Hajji Kakande cautions RDCs against indiscipline, emphasises stronger oversight of service delivery

What the report says

Secretary to the Office of the President Hajji Yunus Kakande used a capacity-building workshop in Jinja City to warn Resident District Commissioners, Resident City Commissioners and other field officers against indiscipline and weak supervision. According to Watchdog Uganda, he spoke on Monday, August 17, 2026, at the Source of the Nile Hotel during a three-day training for RDCs/RCCs, deputy commissioners, assistant commissioners, Regional Internal Security Officers and District Internal Security Officers from the Busoga sub-region.

Kakande urged the officers to respect hierarchy, work professionally and avoid conduct that undermines teamwork or public administration. He also told them their role goes beyond occupying offices, saying they should actively track government projects, confirm whether contractors meet approved standards and timelines, and help resolve problems before projects are opened or commissioned. He singled out stalled or poorly executed works such as school construction as examples of why oversight matters.

He further pressed RDCs and security officers to protect poverty-reduction programmes including the Parish Development Model and Emyooga from corruption and misuse, and to make sure intended beneficiaries receive support. He linked effective public service to broader goals such as peace, security and socio-economic transformation, arguing that young people should focus more on work, skills and enterprise than politics.

The report also says Kakande encouraged Busoga leaders to consider higher-value agriculture, especially coffee, as a route to greater household income and regional development. That point reflects a wider national policy push on agricultural production, though the article presents it as part of his remarks rather than a new government decision.