Hamurwa T.C Procures Computer Laptops from Local Revenue to Solve ICT Challenges.

RUBANDA: The Hamurwa Town Council Administration in Rubanda District has procured computer laptops from the local revenue collected in a strategic move to reduce internal challenges faced in areas of Information and Computer Technology.

The two laptop computers valued at Ug. Shs. 4 million were today handed over to respective offices in a ceremony officiated by the Rubanda District LC.5 Chairperson Ampeire Stephen Kasyaba.

According to the Hamurwa T.C Mayor Teddy Tumwesigye, the money used to procure the laptops was part of the local revenue collected mainly from Hamurwa Marchandise Market, Karukara, and Hamurwa Live Stock Market. She added that other sources of local revenue for the Town Council include Trading License and Building fees.

The brand new Laptops were given to the District Planning Department and Office of the Clerk to Council.

At the same event, a total of 17 twin desks were dispatched to Nangaro Primary School to improve learning conditions at the Hamurwa based Primary School. Ms. Tumwesigye also revealed that they had earlier sent 35 twin desks, each with a three students sitting capacity to St. Johns Ikumba P.S; located in Karukara ward, Hamurwa Town Council.

It should be noted that the Rubanda District Local Government recently constructed a three Classroom Block at Nangaro P.s, also to expand learning space.

Speaking at the same event, the Hamurwa T.C Youth Councilor Emmanuel Arinaitwe said that they decided to buy computer laptops because for years, the Town Council had struggled to type and print council minutes and other documents with borrowed equipment from Kabale or Rubanda District Head Quarters. He also noted that Nangaro P.s was selected to benefit from the twin desks program after a monitoring team established that the School lacked enough seats.

The Rubanda District LC.5 Chairman Ampeire Stephen Kasyaba appreciated Hamurwa T.C Administration for considering the plight of pupils at primary schools under their supervision. He said that the initiative corresponds to the District Local Government’s program in which they were also distributing twin desks and roofing materials to schools to support infrastructure development.

This year alone, Kasyaba’s administration has distributed over 600 twin desks and 1,645 prepainted iron sheets to different schools across the District.

Meanwhile, the Chairman commended the construction work done at the Hamurwa T.C Administrative Building and asked them to expedite its completion for official commissioning.

Construction works for the second floor which commenced in February this year, were almost complete with a few items remaining to qualify for commissioning. Money for construction totaling to Ug. Shs. 100 million was reportedly lobbied from the Central Government, by State Minister of Finance and area Mp Henry Musasizi.

According to the District Planner, Jim Kyomukama, the second floor had been roofed, doors and windows installed and the next phase which is the final, would include installation of glass shutters, and building of the stairway.