Kikuube RDC Refuses to Commission School Building Over Shoddy Work

What the report says

Nile Post reports that Kikuube Resident District Commissioner Godwin Angalia declined to commission rehabilitated classrooms and a latrine at Kibararu Primary School after an inspection found defects in the works. The project is located in Buhimba Sub-county, and Angalia said the contractor had not met expected standards or fulfilled the terms agreed with Kikuube District Local Government.

According to the report, Angalia was joined at the inspection by Kikuube District Vice Chairperson Vincent Opio, members of the District Executive Committee, security officials, the Chief Administrative Officer, district engineers and other technical staff. He gave the contractor three weeks to correct the defects and complete the project in line with the Bill of Quantities and the Memorandum of Understanding, warning that legal action could follow if the work is not fixed.

Nile Post says district officials maintained that the facilities will not be handed over for use until the problems are addressed and the project is certified as meeting the required standards. Opio said the district would step up supervision of government projects in line with President Museveni’s “No Sleep” directive, with the aim of ensuring public projects provide value for money.

The decision matters because school infrastructure projects depend on public funds and are expected to provide safe, durable learning facilities. While the report does not name the contractor or list the specific defects, it indicates that Kikuube officials are using the commissioning process to enforce compliance before accepting the completed works.