Finance and Planning

 

Planning Unit mandate

The following legal instruments mandate the District planning Unit to coordinate the Local government planning function

i.      Article 125 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995) and the subsequent Act of Parliament (Act No. 15 of 2002) creating the National Planning Authority (NPA) whose primary function is to produce comprehensive and integrated development plans for the country elaborated in terms of the perspective vision and the long-term and medium-term plans.

ii.    Article 176, (subsec.2b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995 as amended) which adopts decentralization as the principle applying to all levels of local government and, in particular, from higher to lower local government units to ensure peoples’ participation and democratic control in decision making;

iii.   Article 190 of the (1995) Constitution of the Republic of Uganda which mandates and obliges District Councils to prepare comprehensive and integrated development plans incorporating plans of LLGs for submission to the National Planning Authority

iv.    The Local Government Act, Cap 243 (Section 35 (1)) which designates District Councils as the planning authorities for the districts. The Act mandates the district technical planning committees to coordinate and integrate all the sectoral plans of lower level local for presentation to the district council (sect. 36, sub-sect. 2). The District Planning Unit Coordinates DTPC meetings

v.       The Public Financial Management Act 2015 Part II, Section9 subsections (1 & 2) where the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with relevant stakeholders prepares a BFP for the vote, taking into consideration balanced development, gender and equity responsiveness and shall submit the BFP to the Minister by 15 November every financial year.

The above laws provide for decentralization, empowering local governments with the responsibility of:

-          Allocating public resources

-          Integrated participatory planning

-          Budgeting and

-          Investment management

 

Department profile indicating sector composition, Staffing and objectives

Sector composition:

The Planning function is fulfilled through seven sections namely;

-             District Planning

-             Planning office

-             Statistical data collection

-             Demographic data collection

-             Development planning

-             Operational planning and

-             demographic data collection

 

Objectives

1.   To facilitate the planning function in the District and Lower local governments in line with the District and National Development Plan and ensuring existence of District and lower local government development plans, annual work-plans and budgets

2.   To coordinate the District technical planning function

3.   To ensure a functional district statistical database

4.   To oversee/monitor the implementation of National and District priority programmes

  1. To ensure  coordination of Central Government and Development partner programmes
  2. To coordinate  the District monitoring and evaluation function for government policies and programmes

7.   To coordinate population issues in the District and ensuring integration of population issues/factors into development planning.

Population projection for 2020

S/No.

 Sub-County

 Male

 Female

 Total

1.    

 Biguli

    21,400

    21,000

    42,400

2.    

 Bihanga

     8,800

     9,000

    17,800

3.    

 Busiriba

    17,000

    17,800

    34,800

4.    

 Bwizi

    17,700

    18,000

    35,700

5.    

 Kabambiro

     9,200

    10,000

    19,200

6.    

 Kahunge

    15,700

    16,300

    32,000

7.    

 Kamwenge

    13,300

    13,900

    27,200

8.    

 Kamwenge Town Council

    12,000

    11,900

    23,900

9.    

 Nkoma

    12,700

    12,400

    25,100

10.                 

 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp

    24,800

    24,900

    49,700

11.                 

 Nkoma Town Council

     7,500

     6,900

    14,400

12.                 

 Kahunge Town Council

     6,400

     6,600

    13,000

 

  166,500

  168,700

  335,200

 

Summary of administrative units for Kamwenge District by county     and sub-county

Sub county/Town Council Name

Parishes/Zones

Total parishes

No. of villages/Cells

Total Villages/Cells

1.  Bwizi

1.  Bwizi

 

14

 

 

2.  Ntonwa

 

13

 

 

3.  Kyakaitaba

3

12

39

2.  Biguli

1.   Malere

 

10

 

 

2.   Kampala B

 

10

 

 

3.   Kabuye

 

10

 

 

4.   Biguli

4

10

40

3.  Biguli TC

1.  Biguli Ward

 

7

 

 

2.  Bitojo Ward

 

7

 

 

3.  Rwebishahi Ward

 

4

 

 

4.  Kabuye Ward

 

10

 

4.  Kahunge

1.  Kiyagara

 

15

 

 

2.  Kyakanyemera

 

17

 

 

3.  Mpanga

 

10

 

 

4.  Nyakahama

4

7

49

5.  Rukunyu Town Council

1.  Kyakanyemera Ward

 

6

 

 

2.  Rukunyu ward

 

5

 

 

3.  Rwengoro ward

 

6

17

6.Kahunge T/C

1.   Rwenkuba

 

15

 

 

2.   Rugonjo

2

6

22

 

3.   Rubaba

 

 

 

 

4.   Kihura

 

 

 

7.  Nkoma

1.  Kaberebere

 

6

 

 

2.  Mabale

 

8

 

 

3.  Bisozi

 

12

 

 

4.  Kidunduma

4

6

32

8.  Nkoma-Katalyeba TC

1.   Nkoma  ward

 

3

 

 

2.   Kinyonza

 

4

 

 

3.   Bulegeya

 

4

 

 

4.   Mahane

4

4

15

9.  Bihanga

1. Bihanga

 

6

 

 

2. Kaberebere-Kijungu

 

4

 

 

3. Kabingo

3

13

23

10.        Lyakahungu Town Council

1.  Kakinga ward

 

3

 

 

2.  Kanyonza I ward

 

3

 

 

3.  Kanyonza II

 

2

 

 

4.  Kasozi ward

 

3

 

 

5.  Kijungu ward

 

2

 

 

6.  Rwomuriro ward

 

2

 

11.        Busiriba

1.  Kinoni

 

9

 

 

2.  Busiriba

 

7

 

 

3.  Kanimi

 

5

 

 

4.  Kahondo

 

5

 

 

5.  Kyakarafa

5

6

32

12.        Kamwenge

1.  Kakinga

 

8

 

 

2.  Nkongoro

 

7

 

 

3.  Businge

 

6

 

 

4.  Ganyenda

 

5

 

 

5.  Kyabandara

 

5

 

 

6.  Kiziba

6

8

39

13.        Kabambiro

1.  Kabambiro

 

5

 

 

2.  Iruhura

 

8

 

 

3.  Nyamashegwa

 

8

 

 

4.  Kebisingo

4

9

30

14.        Kamwenge T/C

1.  Kaburisoke

 

5

 

 

2.  Kamwenge

 

6

 

 

3.  Kitonzi

 

6

 

 

4.  Masaka

 

5

 

 

5.  Rwemirama

5

4

26

15.        Bigodi T/Council

1.  Bigodi ward

 

4

 

 

2.  Kyabakwerere ward

 

2

 

 

3.  Nyabubale-Mahango ward

 

2

 

 

4.  Bujongobe ward

 

6

 

16.        Kabuga T/Council

1.  Businge ward

 

3

 

 

2.  Kabuga ward

 

1

 

 

3.  Kakinga ward

 

2

 

 

4.  Karokarungi ward

 

2

 

 

 

67

413

413

 

 

 

 

 

Summary:

-          Sub Counties                                      8

-          Town Councils                                    8

-          Refugee settlement                            1

-          Parishes/wards and Zones                           67

-          Villages/Cells                                     413

Note: The town councils of Rukunyu, Biguli, Lyakahungu have not yet been operationalized

Current staffing levels in the District Planning Unit

Approved Posts as per District Structure

No.

Filled

Vacant

District Planner

1

1

0

Senior Planner

1

1

0

Planner

1

0

0

Stenographer secretary

1

0

0

Driver

1

0

1

Total

5

4

2