Author: Mwinganiza Godfrey

  • Partial Short List for Various Positions at Kagadi District Local Government

    Partial Short List for Various Positions at Kagadi District Local Government

    The District Service Commission has released the partial shortlist for the following positions for interview. It is still shortlisting the remaining posts as technical persons are being solicited.

    Shortlisted candidates, must come along with original academic documents, identity cards (including National ID), and other relevant documents.

  • Kagadi District  Set to Celebrate the 37th NRM-NRA Liberation Day

    Kagadi District Set to Celebrate the 37th NRM-NRA Liberation Day

    The District organizing committee for the 37th NRM Liberation day has started preparations ahead of the celebrations to be held on 3rd Febraury 2023 in Muhorro Town Council, Kagadi district.

    According to the Kagadi Resident District Commissioner, Nicholas Kamukama Kaine, the Minister for the Presidency Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda will preside over the function.

    NRM Liberation Day in Uganda is celebrated on January 26th each year. The 2023 NRM Liberation day was hosted by Kakumiro District.

    The public holiday commemorates the date in 1986 when the NRM/NRA took over. Since then under the leadership of H.E President Museveni, Uganda has had a growing economy, improved infrastructure and stable political leadership. 

  • 24 Exciting Job Opportunities at Kagadi District Local Government

    24 Exciting Job Opportunities at Kagadi District Local Government

    Applicants are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the following vacant posts that exist at Kagadi District local Govemment.  Applications in triplicate on PSC Fom 3 2005) revised with the three most recent colored passport photographs should be submitted to: The Secretary, District Service Commission, Po Bor39 Kagadi, not later than Monday 20 March, 2023before 5:00pm. Application forms are obtainable from all District service commission offices or Public Service Commission Office, Kampala. Certified copies of all academic documents, academic IDs, national 1D and curriculum vitae must be attached. Serving officers who wish to apply should route their applications through their Responsible officers who should be informed of the deadline. Any form of conversing will lead to automatic disqualification. Kaçadi District
    local government is an equal opportunities employer

    NOTE:

    1. Registration certificates, professional certificates and valid practicing licenses(where applicable) should also be attached. PWD are encouraged to apply
    2. Day time telephone contact email should be clearly indicated.
    3. Details of job description and personal specifications can be accessed at the Notice Board of Kagadi Distict Headquarters or at the secretariat of any district  Service Commission or Public Service website www.psc.go.ug
    4. Those who had previously applied for District Health Officer and District Commercial Officer are free to apply again.

    Download Public Service Commission Form 3 below

    Download REVISED JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND PERSON SPECIFICATIONS FOR LOCAL GOVT 2017

    LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITIONS OF CENSUS ENUMERATION SUPERVISORS AND CENSUS ENUMERATORS

    Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) a semi-autonomous body will be implementing the enumeration exercise of National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) 2024 from 10th May to 19th May 2024 bearing in mind that 9th May will bethe Census Night in accordance with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics Act 1998.

    In response to the Census Vacancy Advert that was run on the 1st March 2024, the shortlisted candidates sat for interviews in different clusters (i.e. Mabaale, Bwikara and Kagadi) which commenced on 15th to 19th April 2024.

    This is therefore to inform the general public that the final list of successful candidates is hereby attached.

  • Kagadi district chairperson gives relief to Kiryanga Sub county

    Kagadi district chairperson gives relief to Kiryanga Sub county

    Today the Kagadi district chairperson Hon Ndibwami B Yosia has donated iron sheets to the people of Kiryanga sub county who were hit by heavy hailstorm and wind late 2022.
    The beneficiaries of the relief were kikonda itambiro, kikonda COU, Nyaisamba catholic church and Nyamiringa men’s SACCO whose places of warship and offices were heavily destroyed respectively each receiving a relief of 20 iron sheets.
    The relief of iron sheets was received amidst full excitement and jubilations by both the believers and group member.
    In delivering the relief, Ndibwami was accompanied by Hon Nsungwa Leticia the Kiryanga sub county district councilor and Hon Robert Kwizera the chairman LC3 Kiryanga sub county who commended the chairman LC5 for always being pro people and service centered.
    Upon receiving the relief, representatives of the beneficiaries were much humbled and appreciative for the timely support to the people in need.

    Nyaisamba catholic church receiving iron sheets from kagadi district chairperson


    Before the relief a disaster assessment was made by the district disaster management that found need for support after establishing efforts of the locals in reconstructing the destroyed structures which prompted the district chairperson to give iron sheets to support the roofing of the new structures.
    In his remarks, the district chairperson Hon Ndibwami B Yosia informed beneficiaries the he is committed to providing services and support to all people of Kagadi district as a fulfilment of his manifesto.

  • UNICEF, WORLD VISION spearhead formulation of the District Disaster Contingency Plan for Kagadi.

    UNICEF, WORLD VISION spearhead formulation of the District Disaster Contingency Plan for Kagadi.

    UNICEF,  WORLD VISION together with the government of Uganda have taken lead in equipping skills and knowledge to Kagadi district technical and political staff on disaster preparedness and response.

    The 4 day training workshop that is targeting the District management committee members in critical departments such as planning, production, water and sanitation, Health and Education and Sub-county Disaster management committee for 14 lower local governments is being held at Kalya courts in Fort portal.

    According to Raymond Kirungi the Disaster Preparedness Officer from the Office of the Prime Minister and lead trainer stressed the need for a district contingency plan  as a preparedness and resource mobilization tool for the district.

    Rose Nakiranda the Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Resilience Coordinator World Vision says Kagadi district is prone to frequent natural hazards and man-made disasters that destroy crops, and property and threaten lives according to the National Risk and Vulnerability Atlas of Uganda published in 2021 by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM)


    The district has severally been hit by floods, hailstorms, and other hazards that have washed away roads and displaced people in Sub counties of Ndaiga, Bwikara, Mpeefu, Kiryanga, Kabamba, Nyabutanzi, Kagadi, Rugashali among others.

    Ironically, the district did not have a contingency plan to boost its disaster preparedness and response interventions to prevent from disaster.

    On behalf of the Chief Administrative officer Kagadi Edward Bisangabasija said a contingency plan will help in the allocation of resources to core priority areas and look for funding through partnerships.  

  • Kagadi District Head teachers trained on EMIS

    Kagadi District Head teachers trained on EMIS

    The head teachers for schools in Kagadi District have been trained on how to use the Education Management Information System (EMIS). The training took place on 9th September 2022 at Kagadi Model Primary School in Kagadi Town, Western Uganda.

    In his opening remarks, Omukwenda Alinda (Also known as Alinda Julius) brought to the attention of headteachers that the EMIS portal provides timely statistics and information for policy development, planning, budgeting, and evidence-based management practices in Uganda’s Education and Sports sector.

    The activity of learners registration which was thought to be a simple one has turned to be a tough one. Concerns have been raised from a number of head teachers from both government and private schools on this subject and it has been realized that it needed concerted efforts. Therefore this activity would be required to be managed centrally for deliberate enforcement technically and administratively.

    Says Alinda
    Omukwenda Alinda (standing in a white tunic ), the senior Inspector of Schools during the training

    Omukwenda Alinda advised teachers to be keen when capturing pupils’ data, especially the names. He requested the head teachers capture the data as it is written by the parent especially when it comes to pupils’ names.

    A parent is in a better position to tell you the name of his/her child. Don’t add your own names. There are some teachers who find it easy to register pupils with different names without the consent of the parent.  This should stop.

    He added

    Mr. Mwinganiza Godfrey, the technical facilitator advised trainees to be alert when capturing parents/guardians’ National Identification Number (NIN). He added that a pupil with a wrong parent/guardian NIN will be rejected by the system. He trained participants on Creating EMIS User Account for Institutions, Logging in to EMIS Portal, Uploading School particulars, and uploading Learner Data using single learner and bulk upload methods.

  • Kagadi District List of Successful candidates2021-2022

    Kagadi District List of Successful candidates2021-2022

    Below is a list of successful candidates for various positions at Kagadi District Local Government.

    The District Service Commission congratulates the successful candidates for going through this vigorous exercise.

  • Short listed Candidates for Various Posts at Kagadi District Local Government

    Short listed Candidates for Various Posts at Kagadi District Local Government

    The Secretary District Service Commission Kagadi informs all applicants who applied for the various posts at Kagadi District Local Government that the shortlist for the oral interviews is out and ready for viewing on the district notice board and online.

    Applicants are hereby advised to read and understand the Venues, Date, and Time. Anyone who does not appear on the shortlist should consider he/she unsuccessful.

  • A Must Know About the Parish Development Model

    A Must Know About the Parish Development Model

    The Model positions the PARISH as the epicenter of multi-sectoral community development, planning, implementation, supervision and accountability. Parish as the lowest reference unit for planning, budgeting and delivery of interventions to drive socio-economic transformation.The PDM wil create Wealth, Employment and increase Household Incomes.

    The PDM has seven Pillars i.e.

    (1) Production, Storage, Processing and Marketing;

    (2) Infrastructure and Economic Services;

    (3) Financial Inclusion;

    (4) Social Services;

    (5) Mindset change;

    (6) Parish Based Management Information System

    (7) Governance and Administration.

    The PDM is therefore a Government approach that delivers a package of services and entails;

    • The Model proposes building infrastructure and systems that support processing and marketing of Uganda’s agricultural products.
    • Generating data on house-holds country-wide to inform Government interventions.
    • Farmers at Parish level will be coordinated through area-based commodity clusters in order to increase production and productivity that will create sustainable agricultural production.
    • Farmers will get access to Agricultural extension services, finance business Management training.
    • Build infrastructure and systems that support processing and marketing of Uganda’s agricultural products.
    • Strengthen participatory planning by local communities to collectively identify and address systemic bottlenecks that affect local economic development.
    • Addressing vulnerability among youth, women, PWDs at the grassroots by developing and Implementing Action Plans for inclusion of disadvantaged interest groups

    Priority Commodities for the Parish Model include

    Coffee, Cotton, Cocoa, Cassava, Tea, Vegetable Oils (Inc. Oil Palm), Maize, Rice, Sugar Cane, Fish, Diary, Beef, Bananas, Beans, Avocado, Shea Nut, Cashew Nuts, Macadamia

    The PDM is aligned to the following 5 strategic objectives of the NDPIII;
    i) Enhance value addition in Key Growth Opportunities.

    ii) Strengthen private sector capacity to drive growth and create jobs.
    iii) Consolidate & increase stock and quality of Productive Infrastructure.
    iv) Enhance productivity and well-being of Population.
    v) Strengthen the role of the State in guiding and facilitating development.

    Principles that underpin the Parish Development Model

    i). Organization: Organising Ugandans that are currently operating in the subsistence economy to access quality inputs, tailored technical assistance, guaranteed markets, subsidized credit etc, through Associations, aimed at mitigating the diseconomies of scale (in savings, production, marketing and extension services), poor quality inputs/output, lack of reliable production advice, information (on) and connectivity to commodity and financial markets and post-harvest losses.Market orientation: The PDM shall encourage market-based approaches that strengthen the value chains, incentivise competition, efficiency, and innovation that will drive down the requirement for Government support over time.

  • PM Impressed With The Rollout Of The Parish Development Program In Kagadi District

    PM Impressed With The Rollout Of The Parish Development Program In Kagadi District

    The Prime Minister of the Uganda Rt Hon Robina Nabanja has been impressed by the efforts implemented by district leadership while rolling out of the parish development model program in the District.

    Nabanja was addressing different stakeholders during a sub region training workshop organized by the office of Prime minister on Parish development model program at URDT multi-purpose Hall in Kagadi town council Kagadi District.

    Among the activities that have been implemented by the district include recruitment of Parish chiefs in the 151 parishes, Training of stakeholders on PDM, Formation of 151 SACCOS and 1955 group Enterprises.

    Nabanja further urged leaders to sensitize communities on the effects of polygamous families since most of family incomes are spent in looking after children rather than investment.

    The Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija who said the government plans to invest more in irrigation as a way of improving agricultural production.

    The LCV Chairperson Kagadi Ndibwami B Yosia requested the Prime Minister to follow up on the 23 billion Kagadi water piped project that has spent over 5 years under construction contrary to the 1 year project duration and urged government to consider elevating Kagadi General Hospital into a Regional referral Hospital.

    Hon. Ndibwami (infront standing with a mask) during the workshop

    The women Member of Parliament Jennipher Kyomuhendo Mbabazi, Buyaga West MP Tinkasimire Barnabus, RDC Kagadi Nicholas Kamukama, Chief Administrative officer Mathias Ndifuna , District Executive committee members among other graced the function.

    Workshop in Pictures