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Political and Administrative Structure

The district is made up of two counties;
Amuria and Kapelebyong.

Amuria County is made up of seven LLGs which include Amuria Town Council and six rural lower local governments of Abarilela, Asamuk, Kuju, Orungo, Morungatuny and Wera.

Kapelebyong County is made up of Obalanga, Acowa, and Kapelebyong sub counties. All the LLGs have functioning local councils made up of elected councilors with a chairperson each.

Counties

Sub counties

Town councils

Parishes

Villages

1. Amuria

6

1

35

266

2. Kapelebyong

3

0

16

183

Total

9

1

51

449

The Council

The District has 6 town boards of Wera, Orungo, Obalanga, Akore, Kapelebyong and Asamuk.

Administratively, Amuria District is managed by the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)-who like other top executives, helps to direct the District-wide operations and ensures that policies and procedures are followed and goals are met., His role is significant in building relationships with donors and securing grants. The CAO is assisted by his Deputy who performs duties like monitoring Government programs, and ensures all mandatory duties are performed in addition to appraising staff below him.

The team together with other members have ensured that Government programs like NAADS (National Agricultural Advisory Services),PRDP -a post-conflict recovery plan designed to eradicate poverty in Northern Uganda after more than 20 years of conflict and population displacement.

Records Department

This is another office attached to the Chief Administrators Office that i)Co-ordinates registry activities ii) Trains staff and or handling internship placements iii)Handles routine daily work of checking incoming and outgoing mail including correspondences. Achievements include: (i) Improved registry management (ii) Office equipment is also available and more staff have been brought on board totaling to 3. (iii) Book collection is now well organized evidenced by a mini Library which is now a reference point for Amuria District data especially the council.

The Records Department faces challenges such as:
(i) Inadequate funding due to the minimal budget line allocated to it.
(ii)Transport problems since the department has no vehicle.
(iii) Understaffing
(iv) Inadequate office equipment.

Major Achievements of the Administration Department:

New Face of Offices at the District headquarters: Renovation of the existing buildings that is Finance, RDC Office, Current Chairman’s office, and other staff houses. Other new offices that have been built by their efforts are; Planning Unit, Education Department Block, Water Office, Medical stores and production block and completing the District Health Officer’s block.

Approval of Amuria Town Plan: As at 2010, a lay out of the Town had been done. This means in the whole of Teso Sub Region, Amuria will be the only District with a well-organized town Plan.

New District Chambers: An Architectural plan for the district chambers is also ready and construction is to begin next financial year. It is estimated to cost about Ug Shs 400 m.

Financial Services Closer to the people: The team has also worked to bring financial services closer to people by permitting Global Trust Bank open a branch in Amuria District –a few meters away from the district.

Transport for Key Positions: District Chairperson, Water Department under the District Engineer all have vehicles to ease transport as a result of the lobbying activity of the Administration department.Additionaly, 10 motorcycles have been procured with funding from UNICEF-United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund for Gender Based Violence activities plus monitoring Government programs.

Rural Electrification Program: With the effort of the Administrators in Amuria, the Electrification process is almost complete as poles have been put up ready for connection to power.

22 councilors are functional and operational. District Service Commission now active with three (3) committees

  • Works, Production, Environment and Natural Resource.
  • Health, Education and Community Based Services.
  • Finance, Planning and Administration.

Each of the above has 5 members to :
(i)Exercise oversight on implementation of Government Programs
(ii)Review Sector performance on quarterly basis. Perform planning and budgeting plus conducting legislation. This is the second council since 2005 and is something similar to 8th parliament.

Challenges facing the Administration Department:

Understaffing caused by the wage bill allocation which hinders effective running of Local Government Offices.

Attraction and Retention of skilled workers still a challenge. Even when scholarships are given, the beneficiaries at the end of it all go for greener pastures abandoning work at the District.

Disasters both manmade and natural. In 2008, floods set in and washed off all roads that had been put up including some pit latrines and infrastructure like roads. Such disasters overtime have greatly deterred economic progress of the District.

High Fertility Rates among Women: Each woman in Amuria is expected to have 8 children irrespective of the capacity to adequately cater for them. This explains the rapid population explosion problem the District is faced with. The leading sub counties in population explosion are Acowa, Obalanga, Akoromit, Koblin among others.

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