2nd Technical Planning Meeting since financial year 2013/2014 started sits

The District technical planning meeting today 26^th August 2013 sat at Kasiina council hall to update themselves on the current activities within the district.

The other component of the meeting was the invited Implementing partners (IPs) with the district who were required to join this extended TPC. SDL turned up and RWECO/RIC-NET was represented by RIC-NET ICT officer.

Meeting Highlights

Among the issues discussed was the power crisis at the district headquarters that had gone into the fourth week. Members highlighted a number of resolutions having realized that the district receives a low power voltage as explained by the district engineer and also that the district runs high voltage equipment.

Resolutions were Education, Works and health departments be switched off for the mean time as the district waits for a higher voltage connection. The planning unit is among the most affected departments with power given a faulty metre that needs replacement.

There were also issues raised by the chairperson of the meeting about accountabilities and that some funds from UNICEF were halted due to unfinished accountability from the health department. DHO was requested to inquire from the project focal person and report back as soon as possible so as to have the funds released.

Engravement of town council equipment especially the newly procured double-cabins was to be done and that Katooke town council had already done so.

A first batch of 332 bicycles for LCS was delivered to the district and the last batch would be delivered soon.

From NAADS the DNC (District NAADS coordinator) reported that he had received an email that the secretariat was to deliver 11 motor cycles to the lower local governments and the secretariat would deliver them soon.

50,000 seedlings of calyptus were delivered to the district by National Forestry Authority (NFA). These are to benefit the entire community of Kyenjojo District.

Sector reports

All district sectors submitted their reports and intentions for this week. Among them was;

Health: the District health officer reported that they had several workshops throughout the month the latest being one to equip laboratories that was held in Imperial Hotel-Kampala.

That quality improvements meetings were held  such as strides, Justice for children among others and auditors from World Health Organisation (WHO) through the health ministry had made a follow up with the district on the M-Trac project.

The DHO also reported important activities that were going to run throughout the week and other months to come. These included;

Safe male circumcision conducted by spears that will be targeting Katooke and Butunduzi town councils.

HIV/AIDS review meeting due on 28^th -29^th August by the AIDS commission.

Micro planning meeting about polio vaccination. This is going to be a door to door immunization against polio that will run in two phases September 21^st-23^rd and then October 19^th-20^th 2013.

Education reported that several monitoring activities were going on in the District and that mocks were conducted on 20^th to 21^st August 2013 and that marking would be done by next week.

Several reports and sector work plans were presented.

All present Implementing partners (IPs) were recognized and their services appreciated. “We appreciate all the activities of our IPs and had it not been your support to the district we would be limping. We promiss to continuously work and cooperate with you” said the District planner Mr.Busingye Richard.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 am.

In other news the District is conducting an inspection and evaluation of all District (Government) motorcycles at the District headquarters.

The District council will be sitting and passing the 2013/2014 District budget this Friday 30^th August 2013.