Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in the Lango Sub-region have been urged to actively participate in district planning meetings to strengthen monitoring and oversight of government programmes.
The call was made during the closing of a three-day capacity-building training that brought together Resident City Commissioners (RCCs), RDCs, their deputies and assistants, as well as District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) and Resident Internal Security Officers (RISOs) from across the sub-region. The training focused on improving coordination and enhancing oversight of government programmes at the district level.
In a message delivered on his behalf by Lt. Col. (Rtd) Kibrai Mbako, Yunus Kakande, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President Uganda, said the government continues to invest substantial resources in priority sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure development, education, health services and wealth creation initiatives aimed at accelerating socio-economic transformation across the country.
Kakande cautions RDCs against relying solely on reports from Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), emphasizing that RDCs and district security leaders serve as a critical link between the central government and local authorities.
Meanwhile, Mary Grace Akiror, Deputy Head of the RDC Secretariat, also urges RDCs to actively take part in district and city planning processes to make monitoring easier during programme implementation.
By URN
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