Kwania district allocates over Shs 120mln for coops in the next budget
The money allocated to the cooperatives is part of the Shs 28 billion draft budget estimates laid by the council members on Wednesday
KWANIA, April 10, 2025 — Kwania District Council has allocated a sum of Shs 124 million to run different activities under Trade, Cooperatives, Industry and Economic Development in the financial year 2025/2026 which begins on July 1, 2025.
The money allocated to the cooperatives is part of the Shs 28 billion draft budget estimates laid by the council members on Wednesday. The motion to lay the draft budget was presented before the councillors by Geoffrey Eling Owera, the District LCV Vice Chairman who doubles as the District Leader of Government Business, and seconded by all council members.
According to the proposed budget a sum of Shs 5bln was allocated under Education and Sports, Shs1.5bln allocated under Works and Technical Services, Production and Marketing Shs1.4bln and Shs5bln allocated to run different activities under the health sector.
In other sectorial allocations, Shs 4.5bln was apportioned under Administration, Shs 237mln under Finance, Shs 694mln allocated for Statutory Bodies, Water and Sanitation Shs 604mln, Natural Resource Shs 537mln, Community Based Services Shs 197mln, Trade, Industry and Local Economic Development Shs 124mln among other sectors.
The council project to raise a sum of Shs 516mln as local revenue, Shs 4bln from discretionary government transfers, Shs 24bln from conditional government transfers, and Shs 98mln from external financing, creating a Shs 28bln budget expected to run different activities across different sectors in the district in the next financial year.
Christopher Agum, Kwania District Speaker differed the budget to sectorial committees for scrutiny, “I therefore defer the draft budget to different committees for scrutiny in the subsequent council sitting and I urge leader of government business to ensure the budget is made in line with National Development Plan-NDPIV,’’ he said.
While reading the budget, Eling said the council plans to implement beehives of activities in the new financial year.
He added, “Mr Speaker sir, this council has allocated Shs 500, 000 million for construction of the district administration block and Shs 90mln for construction of office block for education sector. We also intend to construct classroom blocks at Tegot, Adera, Atule and Amwanga Primary School, rehabilitation of various water points, construction of a District Medical Stores and renovation of Abongomola Health Centre III among other key proposed priorities in the next financial year.’’
Eling said Education and Health sectors took the lion’s share of the budget following their outstanding performance in the recently released Primary Leaving Examinations [PLE] where Kwania emerged the best performing district in Lango Sub-region.
Government budget for next year presented
Meanwhile, Government recently presented to Parliament a Shs 40.7 trillion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, outlining significant investments across key sectors to drive economic growth and development.
This is contained in the Appropriation Bill, 2025 tabled for its first reading by the Minister of State for Finance [General Duties] Henry Musasizi during the House sitting on March 27, 2025.
The Bill details the government’s spending priorities for the coming year.
According to the breakdown, Defence has been allocated Shs 3.737trn to support national security. This includes Shs 1.701trn for recurrent expenditures such as salaries and operations, along with Shs 2.036trn for development projects to modernise equipment and infrastructure.
Infrastructure development remains a top priority, with the Ministry of Works and Transport receiving Shs 5.698trn. These funds will be used to complete ongoing road projects, maintain critical transport networks, and implement quality assurance programmes across the country’s infrastructure.
In the energy sector, Shs 1.586trn has been allocated to advance oil refinery development, renewable energy projects, and mineral exploration initiatives. These investments aim to strengthen Uganda’s energy independence and support economic transformation.
The health sector will benefit from Shs 1.398trn in development funding, including Shs 103.8bln for upgrades to Mulago National Referral Hospital and Shs 91.5bln for the Uganda Cancer Institute. An additional Shs 204.7bln is earmarked for recurrent health expenditures.
Education receives Shs 497.1bln for recurrent costs and Shs 322.9bln for development projects. Makerere University has been allocated Shs 33.9bln to support its academic programmes and infrastructure.
Agriculture is set to receive Shs 611.5bln for development projects and Shs 188.1bln for recurrent expenditures. These funds will support agricultural research, livestock development, and fisheries management programmes nationwide.
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