Administration

Administrative Structure

Buikwe District has 1 County (i.e. Buikwe) with 8 rural Sub-counties, and 4 Town Councils. The sub-counties are: Buikwe, Kawolo, Najja, Najjembe, Ngogwe, Nyenga, Ssi-Bukunja, and Wakisi; while the Town Councils are: Buikwe, Lugazi, Njeru, and Nkokonjeru. Under these lower Local Governments, there are 65 parishes / wards and 470 Village Councils

Table: Number of Local Governments and Administrative Units

COUNTY

Number of:

Sub-counties

Town Councils

Parishes

Wards

Villages

Zones

Buikwe

8

-

51

14

384

-

-

4

-

 

-

86

TOTAL

8

4

51

14

384

86

Source:  Office of the Chief Administrative Officer / Buikwe District

 

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Table: Details of Distribution of Parishes and Villages by Lower Local Governments in Buikwe District

Sr.

Sub-counties / Town Councils

Number of

Parishes / Wards

Total Villages / LC Is
  1.  

Buikwe Sub-county

3

20
  1.  

Buikwe Town Council

2

15
  1.  

Kawolo Sub-county

8

49
  1.  

Lugazi Town Council

5

27
  1.  

Najja Sub-county

7

43
  1.  

Najjembe Sub-county

7

44
  1.  

Ngogwe Sub-county

6

73
  1.  

Njeru Town Council

4

36
  1.  

Nkonkonjeru Town Council

3

12
  1.  

Nyenga Sub-county

6

65
  1.  

Ssi-Bukunja Sub-county

8

53
  1.  

Wakisi Sub-county

6

33

Total

65

470

Source: Office of the Chief Administrative Officer / Buikwe District

Human Resource Management

Table: Establishment and staffing status

Post Title

Number of Posts:

Proportion Unfilled

Recommended

Filled

Vacant

CAO's Office

3

1

2

67%

Administration

17

11

6

35.3%

Finance

15

15

0

00%

Statutory Bodies

5

2

2

40%

Production and Marketing

20

9

11

55%

Education and Sports[1]

10

8

2

20%

Works and Technical Services

17

6

11

64.7%

Natural Resources and Environment

16

6

10

62.5%

Community Based Services

7

5

2

28.6%

District Planning Unit

5

3

2

40%

Procurement and Disposal Unit

2

2

0

0%

Internal Audit

5

2

3

60%

Sub-county

121

51

70

58%

DHO's Office

11

7

4

36%

DISTRICT TOTAL

254

128

126

49.6%

DISTRICT HOSPITAL

 

 

 

 

Medical Officers

11

6

5

45%

Dental

4

4

0

0%

Pharmacy

3

1

2

67%

Nursing

116

98

18

16%

Allied Health Professionals

28

25

3

11%

Administrative and Other Staff

15

9

6

40%

Support Staff

13

13

0

0%

TOTAL (KAWOLO HOSPITAL)

190

156

34

18%

Total - Health Centre IIIs

173

111

62

36%

Total - Health Centre IIs

94

42

52

55%

Total - DISTRICT HEALTH

457

309

148

32%

GRAND TOTAL - DISTRICT

711

437

274

39%

Source: Human resource department

 

Table: Primary School Teachers in Buikwe District Local Government

Post Title

Number of Posts:

Proportion Unfilled

Recommended

Filled

Vacant

Primary Schools

 

 

 

 

Head teachers

162

78

84

52%

Deputy Head teachers

162

68

94

58%

Senior Education Assistants

162

150

12

7%

Education Assistants

1,472

1,383

89

6%

Total - Primary Schools

1,958

1,679

279

14%

 

[1]Primary School teachers have not been included.