Cattle Restocking Programme is on track – PS Kakooza

By Leticia Kahubire

KAMPALA

The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Mr. Alex Kakooza, has said that the Cattle Restocking Programme is progressing well in the Acholi, Lango, and Teso sub-regions.

Addressing journalists at the OPM on Monday, Kakooza stated that the Government allocated Shs 80 Billion in the 2025/26 Financial Year to implement the programme. Each household in the 33 Districts across the three sub-regions is entitled to receive Shs 5 Million to procure three heifers and two bulls. This means the Shs 80 Billion budget will cover 16,000 households.

Kakooza noted that 559 households have so far received Shs 2.8 Billion, and an additional 11,504 households have been selected for payment. The PS mentioned that His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni directed last year that this programme be implemented in the three sub-regions to address the effects of insurgencies and cattle raids.

“The beneficiaries are selected at the Parish level by the Parish Development Committee, and the list of beneficiaries is uploaded to the Parish Development Committee Management Information System (PDMIS),” Kakooza said.  “Districts have continued uploading beneficiary information to the PDMIS, which is being used for beneficiary selection, verification, and payment processing,” he added.

He clarified that no funds are handled by Parish Chiefs or Parish Development Committees, and advised the beneficiaries not to sign or thumbprint any document confirming receipt of funds before the money is credited to their bank or mobile money accounts.

“Implementation has, however, been slowed by delays from four Local Governments (Lamwo, Nwoya, Pader, and Agago) that have not yet uploaded beneficiary lists to the system,” Kakooza added.  “All District Leaders and technical teams are urged to expedite the submission and upload of verified beneficiary data to avoid further delays.”

He also appealed to both technical and political leadership to remain vigilant during the selection and verification of beneficiaries, as well as during monitoring and supervision, to ensure the programme’s objectives are realised.

“I urge the Local Government leadership to strengthen the verification process to avoid fraudulent practices,” Kakooza said. “The Government remains committed to ensuring that all eligible beneficiaries receive support through the restocking programme in a transparent and accountable manner.