Unit Type: Department

This department focuses on contributing to the improvement of the health status of the people in the district so as to lead a socially and economic productive life, which is carried out within the framework of the national health policy whose overall objective is to reduce mortality, morbidity and the disparities therein.

Wakiso District has seven (7) Health Sub Districts in Entebbe, Busiro South, Busiro North, Busiro East, Kyadondo North, Kyadondo South and Kyadondo East. The district has a total of 104 Government aided health facilities of which 67 are purely Government and the remaining 37 are Private Not for Profit (PNFPs) facilities. About 45% of the district population is within 5km reach of these facilities. However, there is quite a number of Private for Profit Health facilities spread all over the district. The district also has 2,800 trained Village Health Teams in the basic package (at least 4 per village) and about 1400 is trained in ICCM

his sector oversees education, training and development of the young generation and turning them into responsible citizens and leaders of tomorrow in the district. The District has 1,692 Primary schools of which 256 are Government aided and 1436 are private. The teachers on government payroll are 2632 primary, 497 secondary and 115 from the tertiary institutions. There are 580 secondary schools of which 57 are Universal Secondary education (USE) schools and 523 are private tertiary institutions 2 universities Kisubi and Nkumba and one PTC (Shimoni)   are 66 vocational of which 3 are government while are private 63 are in the district and how many are government aided).

The District continues to excel in the National Examinations Primary Leaving Examinations, Uganda Certificate of Education and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education. Wakiso District has proved to be the country’s academic giant having produced the best students in National Examinations at all levels –Primary seven, senior four and Senior six. In the national ranking of the best performing districts in 2014 in UCE out of 118 districts, Wakiso emerged the second best with schools.

DEPARTMENTAL MISSION
To build and maintain capacity in education services, Improve service delivery as per the national education policies, education strategic investment plan and district development so as to ensure all learners have equal opportunities to access quality education services through improvement of infrastructure and mode of service delivery.

New/Upcoming Departmental projects

•  Construction of VIP pit latrines in selected schools with inadequate sanitation/hygiene facilities.
•  Furnishing Departmental Registry.
•  Construction of classroom facilities in Gobero Baptist, Katuuso RPC, St. Mark Kakerenge and Sentema Quran Primary schools.
•  Administering end of term 1 and joint Mock exams for P.7 candidates to reduce academic performance disparities in schools in Wakiso District.
•  Strengthening twinning programme among schools with a view of improving balanced academic performance in the District.

Services offered

• Implementation of the national Education goals in the District.
• Sensitization of teachers on the professional Code of conduct.
• Licensing and Registration of Nursery schools.
•  Routine inspection of schools to ensure adherence and implementation of government policies.
•  Provision of counselling and guidance services to teachers.
•  Mobilization of pupils/students to attend schools.
•  Sensitization of SMC and Bogs to enhance their performance of duties.
• Identifying areas (parishes) without schools.
• Inspection of primary, secondary schools and Tertiary institutions and recommended them for licensing/registration.
• Identifying the disadvantaged vulnerable children with learning disabilities for “proper placement in schools.
• Monitor teacher/pupil/student attendance in schools.

District Education Statistics

Government Aided	Numbers
Primary Schools	256
Post-Primary Education Institutions	30
Teachers Training Institutions	01
Vocational Institutions	03

 

Teachers In Government Aided	Numbers
Primary Schools	2,721
Secondary Schools	888
Tertiary Institutions	80

 

Other Schools & Institution	Numbers
Nursery Schools	699
Secondary Private Schools	550
Schools USE Programme	57
Tertiary Institutions	80
Universities	02

• Teacher pupil ratio: 1:53
• Pupil textbook ratio: 1:7
• Pupil stance ratio: 1:60
• Total number of Education institutions in the District: 2,977
• Total number of private primary schools: 1,436

Key NGOs partnering with the department

• Save the Children-Uganda
• Building Tomorrow-Uganda
• Voluntary Action for Development (VAD)
• Huyslink
• Nature Uganda
• Nurture Uganda
• Hunger Free World
• Ashinaga
• SOS children’s Village- (U)
• USAID/RTI
• SIB
• AMPCCAN
• FOWODE
• I.L.O

Section 90 of the Local Governments Act Cap 243 stipulates the existence of the Internal Audit department in every district whose duties and responsibilities are also well defined by regulations 2007 and the Local Government Audit Manual 2007.
The department has the mandate to carry out audits in health centers, schools, sub-counties, district council departments, LDG grant, CBG grant, CDD, manpower audit, NAADS, special audits and investigations and any other projects.

Mission
To provide independent, objective assurance and consulting services that add value and improve the district operations.

Mandate
Section 90 of the Local Governments Act CAP 243 stipulates for the existence of the Internal Audit department in every district whose duties and responsibilities are also well defined by Regulations 12(1-3) of the Financial and Accounting Regulations 2007 and the Local government audit manual 2007.

Major Goal

To provide assurance that internal controls are in place and functioning as intended and that value for money is obtained in council activities by carrying out audits in the following areas : revenue collection, procurement procedures and payments, assets, stores, and any others area prescribed in various policies for instance NAADS.

Audit Universe

1. 256 UPE Schools
2. 66 USE Schools
3. 7 Health center IVs and one Hospital
4. 54 Health center IIIs and II’s
5. 11 District Departments
6. 15 sub county’s
7. NAADS in 21 Lower Local Governments
8. Man power Audit
9. Project audits(LDG,CBG,CDD)

Department Goal
To improve the management and accountability of the financial resources of the district.

Department’s executive

• To supervise and coordinate department activities in accordance with the local Governments and Accounting regulations (LGFAR)
• To identify and supervise collection of sufficient revenue to ensure that service delivery standards are met.
• To promote an accountable Wakiso District Local Government (through preparation of required financial reports in accordance with FAR).
• To contribute to the sustainable growth of the district economy through funding sectors.

Services offered

• The department is largely a service department
• Collection of revenue and availing it various departments
• Provision of financial advice to the district council and the various organs of council.

Department’s New/ Upcoming Projects

• Regulation of commercial cyclists and park fees.
• Gazetting of the revised Wakiso district ordinance.
• Registration of properties in Wakiso sub county.
• Formation of rates payers associations in Kajjansi, Kyengera and Kasangati Town Councils.

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The directorate coordinates the overall functionality of 11 directorates at the District level, 23 lower local governments located in the district.

Departmental Mandate
To develop, manage and administer human resource, district policies and systems, for efficient and effective service delivery.

Mission
To serve the district through a coordinated delivery of services that focus on national and local priorities to promote sustainable and social-economic development.

Objectives

• To effect administrative checks and supervision at least once a year.
•  To ensure coordination of departmental activities
• To offer staff necessary welfare and motivation.
• To ensure a safe, clean and conducive work environment
• To network with national and international bodies and ministries.

• Recruit staff with requisite knowledge experience and skills
• Train and equip staff with relevant knowledge and skills
• Ensure management of district records
• Disseminate district information locally and internationally
• Ensure award of contracts following the laid down procedures

Services Offered

To effect administrative checks and supervision;

1. Monitoring implementation of LLG and departmental projects.
2. Assessment of fulfillment of minimum conditions and performance measures required by the ministry
3. Monitoring of lower local governments.
4. Attending to lower local governments’ complaints and conflicts.

To ensure coordination of departmental activities;

1.  Hold technical planning committee meetings
2. Attend sectoral committee resolutions
3. Guide departmental heads of government
4. Facilitate departmental activities.

Offer staff necessary welfare and motivation;

1. Ensure salary payments by 28^th day of the month
2. Offer office imprest
3. Providing mileage and kilometrage
4. Support the human resource team to effectively manage the payroll
5. Payment of pension and gratuity to beneficiaries.

To ensure a safe clear and conducive work environment;

1. Payment of electricity bills
2. Payment of water bills
3. Payment for sanitary equipment and facilities
4. Payment for slashing compound and trimming hedges
5.  Payment of wages for office cleaners
6. Repair and maintenance of broken-down facilities

Network with national and international bodies and ministries;

1. Providing timely reporting to ministries
2. Receive national and international delegations
3. Celebrate national and district functions
4. Payment of co-funding for district programmes
5. Payment of membership fees to affiliate associations

Recruit staff with requisite knowledge skills and experience; Carry out advertisements, shortlisting, interviews, appointment, and deployment; Train and equip staff with relevant knowledge and skills;

1. Identify training needs; evaluate training programmes depending on our staff needs.
2. Provide technical support to lower local governments and other local governments
3. Carry out cost effective training abroad.

Ensure management of district records;

1. Facilitate the prompt delivery of mail
2. Appraise the records staff annually
3.  Recruit qualified

Disseminate district information locally and internationally;

1. Manage the district website
2. Coordinate the district radio program
3. Facilitate the district information officer to gather and disseminate information regarding the district
4.  Provide and disseminate information with the provisions of the access to information Act 2005.

Ensure award of contracts following the laid down procedure;

Follow guidelines as laid down in the PPDA Act. Obligations of Our Clients:

• Attend to scheduled appointments punctually
• Respond to our request for accurate and timely information
• Contribute to solutions to address our challenges.
• Not to offer gifts, favors or inducements to our staff
• Abide by legal requirements
• Suppliers to provide appropriate, timely goods and services
• Treat our staff with courtesy.