DRDIP Engages District Stakeholders

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Kamwenge district council hall

The Office of the Prime Minister’s Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) has kicked off project review workshops across the 15 refugee hosting beneficiary districts.  Herbert Akamperwa the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist says the engagements are aimed at understanding implementation progress, deliberating on project closure arrangements and sharing priorities for a possible successor operation.

Key district stakeholders from Isingiro, Kyegegwa, Hoima, Kikube Thursday, gathered in central Kamwenge district to be part of the discussion. Resident District Commissioners, District Chairpersons, Chief Administrative Officers, DRDIP district staff and component focal points are in attendance. The Inspectorate of Government and partner Ministries Departments and Agencies are also taking part.

Fast-tracking completion of ongoing sub-projects, handover of completed infrastructure to beneficiaries, conclusion with accountability for all funds, closure of Bank Accounts for projects and Assets’ inventory assessment are key outputs to be accomplished before December 31.

DRDIP is World Bank funded to a tune of USD200 million. The project started with USD50 million disbursed as a credit to Uganda followed by USD150 million grant given after a year of successful fund utilization. To date, the project has withdrawn and disbursed up to USD191 million or 95.5% of the overall funding. The expenditure is projected to hit the 100% target by December 31, making DRDIP one of the most competently implemented projects in the country.

During district presentations today; Hoima has spent 86% of the UGX 26.7 billion received over the five-year period to reach out to 8,536 beneficiaries through 216 sub projects; Isingiro district has absorbed 92% of the 62.6 billion they received for 475 sub projects supporting 509,231 beneficiaries; Kikuube used 85.3% of their UGX30.2billion for 242 sub-projects cushioning 78,329 beneficiaries. Kyegegwa has consumed 86% of their UGX 46.6 billion to implement 341 sub projects empowering 14,344 beneficiaries. Kamwenge district has so far spent 90.3% of their UGX54 billion portion through 480sub projects to benefit up to 114,055,873 people.  This is a developing story...

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