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Souvenir of Tarehe Sita of 6th Feb 2014 The magazine that propels the Banyabuhweju to realise their potential to get out of poverty Vol. 1 Issue No. 1 January 2014 Treasure in a thousand & one Hills Poverty Eradication Initiatives Management and Staff of Block Technical Services Congratulate H.E. Y.K. Museveni, e NRM Government and all Ugandans upon 33rd Tarehe Sita Anniversary Holy Innocent’s Childrens Hospital Administration Block ata Gulu Hospital 50 Unit Staff Hostel at Masaka Hospital 100 Unit Staff Accomadtion at Mulago National Referral Hospital Private Wing at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital The magazine that propels the Banyabuhweju to realise their potential to get out of poverty 1 ISSUE NO. 1 The Magazine that propels the Banyabuhweju to realise their potential 13 HOW TO CONSTRUCT DIFFICULT ROADS CHEAPLY: When Buhweju to get out of poverty Peasants Challenged Bureaucrats in Economics and Engineering 10 THE BUHWEJU HEROES: From “General” Muguta Inside this issue to General Kaguta CEO/ Publisher Nathan Mwesigye 02 EDITORIAL 34 SEEDS OF GOLD- APPLE GROWING IN BUHWEJU Byamukama 03 BUHWEJU DISTRICT AT A 35 SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH TEA [email protected] GLANCE: Facts and Figures GROWING IN BURERE SUB-COUNTY Managing Editor 04 BUHWEJU DISTRICT: 36 WITH TEA GROWING, BUHWEJU CANNOT GO Alison Ayetoranire HOSTING TAREHE SITA IS WRONG Byamukama WELL DESERVED 37 PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT IN BUHWEJU [email protected] 05 BISYA PRIMARY SCHOOL: THROUGH SPORTS Contributors The Buhweju umblical 38 FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF BUHWEJU TO Nathan Mwesigye cord with the NRA- INVESTOR IN HEALTHY GROWING AND FEEDING Byamukama My grounding with the NRA 39 SAVE THE BUHWEJU YOUTH FROM THE EVILS OF Alison Ayetoranire Combatants BETTING Byamukama 07 SOME NRA COMBATANTS 40 THE DREAM COLOUR Annet Namara Byamukama AND COORDINATORS FROM 41 THE POWER OF OUR THOUGHTS Sebastian Kereere BUHWEJU 42 BATTLING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL 08 A PEEK INTO THE Patrick Katagata Junior DEGRADATION MONARCHICAL HISTORY OF Hope Banga BUHWEJU: The formation of 47 MAJOR AREAS FOR INVESTMENT Byamukama Godfrey Kerere Buhweju Kingship Patience B Ayebazibwe 09 TRACING THE ROOTS OF Bamuyaaga BUHWEJU Lt. Col. Barigye Bahoku 11 BREAKING THE ICE ON THE Muhoozi Joseph Sekasamba DEVELOPMENT OF BUHWEJU: Disan Tumusiime President Museveni’s role in the current progress Arthur Babu Muguzi 17 WHY BUHWEJU NEEDS A Dan Tamwesigire SECOND CONSTITUENCY Jane Baine 19 THE POLITICAL POWER 18 BUHWEJU MEMBERS OF OF WOMEN UNDER NRM Derrick Natamba PARLIAMENT: 1989-TODATE Atukunda Gertrude 22 BUHWEJU: WHERE THE SUN Ashabahebwa Rogers RISES IN THE AFTERNOON Alexander Tukwatsibwe 24 THE TALE OF PARTY POLITICS IN BUHWEJU Publication Advisor Dr. Miriam Murungi 28 BUHWEJU IS RISING AND WILL SHINE: The people share Layout & Concept their thoughts on the Buhweju John Wagogo they want to see in the near future Editorial Adviser 32 FUSING MILITARY WITH Rose Mary Kemigisha DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 25 GETTING THINGS DONE: PRIORITIES & FOR BUHWEJU: Six Pre- STRATEGIES FOR BUHWEJU’S ELEVATION Printed by Conditions For Take Off The New Vision 2 The magazine that propels the Banyabuhweju to realise their potential to get out of poverty EDITORIAL The end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014 marked a revolution in the history of Buhweju. The President has shown constant enthusiasm to listen to the people of Buhweju by visiting them regularly and talking to them about development issues. He works hard for us and there is no reason why we cannot work harder for ourselves. We are convinced that even hard work is a function of sensitisation and ALISON AYETORANIRE BYAMUKAMA Special Presidential Assistant for General constant engagement. It is driven by faith, hope, conviction and a Duties in Charge of Buhweju Affairs sense of purpose. The purpose of this magazine is to implementing them. They have readers about the development introduce Buhweju to the ‘outside’ worked with government to put initiatives that government, world; and to enable our dear in place roads that many had development partners, private guests on this special occasion thought were impossible. They sector, NGOs and the people of to learn the history of Buhweju, are yearning for information, Buhweju will be undertaking in her aspirations, potential, and accessibility, development order to meet national and global challenges. projects, electricity, water, roads, development goals such as Vision and hospitals. In this magazine we 2040 and MDGs,. We will at the It will also contribute towards are documenting where we are at same time sensitize our readers empowering our people with the the moment and we shall continue hoping that they will cause the necessary information that will to record our progress and necessary transformation in the liberate them from backwardness. challenges. The magazine is also lives of our people in Buhweju It will also enable them acquire the intended to educate the youth and beyond. That way, we hope necessary confidence and pride to about our culture, heritage, that we shall have contributed take decisions individually or potential and innovations. to the sustainability of the NRM collectively that will transform their revolution livelihoods and those of their Liberation is a continuous children. process that needs constant nourishment. As a new district, Long Live NRM, Long Live UPDF, The people of Buhweju have hungry for development and Long Live Buhweju, Long live reciprocated the NRM gesture prosperity, the magazine which President Museveni by embracing government will be published periodically will For God and My Country programmes and religiously document, digest and update its The magazine that propels the Banyabuhweju to realise their potential to get out of poverty 3 BUHWEJU DISTRICT AT A GLANCE: FACTS AND FIGURES By Annet Namara Byamukama 1. Located in the South Western Uganda 6. The under 16 population was always private. They include: 1 Health Centre and neighbours Ibanda in the North, fewer than the over over 16s. For IV, 4 Health Centre IIIs, 8 Health Mbarara in the East, Bushenyi and example 1825 vs 1623 males for Centre IIs and 2 private facilities. Kibingo in the South West, Rubirizi mumyuka and 1989 vs 2067 females. 16. There is no single Government doctor in the West and Kasese in North Sabadu 946 vs 772 males and 985 in Buhweju District currently. Western. vs 955 females. Sabagabo 901 vs 735 males and 914 vs 952 females. 17. Buhweju is endowed with loamy and 2. The current Population is estimated at Sabawali 1361 vs 1630 males and volcanic fertile soils with varying 103,000. females respectively. proportions of sand and clay in the 2. In colonial days, Buhweju county valleys. had four sub counties (Gombololas) 7. There are 17,000 households with 18. It receives 1500-2000mm of rainfall namely: mumyuka, Sabadu, sabagabo an average of seven people per annually. and sabawali. They are currently household. 8 namely: Burere, Nyakishana, 8. Each household has an average of 7 19. The mean annual temperature ranges Karungu, Bisya, Bihanga, Engaju, acres of land. from 12.5 to 30 degrees Centigrade. Rwengwe,Nsiika Town council. 9. Administratively, it has 1 Constituency, 20. The main cash crops are coffee and 3. The total area is 700.6 square 8 Sub Counties, 1 Town Council, 37 tea whereas bananas and millet are kilometres. In 1959, the area Parishes and 227 Villages. the staple foods. under cultivation was only 4.1 percent as compared to 10. It has a total of 59 Primary schools of 21. There is a tea factory that adds value (Mitooma 5.6),Kashari (7.7), she a which 53 are under UPE, 03 are COPE to the locally grown tea. (20.7), Igara (14.9) and bunyaruguru Schools (for adult education) and 3 22. Buhweju is endowed with natural (9.0). private schools. clean water from rivers and springs, 4. 80% of the topography is hilly and 11. It has 9 Secondary Schools of which 5 characterized by numerous waterfalls. mountainous with plateaus and “U are under USE and 7 are private. 23. It has alluvial gold as a major mineral and V” shaped valleys. 12. There are 19,333 pupils under UPE of resource. 5. In 1959, Buhweju had a population of 20115 which 9,403 are males and 9,930 are 24. Buhweju mainly comprises of (9262 males and 10,853 females). females. Banyankore and Bakiga with a ratio of Mumyuka (now bisya and karungu) 13. There are 2,523 students under USE 3:2. had more population of 7504 of which 1,259 are males and1,264 are 25. The district was of recent connected (3448 male and 4056 female) as females. compared to sebadu 3658( 1718 to hydro electric power and some male and 1940 female), sabagabo 14. There are 145 students under the people already access it. 3502 (1636 male and 1866 female), COPE programme where 71 are males and 74 are females. Source: Buhweju District Report Sabawali 5457 (2466 male and 2991 July 2010 to Dec. 2013 and Doonkamp 1964 females). 15. It has a total of 15 Health facilities of which 13 are Government and two are Contributors: Nathan Byamukama and Alison Byamukama 4 The magazine that propels the Banyabuhweju to realise their potential to get out of poverty BUHWEJU DISTRICT: HOSTING TAREHE SITA IS WELL DESERVED Some people could be wondering why the national celebrations of Tarehe Sita have been held in Buhweju this year. Tarehe Sita which is Swahili for 6th of By Sebastian Kereere, February is marked annually by the national army to mark the anniversary District Chairman of the National Resistance Army (NRA) attack on Kabamba in 1981 which effectively launched the five-year guerilla war. There could not have been a better timing than this for the choice of Buhweju! First of all, Buhweju was a training ground district status in 2010 under the auspices • A technical School has just started.