Trade & Industry
The commercial services sector under the Directorate of production and marketing is charged with the role to develop business (both big and small) and promote value addition in the district. The sector is spearheading the 4th pillar of Prosperity For All (PFA) – promoting and monitoring of SACCOs and primary societies.
The sector formulates and supports strategies, plans and programmes that promote and ensure expansion and diversification tourism, internal trade, cooperatives and industry. Promotion of appropriate technologies, conservation of cultural sites and other system put in place to eradicate poverty.
Distribution of registered Primary Cooperative Societies and SACCOs by Sub County and their Functionality.
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County |
Sub County/Divisons |
Primary Cooperative Societies. |
SACCOS |
Total |
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|
Functional |
Non- Functional |
Functional |
Non- Functional |
Cooperatives |
Saccos |
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|
Buruli |
Pakanyi |
02 |
04 |
01 |
01 |
06 |
02 |
|
Miirya |
01 |
07 |
01 |
|
08 |
01 |
|
|
Kimengo |
02 |
02 |
01 |
|
04 |
01 |
|
|
Karujubu Division |
01 |
04 |
01 |
02 |
05 |
03 |
|
|
Central Division |
01 |
|
05 |
07 |
01 |
12 |
|
|
Nyangahya Division |
04 |
05 |
02 |
|
09 |
02 |
|
|
Kigulya Division |
00 |
01 |
01 |
|
01 |
01 |
|
|
Bujenje |
Bwijanga |
03 |
05 |
03 |
|
08 |
03 |
|
Budongo |
01 |
02 |
02 |
01 |
03 |
03 |
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Grand Total |
|
15 |
30 |
17 |
11 |
45 |
28 |
Cause effect analysis for Trade and Industry
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Challenge/Constraint |
Cause |
Effects |
Strategies |
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1. Poor processing facilities in the district |
- Lack of conformity to standard design of processing remises.(maize mills) - Lack of enforcement of the Produce Processing Act |
- Poor quality products - Workers’ lives put at risk in mills - Poor structures which are an eye sore - Thefts of mill parts |
- Enforce the construction of standard maize mill structures - Sensitize the workers on their safety at work |
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2. Inadequate funding to the sector |
- Under prioritization of the commercial services sector - Small resource envelope |
- Reduction in staff morale/redundancy - Poor service delivery |
- Seek donor funding through proposals - Prioritize sector activities through increased funding |
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3. delayed holding of AGMs |
- Delayed auditing of the societies - Laxity on following the By-laws - Boards/committees clinging to power |
- Delayed accountabilities to the members - Inability to access funds from micro finance support centre - Poor service delivery |
- Set roadmap to holding of the AGMs according to the cooperative Act - Sensitize the members on their rights |
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4. Lack of market information |
- Lack of funds for collecting, analyzing, transmitting and disseminating |
- Farmers are cheated - Limited market access - Reduction to staff |
- Provide enough funds for the market information system |