Kamwenge District Council has taken a big step towards boosting sports activities growth by providing land to the Uganda Nationwide Council of Sports activities (NCS) for the development of sports activities services.
This transfer aligns with the federal government’s efforts to boost sports activities infrastructure throughout the nation.
On March 5, 2025, a delegation of over ten officers from Kamwenge District, positioned within the Rwenzori area, visited the Uganda Nationwide Council of Sports activities to benchmark sports activities facility growth.
The crew was led by Chief Administrative Officer Hanny Turyahebwa, District Chairman Joseph Karungi, and Sports activities Officer Melon Kyalisiima.
The go to included a guided tour of the prevailing NCS services, led by Sarah Chellangat. The delegation later met with the NCS Basic Secretary, who welcomed their proposal and acknowledged the significance of such initiatives in growing the sports activities sector.
Dr Patrick Bernard Ogwel in assembly held with the Kamwenge officers.
Through the assembly, the NCS Basic Secretary expressed appreciation for Kamwenge District’s initiative, highlighting the council’s mandate to collaborate with native governments in sports activities growth.
“Our mandate because the Nationwide Council of Sports activities is to work intently with native governments in growing sports activities in our nation. We now have been missing within the space of services, however we stay up for supporting Kamwenge District in establishing an international-standard facility,” he said.
He additionally famous that only some areas, together with Masaka, Hoima, and Mbarara, have thus far benefited from authorities funding for sports activities facility growth. He emphasised that sufficient infrastructure is essential for expertise identification and sports activities growth.
Kamwenge District Native Council V Chairman Joseph Karungi expressed gratitude for the nice and cozy reception at NCS and was happy with the optimistic response to their proposal.
“We’re proud to obtain such a heat welcome from NCS. Initially, we had been contemplating a local-level facility, however this chance to develop an international-standard sports activities advanced is improbable,” he remarked.
District Sports activities Officer Melon Kyalisiima additionally shared her pleasure, emphasizing the district’s imaginative and prescient for a multi-sport facility.
“We’re trying ahead to having a number of sports activities complexes in Kamwenge. We now have land out there, and we wish services that may accommodate a minimal of 15 sports activities disciplines,” she said.
At present, Kamwenge District has just one sports activities advanced positioned in Rwamwanja.
Nevertheless, native leaders imagine that this isn’t sufficient to totally faucet into the sports activities potential of the area.
With the help of NCS, they hope to ascertain a facility that may nurture and develop expertise from Kamwenge and the whole Rwenzori area.
This initiative marks a significant milestone within the district’s sports activities growth agenda and, if carried out, will present younger athletes with higher coaching services and alternatives to compete at greater ranges.
