The Kitgum District Council has approved a budget of 47.26 billion Shillings for the 2026/2027 financial year, up from 44.33 billion Shillings in the current fiscal year, a trend of increased spending aimed at improving service delivery across key sectors.
The budget was presented during a council sitting yesterday by Frank Kidega, the Secretary for Works and Technical Services on behalf of Emmanuel Lapyem, the Secretary for Finance, Planning and Administration.
Kidega says the increase in the budget is largely attributed to a rise in wage allocations, which have increased from 25.2 billion Shillings to 28.6 billion Shillings.
He notes that 99.3 per cent of the budget will be financed through central government transfers, while only 0.7 percent will come from locally generated revenue, highlighting the district’s continued dependence on national funding.
He adds that despite this increase, the district has also witnessed a significant decrease in the allocation of programme conditional grants. Under the approved allocations, the administration department will receive 9.5 billion Shillings, while finance and planning will take 376.4 million Shillings. Councils and statutory bodies have been allocated 909.9 million Shillings, production and marketing 2.4 billion Shillings, health and environment 10.5 billion Shillings, and education and sports 16.6 billion Shillings among others.
By URN
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