 is for units of power.

The residents were also informed of the ‘Wetereze’ Campaign which runs up to 30th September 2025 and the public can use it to sort out issues with power connections.

A section of residents queuing up to access health care services at Wakiso play ground on Sunday

In response, Nabbanja instructed the UEDCL team to immediately address the raised concerns from the public.

Residents requested the Government to increase UWEP funds and claimed that the GROW programme was only benefiting individuals who were connected to people in high offices.  They however said that UWEP funds had been instrumental in helping women increase household incomes.

The residents also asked the Government to rehabilitate Kigungu Road as it had been in a sorry state for many years.  They also asked for a Government aided secondary school in Kigungu.

It was also reported that the UPDF soldiers under the Fisheries Protection Unit were engaged in illegal fishing and the residents appealed to the Government to address the issue so that the livelihoods of the fishing community are secured.

In all the areas, the leaders raised complaints on lack of a full road unit, lack of land for capital projects, degradation of wetlands, low compliance with land use and zoning regulations, lack of funds to compensate land owners and expand the road network, low staffing levels at government schools and health facilities.

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