Leaders in the newly created administrative units in Pader district on 13th April 2022 have raised concerns about the fate of the new administrative units created as they struggle to survive on the little locally raised revenues despite promises from the central government about funding to the lower local government.
Jennifer Adokorach, the district councilor V for Ajan/Laguti Sub County said that as part of the newly created sub-counties, Ajan sub-county remains lagging in the pecking order without a proper source of funding to fund several governments' planned programs.
Adokorach further urged the district chairperson and other district stakeholders to provide funds for the newly created administrative units, otherwise, they are at the vague of collapse.
Fearless Obwoya Oyat, the Pader district chairperson said that the district has received the funds, and they are planning to find out ways of allocating them to the newly created sub-counties for operations.
Santa Okot, the Aruu North Member of Parliament however said that the budget for the newly created sub-counties has not been approved by the parliament. She added that this development comes because several leaders of the lower local government did not agree on what was to be appropriated.
Okot added that soon the parliament will sit and appropriate the funds to the newly created administrative units that will see an ease in service delivery among the newly created administrative units.
According to Nancy Lawino, the Pader district secretary of finance, planning, and administration, the district council previously appropriated and budgeted shillings 419,333,100 for the new administrative units but the fund was not realized.
In 2021 December, the Pader district local government appropriated the fund to seven new sub-counties of; Ajan, Paiula, Porogali, Pukor, Tenam, Bongtiko, and Lunyiri, and four new town councils of Acholibur, Atanga, Pajule and Puranga will get shillings 31,333,300 and 50,000,000 respectively.
Pader district last financial year (2020/2021) projected a sum of 680 million to be realized but only 346 million which was roughly 51 percent was realized at the end of the financial year.
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