The last case of cholera was reported on 30 April 2003, by the Ugandan Ministry of Public Health had reported a total of 277 cases with 35 deaths in March and April 2003 in Bundibugyo district, with most cases located along the Semliki and Lamia rivers. Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Ogawa had been confirmed by the Ugandan Public Health Laboratory.

The Ministry of Health at the time sent several missions to this area and is taking many measures to control the outbreak, including: improving the coordination and response at district level; carrying out health education campaigns; mobilizing the community about appropriate sanitation practices; training health workers in case management and use of oral rehydration salts as well as in surveillance and data management; and developing active case finding with community leaders.

Since then there have been isollated cases with the threats all coming from the neighbouring countries

Since the quota system started, every year, eleven students from Kasese District are admitted in Ugandan public Universities with a total of 35 benefactors of this todate. In addition, other tertiary institutions such as Bugema University and Makerere University Centre for Continuing Education have established study centres in the District.

There are a total of 34 secondary schools benefiting from Universal Secondary Education (USE) in the District; of these 18 are government grant aided and 16 are Private/Community owned. As at the beginning of 2009, in the total enrollment benefiting from USE was 14,824.

The challenge faced by education in the region is still high with many dropping out of school regardless of the Universal Primary and Secondary education Programs. There is a need to improve on the infustructure and quality of schools in the region. One of the problems faced by the people is the high prohibitive cost of education which as a result has led those who can afford quality education to seek for it in other regions with the majority going off to study in Central Uganda if they can afford it.

He said the coalition will never agree 100 and even in other issues but only on agenda which is becoming song of the day adding that at the end of the members end up in exile and being imprisoned. "People have always have coalitions but the end result is death for the members so it was good to confront death when you already know," Bidandi said.

He cited the history of Kabaka Yekka (KY) and Uganda people's congress that made a coalition to remove Ben Kiwanuka and the end result was for Obote to abolish kingdoms to punish the Kabaka, the coalition that toppled Amini which also failed after Obote re captured power and forced Museveni to go to bush.

He said his party is well prepared to see Museveni waving at Masaka residents after 2011 general elections as he heads to his country home Rwakitura to look after his cows. Bidandi challenged the public to produce evidence where he was cited in any corruption scandal and promised a big reward.

He said the movement government has committed a lot of crimes than that of Amini and Obote two governments. "During Amini and Obote's regimes people died and blood was shed but there was no theft, land grabbing and their families to take over control of state unlike the NRM where the presidents family is in charge of the country," he charged.

He lashed at NRM government and president Museveni of creating safe houses and illegal detentions that was a major cause to fight the past regimes. Bidandi condemned the manner in which WBS T.V presenter Serumaga was arrested recently. "You people i cried, i got stigmatized on witnessing the TV journalist being forced into the car boot but had no option," Bidandi said..

Other components of the project consist of an HIV/AIDS mitigation programme, an Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP), a Resettlement Action Plan, road safety, project audit, Feasibility and detailed design studies for Kayunga–Galiraya (83km) and Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko (111 km) roads.

Estimated to be fully implemented over a five year period, the project will improve transport services with reductions in transport costs, travel times and improved road safety. It will directly enhance the livelihood of an estimated 800,000 people within the project area, where majority of the people are involved in agricultural activities, animal husbandry and trading. The total project cost is estimated at US$ 173.1 million(Ush 346 Billion), of which the proposed ADF loan will cover as much as 92.3% of the foreign exchange cost in addition to 5.1% of local costs while the Government of Uganda will finance US$ 47.4 million (Ush 94billion), representing 27.4 % of the total costs, mainly in local currency (94.9%) with 7.7% in foreign costs.

The Bank Group’s strategy for Uganda draws on the Uganda Joint Assistance Strategy (UJAS), supported by Development Partners, for the period 2005 to 2009. Its objective is to articulate a harmonized response to the country’s Poverty Eradication and Action Plan (PEAP) and other development goals. More specifically, the Bank Group’s support is mainly around two pillars of the PEAP, namely, enhancing production, competitiveness and incomes, and human development.

The ADF’s intervention in the road project is consistent with the Bank Group’s strategic vision for Uganda for the period 2008-2010 which emphasizes human development, pro-poor development investments in an environmentally and socially accepted manner and overall poverty reduction.

Other projects include the RSSP1 2,105 km rehabilitation in 12 districts of South Western Uganda., The design of Fort Portal - Bundibugyo - Lamia road upgrading of 103KM.

Source: Africa Development Bank Group September 28, 2009

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