BY OBED KULE KITHENDE
The leadership of Kasese District Local Government has set April 30, 2025 as the date on which they will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the district with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as the Chief Guest.
Kasese District Local Government was formed in 1974, carved out of Kabarole District, and became part of the Provincial Administration of Rwenzori.
Mr. Eliphaz Muhindi Bukombi, the District Chairperson says the Golden Jubilee celebrations will be marked under the theme, “Securing Kasese towards Scio-economic Development and Transformation for Sustainability.”
According to him, the celebrations are a significant milestone for reflecting on the achievements so far registered and planning for the future.
Kasese District Local Government is located in Western Uganda, bordering Bunyangabu in the East, Kitagwenda in the South East, Rubirizi District in the South, the West by the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bundibugyo District in the North. It can be accessed from Kampala via Fort-Portal entering the district at Rugendabara, Rwimi or Kampala via Mbarara -Bushenyi -Ishaka entering at Katunguru Bridge on Kazinga Channel.
The District stands as one of the largest with 27 Sub-counties, 14 Town councils, 1 Municipality with 3 divisions.
It has two vast counties of Bukonzo and Busongora with 5 constituencies of Busongora County North, Busongora County South, Kasese Municipality, Bukonzo County East and Bukonzo County West. The District has 6 Members of Parliament with a District Council comprising of 77 Councilors.
Kasese is a multi-ethnic district with many people of different ethnic backgrounds. The main ethnic groups that dominate the area are the Bakonzo, Basongora, Banyabindi, Batooro and Banyankole -Bakiga respectively.
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