Kagadi District Achievements

Kagadi District Local Government has registered a number of Achievements, faced a number of Challenges and Lessons learned. The major achievements that have been registered over the last five years since the district was created include:

  • Sustainable political peace and security stability continued to prevail providing the necessary base for economic growth and development.
  • Reduction in  number of people living under absolute poverty from 244,005 people in 2016 to 139,600 people in 2019/20;
  • Increased per-capita income from USD665 in 2016 to USD 788 in 2019/20; 
  • Number of deliveries increased from 49.6% in 2016 to 58.1% in 2019,
  • Reduction in under five mortality from 137/1000 live births in 2016 to 90/1000 live births in 2019;
  • Increased transition rate from P7 to S1 from 28 % in 2016/17 to 35% in 2019/20,transitional rate from S.1 to S.4  from 46%  in 2016 to 53% in 2019/2020,
  • Percentage of the population accessing electricity from the national grid increased from 05% in 2016 to 11% percent in 2019; and
  • In addition the district enjoyed rescannable political stability and peace.
  • The total paved roads network as a percentage of total district roads increased from 2% in 2016 to10% in 2020.
  • Access to and utilization of education services significantly increased, including increased enrollment for UPE and USE.
  • Access to and utilization of health services also significantly increased.
  • Moderate but sustainable expansion of commercial agriculture; vegetable, coffee maize,rice and others.