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Over 300 metres of asphalt have been laid on a trial stretch today, marking a long-awaited milestone along the Kitemu–Kisozi Road. The works signal continued progress towards improved connectivity and safer, smoother travel for road users.
The Ministry of Health has commended the district for pioneering its Annual Health Assembly, describing the initiative as a unique platform for strengthening accountability, community engagement and coordination in the delivery of health services.
Assistant Commissioner at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Moses Muwanga, made the remarks while representing the Ministry at the 2026 Wakiso Annual Health Assembly, held to review the district’s health sector performance for the 2025/2026 financial year.
The annual forum brings together health officials, political leaders, development partners and other stakeholders to assess performance, identify challenges and agree on actions to improve health service delivery.
Dr. Muwanga commended Wakiso for championing the initiative and encouraged the district to extend the same spirit of accountability to communities through the introduction of health barazas.
He said the proposed barazas would provide residents with a platform to directly raise concerns, share experiences and make recommendations on challenges affecting health service delivery.
“Wakiso is big and has the largest population with high health needs. You need to add a health baraza so that you can extensively collect community opinions, problems and recommendations,” he said.
Dr. Muwanga also called for stronger professionalism and accountability among health workers, urging them to avoid absenteeism, respect patients and work closely with political leaders.
He further urged health facilities to prominently display the Client Charter to enable patients understand their rights and encouraged facilities to integrate services by offering multiple screenings during a single visit, including screening for cancer and diabetes.
On medicines, Dr. Muwanga raised concern over poor prescribing and misuse of drugs, noting that inappropriate use contributes to medicine stock-outs.
The staffing situation was also highlighted as a major challenge. The Assistant District Health Officer, Ms. Betty Nabuganda, appealed to Government to address the district’s staffing gap and provide additional equipment to health facilities.
She noted that the district has only about four health workers for every ten required, despite serving a population of more than three million people that continues to grow.
The pressure on the district’s medicine supply was similarly highlighted. District Drug Inspector, Mr. Ronald Sserufusa, said funding for medicines has increased from Shs1.4 billion six years ago to Shs3.1 billion currently, but remains inadequate given the district’s population and growing health needs.
“It is like a drop in the ocean,” he said.
The district Vice Chairperson, Hon. Ssentalo Sinasio Musambwa, pledged to strengthen advocacy for the health sector and support efforts to address the challenges raised. He also revealed that plans were underway to advocate for hospital status for istrict.
Assistant Resident District Commissioner, Ms. Angel Namulimbe, pledged the support of the RDC’s office towards improving health service delivery while urging health workers to uphold professionalism, treat patients with dignity and refrain from asking patients for money.
Dr. Muwanga further urged political leaders, including the District Chairperson and councillors, to strengthen advocacy for better health services and promote the use of client feedback mechanisms.
He noted that technology-based systems, including barcode-enabled feedback, could allow patients’ concerns to reach the Ministry of Health directly and strengthen accountability in the health sector.
The 2026 Wakiso Annual Health Assembly was held under the theme:
“Collaboration, Accountability and Collective Resilience in Delivering Quality Health Care for Wakiso District.”
The District Annual Health Assembly 2026 brings stakeholders together to reflect, collaborate and strengthen health service delivery across the district.
Government has constituted a Joint Grievance Redress Committee to urgently address concerns raised by vendors regarding stall allocation at Wakiso Central Daily Market.
The intervention follows complaints relating to alleged extortion, irregular allocation of stalls, loss of trading spaces to new entrants, multiple stall ownership and other grievances arising from the relocation of vendors to temporary structures to facilitate the construction of a modern market.
The committee brings together officials from the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) Programme under the Ministry of Kampala City and Metropolitan Affairs, the Ministry of Local Government, Wakiso District Local Government, the Office of the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) and security agencies. The committee has been directed to commence work immediately and undertake a comprehensive review of the grievances.
The Government’s intervention follows concerns raised by vendors and brought to the attention of the Minister of State for Local Government, Hon. Balaam Barugahara, who spearheaded measures to restore order and safeguard the interests of genuine vendors. These measures included facilitating the election of new market leadership, directing relevant authorities to investigate allegations of individuals collecting money from vendors in exchange for stalls, and calling for a structured mechanism to address stall allocation grievances.
During a stakeholder engagement, vendors raised concerns over the alleged allocation of stalls to unknown persons, multiple stall ownership, the exclusion of some genuine traders, alleged extortion by individuals purporting to facilitate stall allocation, and circumstances surrounding the removal of former market leaders.
The Under Secretary, Ministry of Kampala City and Metropolitan Affairs, Ms. Monica Edemacu, assured vendors that their concerns would be addressed through established Government mechanisms. She urged all stakeholders to remain calm, avoid confrontation and cooperate with the grievance redress process.
The technical committee comprises Mr. Sseryanzi Lameck, Social Safeguard Specialist, GKMA Programme; Mr. Fred Tumwebaze, Local Economic Development Government Specialist, GKMA Programme; Mr. Godfrey Kiiza Rwakijuma, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Wakiso District; and representatives from the Ministry of Local Government, the Office of the RDC Wakiso and the DISO’s Office.
Ms. Edemacu called upon vendors to provide accurate information and supporting evidence to enable the committee to verify and resolve complaints fairly, transparently and expeditiously. She also cautioned stakeholders against misinformation and unsubstantiated allegations.
The Wakiso District Vice Chairperson, Mr. Ssentalo Sinancio Musambwa, urged stakeholders to separate politics from development and called for investigations into allegations that some youths had forcefully taken stalls from elderly women, as well as the circumstances surrounding the removal of former market leaders.
RDC Wakiso, Ms. Justine Mbabazi, cautioned vendors and other stakeholders against violence, intimidation, disorder and any actions that could interfere with the committee’s work.
Government remains committed to ensuring that Wakiso Central Market develops into a modern, organized and sustainable trading facility while safeguarding the legitimate interests of affected vendors.
All traders have therefore been urged to remain calm and channel their grievances through the established grievance redress mechanism as the committee undertakes the review.
The District has intensified efforts to improve sanitation and solid waste management, with district leaders adopting measures to curb illegal dumping, strengthen garbage collection and promote waste sorting and recycling.
The resolutions were reached during a consultative meeting chaired by District Chairperson Eng. Ian Kyeyune and attended by Local Council III Chairpersons, Town Clerks, Senior Community Development Assistants and members of the District Executive Committee.
As part of the new measures, the district will establish sanitation committees to work with health inspectors and communities in identifying households that require garbage collection services. Residents will also be engaged through community barazas to agree on service providers and collection fees, while local councils will be encouraged to make budgetary provisions for waste management.
Leaders further resolved to strengthen enforcement against illegal dumping by recruiting scouts to identify offenders and applying the polluter-pays principle. Schools, churches and other institutions will support community sensitisation, while young people will be encouraged to participate in garbage collection, waste sorting and recycling as potential sources of income.
A technical review of Menvu Landfill in Nansana Municipality will also be undertaken to assess how the facility can support waste sorting and recycling, subject to authorisation from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).
The district will seek additional garbage trucks from KCCA and ensure that waste collected during National Cleaning Day is cleared within two days to prevent accumulation.
Chairperson Kyeyune urged communities to view garbage not only as a sanitation challenge but also as an economic opportunity, reaffirming his commitment to reviving solid waste management strategies he initiated about 15 years ago.
The resolutions come ahead of National Cleaning Day on Saturday, 29 August 2026, which will be spearheaded by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja in Kyaliwajjala Ward, Kira Municipality.
District leaders have been urged to fully participate in the exercise and use it to promote lasting community responsibility for proper waste management, cleaner neighbourhoods and healthier communities.
District leadership have summoned senior managers of Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) to explain delays on the 12.17-kilometre Bukasa–Ssentema–Kakiri Road project under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme (GKMA-UDP).
The meeting, scheduled for Thursday next week at CICO’s site camp in Lukwanga, follows a recent site inspection that found limited progress since the previous monitoring visit involving the state minister for Kampala, Hon. Kabuye Kyofatogabye.
Kiwanuka Achilles, Wakiso District focal person for GKMA-UDP, said CICO must account for the slow progress and present firm commitments towards completing the project by the contractual deadline of November 2, 2026.
He noted that CICO had previously committed to accelerating construction by increasing its workforce and extending working hours to maximise the available dry-season window. However, with 83 percent of the project period already elapsed, concerns remain over the contractor’s ability to meet the deadline.
The district will therefore require CICO’s senior management to submit written commitments and a clear recovery plan detailing how the remaining works will be accelerated.
Eng. Sseguya Nasir, representing the District Engineer, said the poorest performance had been recorded on swamp sections, particularly around Kilometres 5 and 7, where works had reportedly not commenced. Slow progress was also reported around Kilometre 11 and other sections.
The project is currently about five percent behind schedule, despite 63 percent of contract payments having been made. The district also raised concern over the limited availability of construction equipment at critical sections, with questions raised over whether some machinery had been deployed to CICO projects elsewhere in the country.
Resident Engineer Eng. Simon Peter Odoch of AARVEE Associates Architects, Engineers and Consultants Pvt. Ltd., the supervising consultant, said CICO’s Country Director had already been directed to expedite works and increase the mobilisation of equipment, personnel and work fronts in line with the approved programme.
He noted that the June–August 2026 dry season provides a critical opportunity for the contractor to accelerate construction, particularly on sections affected by challenging ground conditions.
The district is now expected to press CICO’s senior management for a concrete recovery strategy, increased mobilisation and firm assurances that the 12.17-kilometre road will be completed by November 2, 2026.
The District Chairperson Eng. Ian Kyeyune has cautioned the newly appointed District Executive to deliver on their responsibilities or face consequences.
Addressing councillors shortly after the approval of the new Executive, he reminded the appointed members that their positions are intended to enhance service to councillors and the communities they represent, not elevate them above other council members.
He urged the Executive to remain accessible to all councillors, work collaboratively across political affiliations and promote unity within the Council. He also cautioned against actions that could deepen political or personal divisions.
“Many were worth these positions, but I had to choose depending on some circumstances and abilities. Let us accept and work together,” Kyeyune said.
New District Executive
The Council approved the following members to serve on the District Executive:
Hon. Ssentalo Sanasio Edward Musambwa – Vice Chairperson
Hon. Nalumansi Halima – Secretary for Social and Community-Based Services
Hon. Mubiru Moses – Secretary for Production and Technical Services
Hon. Kalyebala Sherry – Secretary for Administration, Finance and Planning
Committee Chairpersons Elected
During the same sitting, councillors elected committee chairpersons through a secret ballot:
Hon. Gita Joseph (NUP) – Chairperson, Committee for Administration, Finance and Planning
Hon. Namugga Sarah Kasule (NRM), Namayumba – Chairperson, Committee for Works, Production and Technical Services
Hon. Dr. Mwijuka Ahmada (NRM), Bweyogerere – Chairperson, Committee for Social and Community-Based Services
The session concluded with the swearing-in of the newly appointed Executive members and elected committee chairpersons. The ceremony was presided over by the Chief Administrative Officer, Mark Jude Bukenya.
The meeting was the second sitting of the Seventh Council of Wakiso District Local Government.
The Minister of Local Government, Hon. Balam Barugahare, met stakeholders in Kasangati Town Council, to investigate complaints of alleged irregularities surrounding the recent LC I elections.
The meeting followed a directive by President Yoweri Museveni for the Minister to investigate complaints arising from the elections in Kasangati Town Council, which comprises nine wards and 50 villages.
During the meeting, residents and other stakeholders raised several concerns, including the alleged ferrying of non-voters to polling areas, failure by some electoral officials to properly count votes cast for certain candidates, voter bribery and intimidation.
Stakeholders also alleged that some candidates who were not duly elected were declared LC I chairpersons.
The Minister expressed particular concern over reports that some villages reportedly did not conduct elections, yet LC I chairpersons were subsequently declared elected.
Hon. Barugahare condemned the alleged violence and electoral malpractice reported in Kasangati Town Council and surrounding areas, noting that such actions undermine democracy and tarnish Uganda’s image.
He assured complainants that the findings of the investigation would be compiled and presented to President Museveni for scrutiny and further action. He noted that where serious irregularities are established, fresh elections could be ordered, while individuals found responsible for electoral offences could face appropriate action.
The Minister also urged residents to reject divisive politics and discrimination and instead work together to support government development programmes, including the Parish Development Model (PDM), Emyooga, Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), Universal Primary Education (UPE) and Universal Secondary Education (USE).
He called on communities to remain united, peaceful and focused on development.
The meeting was attended by Wakiso District Chief Administrative Officer Jude Mark Bukenya, Resident District Commissioner Justine Mbabazi, the Kasangati Town Clerk and other local leaders.
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) will conduct a National ID card issuance exercise across designated centres in the District from 10–15 August 2026.
Residents are encouraged to check the schedule below for their designated issuance centre.
State Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Kabuye Kyofatogabye, has directed contractors to accelerate construction of the Bukasa–Sentema–Kakiri Road (12.17km) and Kitemu–Kisozi–Nagalabi Spur (6.7km) despite the onset of the rainy season.
The Minister made the directives during a progress monitoring exercise under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), which is being implemented in Wakiso District through the Program-for-Results (PforR) financing modality. Both roads are being constructed by Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO).
Hon. Kyofatogabye instructed the contractor to extend working hours to avoid delays and meet the project completion timelines. He also directed the contractor to hire trucks from local communities instead of purchasing additional ones, saying the project should create economic opportunities for residents.
The Minister further ordered vendors operating within the road reserve to vacate, emphasizing the need to maintain safety, order, and cleanliness along the corridor.
To improve implementation of future infrastructure projects, he directed that contracts should only be advertised and awarded after 80–90% of the required right-of-way consent has been secured to minimize delays caused by land acquisition challenges.
Hon. Kyofatogabye commended Wakiso District for its performance under GKMA-UDP, noting that the district currently leads implementation with 70% progress compared to other participating districts.
Kyengera Town Council LCIII Chairperson, Hon. Ssemugera Kakeeto Bitokote, thanked the Government for the progress made and welcomed the proposal to secure right-of-way consent before awarding future contracts.
Wakiso District Project Focal Person, Mr. Kiwanuka Achilles, expressed confidence that the roads will be completed and handed over by 2 November 2026 if the Minister’s directives are fully implemented. He also noted that engagements with fuel stations are underway to address fuel supply challenges affecting construction activities.
The monitoring exercise was attended by Assistant RDCs Namulimbe Angel and Kikulwe Jotham, officials from the Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, and the District technical team.
