Kabale District has prioritised wage and salary payments in its financial year 2025/2026 budget, with Shs31 billion allocated to personnel costs, representing about 52 percent of the total budget.
The district’s overall budget stands at Shs58.7 billion, with key sectors including education, health, administration, roads, production, and water receiving significant allocations.
According to the Chief Administrative Officer Robert Mugabe, the largest share of funding comes from central government transfers amounting to Shs56 billion. Local revenue contributes approximately Shs900 million, while donor support from NGOs accounts for about Shs100 million.
Mugabe confirmed that Shs24.2 billion has been allocated to education, Shs10 billion to health, Shs14 billion to administration, Shs2 billion to production, Shs2.5 billion to roads, and Shs1.3 billion to the water sector.
He noted that education and health remain the top priority areas in the district’s development agenda.
He further revealed that the district is currently in the third quarter of the financial year, with about 50 percent of the budget already implemented and 25 percent remaining to complete the annual plan.
Mugabe said funds have largely been used for their intended purposes, particularly in the health sector where several projects have been completed.
However, he acknowledged that overall performance in the 2025/2026 financial year has been weaker compared to 2024/2025, citing stalled projects such as the construction of classroom blocks at Ndorwa Secondary School.
He attributed some of the challenges to heavy rains, which have affected road infrastructure works. Despite this, he expressed optimism that the district will fully implement its planned budget by the end of the financial year.
The Resident District Commissioner, Godfrey Katamba, said that while most sectors are performing fairly well, some have lagged behind. He cited roads and engineering at 39 percent performance, natural resources at 28 percent, internal audit at 44.2 percent, and trade, industry and local development at 47 percent.
Katamba called for increased government funding and improved local revenue collection to enhance service delivery.
Kabale District Speaker Flavia Nyinakiza Kanagizi also noted that while all sectors are important, many remain underfunded, particularly community-based services. She further highlighted the lack of adequate monitoring vehicles, which she said limits effective supervision of government projects.
Kabale District comprises ten sub-counties, two town councils, and three counties—Ndorwa East, Ndorwa West, and Kabale Municipality. The district employs more than 2,000 government workers.