This 46-year-old institution, the only government technical school serving the greater Kabale area comprising of Kabale, Rubanda, and Rukiga districts, has long struggled with inadequate, dilapidated, and makeshift wooden structures.
The government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, has initiated a facelift for Kabale Technical Institute in Kabale district with a construction project valued at UGX 11.2 billion.
This 46-year-old institution, the only government technical school serving the greater Kabale area comprising of Kabale, Rubanda, and Rukiga districts, has long struggled with inadequate, dilapidated, and makeshift wooden structures. Due to these poor conditions, the administration and Kabale municipality authorities had to rent a private structure for students to study and live in.
Thanks to support from the Islamic Development Bank, the project will include the construction of an administration block, sick bay, computer laboratory, main hall, study rooms, male and female dormitories, paved walkways, installation of solar energy, and the extension of 3-phase hydropower to the institute.
This was confirmed by Engineer Asaph Abeneitwe, Assistant Commissioner in charge of Construction Management in the Ministry of Health, during the launch of the construction at the institution’s grounds in Rutooma Hill, Kabale district. The construction work, contracted to Ambitious Construction Company, has commenced immediately and is expected to be completed within 15 months.
Kabale Municipality Mayor Emmanuel Sentaro Byamugisha warned against the theft of construction materials from the site and recommended that Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers be deployed for security. He also urged the contractor to speed up the work, as the institution and the municipality are burdened with a UGX 40 million rent fee for the private structure currently housing the learners.
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Godfrey Nyakahuma, Kabale Resident District Commissioner, and Eudia Mutabaazi, Chairperson of the Institution's Board of Governors, expressed optimism about the improvements this construction will bring to technical education in the region. They also urged the contractor to coordinate with the government to include additional structures, such as a toilet, multipurpose hall, and kitchen, in the project.
