PICTURE STORY OF VERTICAL TRACKING OF POVERTY RESOURCES IN KYENJOJO DISTRICT

RWECO and the Kyenjojo district local government were engaged in tracking of poverty resources after RWECO and her partner RIDE AFRICA presented to the district leadership the analyzed 2012/13 budgets and plans and the impact on the poor women and men. The district and RWECO identified Local Governments where the vertical tracking should be carried out with the sub county technical and political wing with support from RWECO and her partner RIDE AFRICA.

The vertical tracking exercise comprosed of anlysing the sub county and district budgets, the quarterly releases from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development to Local Government ( New vision of 17 and 18th May, 2013)

Two rural sub counties were identified ( Katooke Sub county and Nyantungo Sub county) and one urban LG unit of  Katooke Town Council.

Projects identified were: Nyakisi Gravity Flow Scheme estimated to have costed Ugx. 1.2bn  built in two phases, 8 Shallow wells each costing Ug 3.8M, 4 Bore halls costing 19M each, Katooke Health Center III and Mayiri HCII in Katooke Sub county

The Water Office, Katooke TC, explaining to the monitoring team how the Ug 1.2bn was used to construct the Nyakisi GFS serving  5000 households in Katooke TC and Katooke Sub county

At Nyakisi GFS, the team established that the land owner had planted sugar canes and Euclaptus trees in the water catchment area, the breather and fence  on the intake tank had be vandalized and the wash out pipe was also damaged. The Water Office costed the damage at Ugx. 2.5M

Katooke HCIII

Government Aided HCIII

Main building at Katooke HC III

At Katooke HCIII, the team established that the UPDF had renovated the Maternity ward during the Terah Sita events ( Feb. 6, 2013), the Center serves both Katooke TC and Katooke Sub county. The HUMC was elected but not functional, PHC funds released to the HCIII was  between Ug 1.5-2.0M per quarter, no finance committee was in place as reported by the LCIII chairperson Katooke TC and the team was informed by the in patients how a guard called Moses switches off lights at night. The Katooke TC LCIII chairperson Mr. Nkonge Edward was concerned by that and ordered the the incharge to stop immediately since PHC funds were meant to meet such costs.

Katooke sub county LCIII Chairperson ( Standing) responding to issues raised during the joint 

sub county meeting

Ms. Margaret K (standing) presenting the findings of the vertical tracking to the Kyenjojo district leaders. Right is Mr. Martin Jacan Gwokto, Chief Administrative Officer of Kyenjojo District June, 2013

The Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Martin, tasked to DHO and Water Officer to respond to the issues raised of which the DHO reported that, his office had included Nyantungo Sub county in the 2013/14 budget since the sub county did not have any health facility. While also in Nyantungo sub county, the DHO pledged to support St. Edwards Clinic which private to carry out immunization and out reach services

Kidubuli Shallow well used by the community in Katooke Town Council

The Town Clerk, Katooke Town Council promised to rehabilitate the Kidubuli Shallow well by 30th June, 2013 at a cost of Ug 1.2M. That was a big move in the right direction for RWECO and RIDE AFRICA team that the leaders were giving immediate action to the issues raised.

Katooke TC and Katooke Sub county leaders in a meeting with RWECO during the presentation of the vertical tracking findings

During the vertical tracking of Poverty resources RWECO and the community team monitors brought to the attention of both the sub county, town council and district leaders the unseen cases of PWDs, elderly how in planning for water resources, they are left out and at Katooke HCIII, how there were no delivery beds for PWDS yet staff reported cases who visit and were handled but with difficult.

Ms. Erina Musumba presenting a petition from Nyantungo Sub county to the Kyenjojo district technical team, June 2013

While social accountability work demands we must make informed research, RWECO has gained more by involving the technical and political teams in verifying the community monitors findings and making a report that is owned by all the teams.

RWECO Team

Ms. Margaret Kabusinguzi
Mr. Sam Rukiidi
Ms. Erina Musumba
Mr. Wilson Amooti
Mr. Rogers Araali
Ms. Sheila Kengingo
Mr. Jimmy B. Odyek
Rev. Isaiah Mucunguzi (Chair)