Kayunga District tables UGX 39 billion budget for the Financial Year 2020/2021
The leader of Government business Hon Musisi Charles has today 16th April 2020 tabled Kayunga District council budget for the Financial Year 2020/2021 totaling to UGX 39,662,848,000 to the district council business committee members.
Kayunga district Local Government has established a COVID-19 isolation centre at Namagabi Secondary School where suspected corona virus victims in the district will be quarantined under the management of the district.
By yesterday, 11 suspected contacts from Sokoso village in Galiraya subcounty had been brought to the isolation centre and out of about 30 people under self quarantine, 16 had completed their14 days under self quarantine and were set free after the survailance team had taken blood samples from them.
The District Chairperson Mr Serwanga W. Tom has reminded parish chiefs about their roles as government change agents in the transformation of households from poverty to middle income people.
Kayunga hospital has been temporarly closed to pave way for the massive rehabilitation and expansion of the hospital. Kayunga hospital is a district hospital that is being expanded and rehabilitated by the Arab Contractors since last Financial Year 2018/ 2019.
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE QUARANTINE RESTRICTION IN KAYUNGA DISTRICT
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has imposed a Foot and Mouth disease (FMD) quarantine restrictions in Kayunga District and the sorrounding areas following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in Mr. Kabuye's farm in Kiyange village, Nakitokolo parish, Bbaale Sub county in Kayunga District.
President Museveni has advised Ugandans to do away with cultural practices like widow inheritance and polygamy in order to reduce on the spread of HIV/AIDS.
“As a priority, our prevention efforts should focus on eliminating traditions and practices that promote HIV transmission such as widow inheritance, polygamy, wife- sharing and others which are high risk factors in HIV transmission,” the President said.
HIV DIALOGUE AS ONE OF THE PRE-EVENT FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY IN KAYUNGA DISTRICT
Preparations for the commememoration of the National World AIDS day in Uganda to be held in Kayunga District, Busaana Sub county headquarters, tomorrow Sunday, 1st December 2019 are in the final stages.
According to the District Chairperson, Mr Sserwanga Tom, the District is ready to host the day and everything is hoped to move on well, whereby the President of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is expected to be the Chief Guest.
KAYUNGA DISTRICT HOLDS BUDGET CONFERENCE- UNVEILS PLANS FOR FY 2020/21
Kayunga District Local Government has today held its budget conference with a call to stakeholders to interest themselves in ensuring that the priorities being presented to them for implementation by both the District and Sub counties in the coming Financial Year 2020/ 2021 which are of public interest to their communities.
District Launch of Measles- Rubella and Polio vaccination campaign
Kayunga District leadership has launched the District mass immunization campaign against measles, rubella and polio to prevent the spread of the virus among children. The campaign which is termed as measles-rubella and polio immunization would ensure that children aged 9 months to under 15years are immunized against measles and rubella and then children from o months to 5 years with oral polio vaccine.
