District chairperson urges parents and guardians to support Vocational education

The Kabarole district chairperson Mr. Rwabuhinga Richard has appealed to parents and guardians to support vocational education and look at it as viable source of employment especially for the youth. The chairperson made the request while appearing on ToroDev’s supported ‘listeners Forum’ program that is aired live every Sunday 08:00pm-10:00pm on Jubilee radio on 10^th July, 2016. The chairperson while sharing his plans for the district for the next 5 years (2016-2021) said his council will do whatever it can to support vocational education for it supplements the fight to unemployment in the region.

Mr. Rwabuhinga said the last five years (2011-2016), his council built 24 schools in the district, built 5 sub county headquarters, road infrastructure improved especially in Harugongo, Kicwamba & Kasenda sub counties, constructed Kibota, Bwanika, Kidubuli, Nyabuswa, Nyamiseke & Kirere health centre 11’s and also built bigger maternity wards in Kibiito town council at 1.25 billion shillings where the district contributed 250million & another maternity ward in Bukuku subcounty at a cost of 970 million shillings which was fully funded by Baylor Uganda.

Hon. Richard Rwabuhinga, the district chairperson Kabarole

During the 2 hours discussion, Mr. Rwabuhinga in his plans for the district for 2016-2021 term of office promised that his council will; recruit more teachers & health workers, build 6 new sub county headquarters, lobby central government for SAGE funds where elderly people can be supported monthly, lobby central government under wealth creation program for timely quality & quantity seeds and breeds which can help households increase their incomes, advocate & support value addition products to help farmers increase their produce & sales, building 6 primary schools & 2 secondary schools, supporting vocational education, constructing Kasisi-Rwaihamba-Rwankenzi-Kadindimo-Kyanga road & maintenance of the existing roads, extending water sources to Kijura, Karago,Kiko town councils & other sub counties in the district, complete the construction of Kasunganyanja health centre 11 and also allocate 1 Ambulance to Iruhura health centre IV among others.

The chairperson said his council will work in partnership with the members of parliament in the region and also the district chairpersons to promote improved service delivery. He said in these 5 years looking for investors will be one of the core areas & that the district has not taken new roads due to a directive from central government where resources are not enough for new projects. ‘’We shall not accept to be diverted as long as we know that we are moving in the right direction’’, said Mr. Rwabuhinga Richard, the district chairperson Kabarole.

 The 2 hours live discussion had participation of listeners through call-inns & Sms platforms;

‘’ the chairperson while campaigning in our sub county promised to work on Kiraro-Kyagenda road & also solve the problem of congestion at Kijura health centre 11 but I have not had any of the two in his plans, is he thinking of us or he forgot us already’’, asked Beatrice Kimara a caller from Binunda, Hakibale sub county Kabarole district, ‘’the road to Kituli health centre 11 is in bad state especially while transporting sick and pregnant women there, what plan is the district chairperson having to solve the problems?’’, asked David Lubega a caller from Hakibale sub county in Kabarole district, ‘’ we people of Rwaihamba thank the district chairperson for the water extension in our area but still request to provide desks for our children who are studying while sitting in dust’’, said Jamal Muhumuza a caller from Kiremezi in Kasenda sub county Kabarole district.

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