HOIMA, October 27, 2025 — Farmers in various areas of Hoima district have reason to smile after the local government rehabilitated 66 kilometres of roads at a cost of Shs 390 million, easing transportation across the district.
According to Eng. Vicent Irumba, the Supervisor of Works at Hoima District Local Government, roads including Kyarubanga–Bukerenge [3KM], Kisabagwa–Bugandale [10KM] and Kigorobya–Waaki [7.2KM] were rehabilitated in the first quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year at a cost of Shs 180mln.
He added that in the fourth quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, roads such as Kitoba–Kyabasengya–Kaboijana [15KM], Kyeramya–Kiganja–Ndaragi [6KM], Kihambya–Kyabanati–Miramira [10KM] and Buraru–Wagesa [13KM] were rehabilitated at a cost of Shs 210mln.
Eng. Irumba noted that the money used for the rehabilitation works was part of the Shs 1 billion which the government allocated to each district and city for road maintenance.
“Every quarter, the government gives the district Shs 250 million out of the Shs 1 billion. Part of the Shs 250 million is used for repairing machinery, and the remaining amount is spent on fuel for road rehabilitation, since the district owns road equipment,” he explained.
However, he said they were unable to lay marram on the rehabilitated roads because the district’s wheel loader has a mechanical problem.
Irumba appealed to residents to remain calm, saying the district expects to receive funds in the second quarter of this financial year to repair the wheel loader. “Once we fix the wheel loader, we will be able to put marram on the roads and also create drainage channels,” he said.
Hoima District LCV Chairman, Uthaman Mugisha Mubarak, commended the Works Department for using the available resources to rehabilitate roads, which he described as a key factor in promoting socio-economic transformation. He noted that the district has so far worked on at least 75 percent of its total road network of 550km.
While leading the District Executive Committee members and technical staff to monitor the ongoing road maintenance works, Mugisha underscored the need for the government to increase funding for roads maintained by sub-counties.
He added that roads such as Buraru–Kibari–Ngagi, Kakindo–Kasomoro–Nyamirima, and Mparangasi–Kyabigambire–Kiryabutuzi–Bugandali–Waki will be rehabilitated in the second quarter of this financial year.
Mugisha emphasised that the district is improving roads to enhance access to social services and markets and urged the community to engage more in agricultural production.
“It will not make sense for the district to invest millions of shillings in rehabilitating these roads when communities have nothing to transport to markets to improve their household incomes. Let us engage in farming, produce enough, and make good use of these roads,” he added.
Collins Bagonza, a farmer from Kisabagwa–Katikara village, said the rehabilitation of the road network has greatly improved trade and agriculture in rural areas.
He explained that farmers can now easily access markets for their produce, health centres, and schools, a significant improvement from the past when the roads in the area were impassable.
Godwin Kasigwa, another farmer from Kisabagwa, described the rehabilitation works as a great relief. He said that before the Kisabagwa–Bugandale road was repaired, transporting agricultural produce to markets was a major challenge.
“The road was impassable. It was not easy to access the market, and this forced us to sell our produce to middlemen at low prices because it was difficult for them to reach our villages,” he said, commending the Hoima district leadership for the intervention.
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