Planning Unit Mandate

The following legal instruments mandate the District planning Unit to coordinate the Local government planning function
  1. Article 125 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995) and the subsequent Act of Parliament (Act No. 15 of 2002) creating the National Planning Authority (NPA) whose primary function is to produce comprehensive and integrated development plans for the country elaborated in terms of the perspective vision and the long-term and medium-term plans.
  2. Article 176, (subsec.2b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995 as amended) which adopts decentralization as the principle applying to all levels of local government and, in particular, from higher to lower local government units to ensure peoples’ participation and democratic control in decision making;
  • Article 190 of the (1995) Constitution of the Republic of Uganda which mandates and obliges District Councils to prepare comprehensive and integrated development plans incorporating plans of LLGs for submission to the National Planning Authority
  1. The Local Government Act, Cap 243 (Section 35 (1)) which designates District Councils as the planning authorities for the districts. The Act mandates the district technical planning committees to coordinate and integrate all the sectoral plans of lower level local for presentation to the district council (sect. 36, sub-sect. 2). The District Planning Unit Coordinates DTPC meetings
  2. The Public Financial Management Act 2015 Part II, Section9 subsections (1 & 2) where the Chief Administrative Officer in consultation with relevant stakeholders prepares a BFP for the vote, taking into consideration balanced development, gender and equity responsiveness and shall submit the BFP to the Minister by 15 November every financial year.
The above laws provide for decentralization, empowering local governments with the responsibility of:
  • Allocating public resources
  • Integrated participatory planning
  • Budgeting and
  • Investment management
Department profile indicating sector composition, Staffing and objectives Sector composition: The Planning function is fulfilled through seven sections namely;
  • District Planning
  • Planning office
  • Statistical data collection
  • Demographic data collection
  • Development planning
  • Operational planning and
  • demographic data collection

Objectives

  1. To facilitate the planning function in the District and Lower local governments in line with the District and National Development Plan and ensuring existence of District and lower local government development plans, annual work-plans and budgets
  2. To coordinate the District technical planning function
  3. To ensure a functional district statistical database
  4. To oversee/monitor the implementation of National and District priority programmes
  5. To ensure coordination of Central Government and Development partner programmes
  6. To coordinate the District monitoring and evaluation function for government policies and programmes
  7. To coordinate population issues in the District and ensuring integration of population issues/factors into development planning.

Population Projection for 2020

S/No. Sub-County Male Female Total
1. Biguli 21,400 21,000 42,400
2. Bihanga 8,800 9,000 17,800
3. Busiriba 17,000 17,800 34,800
4. Bwizi 17,700 18,000 35,700
5. Kabambiro 9,200 10,000 19,200
6. Kahunge 15,700 16,300 32,000
7. Kamwenge 13,300 13,900 27,200
8. Kamwenge Town Council 12,000 11,900 23,900
9. Nkoma 12,700 12,400 25,100
10. Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 24,800 24,900 49,700
11. Nkoma Town Council 7,500 6,900 14,400
12. Kahunge Town Council 6,400 6,600 13,000
    166,500 168,700 335,200
Summary of administrative units for Kamwenge District by county and sub-county
Sub county/Town Council Name Parishes/Zones Total parishes No. of villages/Cells Total Villages/Cells
1. Bwizi 1. Bwizi   14  
  2. Ntonwa   13  
  3. Kyakaitaba 3 12 39
2. Biguli 1. Malere   10  
  2. Kampala B   10  
  3. Kabuye   10  
  4. Biguli 4 10 40
3. Biguli TC 1. Biguli Ward   7  
  2. Bitojo Ward   7  
  3. Rwebishahi Ward   4  
  4. Kabuye Ward   10  
4. Kahunge 1. Kiyagara   15  
  2. Kyakanyemera   17  
  3. Mpanga   10  
  4. Nyakahama 4 7 49
5. Rukunyu Town Council 1. Kyakanyemera Ward   6  
  2. Rukunyu ward   5  
  3. Rwengoro ward   6 17
6.Kahunge T/C 1. Rwenkuba   15  
  2. Rugonjo 2 6 22
  3. Rubaba      
  4. Kihura      
7. Nkoma 1. Kaberebere   6  
  2. Mabale   8  
  3. Bisozi   12  
  4. Kidunduma 4 6 32
8. Nkoma-Katalyeba TC 1. Nkoma ward   3  
  2. Kinyonza   4  
  3. Bulegeya   4  
  4. Mahane 4 4 15
9. Bihanga 1. Bihanga   6  
  2. Kaberebere-Kijungu   4  
  3. Kabingo 3 13 23
10. Lyakahungu Town Council 1. Kakinga ward   3  
  2. Kanyonza I ward   3  
  3. Kanyonza II   2  
  4. Kasozi ward   3  
  5. Kijungu ward   2  
  6. Rwomuriro ward   2  
11. Busiriba 1. Kinoni   9  
  2. Busiriba   7  
  3. Kanimi   5  
  4. Kahondo   5  
  5. Kyakarafa 5 6 32
12. Kamwenge 1. Kakinga   8  
  2. Nkongoro   7  
  3. Businge   6  
  4. Ganyenda   5  
  5. Kyabandara   5  
  6. Kiziba 6 8 39
13. Kabambiro 1. Kabambiro   5  
  2. Iruhura   8  
  3. Nyamashegwa   8  
  4. Kebisingo 4 9 30
14.Kamwenge T/C 1. Kaburisoke   5  
  2. Kamwenge   6  
  3. Kitonzi   6  
  4. Masaka   5  
  5. Rwemirama 5 4 26
15. Bigodi T/Council 1. Bigodi ward   4  
  2. Kyabakwerere ward   2  
  3. Nyabubale-Mahango ward   2  
  4. Bujongobe ward   6  
16. Kabuga T/Council 1. Businge ward   3  
  2. Kabuga ward   1  
  3. Kakinga ward   2  
  4. Karokarungi ward   2  
    67 413 413
         
Summary:
Sub Counties 8
Town Councils 8
Refugee settlement 1
Parishes/wards and Zones 67
Villages/Cells 413
Note: The town councils of Rukunyu, Biguli, Lyakahungu have not yet been operationalized Current staffing levels in the District Planning Unit
Approved Posts as per District Structure No. Filled Vacant
District Planner 1 1 0
Senior Planner 1 1 0
Planner 1 0 0
Stenographer secretary 1 0 0
Driver 1 0 1
Total 5 4 2