OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU (RWENZURURU KINGDOM)

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

BUHIKIRA ROYAL PALACE

P.O. BOX 223

KASESE – UGANDA

SUMMARY OF LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH SPECIFIC AND IMMEDIATE PROJECTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 1^ST 3 YEARS

THIS DRAFT PLAN IS A SUMMARY OF COLLECTED AND DEVELOPMENTAL IDEAS OF THE PEOPLE OF RWENZORI (THE BANYA – RWENZURURU)

DRAFTED IN JULY – AUG 2008

BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE IN THE

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

(RWENZURURU KINGDOM)

MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

obusingabwarwenzururu@yahoo.com

www.rwenzururu.com

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

Department of Planning and Development

P.O.BOX 223, KASESE – UGANDA

Date: 28^th Aug 2008

To the Office of His Majesty

Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema-Ngoma

Your Majesty,

RE: REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT:

On behalf of the members of the above-mentioned department, I take this honour to submit our report to you, which is about the “development plan” of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

Your directive to develop this work plan was received around mid June 2008 with the following terms of reference:-

• To develop a work plan for the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu with immediate projects to be implemented.

• To set a plan that has attractive information to be put on Obusinga website for local and international support.

• To develop a video documentary about the need for help in development projects of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• That this report be submitted to you as soon as possible.

Much as it was not easy to handle this work in a shortest period, I am happy to report to you that, we saw it very necessary to develop this work plan. So far we have managed to come up with a summary of long-term development plan that has specific and immediate projects to be implemented for the 1^st 3 years.

In this report, we thank all the Banya-Rwenzururu, especially the executive members of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu, who contributed ideas and physically participated in the panel biting of the draft plan for the best of our cultural institution in development.

Finally your Majesty, due to limited funds, we have not been able to make a summary of the video documentary. However, it is very necessary for the world community to know all about our culture through reading on our development literature’s and viewing pictures with nice or beauty features of our kingdom for clear decision making as far as visiting, direct assistance and support is concerned.

Bellow is the work plan document we have developed to benefit the people of Rwenzori.

“Habwa Kaingo No’Obusinga bwethu”

Signed by

AGANATIYA KATYA – aganati@yahoo.com Tel. 0772382059

HEAD OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

CC: Hon. Costantine Bwambale – Head of Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu business.

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

In this development plan, we are proud with this production although we understand that the task to do so was very difficult to handle especially when there were no funds to facilitate the whole exercise.

It would have been very difficult to reach this stage of development if the Obusinga department of planning and development was not serious with moving up and down, consulting every stakeholder to participate.

With special gratitude, I wish to thank Mr. Katya Aganatiya – Head of planning and development department in the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu and his committee members for the good work done.

I also thank the Executive members of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu and all technical supporters for their technical guidance, support and participation in the development of this work plan.

All in all I greatly thank His Majesty the “Omusinga Charles W. Mumbere Irema-ngoma” for his concern on this matter.

Lastly I wish to call upon all stakeholders in the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu, Government of Uganda and International communities in general to support the implementation of this development plan so that the people of Rwenzori (the Banya-Rwenzururu) through their Kingdom can achieve their development goals and objectives.

COSTANTINE BWAMBALE – cobwa@yahoo.co.uk

HEAD OF EXECUTIVE

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

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OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

SUMMARY OF LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITH

SPECIFIC AND IMMEDIATE PROJECTS FOR THE 1^ST 3 YEARS:

NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INSTITUTION TO IMPLEMENT THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu/Rwenzururu Kingdom

P.O. Box 223

Kasese – Uganda

East Africa

Email: obusingabwarwenzururu@yahoo.com

Website: www.rwenzururu.com

Status of the Institution:

Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu or Rwenzururu Kingdom is a cultural Institution, which brings together all the people of Rwenzori mountain (the Banya-Rwenzururu) for social and economic development,.

Current Palace Location:

Kibanzanga Road,

KASESE TOWN,

Rwenzori Region,

Western Uganda.

Mission.

To create a development framework, which the Banya-Rwenzururu will be able to support and maintain in relationship with their mountain habitat, for Social, Cultural and Economic progress.

Goals:

Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu development goals are based on the various objectives of the Institution:

• To have a community that is culturally organized to preserve, protect and uphold individual rights, freedoms and peace in a poverty-free environment.

• To ensure partnership with other development Agencies at local and International levels.

• To ensure provision of modernized agriculture, education, health and medical care systems.

• To involve the Banya-rwenzururu wherever they are in Obusinga / Kingdom development planning.

• To ensure quality human resource placement in all sectors of the kingdom

• To access all banya-Rwenzururu to clean and safe water

• To enhance the provision of transport and communication facilities

• To mobilize and lobby for financial and material support to meet the costs of all proposed service delivery.

• To ensure proportional representation of all interest groups at all levels in the kingdom management structures.

General Aims And Objectives.

• To preserve, protect and uphold the rights and freedoms of all Banya-Rwenzururu without discrimination.

• To preserve and maintain peace, unity and equality.

• To protect and practice cultural rights without fear, favour or prejudice.

• To exploit the natural resources and protect the environment for posterity.

• Coordinate links with similar institutions for social and economic development and mutual respect, trust and cooperation.

Development Strategies.

• Effective development meetings

• Effective mobilization of the target community

• Effective planning and finance mobilization

• Effective service delivery at all levels of Obusinga

• Supplement on central Government efforts to enforce civil laws and cultural policies in development.

• Initiate various development programmes at different levels for the target community to benefit from.

• Capacity building to Obusinga leadership at all levels.

• Build strong relationship with other cultural institutions and development agencies at local and international levels.

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SETUP OF THE PEOPLE OF RWENZORI

(THE BANYA-RWENZURURU).

Socially the people of Rwenzori (the Banya– Rwenzururu) were and up to now are still organized in geographical ridge and clan leadership. Each clan represents a line-up of different families who have the same beliefs, totem history, and the same area of origin.

During the Iron Age, the people of Rwenzori (the Banya rwenzururu) fabricated tools and weapons mainly related to food production. The Rwenzori mountain climate conditions help the Banya-Rwenzururu to grow a variety of food crops including cereal grains, root crops and pulses etc.

Originally the the Banya Rwenzururu were much involved in Industrial development work. Black smithing using natural iron ore, pottery, brewing, basketry, bark cloth making, handcraft and wood curving were the daily activities. Colonialism obliterated all of these important skills.

Our relationship with the environment thrived on our spiritualism. For this matter, therefore Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu development plan is set to redress all these important cultural issues to benefit the Banya-Rwenzururu and the world community at large.

Background of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu:

Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu or Rwenzururu Kingdom, is a cultural institution which brings together the people living around Rwenzori Mountain especially the Bayira/Bakonzo and Bamba people (the Banya - Rwenzururu), who share a similar mode of traditions, Values, beliefs, emotions, festivals etc.

This cultural Institution is headed by the “Omusinga”, which is a hereditary title dating from the first king Isemusinga Isaya Mukirania. The Institution is highly supported the population

Honoured Features:

1. Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu Coat-of-arms.

2. Obusinga flag, which has four colours (Blue, Green, yellow and white)

3. Obusinga Motto: (Habwa Kayingo n’Obusinga bwethu)

4. Obusinga Regalia comprises; a set of drums, shield, spears, traditional sickle, rain and wealth guiding stones, traditional smearing oil, samples of minerals and soils exploited in the past etc.

5. Obusinga Anthem exalting the natural heritage

6. Organisational management structure, stipulating the various roles of each organ under Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

7. The Constitution of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu, as the guiding document of the Banyarwenzururu.

Population Base of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu in development programmes:

It is very common that any development plan like this is always based on target community to address their needs for development. Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu in this matter, is developing this plan, which will in future be broken down into small projects that will benefit fully the Banya-Rwenzururu

Population Growth Rate:

Looking at the population census reports of the past periods especially since 1962, the 1991 census and 2002 analytical reports, it is estimated, that the growth rate of the population in the Rwenzori stands at 3.6%.

The people of Rwenzori (the Bayira/Bakonzo and Bamba) who in the past have been estimated to be ½ million on Uganda side and 4 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are now estimated to be over 1 million on Uganda side and around 6 million in Congo.

Administrative Organs:

The organisation of Obusinga BwaRwenzururu operates under the following organs:

• Royal family

• Foundation board.

• The Royal Privy council

• Royal cabinet

• The Secretariat.

• Clan leaders

• Organ of the Chieftains

• Royal Kingdom assembly composed of cabinet ministers, clan leaders, Chieftains, Rwenzururu veterans representatives and representatives of various sectors of development in the Obusinga bwarwenzururu.

• Royal council of notables.

• Royal Board of Advisors.

• Development committees at various community levels.

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU MAJOR DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES:

Population related challenges.

• Un controlled high population growth rate.

• Pressure on land shortage & environmental sensitive areas.

• Settlement of landless people, general concerns on poor housing and sanitation.

• Lack of facilitation to help on population census and growth rate control.

• Lack of employment especially among the youth.

• High rates of HIV/AIDS prevalence.

Administrative challenges.

• Lack of facilitation for land settlement in the Kingdom.

• Power sharing between the ridge leaders and chieftaincies is one of the challenges observed in administration.

• Need for capacity building seminars/workshops among all people representing the various organs of Obusinga bwa rwenzururu.

• Lack of facilitation to help on the sustainability of various organs of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Lack of facilitation to help on the recruitment of technical staff in most of the development sectors of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Lack of facilitation for field volunteers.

• Lack of transport and communication facilities at all levels.

• Lack of facilitation to help on research programmes of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

Financial support to meet the cost of service delivery.

There are critical financial gaps in the following areas of development;

• Lack of funds to facilitate the various administrative organs of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Lack of funds to facilitate the various development programmes and all proposed projects of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• There is community awareness gaps about the roles in supporting the development activities of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Lack of financial support from the Central Government of Uganda.

• Lack of information management and computerized systems to help on the financial lobbying for the development programmes of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

Planning related challenges.

• Lack of facilitation to help on planning and development programmes of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Lack of facilitation for technical support to help on general planning for the development programmes in the Kingdom.

• Lack of financial and technical support for the procurement of planning facilities.

Challenges related to Health Care Facilities.

• The estimated population of over 5 million people who support and believe in the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu (both in Uganda and D.R.C ) is served by only 2 Government Hospitals ( Bwera and Bundibugyo Hospitals) and few health centers.

• Rwenzori region still lacks more hospitals including a “Referral Hospital” and health centers in various parts of the Kingdom.

• The existing health centers also lack enough basic facilities such as lab equipment, beds, drugs and staff at all levels.

• Ambulance services to transport the critically ill patients do not exist at all.

• Lack of well facilitated outreach immunization centers and the field staff.

• Lack of transport facilities at all health center levels.

• Lack of proper first aid kits for disaster management.

Environment Management challenges

• The main feature (the permanent snows on the Rwenzoris ) that makes the name and beauty of Rwenzururu mountain to an extend of being a “World Heritage Center” is now threatened by unrecovery seasonal melting. The popular snow line has continuously gone down to worrying levels.somuch so that without it then the Rwenzururu people and the entire world would face extinction due to global warming.

• Un controlled deforestation is one of the major challenges.

• Lack of proper planning is still a big challenge.

• There is uncontrolled floods that leads to mass wasting resulting from the slopes of Rwenzori Mountains.

• Many river banks in the Kingdom have been tempered with through cultivations, sand quarrying & brick, making, etc.

• Continuous practices of traditional methods of farming in the Kingdom, is also challenge to our environment.

• There are still many questions on how the local community (The Banya- Rwenzururu) are benefiting from the protected areas within the Kingdom.

• There is general land pollution caused by the few industries around and practice of pit latrines at every home steady.

• Green belts and open spaces in the urban and rural areas in the Kingdom have been greatly tempered with and converted to other land uses.

Challenges on Road infrastructure.

• Lack of enough community access roads and bridges on the mountains and lower land areas of Rwenzururu Kingdom.

• The few roads in existence are poorly maintained.

• Roads are often flooded during the rainy season.

• Lack of skilled labour-based maintenance.

Waste management practices in urban and rural areas of Rwenzori.

• The daily generation of the uncontrolled waste materials mainly in the urban areas of Rwenzori is very high.

• Lack of proper technical knowledge on waste management.

• Lack of recommended tracks and skips for garbage collection.

• Un controlled open dumping at various proposed landfills is still the common practice.

• At many dumping sites in most of the urban areas of Rwenzori region, garbage management is by burning during dry seasons.

• Currently, community awareness and participation in garbage collection and disposal is still very limited.

Cross cutting Challenges.

• No guarantee on agricultural production and therefore no food security.

• Lack of Educational and Health facilities in general.

• Lack of financial support to help on the rehabilitation and construction of transport infrastructures in the Kingdom.

• Poverty at almost all levels of the people of Rwenzori.

• HIV/AIDS problem, which is time to time claiming lives of people of all age.

• The threatened environment especially the high rate of un recovered snow melting on Rwenzori mountain, which require special attention.

• Natural disasters such as hunger, landslides etc.

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND PROPOSED AREAS OF EXPENDITURE/PROJECTS UNDER THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Obusinga General Administration Development Programme.

• Sustainability of the Royal family.

• Sustainability and maintenance of the Omusing’s office.

• Sustainability of the Obusinga foundation Board.

• Sustainability and maintenance of Privy council.

• Sustainability and maintenance of Cabinet ministers’ offices.

• Sustainability and maintenance of the secretariat

• Sustainability and maintenance of legal office

• Sustainability and maintenance of the Royal Kingdom assembly.

• Sustainability and maintenance of the organ of clan leaders.

• Sustainability and maintenance of the organ of chieftains.

• Sustainability and maintenenance of planning and finance office.

• Sustainability and maintenance of the royal council of notables in development.

• Lobby for support projects to re-settle the Rwenzururu veterans in development.

• Coordination of monitoring and evaluation of all the Kingdom development projects.

Obusinga Land Management And Development Programme.

• Identification of suitable land for the Obusinga projects in development.

• Legal processing of various land of Obusinga bwa rwenzururu.

• Land management seminars and meetings.

• Sustainability and maintenance of obusinga land office.

• Obusinga community land survey to measure whether the land owned by the obusinga community is enough to benefit them all.

- Settlement of specific land problems and disputes.

Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Cultural Development Programme.

- Modification of current Royal palace.

• Construction and maintenance of the Royal modern palace.

• Construction and maintenance of the Royal cultural museum with arts and crafts shop.

• Construction and maintenance of the Royal cemetery of the first King of Obusinga Rwenzururu (late King Isaya Mukirania).

• Construction and maintenance of a new Royal cemetery around Kasese town for the current Obusinga heroes to be laid in.

• Construction and maintenance of the Royal music theatre with arts and crafts shop.

• Development of traditional worship and sites of offering to the mountain

god-Kithasamba. - Amahongero.

• Sustainability of cultural holidays.

• Circumcision development projects.

Community mobilization development programme.

• Sustainability and maintenance of mobilization office.

• Community mobilization and awareness services.

• Transport and communication facilities.

Obusinga Population Census And Growth Development Programme.

• Sustainability and maintenance of obusinga bwa Rwenzururu population office.

• Population census, growth development and monitoring service.

Health Development Programme.

• Sustainability and maintenance of the Royal department of health.

• Community health Education development services.

• Royal development support on malaria and HIV/AIDS control in the Kingdom.

• Medical and other health facilities to enhance on the current government services in the region.

• Provision of public sanitary facilities specifically in the areas of need.

• Provision of good piped water for public use.

• Garbage collection and its recycling in the urban and rural areas.

• Special health facilities like ambulance, lab and theatre equipments.

• Transport facilities for urban and rural use on health education

- Royal Referral hospitals in the kingdom.

- Development of medical and health training schools in the kingdom.

Environmental Protection And Tourism Development Programmes.

• Sustainability for the Environmental protection and Tourism development office.

• Community awareness on environmental sensitivity and concerns in the environment protection and tourism industry.

• Soil and water conservation and protection development projects.

• A forestation development projects

• Air pollution, global worming control and wetland management projects.

• Water and sanitation development projects.

• Polythene papers management projects.

• Eco or Community Tourism development projects.

• Partnership development especially, with Government and private tourism industries in the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

Education And Sports Development Programme.

• Development and sustainability of the Royal office of Education and sports.

• Obusinga community awareness projects on quality and beneficial education.

• Royal development project based on enhancing the current facilities in Educational institutions.

• Royal project in support of practical skills development among the people of obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Development of “Buhikira Royal palace Primary and Secondary schools.” In various places of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Development of “Royal world Heritage University” in the kingdom

• Scholarships support development project mainly to the needy students at various levels of education in the kingdom

• Development of games and sports infrastructure for life skills development.

Agriculture And Food Security Development Programme.

- Agricultural office.

• Mobilization for improved land utilization, production, marketing and food security.

• Mountain soils and water conservation development projects.

• Small scale Irrigation systems for Agricultural development at family levels.

• Development of demonstration sites of large scale irrigation systems for high production of food and cash crops.

• Promotion of organic faming among the people of kingdom.

• Animal development projects

• Food processing projects.

• Floriculture development projects.

Promotion Of Mother Languages In the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu.

• Development and sustainability of research and language office.

• Development of mother language literature for all levels.

• Research and language Policy development.

• Develop public information and research centers in the kingdom equipped with mother language literature.

• Develop community centers for the aged, research, and information sharing and skills development activities.

Information And Communication Development Programme.

• Development and sustainability of information and mobilization office.

• Lobby and establish “Royal FM Radio Station services” for information sharing a mong all the Bany-Rwenzururu.

• Lobby and establish “Royal TV Station services” for community use in development.

• Awareness development programmes through meeting, seminars, TV, and Radio talk shows for the Banya-Rwenzururu to benefit from.

• Development Internet services.

Works And Technical Development Programme.

• Development and sustainability of works and technical office.

• Key facilities for the various sectors of works and technical development projects of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Water tanks project for water harvest by the target community.

• Water pumping machine project for home use and small scale irrigation system at family levels.

• Construction of irrigation water tangs project, for irrigation water supply to various suitable place in the kingdom.

• Opening and rehabilitation project of transport infrastructures.

• Opening and rehabilitation of urban and rural roads in the kingdom.

• Transport and communication facilities for better supervision and monitoring of all planned projects.

• Special means of transport like the chair lifts, Skips to benefit visitors and the people living in hard to reach areas.

Natural Resource Development Programme.

- Development of Office.

• Development of packed drinking water projects.

• Partnership projects in the development of hydro power stations for rural and urban electrification.

• Partnership projects in the development of irrigation water sources.
  

• Partnership development in the opening of research and trade centers for fertile and useful soils and minerals for industrial development.

• Partnership projects in the areas of research and development of natural medicines.

• Timber Industry developments projects.

• Partnership projects in the development of fish industry.

• Partnership projects in the development of salt industry.

• Partnership projects in the development of solar and gas energy industries.

• Development of Organic food industries.

• Development of metal and non-metalic.

• Development of Traditional crafts industries.

Disaster Preparedness And Special Programme For The People With Special Needs.

• Sustainability of disaster and preparedness programme office.

• Royal support projects for the feasibility study of the people with special needs.

• Community mobilization projects for the construction of food reserve granaries.

• Mobile tents and first aid kits projects for emergency problems in the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu.

• Royal support projects to specific people with special disaster problems.

• Settlement projects for the landless people in the obusinga bwa rwenzururu.

• Royal support projects to the victims of war and endemic diseases.

Women and Youth in Development:

• Development and sustainability of youth and women office

• Mother and Child care development projects.

• Hand crafts projects

• Music, dance and drama projects

• Games and Sports development projects

• Micro-finance development projects.

• Kitchen garden development projects

• Life skills training projects.

• Peace building development programme.
  

PROPOSED EXPENDITURES UNDER THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN:

In this development plan, expenditures are proposed and classified under the following categories:

• Welfare for the Royal family.

• Expenses for the Omusinga’s Office.

• Expenses for Nyabaghole’s office.

• Expenses for planning and finance mobilization.

• Salaries and allowances to Cabinet Minister’s in the Kingdom.

• Salaries and allowances to members of the secretariat at various levels.

• Meeting allowances to members of the various organs of the Kingdom.

• Technical staff meetings

• Communication and travel expenses at various levels of administration in the Kingdom.

• Lobbying and consultation expenses

• Expenses to organise the Rwenzururu veterans in development projects.

• Expenses to organise development projects of various organs of the Kingdom.

• Internal and Foreign Guests up keep expenses

• Entertainment expenses

• Transport and communication

• Monitoring, Evaluation and reporting at various levels in the Kingdom.

RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN:

The implementation of this development plan needs strong alliances and partnerships with many key players in the world development programmes for technical advise and support of any kind. The Banya Rwenzururu and various stakeholders at District levels in the region, Central Government of Uganda and International communities will be major players in this implementation process.

Proposed strategies for resource mobilization and implementation of this development plan.

• Joint planning to develop work plans and guidelines for the institutional development.

• Identify the immediate projects and priority needs for the target communities to benefit from.

• Lobby Central Government, International development agencies, foundations and well-wishers for support.

• Information sharing through meetings, seminars, workshops, reports, Royal bulletins etc.

• Implementation by contracting out construction works.

• Joint supervision, monitoring and evaluation support.

• Division of labour and activities at different levels of development programmes.

• Visit Exchange development programmes for experience, sharing and exchange of ideas.

• Routine maintenance of implemented projects on annual basis.

• Implementation through periodical minor repairs.

SPECIFIC, IMMEDIATE AND PRIORITY PROJECTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 1^ST 3 YEARS STARTING FROM JAN 2009 – DEC 2011

• Management projects.

• Repairs and modification of the current Buhikira Royal Palace

• Land processing and physical planning for a modern palace project

• Site planning, construction and opening of Buhikira Royal schools

• Scholarship support to vulnerable students.

• Afforest-ration development projects

• Soil, water conservation and protection development project.

• Mother and Child health care development project.

• Public awareness on HIV/AIDS education program

• Settlement and rehabilitation projectfor the Rwenzururu veterans in development

• F.M Radio and T.V station projects for information and communication services.

• Eco-Tourism development projects

• Physical planning for the opening and rehabilitation of urban and rural roads in the kingdom

• Buhikira Royal cultural museum.

• Physical planning for the construction and maintenance of the Royal cemetery of the first King of Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu (late King Isaya Mukirania).

• Planning for the construction and maintenance of a new Royal cemetery around Kasese town for the current Obusinga heroes to be laid in.

• Eco – Tourism through the development of camping sites, traditional worship and sites of offering to the mountain god-Kithasamba. – “Amahongero” etc.

More Information about this development plan, please contact:

Aganatiya Katya – Head of Planning and development sector,

OBUSINGA BWA RWENZURURU

Tel: 0772382059

Email:aganati@yahoo.com

SPECIFIC AND IMMEDIATE PROJECTS SUMMARIES:

Project profile I:

Programme Sector: Management Services

Sub-Sector: Administration

Specific Project: Procurement of tools and equipment

for the Obusinga offices in development

and maintenance.

Project Location: Buhikira Royal Palace Headquarters.

Planned expenditure: Ug Shs 327,900,000=

Expected local contribution: Ug Shs 5,000,000=

Funding Gap: Ug Shs 322,900,000=

Proposed Starting Date: Jan 2009

Project Completion: December 2011

Specific Project objective:

• To improve on the current offices in place and set new ones for the Obusinga projects in development.

Benefits:

• Good leadership in good working environment and timely production of reports.

Project Background:

With a total of over 5 million supporters in Rwenzori region on both sides of Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu as the only cultural institution of the people of Rwenzori with such beautiful resources, still lack well organized offices for better service delivery.

Sources of funding:

• Local community contributions

• Local and Central Government support

• International development agencies, foundations, friends and well-wishers.

Implementation plan:

• Contracting out all proposed supply.

• Supervision by concerned Obusinga technical team.

• Monitoring and evaluations by the technicians, office of the minister in-charge and Kingdom council members.

• Routine maintenance by the technicians under supervision of the Kingdom council members on annual basis.

• Quarterly minor repairs and servicing works

Project Budget Summary:

Capital development budget.