Kazo district local government has commenced preparations for the Financial Year 2027/2028 budget, with a preliminary Indicative Planning Figure (IPF) of UGX 25.9 billion, as district leaders call for increased investment in infrastructure, education, health, agriculture and community livelihoods.

The development was announced during the district’s Budget Consultative Conference held on November 9, 2026. The conference proceedings, which were presented by District Planner Tumuhaise Imelda, brought together political leaders, technical staff, development partners and other stakeholders to discuss development priorities and provide input into the formulation of the district’s budget for the 2027/2028 financial year.

The preliminary budget framework stands at UGX 25,928,134,605, excluding locally generated revenue and external financing.

Speaking in the conference, Kazo District Chief Administrative Officer, Hajji Badru Mayanja Majawala, welcomed stakeholders and emphasized the importance of their participation in identifying community needs, reviewing development achievements and addressing challenges affecting service delivery.

Majawala called on technical staff to ensure that the outcomes of the conference are incorporated into the Programme Budgeting System (PBS) for onward submission to the national level. He also urged district officials to prepare for the forthcoming national assessment scheduled for December 11–15, 2026.

He expressed confidence that collective efforts from political leaders, technical staff and development partners would place the district on a stronger development path.

Meanwhile, Kazo district LC5 Chairperson, Rev. Samuel Mugisha Katuganda, said local governments have a constitutional and legal mandate to undertake planning and budgeting, noting that the annual budget conference is a requirement under the country’s legal framework.

He highlighted the district’s achievements in the 2026/2027 financial year, particularly in education, health, water and road infrastructure.

In the education sector, the district completed Burunga and Kyantumo Seed Secondary Schools, constructed classroom blocks at several primary schools and renovated a number of existing school facilities.

In the health sector, achievements included drilling a borehole and establishing a piped water scheme for Kyampangara and Kyengando Health Centre IIIs, constructing a two-in-one staff house at Kazo Health Centre IV and renovating the outpatient department at Buremba Health Centre III.

The district also drilled and installed five boreholes, rehabilitated ten others and constructed rainwater harvesting facilities in selected schools and communities.

On road infrastructure, routine mechanised maintenance was carried out on several district roads, including Kazo–Rwamuranga–Kiguma, Kazo–Kyampangara–Buremba, Kanoni–Mbogo and Rwentuma–Katoma–Nyungu.

Despite these achievements, Katuganda identified inadequate funding, a low local revenue base, poor road conditions, washed-away bridges and the absence of a district hospital as some of the major challenges affecting service delivery.

He further noted that nine parishes do not have government-aided primary schools, while Kazo and Migina sub-counties lack Health Centre IIIs. Four sub-counties also remain without seed secondary schools.

For FY 2027/2028, the district intends to prioritize completion of the mass Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination exercise, improvement of local revenue collection, monitoring of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds and investment in critical infrastructure.

The district also plans to increase locally generated revenue from UGX 963 million collected in FY 2025/2026 to UGX 1.2 billion by FY 2027/2028.

Katuganda called on technical staff to prepare a realistic budget, councillors to represent the genuine needs of their communities and development partners to support the district’s development objectives.

He also encouraged residents to participate in community meetings, pay their taxes and monitor government projects in their respective areas.

The Woman Member of Parliament for Kazo district, Hon. Molly Nawe Kamukama, urged district leaders to prioritize budget allocations that directly benefit communities and improve the livelihoods of ordinary citizens.

Kamukama observed that Uganda continues to face challenges associated with borrowing and debt, emphasizing the need for responsible resource allocation. She also called for security to be given priority in the district’s development planning.

The FY 2027/2028 budget will be guided by the national theme: “Full Monetization of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and Market Access.”

The writer is Tinyefuza Naboth, Communications Officer, Kazo district local government.