Butebo District Council had passed a budget worthy eighteen billion four hundred eighteen million on hundred sixteen million six hundred thirty-one shillings only. (18,418,116,631).
Of this money, 2.636.536.683 is expected to come from Development Grants while 3.571.992.105 is expected to come from Conditional grants, and a total of 572.834.329 is expected to come from unconditional grants while 10.261.449.537 is expected to come through salary grants.
1.031.026.988 is also expected to come from the Total Central Grant while 344.276.989 is expected to come from the local revenue.
From these projections, Education takes a lion’s share of 9.934.307.986 shillings followed by the Health department with 2.678.642.641 shillings while administration comes third with1.591.723.156 shillings.
However, among the department that is really lacking are the works department where Butebo District has greatly suffered. Like the Chairman LCV James Okurut has always stressed that the district has no tarmac road.
He appeals to Government to consider tarmacking the main roads in the district to ease transportation, especially during the rainy season when farmers struggle to access the markets, especially the road that connects Butebo District to Nakaloke TC.
The area MP Butebo Dr. Patrick Mutono also noted that the situation of the roads is worrying and that something has to be done to improve the quality of the roads in the area.
Other issues at hand are the recruitment of the District Health Officer and the District Education Officer whose positions have been vacant since the establishment of Butebo District in 2017.
Other areas which need restaffing are the Health department where Butebo Health Center IV is reported to have a few Health workers and needs more recruitment to boost the health services in the District.
Butebo District also has no Sonographer, The Councillors argued the District Executive to find one to be hired as Butebo District doesn’t qualify to have one since it has no health facility on the level of a hospital.
Among other issues are frequent drug stockouts, rampant absenteeism of health workers, and shortage of equipment at Kanyumu Health Center III.
In the Education Sector, the Situation is alarming as the district has 31 parishes without a Primary School and Seven Sub-counties without a Secondary School.
